Full Result 3.30 Newbury | 12 July 1998

The Mail On Sunday Mile Qualifier Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) 1m omsStr Good

1st £7,230 2nd £2,190 3rd £1,070 4th £510

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Silk St John 13/2 Ray Cochrane M J Ryan	Ray Cochrane M J Ryan	4	91	82	87	93	–
b g Damister (USA) - Silk St James (Pas De Seul)
Held up in rear, smooth headway over 1f out, strong run and squeezed through to lead inside final furlong, held on well (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾	5. Sugarfoot 13/2 John Reid Nigel Tinkler	John Reid Nigel Tinkler	4	93	84	88	93	–
ch c Thatching - Norpella (Northfields)
Soon tracking leaders, quickened to chase winner inside last, not quicken close home (op 5-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [2]	9. Welton Arsenal 16/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ Kevin Bishop	Neil Pollard ⁵ Kevin Bishop	6	88	80	76	87	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Miller's Gait (Mill Reef)
Held up, good headway over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside last, finished well (tchd 20-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [2¾]	12. Colway Ritz 9/1 Jimmy Fortune Wilf Storey	Jimmy Fortune Wilf Storey	4	87	74	74	79	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Million Heiress (Auction Ring)
Always chasing leaders, driven and stayed on same pace final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places.)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [3¼]	2. Therhea (IRE) 13/2 A Whelan Rod Millman	A Whelan Rod Millman	5	94	85	84	89	–
b g Pennine Walk - Arab Art (Artaius)
Keen hold early, soon chasing leader, led approaching final quarter mile, headed inside last 2f, weakened near finish (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3¾]	8. Hurtleberry (IRE) 7/1 Aimee Cook ⁵ Lord Huntingdon	Aimee Cook ⁵ Lord Huntingdon	5	89	81	74	84	–
b m Tirol (IRE) - Allberry (Alzao)
Pressed leaders until led inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened

7⁽¹³⁾ 1 [4¾]	11. Saifan 25/1 J Weaver Dave Morris	J Weaver Dave Morris	9	810 b	77	73	78	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Superfrost (Tickled Pink)
Behind, headway and edged right final furlong, kept on, not reach leaders (tchd 33-1 in a place.)

8⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5½]	13. Welcome Heights 13/2 Franny Norton M J Fetherston-Godley	Franny Norton M J Fetherston-Godley	4	712	65	59	64	–
b g Most Welcome - Mount Ida (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Pushed along and stayed on halfway, chased leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 7-1 in a place.)

9⁽²⁾ 1½ [7]	1. Russian Music 5/1F Pat Eddery Gay Kelleway	Pat Eddery Gay Kelleway	5	100	95	87	91	–
b g Forzando - Sunfleet (Red Sunset)
Held up in rear, driven and headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon weakened (op 7-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7¾]	4. Tarski 25/1 M Roberts L G Cottrell	M Roberts L G Cottrell	4	94	85	75	79	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Illusory (Kings Lake)
Always behind and never dangerous (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

11⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [9]	6. La Modiste 11/2 J F Egan Gay Kelleway	J F Egan Gay Kelleway	5	91	82	70	73	–
b m Most Welcome - Dismiss (Daring March)
Chased leaders, driven to challenge well over 1f out, soon weakened (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [10]	14. Cherokee Flight 33/1 Jimmy Quinn S Mellor	Jimmy Quinn S Mellor	4	711	64	50	53	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Totham (Shernazar)
Chased leaders over 5f (op 20-1)

13⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [15]	3. Yeast 12/1 Philip Robinson William Haggas	Philip Robinson William Haggas	6	94	85	61	63	–
b g Salse (USA) - Orient (Bay Express)
Led until headed over 2f out, soon weakened, no chance when badly hampered inside last (op 10-1)

13 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 1m 41.37s (slow by 5.97s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Virtual Reality I (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: C R S Partners (Silk St John) 1st breeder: L Audus
2nd owner: Mrs D Wright (Sugarfoot)
3rd owner: Paulton Bloodstock (Welton Arsenal)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £2.80 £2.20 £5 Ex: £35.20 CSF: £48.18 Tricast: £638.92 Trifecta: £1,018.20 Pool: £1,548.89. 1.08 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 50 (42%) M [6-10] 41 (32%) H [11-14] 59 (26%)

After a steward's inquiry the placings remained unaltered

3:30 Newbury 12 Jul 1998

The Mail On Sunday Mile Qualifier Handicap Class C