Full Result 2.40 Lingfield (AW) | 2 January 1999

Taittinger Champagne New Year Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) 1m4f Standard

1st £6,419.25 2nd £1,944 3rd £949.50 4th £452.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	10. Dancing Rio (IRE) 16/1 Michael Tebbutt P C Haslam	Michael Tebbutt P C Haslam	4	88	74	45	81	–
ch g Roi Danzig (USA) - Tameen (FR) (Pharly)
Tracked leaders, led 2f out, driven clear approaching last, readily (tchd 20-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 2½	1. Swan Hunter 9/1 Gavin Faulkner ³ D J S Cosgrove	Gavin Faulkner ³ D J S Cosgrove	6	911	90	55	93	–
b h Sharrood (USA) - Cache (Bustino)
Held up in touch, ridden 4f out, stayed on well final 2f, not reach winner (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¼]	4. Be Warned 9/1 Antonio Polli ⁵ Jeff Pearce	Antonio Polli ⁵ Jeff Pearce	8	93 v	84	46	86	–
b g Warning - Sagar (Habitat)
Chased leaders, led 3f out until 2f out, soon outpaced (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [4¾]	2. Papua 9/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁵ I A Balding	Adrian Nicholls ⁵ I A Balding	5	97	88	48	88	–
ch g Green Dancer (USA) - Fairy Tern (Mill Reef)
Towards rear, ridden along from halfway, ran on final 2f, nearest finish (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [6½]	3. Night City 10/1 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	8	910	86	49	83	–
b g Kris - Night Secret (Nijinsky)
Led until 5f out, outpaced 4f out, no impression final 3f (op 7-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

6⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [8]	9. Harik 9/1 Nigel Day Gary Moore	Nigel Day Gary Moore	5	810	72	33	67	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Yaqut (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on final 2f, not reach leaders (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

7⁽²⁾ 3 [11]	5. White Plains (IRE) 4/1F Paul Doe ⁵ K R Burke	Paul Doe ⁵ K R Burke	6	92	83	35	74	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Flying Diva (Chief Singer)
Slowly into stride, headway after 3f, led 5f out until 3f out, close 3rd but hard ridden when tightened up on rail final bend, soon weakened (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

8⁽⁶⁾ 3 [14]	12. Galapino 16/1 Candy Morris Mick Channon	Candy Morris Mick Channon	6	86	68	21	55	–
b g Charmer (IRE) - Carousella (Rousillon)
Soon outpaced and behind, never troubled leaders (op 14-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ shd [14]	11. Prince Danzig (IRE) 9/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ D J G Murray Smith	Neil Pollard ⁵ D J G Murray Smith	8	83	70	18	57	–
ch g Roi Danzig (USA) - Veldt (High Top)
Dwelt, some headway and hard ridden 5f out, never able to challenge (op 7-1 tchd 10-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [14¼]	7. Anak-Ku 10/1 Dane O'Neill Gay Kelleway	Dane O'Neill Gay Kelleway	6	93	79	32	66	–
ch g Efisio - City Link Lass (Double Jump I)
Chased leaders, driven along and outpaced 5f out, steadily faded (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

11⁽³⁾ 4 [18¼]	8. First Master 6/1 P Fredericks ⁷ Gay Kelleway	P Fredericks ⁷ Gay Kelleway	4	87	80	21	61	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Bodham (Bustino)
Pressed leader, ridden halfway, soon lost place (op 9-2)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 24 [42¼]	6. Last Christmas 50/1 Ray Cochrane J R Jenkins	Ray Cochrane J R Jenkins	4	95	85	–	33	–
b g Salse (USA) - State Ball (Dance In Time)
Dwelt, raced wide, soon behind (op 25-1)

12 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 2m 31.74s (slow by 3.94s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Rio Stainless Engineering Limited (Dancing Rio) 1st breeder: A T Robinson
2nd owner: Derrick Yarwood (Swan Hunter)
3rd owner: A J Thompson (Be Warned)
Tote win: £20.60 PL: £5.80 £3.50 £2.80 Ex: £168.40 CSF: £136.53 Tricast: £1,260
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (46%) M [5-8] 67 (27%) H [9-12] 33 (27%)

2:40 Lingfield (AW) 2 Jan 1999

Taittinger Champagne New Year Handicap Class C