Full Result 2.00 Lingfield | 24 June 1988

Whitbread Best Bitter Handicap

(0-75) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £2,358.50 2nd £656 3rd £315.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Valiant End 11/4F Willie Ryan A C Stewart	Willie Ryan A C Stewart	3	96	–	–	–	–
b c Valiyar (IRE) - Guillotina (Busted)
Good headway 2f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽¹⁾ 2½	0. Castle Heights I 9/2 Ron Hillis ⁵ R Akehurst	Ron Hillis ⁵ R Akehurst	4	811	–	–	–	–
b g Shirley Heights - Good Try I (Good BondI)
Led, hard ridden well over 1f out, ran on

3⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [5]	0. Merlin's Magic 5/1 S Dawson C A Horgan	S Dawson C A Horgan	5	81	–	–	–	–
gr g Runnett - A La Creme (Young Emperor)
5th straight, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [7½]	0. Common Accord 25/1 B Rouse Steve Woodman	B Rouse Steve Woodman	5	87 b	47	–	–	–
b g Tyrnavos - Carol Service (Daring Display)
Headway final 2f, never nearer

5⁽²⁾ 1½ [9]	0. Crisp Heart 16/1 Dale Gibson ⁵ J R Winter	Dale Gibson ⁵ J R Winter	4	812	–	–	–	–
b f Dominion - Persevering (Blakeney)
3rd straight, one pace final 2f

6⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [11½]	0. Catherine Schratt 14/1 Simon Whitworth R V Smyth	Simon Whitworth R V Smyth	4	94	–	–	–	–
ch f General Assembly (USA) - Euphrate (FR) (Royal And Regal)
2nd straight, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽³⁾ 1 [12½]	0. Volte Face I 9/1 G Baxter Lord J Fitzgerald	G Baxter Lord J Fitzgerald	3	93	–	–	–	–
b f Blakeney - Voltigeuse (USA) (Filiberto)
4th straight, weakened 2f out

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [13½]	0. Monetary Fund 3/1 Pat Eddery G Lewis	Pat Eddery G Lewis	4	910	–	–	–	–
br g Red Sunset - Msida (Majority Blue)
Always behind

9⁽⁴⁾ 6 [19½]	0. Marsh Harrier I 14/1 P Cook A Moore	P Cook A Moore	7	90	–	–	–	–
b g Raise A Cup (USA) - Belle De Jour (USA) (Speak John)
6th straight, weakened over 2f out

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 15 [34½]	0. Eugenes Chance 66/1 J Stenning ⁷ John E Long	J Stenning ⁷ John E Long	8	79 7	–	–	–	–
b m Flashback - Mingwyn Wood (Pirate King I)
Headway 6f out, ridden and weakened 4f out, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 2m 37.39s Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Cliveden Stud (Valiant End) 1st breeder: Cliveden Stud
2nd owner: J Daniels (Castle Heights I)
3rd owner: Kjell Andenaes (Merlin's Magic)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 64 (28%) M [4-7] 71 (45%) H [8-10] 15 (27%)

2:00 Lingfield 24 Jun 1988

Whitbread Best Bitter Handicap