Full Result 2.15 Haydock | 2 September 1989

John Smith's Bitter Handicap

(0-110) (1m40yds) 1m Good To Soft

1st £8,285 2nd £2,480 3rd £1,190 4th £545

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Positive Attitude 5/1F W Carson Michael Bell	W Carson Michael Bell	4	84 b	71	72	72	–
br f Red Sunset - Wilderness I (Martinmas)
Good headway on inside 2f out, challenging when hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, finished 2nd, beaten 1 1/2l, promoted to 1st

2⁽¹⁾	0. Turbo Speed 10/1 Pat Eddery B Hanbury	Pat Eddery B Hanbury	4	96	87	85	94	–
b c Be My Native (USA) - Irish Summer (Sun Prince)
Steady headway on inside 3f out, led 1f out, edged left, comfortably, finished 1st, demoted to 2nd

3⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [1½]	0. Major Ivor 8/1 John Lowe Mrs M Reveley	John Lowe Mrs M Reveley	4	812	79	74	77	–
ch c Mandrake Major - Double Birthday (Cavo Doro)
Headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, ran on

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2]	0. Lots Of Luck 12/1 Dale Gibson ⁵ Jeff Pearce	Dale Gibson ⁵ Jeff Pearce	6	710	68	58	65	–
gr m Neltino - Safe Passage I (Charlottown)
Headway from below distance, finished well

5⁽⁹⁾ hd [2¼]	0. Joveworth 8/1 Jimmy Fortune ⁵ M O'Neill	Jimmy Fortune ⁵ M O'Neill	6	811	83	72	76	–
gr g Monsanto (FR) - Flitterdale (Abwah)
Headway 3f out, every chance approaching final furlong, ran on

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [2½]	0. Sleepline Fantasy 12/1 A Proud R J Holder	A Proud R J Holder	4	811	78	71	74	–
ch g Buzzards Bay - Sleepline Princess (Royal Palace)
Chased leader, 2nd straight, led below distance, soon headed, unable to quicken final furlong

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¾]	0. Dream Of Fame 11/2 Dean McKeown J W Watts	Dean McKeown J W Watts	3	811 b	86	72	82	–
b c Petorius (IRE) - Snoozy Time (Cavo Doro)
6th straight, not much room 2f out, not recover

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [3½]	0. Northern Printer 20/1 Kieren Fallon M O'Neill	Kieren Fallon M O'Neill	4	811	78	69	74	–
ch g Baptism - Stradey Lynn (Derrylin)
Ran on final 2f, never nearer

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [8½]	0. St Elmo's Fire I 14/1 M Birch Sir Mark Prescott Bt	M Birch Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	94	85	66	–	–
b g Grosvenor (NZ) - Star Quality (NZ) (Bismark)
Never near to challenge

10⁽¹⁵⁾ shd [8¾]	0. Saymore 20/1 Paul Eddery M E D Francis	Paul Eddery M E D Francis	3	811	86	61	–	–
ch g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Huahinee (FR) (Riverman)
Led until headed and weakened below distance

11⁽²⁾ 1½ [10¼]	0. Tyrnippy 20/1 Alan Munro ³ Mel Brittain	Alan Munro ³ Mel Brittain	3	712	76	46	–	–
b c Tyrnavos - Floral (Carnival Dancer)
4th straight, weakened 3f out

12⁽¹²⁾ [10¼]	0. Inishpour 16/1 Tony Culhane Mrs R Wharton	Tony Culhane Mrs R Wharton	7	813	80	57	–	–
b h Nishapour (FR) - Miss Britain (Tudor Melody)
Behind, ridden 3f out, no impression

13⁽¹³⁾ [10¼]	0. Ack Va Vite (USA) 16/1 W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	3	91	90	58	–	–
b f Ack Ack (USA) - Fleet Arada (USA) (Fleet Nasrullah)
3rd straight, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

14⁽¹¹⁾ [10¼]	0. Blaze Of Gold 100/1 M Fry Eric Alston	M Fry Eric Alston	5	78 1	61	35	–	–
b m Sonnen Gold - Alauna (Most Secret)
Started slowly, always behind

15⁽¹⁴⁾ [10¼]	0. Allez Au Bon 16/1 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	3	910	99	–	–	–
gr c Alzao (USA) - Love Locket (Levmoss)
Chased leaders, 5th straight, weakened 2f out

16⁽³⁾ [10¼]	0. Sandicliffe Star 10/1 M Roberts B W Hills	M Roberts B W Hills	3	813	88	–	–	–
b c High Top - Georgina Park (Silly Season)
7th straight, weakened over 2f out

16 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 1m 44.62s Total SP: 128%
1st owner: K J Mercer (Positive Attitude) 1st breeder: Lodge Park Stud
2nd owner: Muttar Salem (Turbo Speed)
3rd owner: Peter Colquhoun (Major Ivor)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 54 (36%) M [6-11] 68 (38%) H [12-16] 28 (26%)

Turbo Speed finished first, beating Positive Attitude by a length and a half. After a stewards' inquiry, the race was awarded to Positive Attitude with Turbo Speed relegated to second place.

2:15 Haydock 2 Sep 1989

John Smith's Bitter Handicap