Full Result 2.00 Ayr | 18 September 1998

Melville Craig Nursery Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 6f Good To Soft

1st £5,394 2nd £1,632 3rd £796 4th £378

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Alastair Smellie 6/1 Kevin Darley B W Hills	Kevin Darley B W Hills	2	84	75	79	86	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Reel Foyle (USA) (Irish River)
Held up going well, headway on bit two furlongs out, hung left and quickened to lead inside final furlong, edged right and stayed on well (op 9-2 tchd 13-2)

2⁽¹⁾ hd	7. Never Can Tell 12/1 George Duffield J G Fitzgerald	George Duffield J G Fitzgerald	2	82	73	77	83	–
ch g Emarati (USA) - Farmer's Pet (Sharrood)
Raced freely and soon led, driven and headed inside final furlong, rallied well under pressure (op 8-1)

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [2]	9. Highly Fancied 20/1 Willie Supple Linda Perratt	Willie Supple Linda Perratt	2	80	71	70	76	–
b f High Kicker (USA) - Angie's Darling (MilfordI)
Held up, ridden and not quicken over a furlong out, stayed on strongly inside last, nearest finish (op 14-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	2. Princely Dream (IRE) 4/1F Darryll Holland Richard Fahey	Darryll Holland Richard Fahey	2	90	85	80	85	–
br g Night Shift (USA) - Princess Of Zurich (IRE) (Law Society)
Chased leaders going well, challenged 2 furlongs out, no extra when short of room and snatched up inside last (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 and 7-2 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [5¼]	12. Ticklish 8/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁵ William Haggas	Adrian Nicholls ⁵ William Haggas	2	75 1	67	53	62	–
b f Cadeaux Genereux - Exit Laughing (Shaab)
In touch going well, headway to chase leaders 2 furlongs out, one pace entering last (op 6-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [8¾]	11. Class Wan 16/1 N Kennedy Jim Goldie	N Kennedy Jim Goldie	2	710	67	48	52	–
ch f Safawan - Ayr Classic (Local Suitor)
Held up, headway and in touch 2 furlongs out, no impression entering last (op 10-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 4 [12¾]	13. Wind In Winnipeg (IRE) 12/1 John McAuley ⁷ John Wainwright	John McAuley ⁷ John Wainwright	2	74 7 1	68	30	42	–
b f Midhish - Tara View (IRE) (Wassl)
Keen hold, tracked leaders until outpaced final 2 furlongs (op 10-1)

8⁽³⁾ nk [13]	8. Bundy 12/1 Gary Carter Michael Dods	Gary Carter Michael Dods	2	82	73	42	45	–
b g Ezzoud (IRE) - Sanctuary Cove (Habitat)
In touch, driven and not quicken well over a furlong out, eased when beaten (op 10-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 2 [15]	14. Irish Cream (IRE) 25/1 Gary Bardwell David Evans	Gary Bardwell David Evans	2	710 3	67	31	33	–
b f Petong - Another Baileys (Deploy)
Soon driven along in rear, never dangerous (op 20-1)

10⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [16¾]	4. Bodfari Quarry 6/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	2	87	78	36	38	–
b f Efisio - Last Quarry (Handsome Sailor)
Held up, struggling in rear halfway, never a factor (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

11⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [19¼]	15. Double Two (IRE) 50/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	2	710 4 b	67	19	20	–
br g Petardia - Reasonably French (Reasonable)
Pressed leaders almost 4 furlongs, soon lost place (op 20-1)

12⁽⁴⁾ shd [19¼]	16. Risky Experience 100/1 Iona Wands ⁵ David Evans	Iona Wands ⁵ David Evans	2	75 11	67	14	20	–
ch f Risk Me (FR) - First Experience I (Le Johnstan)
Struggling towards rear halfway, soon beaten (op 33-1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [20½]	10. Just For You Jane (IRE) 25/1 Darren Moffatt ³ T J Naughton	Darren Moffatt ³ T J Naughton	2	78 1 b	68	12	16	–
b f Petardia - Steffi (Precocious)
In touch, reminders halfway, weakened final 2 furlongs (op 14-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [21¾]	3. Day-Boy 12/1 J Weaver Denys Smith	J Weaver Denys Smith	2	90	85	29	30	–
b g Prince Sabo - Lady Day I (FR) (Lightning)
In touch, driven along halfway, weakened final 2 furlongs (op 10-1)

15⁽²⁾ 4 [25¾]	1. Perigeux (IRE) 25/1 P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	2	90	92	17	25	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Rock On I (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Chased leaders, driven along halfway, soon weakened (op 14-1)

16⁽⁵⁾ 11 [36¾]	5. College Dean (IRE) 14/1 John Carroll Jonjo O'Neill	John Carroll Jonjo O'Neill	2	86	77	–	–	–
ch g College Chapel - Phyllode (Pharly)
Close up until weakened quickly soon after halfway, tailed off (op 10-1)

16 ran Off time: 2:02:00 Winning time: 1m 18.09s (slow by 8.99s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: W J Gredley (Alastair Smellie) 1st breeder: Stetchworth Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: J Dick (Never Can Tell)
3rd owner: Mrs Anne Bell (Highly Fancied)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £1.60 £2 £3.80 Ex: £22.80 CSF: £64.04 Tricast: £1,306.08
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 33 (22%) M [6-11] 77 (47%) H [12-16] 40 (31%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

2:00 Ayr 18 Sep 1998

Melville Craig Nursery Handicap Class D