Full Result 12.50 Lingfield (AW) | 26 November 1996

Thirty Nine Steps Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (2yo) 1m2f Standard

1st £2,200.50 2nd £618 3rd £301.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	4. Mersey Beat I 9/1 George Duffield Gary Moore	George Duffield Gary Moore	2	90	–	40	66	–
ch g Rock Hopper - Handy Dancer (Green God)
Started slowly, steady headway over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	1. Castles Burning I (USA) 10/1 M Roberts C A Cyzer	M Roberts C A Cyzer	2	90	–	38	64	–
bb g Minshaanshu Amad (USA) - Major Overhaul (Known Fact)
Always prominent, ridden over 4f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [2½]	5. Noble Hero 9/2 Fergal Lynch ³ J J Sheehan	Fergal Lynch ³ J J Sheehan	2	811	–	33	62	–
b c Houston (USA) - Noble Devorcee (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Always prominent, ridden over 4f out, led 3f out until inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [4]	2. Greenwich Fore 5/2F Seb Sanders T G Mills	Seb Sanders T G Mills	2	90	–	34	59	–
b c Formidable I (USA) - What A Challenge (Sallust)
Always prominent, led 4f out to 3f out, ridden, one pace

5⁽²⁾ 1½ [5½]	10. Lochlass (IRE) 7/1 D Biggs S Woods	D Biggs S Woods	2	89	–	26	52	–
b f Distinctly North (USA) - Littleton Song (Song)
Lost place over 4f out, ran on one pace final 2f

6⁽¹⁾ 9 [14½]	3. Hallmark I (IRE) 7/2 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	17	41	–
b c Shalford (IRE) - Cryptic Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Led 6f

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [14½]	8. Fearless Sioux 20/1 Dean McKeown C W Thornton	Dean McKeown C W Thornton	2	89	–	12	36	–
b f Formidable I (USA) - Washita (Valiyar)
Held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

8⁽³⁾ 3½ [18]	7. Alimerjam 33/1 David McCabe J White	David McCabe J White	2	89	–	6	30	–
b f Thowra (FR) - Sicilian Vespers (Mummy's Game)
Behind final 8f

9⁽⁴⁾ 15 [33]	6. Serenade (IRE) 20/1 Tony Clark M J Haynes	Tony Clark M J Haynes	2	90	–	–	10	–
gr g Classic Music (USA) - Friendly Thoughts (USA) (Al Hattab)
Always behind

10⁽⁹⁾ 9 [42]	9. Ginger Rogers 25/1 C Rutter David Arbuthnot	C Rutter David Arbuthnot	2	89	–	–	–	–
ch f Gildoran (IRE) - Axe Valley (Royben)
Behind final 6f

10 ran Off time: 12:51:00 Winning time: 2m 8.62s (slow by 7.32s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: K Higson (Mersey Beat I) 1st breeder: K Higson
2nd owner: R M Cyzer (Castles Burning I)
3rd owner: P J Sheehan (Noble Hero)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (32%) M [4-7] 50 (41%) H [8-10] 67 (27%)

12:50 Lingfield (AW) 26 Nov 1996

Thirty Nine Steps Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E