Full Result 2.50 Leicester | 3 June 2002

Tiger Best Bitter Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (3-5yo) (1m1f216yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £2,401 2nd £686 3rd £343

Tiger Best Bitter Selling Stakes Class G, 1m2f - Good To Firm, Class 6 3-5yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	17. A Two (IRE) 50/1 Paul Quinn Bryn Palling	Paul Quinn Bryn Palling	3	83	–	44	55	–
ch f Ali-Royal (IRE) - Rainelle (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, headway and hampered 4f out, ridden along and headway well over 2f out, edged right well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to lead near line (tchd 66-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ hd	2. Ambersong 8/1 T Quinn J W Hills	T Quinn J W Hills	4	97	52	50	59	–
ch g Hernando (FR) - Stygian (USA) (Irish River)
Midfield, headway and hampered on inner 3f out, switched left and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish (tchd 9-1 in places)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [1¾]	1. Esher Common (IRE) 6/4F J Tate Don Cantillon	J Tate Don Cantillon	4	912	80	52	62	–
b g Common Grounds - Alsahah (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Keen hold in midfield, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, soon pushed along, effort and chance over 2f out, soon driven and one pace inside final furlong (op 7-4 tchd 15-8 in places)

4⁽³⁾ nk [2]	12. Rock Concert 11/2 C Rutter Henry Candy	C Rutter Henry Candy	4	92 v¹	56	42	51	–
b f Bishop Of Cashel - Summer Pageant (Chief's Crown)
Tracked leaders on inner, headway to lead 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 5-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1 [3]	6. Leophin Dancer (USA) 20/1 Paul Goode ³ Peter Hiatt	Paul Goode ³ Peter Hiatt	4	94 t	55	45	54	–
b g Green Dancer (USA) - Happy Gal (FR) (Habitat)
Midfield, headway on inner to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out and gradually weakened (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

6⁽¹³⁾ 1 [4]	3. Brave Dane (IRE) 14/1 Gary Carter G M McCourt	Gary Carter G M McCourt	4	97	70	43	52	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Nuriva (USA) (Woodman)
Behind, headway well over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on, nearest finish (op 16-1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [6½]	13. Shirley Fong (IRE) 14/1 J F Egan E J O'Neill	J F Egan E J O'Neill	4	92 tb	48	33	43	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Decrescendo (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Chased leaders, headway to challenge 4f out, soon ridden along and weakened 2f out (tchd 16-1)

8⁽¹⁸⁾ ¾ [7¼]	5. Iron Dragon (IRE) 16/1 Ted Durcan Mrs M Reveley	Ted Durcan Mrs M Reveley	4	97	60	36	47	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Kerry Project (IRE) (Project Manager)
Slowly into stride and behind until some late headway (op 14-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 4 [11¼]	11. Flight To Tuscany 33/1 Mark Savage ⁷ Milton Bradley	Mark Savage ⁷ Milton Bradley	4	89	36	23	34	–
b f Bonny Scot (IRE) - Tuscan Butterfly (Beldale Flutter)
Towards rear, effort and some headway 3f out, soon ridden and no impression (tchd 40-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [11¾]	7. North Point (IRE) 9/1 Chris Catlin Alan Jarvis	Chris Catlin Alan Jarvis	4	97	70	27	38	–
b g Definite Article - Friendly Song (Song)
Behind from halfway (op 8-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [12½]	16. Scravels 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Dr Jon Scargill	Jimmy Quinn Dr Jon Scargill	3	88	50	24	37	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Defined Feature (IRE) (Nabeel Dancer)
Midfield, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten (op 16-1)

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [13]	4. College Star 66/1 Lee Swift ⁷ John Coupland	Lee Swift ⁷ John Coupland	4	90	29	24	36	–
b g Lugana Beach - Alis Princess (Sayf El Arab)
Slowly into stride, always rear

13⁽⁴⁾ 4 [17]	18. Jingling Georgie 20/1 Colin Haddon ⁷ Bryn Palling	Colin Haddon ⁷ Bryn Palling	3	710	53	–	24	–
b f Ali-Royal (IRE) - Golden Daring (IRE) (Night Shift)
Led, ridden along and headed 4f out, soon weakened

14⁽¹⁷⁾ 14 [31]	9. Tilanjani (IRE) 33/1 Lee Newman Kevin Morgan	Lee Newman Kevin Morgan	5	97	–	–	4	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Tijara (IRE) (Darshaan)
Prominent, ridden along 4f out, soon weakened (tchd 40-1)

15⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [32¼]	8. O'So Neet 100/1 Pierce Gallagher ⁷ Jimmy Fox	Pierce Gallagher ⁷ Jimmy Fox	4	90	33	–	2	–
bb g Teenoso (USA) - Unveiled (Sayf El Arab)
Behind from halfway

16⁽¹⁵⁾ 5 [37¼]	19. Joyful Illusion 66/1 Joanna Badger ³ Mark Usher	Joanna Badger ³ Mark Usher	3	80	30	–	–	–
bb f Robellino (USA) - Sharp Falcon (IRE) (Shaadi)
Chased leaders, headway halfway, ridden along 4f out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

17⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [39¾]	10. Chiomara (IRE) 66/1 G Hind F Jordan	G Hind F Jordan	4	92	33	–	–	–
b f Namaqualand (USA) - Violet Crown (IRE) (Kefaah)
Slowly into stride, always rear

17 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 2m 8.40s (slow by 4.80s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Parisian Eire (unsuitable ground), Talat (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Albert Yemm (A Two) 1st breeder: David A Clarke
2nd owner: C New (Ambersong)
3rd owner: Mrs E M Clarke (Esher Common)
Tote win: £127.90 PL: £19 £2.60 £1.40 Ex: £424.10 CSF: £392.87
The winner was bought in for 5,500gns. Ambersong was claimed by Gary Wiltshire for £6,000
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 49 (32%) M [7-13] 53 (45%) H [14-19] 48 (23%)

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Tiger Best Bitter Selling Stakes Class G

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