Full Result 2.45 Leicester | 26 May 1998

Beacon Bitter Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo) (1m8yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £2,469 2nd £684 3rd £327

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	9. Nouveau Cheval 33/1 C Lowther J R Jenkins	C Lowther J R Jenkins	3	85	–	21	54	–
b f Picea - Freeracer (Free State I)
Held up in touch, headway 3f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽³⁾ ½	11. Mrs Middle 13/2 Neil Pollard ⁷ N A Callaghan	Neil Pollard ⁷ N A Callaghan	3	78	–	9	49	–
b f Puissance - Ibadiyya (Tap On Wood)
Tracked leaders, led over 3f out to 2f out, led inside final furlong, caught close home

3⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [2]	3. How High 33/1 Fergus Sweeney ³ J Neville	Fergus Sweeney ³ J Neville	3	85	–	17	53	–
b g Puissance - Lucky Starkist (Lucky Wednesday)
Held up, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken

4⁽¹⁾ 2 [4]	10. Bin Faa 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Dr Jon Scargill	Jimmy Quinn Dr Jon Scargill	3	84 v	–	12	44	–
b g Superlative - A Nymph Too Far (IRE) (Precocious)
Raced alone centre, always prominent, led 2f out until headed and no extra inside final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ 2 [6]	5. Lady So Bold 33/1 T Sprake Linda Stubbs	T Sprake Linda Stubbs	3	87	–	11	43	–
ch f Bold Arrangement - Lady Blues Singer (Chief Singer)
Held up in rear, stayed on final 2f, never nearer

6⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [8]	7. Picula Biere (IRE) 14/1 C Rutter N M Babbage	C Rutter N M Babbage	3	86	–	6	37	–
ch g Balla Cove (IRE) - Loreo (IRE) (Lord Chancellor)
Dwelt, headway over 2f out, not reach leaders

7⁽²⁾ 3 [11]	1. Arm And A Leg (IRE) 15/8F Kieren Fallon Chris Dwyer	Kieren Fallon Chris Dwyer	3	812	–	7	37	–
ch g Petardia - Ikala (IRE) (Lashkari)
Dwelt, headway 3f out, soon hard driven, no impression (Trainer reported that the gelding was unable to handle the course)

8⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [14½]	2. Sandy Shore 9/2 Royston Ffrench J Hetherton	Royston Ffrench J Hetherton	3	811	–	–	28	–
b f Lugana Beach - City Link Lass (Double Jump I)
Never near leaders

9⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [18]	12. Magni Momenti 16/1 N Adams J S Moore	N Adams J S Moore	3	713	–	–	8	–
b f King's Signet (USA) - Halka (Daring March)
Led over 4f, weakened well over 1f out

10⁽⁹⁾ 10 [28]	6. Lawful Contract (IRE) 33/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	3	83	–	–	–	–
br g Contract Law (USA) - Lucciola (FR) (Auction Ring)
Prominent over 5f, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off

11⁽⁴⁾ 2 [30]	4. Dune Hill 5/1 Darryll Holland Stuart Williams	Darryll Holland Stuart Williams	3	87	–	–	–	–
b f Desert Dirham (USA) - Plough Hill (North Briton)
Chased leaders 5f, gradually weakened, tailed off

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [34]	8. Uther Pendragon I (IRE) 33/1 Ross Studholme ⁷ Mark Bradstock	Ross Studholme ⁷ Mark Bradstock	3	82 3	–	–	–	–
b g Petardia - Mountain Stage (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Prominent over 5f, soon ridden and lost touch, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 2:48:00 Winning time: 1m 41.30s (slow by 0.30s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: The Royston Racers (Nouveau Cheval) 1st breeder: Upperwood Farm Stud
2nd owner: Michael Hill (Mrs Middle)
3rd owner: James Bradley (How High)
Tote win: £31.70 PL: £5.20 £1.90 £7.20 Ex: £78.20 CSF: £196.83
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 58 (60%) M [5-8] 48 (27%) H [9-12] 44 (13%)

2:45 Leicester 26 May 1998

Beacon Bitter Claiming Stakes Class F