Full Result 2.15 Newcastle | 24 April 2000

EBF And GNER Novice Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 5f Soft

1st £3,406 2nd £1,048 3rd £524 4th £262

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	6. Taras Emperor (IRE) 9/2 Tony Culhane John Quinn	Tony Culhane John Quinn	2	812	–	79	77	–
b g Common Grounds - Strike It Rich (FR) (Rheingold)
Bumped start, chased leaders, headway to lead 1f out, ran on well (tchd 5-1 in places)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	10. Thorntoun Diva 25/1 Dean McKeown Jim Goldie	Dean McKeown Jim Goldie	2	87	–	67	67	–
ch f Wolfhound (USA) - Al Guswa (Shernazar)
Chased leaders, headway to chase winner just inside final furlong, ran on, no impression

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [3¼]	3. Mamma's Tonight 6/1 Ollie Pears Alan Berry	Ollie Pears Alan Berry	2	90	–	65	69	–
ch g Timeless Times (USA) - Miss Merlin (Manacle)
Bumped start, soon in touch, effort when hung left and not clear run entering final furlong, ran on well inside last (jockey said the colt hung left throughout the race) (op 5-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [5¾]	4. Prince Grigori (IRE) 33/1 Franny Norton Eric Alston	Franny Norton Eric Alston	2	812	–	50	59	–
ch g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Zinovia (USA) (Ziggy's Boy)
Led until headed 1f out, soon beaten

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [6¼]	9. Stilmemaite 12/1 J Bramhill Neville Bycroft	J Bramhill Neville Bycroft	2	87	–	42	53	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Stilvella (Camden Town)
Towards rear, stayed on final 2f, never able to challenge (tchd 14-1 in places)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [8]	2. Stregone (IRE) 9/2 George Duffield Brian Meehan	George Duffield Brian Meehan	2	95	–	45	60	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Sabonis (UAE) (The Minstrel)
Close up, every chance approaching final furlong, weakened inside last (tchd 5-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 2 [10]	5. Sign The Truce (IRE) 16/1 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	2	812	–	27	47	–
ch c Brief Truce (USA) - Sign Of Peace (IRE) (Posen)
Slowly into stride, behind, some late headway, never dangerous

8⁽³⁾ 4 [14]	8. Kachina Doll (IRE) 10/1 Paul Fessey Mick Channon	Paul Fessey Mick Channon	2	87	–	–	30	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Betelgeuse (Kalaglow)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon behind (tchd 11-1 in places)

9⁽²⁾ ¾ [14¾]	7. Cumbrian Harmony (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	2	87	–	–	27	–
b f Distinctly North (USA) - Sawaki (Song)
Slowly into stride, always behind (op 5-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ 21 [35¾]	1. Sir Francis (IRE) 5/2F Frankie Dettori Jeremy Noseda	Frankie Dettori Jeremy Noseda	2	95 v¹	–	–	–	–
b g Common Grounds - Red Note (Rusticaro)
Swerved right start, soon prominent, weakened quickly from halfway, tailed off (official explanation: trainer said the colt returned home lame) (tchd 11-4)

10 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 1m 6.40s (slow by 7.60s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Tara Leisure (Taras Emperor) 1st breeder: Newtownbarry House Stud
2nd owner: W M Johnstone (Thorntoun Diva)
3rd owner: J K Brown (Mamma's Tonight)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.90 £5.10 £2.20 Ex: £21.60 CSF: £102.39
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 18 (24%) M [4-7] 65 (66%) H [8-10] 67 (10%)

2:15 Newcastle 24 Apr 2000

EBF And GNER Novice Stakes Class D