Full Result 4.30 Newton Abbot | 2 August 1999

Blue Sky Above Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m5f122yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £2,724 2nd £764 3rd £372

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Classic Masquerade (CAN) 5/2F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	111 t	100	111	116	–
b g Regal Classic (CAN) - Muskoka Command (CAN) (Top Command)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 5th to track leaders 7th, went 2nd after 3 out, led going well next, very easily (tchd 3-1 and 100-30 in a place)

2 5	6. Laguna Bay (IRE) 4/1 Carl Llewellyn G M McCourt	Carl Llewellyn G M McCourt	5	105	87	93	94	–
b m Arcane (USA) - Meg Daughter (IRE) (Doulab)
Led, driven along after 3 out, headed next, outpaced approaching last (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

3 1¼ [6¼]	8. Fabulon (FR) 16/1 Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	6	98	83	81	89	–
gr g Kadrou (FR) - Thais Kervernet (FR) (Callio)
In touch, pushed along 5th, kept on from 3 out but not reach leaders (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

4 7 [13¼]	9. Entertainment I 33/1 B Powell Snr Nigel Hawke	B Powell Snr Nigel Hawke	7	100 1 v¹	82	82	81	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Celebrity I (Troy)
Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, headway 5th, ridden after 6th, weakened from 3 out (op 20-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

5 5 [18¼]	5. Woodstock Wanderer (IRE) 11/2 Warren Marston Peter Bowen	Warren Marston Peter Bowen	7	108	90	87	84	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Minnies Dipper (Royal Captive)
In touch, headway 5th, weakened 3 out (op 6-1 tchd 9-2)

6 22 [40¼]	7. Bon Voyage (USA) 14/1 David O'Meara ⁷ Philip Hobbs	David O'Meara ⁷ Philip Hobbs	7	910 b	85	59	57	–
b g Riverman (USA) - Katsura (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Chased leaders, challenged 6th, weakened after 3 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

7 3½ [43¾]	10. Plato's Republic I (USA) 100/1 Sean Fox Bernard Scriven	Sean Fox Bernard Scriven	8	100 7	82	60	51	–
bb g Woodman (USA) - Jura Mist (USA) (Linkage)
Always behind (op 66-1)

8 dist [73¾]	4. Tui 100/30 L Cummins ³ Peter Bowen	L Cummins ³ Peter Bowen	4	109	97	–	–	–
b f Tina's Pet - Curious Feeling (Nishapour)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off (jockey said filly made a noise) (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

PU	3. Secret Service (IRE) 20/1 Barry Fenton C R Barwell	Barry Fenton C R Barwell	7	110 v	96	–	–	–
b g Classic Secret I (USA) - Mystery Bid (Auction Ring)
Soon behind, driven along from 3rd, tailed off 4th, pulled up before 7th (op 16-1)

PU	1. Fujiyama Crest (IRE) 7/1 D Walsh Roger Curtis	D Walsh Roger Curtis	7	1113 v	109	–	–	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Snoozy Time (Cavo Doro)
Chased leader, ridden 6th, soon weakened, tailed of when pulled up before 3 out (trainer said the gelding lost a shoe) (tchd 8-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:32:00 Winning time: 5m 16.90s (slow by 19.90s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: M C Pipe (Classic Masquerade) 1st breeder: Black Canyon Thoroughbreds Ltd
2nd owner: Christopher Shankland (Laguna Bay)
3rd owner: Martin Pipe Racing Club (Fabulon)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.50 £1.50 £3.10 Ex: £9.20 CSF: £12.46 Tricast: £123.51 Trifecta: £141.50 Pool: £398.70. 2.00 winning tickets Place 6 £24.29, Place 5 £4.04
Placepot: £77.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £21,581.38. 202.06 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £3.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,523.96. 314.66 winning tickets.

4:30 Newton Abbot 2 Aug 1999

Blue Sky Above Handicap Hurdle Class F