Full Result 4.00 Newbury | 17 July 1998

July Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 2m OMS Good To Firm

1st £3,727 2nd £1,126 3rd £548 4th £259

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Bowcliffe Court (IRE) 4/1 Kieren Fallon John Akehurst	Kieren Fallon John Akehurst	6	813	69	46	76	–
b g Slip Anchor - Res Nova (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Led 2f, stayed chasing leader, driven along from 5f out, closed 2f out, ran on under pressure and switched left to lead final 100 yards, all out (op 7-2)

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	4. Paradise Navy 9/1 Miss L Masterton ⁷ Charles Egerton	Miss L Masterton ⁷ Charles Egerton	9	85 b	68	38	75	–
b g Slip Anchor - Ivory Waltz (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Led after 2f, soon clear, shaken up 2f out, headed final 100 yards, no extra (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in a place.)

3⁽¹⁾ 3 [3¼]	2. Nanton Point (USA) 5/2F Jimmy Quinn Lady Herries	Jimmy Quinn Lady Herries	6	97	77	51	81	–
b g Darshaan - Migiyas (Kings Lake)
Chased leaders, driven 5f out, headway over 2f out, soon one pace (op 9-4)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [5]	7. Danegold (IRE) 16/1 Richard Mullen ³ Mick Channon	Richard Mullen ³ Mick Channon	6	78 1 1	53	22	55	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Cistus (Sun Prince)
Behind, ridden over 5f out, ran on from 3f out, one pace final 2f (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places.)

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	8. Saintly Thoughts (USA) 6/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ G Lewis	Adrian McCarthy ³ G Lewis	3	77 2	69	37	70	–
bb g St Jovite (USA) - Free Thinker I (USA) (Shadeed)
Chased leaders, headway under pressure 5f out, weakened final furlong (op 5-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 8 [14¼]	6. Yak Alfaraj 20/1 Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	4	83 v¹	59	22	52	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Clara Bow I (USA) (Coastal)
Behind, lost touch 5f out, moderate headway over 1f out (op 16-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 5 [19¼]	5. Witney-De-Bergerac (IRE) 7/2 P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	6	83	62	17	50	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Spy Girl (Tanfirion)
Behind, ridden 5f out, effort over 3f out, soon weakened (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places.)

8⁽³⁾ 2½ [21¾]	1. Valagalore 11/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	910	80	34	65	–
b f Generous (IRE) - Victoria Cross (USA) (Spectacular Bid)
Mid-division, dropped rear 6f out, lost touch final 3f (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places.)

8 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 3m 31.61s (slow by 8.11s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: A D Spence (Bowcliffe Court) 1st breeder: Crest Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Elite Racing Club (Paradise Navy)
3rd owner: The High Flying Partnership (Nanton Point)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £1.40 £2.60 £1.60 Ex: £17.90 CSF: £35.53 Tricast: £96.75

4:00 Newbury 17 Jul 1998

July Handicap Class D