Full Result 12.45 Lingfield (AW) | 11 December 2002

Littlewoods Bet Direct Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Standard

1st £5,057 2nd £1,556 3rd £778 4th £389

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	1. Montecassino Abbey (IRE) 25/1 Micky Fenton P W Harris	Micky Fenton P W Harris	3	100 p	78	72	91	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Battle Mountain (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Held up well in rear, progress on outer over 2f out, plenty to do over 1f out, hanging left but strong run final furlong to lead last 50yds (op 20-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	11. Lygeton Lad 9/4F Simon Whitworth Gay Kelleway	Simon Whitworth Gay Kelleway	4	97 t	71	63	83	–
b g Shaamit (IRE) - Smartie Lee (Dominion)
Held up in midfield, steady progress over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed last 50yds (op 5-2 tchd 11-4, 3-1 in a place)

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	8. La Stellina (IRE) 33/1 Martin Dwyer Chris Dwyer	Martin Dwyer Chris Dwyer	4	911 b	75	62	83	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Supportive (IRE) (Nashamaa)
Held up in midfield, going easily over 2f out, effort when not clear run over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leading pair (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [3½]	15. AswanI (IRE) 6/1 Pat Eddery Tim Etherington	Pat Eddery Tim Etherington	4	93	67	50	72	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Ghariba (Final Straw)
With leaders, led 4f out, going easily 2f out, kicked on over 1f out, found little in front, headed and weakened inside final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 7-1)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [4]	9. Protectorate 11/1 Dane O'Neill Ian Wood	Dane O'Neill Ian Wood	3	99 b	73	54	76	–
ch f Hector Protector (USA) - Possessive Lady (Dara Monarch)
Slowly into stride and pushed along in last trio, effort on inner over 2f out, not much room 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish (op 10-1 after 14-1 in places tchd 12-1 in places)

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [4]	13. Golden Brief (IRE) 12/1 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	4	95 v	69	50	72	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Tiffany's Case (IRE) (Thatching)
Close up, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, found nil, weakened final furlong (op 8-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [4¼]	16. Coffee Time (IRE) 12/1 Alan Daly Dominic Ffrench Davis	Alan Daly Dominic Ffrench Davis	3	93	67	48	70	–
b f Efisio - Petula I (Petong)
Held up in midfield, closed on leaders on inner 2f out, ridden and found nil over 1f out (tchd 14-1, 16-1 in places)

8⁽³⁾ shd [4¼]	2. Blackmail (USA) 40/1 Paul Doe Miss B Sanders	Paul Doe Miss B Sanders	4	100	78	59	81	–
b g Twining (USA) - Black Penny (USA) (Private Account)
Slowly into stride, held up in last trio, still same place 2f out, ran on well final furlong, no chance (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4¾]	7. Up Tempo (IRE) 10/1 Tony Culhane Tim Easterby	Tony Culhane Tim Easterby	4	911 p	75	54	76	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - Musical Essence (Song)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out (op 8-1)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [5]	6. Fruit Of Glory 12/1 Steve Drowne Mick Channon	Steve Drowne Mick Channon	3	911	75	54	76	–
b f Glory Of Dancer - Fresh Fruit Daily (Reprimand)
Raced wide, midfield, shaken up and effort over 2f out, no progress over 1f out (op 14-1)

11⁽¹⁶⁾ 2½ [7½]	12. ThaayerI 50/1 Neil Callan Ian Wood	Neil Callan Ian Wood	7	96	70	41	64	–
b g Wolfhound (USA) - Hamaya (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up well in rear, effort when not much room over 2f out, no progress after (op 25-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

12⁽⁴⁾ ½ [8]	5. Golden Spectrum (IRE) 12/1 Richard Smith Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Smith Richard Hannon Snr	3	912	76	45	69	–
ch c Spectrum (IRE) - Plessaya (USA) (Nureyev)
Tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, pushed along and beaten over 1f out (tchd 14-1 in a place and 16-1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [8¼]	10. New Options 40/1 Neil Pollard Willie Musson	Neil Pollard Willie Musson	5	98	72	41	65	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - No Comebacks (Last Tycoon)
Dwelt, held up in last pair, never a factor (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

14⁽⁶⁾ shd [8½]	14. SuperchiefI 10/1 Jimmy Quinn Miss B Sanders	Jimmy Quinn Miss B Sanders	7	95 tb	69	38	61	–
b g Precocious - Rome Express (Siberian Express)
Tracked leaders, close up 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

15⁽²⁾ 3 [11½]	4. Acorazado (IRE) 5/1 Joe Fanning William Haggas	Joe Fanning William Haggas	3	912	76	36	61	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Jaldi (IRE) (Nordico)
Pushed up on inner and soon led, headed 4f out, chased leader until weakened rapidly well over 1f out (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

16⁽⁷⁾ 11 [22½]	3. Bella Chica (IRE) 50/1 Ian Mongan Ian Semple	Ian Mongan Ian Semple	3	913 p	77	4	34	–
b f Bigstone (IRE) - Just Like Annie (IRE) (Mujadil)
With leaders, ridden and weakened rapidly over 2f out, tailed off (op 33-1)

16 ran Off time: 12:45:00 Winning time: 1m 25.24s (slow by 3.24s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: Mrs P W Harris (Montecassino Abbey) 1st breeder: Baroda And Baronrath Studs
2nd owner: J McGonagle & B J McGonagle (Lygeton Lad)
3rd owner: M Al-Qatami & K M Al-Mudhaf (La Stellina)
Tote win: £18.80 PL: £4.30 £1 £17.10 Ex: £164.70 CSF: £86.07 Tricast: £2,041.60 Trifecta: £8,039.80 Pool of 12,588.40 - 1.20 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 44 (37%) M [6-11] 46 (49%) H [12-16] 60 (14%)

12:45 Lingfield (AW) 11 Dec 2002

Littlewoods Bet Direct Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D