Full Result 4.05 Newcastle | 4 May 1998

Tyne & Wear Metro Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo+) 7f Good To Soft

1st £2,326.50 2nd £654 3rd £319.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	4. Birchwood Sun 5/2 J Weaver Michael Dods	J Weaver Michael Dods	8	98 v	–	42	54	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Shapely Test (USA) (Elocutionist)
Held up, not clear run over 1f out, burst through inside final furlong, quickened to lead near finish

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	2. Mujova (IRE) 9/4F Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	4	98	–	41	56	–
b c Mujadil (USA) - Kirsova (Absalom)
Held up, effort and not much room 2f out, switched outside, led inside final furlong to near finish

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [2]	6. Smart Guest 33/1 John Carroll J Parkes	John Carroll J Parkes	6	95	–	35	46	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Konbola (Superlative)
Tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, not quicken

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [2¼]	8. Special-K 12/1 John McAuley ⁷ James Turner	John McAuley ⁷ James Turner	6	89	–	24	42	–
br m Treasure Kay - Lissi Gori (FR) (Bolkonski)
Made most until inside final furlong, no extra

5⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [3½]	11. Give An Inch (IRE) 11/1 Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	3	86	–	30	41	–
b f Inchinor - Top Heights (High Top)
Chased leaders, outpaced final furlong

6⁽³⁾ 1 [4½]	1. Monica's Choice (IRE) 100/30 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	7	911	–	35	46	–
b g Shaadi (USA) - Tendermark (Prince Tenderfoot)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	3. Sparkling Harry 33/1 Tom Siddall ⁷ Lynn Siddall	Tom Siddall ⁷ Lynn Siddall	4	94	–	24	42	–
ch g Tina's Pet - Sparkling Hock (Hot Spark)
Held up, effort over 2f out, kept on, no impression

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [6½]	5. Quarterstaff 12/1 George Duffield Ann Duffield	George Duffield Ann Duffield	4	97	–	26	37	–
b g Charmer (IRE) - Quaranta (Hotfoot I)
Chased leaders, driven along and lost place halfway, never dangerous after

9⁽⁶⁾ 5 [11½]	9. Ochos Rios (IRE) 12/1 L Charnock Brian Rothwell	L Charnock Brian Rothwell	7	813	–	6	17	–
br g Horage - Morgiana (Godswalk)
With leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁷⁾ 5 [16½]	10. Silent Wells 40/1 Jimmy Fortune John Quinn	Jimmy Fortune John Quinn	4	88	–	–	–	–
b f Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Silent Plea (Star Appeal)
In touch, outpaced halfway, soon behind

11⁽²⁾ 13 [29½]	7. Bright Desert 40/1 Martin Dwyer Martyn Wane	Martin Dwyer Martyn Wane	5	92	–	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Smarten Up (Sharpen Up)
With leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and eased

11 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 1m 32.10s (slow by 7.10s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: A G Watson (Birchwood Sun) 1st breeder: The Hall Stud Ltd
2nd owner: J D Graham (Mujova)
3rd owner: W A Sellers (Smart Guest)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.10 £1.50 £7.30 Ex: £5.30 CSF: £8.13 Trifecta: £300.70 Pool: £423.59. 0.74 winning tickets.. Pool of £110.13 carried over to Chester 4.10 today
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (52%) M [5-7] 13 (14%) H [8-11] 83 (34%)

4:05 Newcastle 4 May 1998

Tyne & Wear Metro Claiming Stakes Class F