Full Result 4.05 Lingfield (AW) | 25 February 2003

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) 1m2f Standard

1st £4,914 2nd £1,512 3rd £756 4th £378

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽²⁾	14. Absolute Utopia (USA) 50/1 Jamie Mackay John Spearing	Jamie Mackay John Spearing	10	712 6	54	9	63	–
b g Mr Prospector (USA) - Magic Gleam (USA) (Danzig)
Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, eased outside 150yds out, strong run to lead final stride, finished 1st, disqualified - morphine found in sample (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

1⁽³⁾ shd	2. Hidden Surprise 7/1 Brett Doyle W A O'Gorman	Brett Doyle W A O'Gorman	4	911	82	37	91	–
b g Bin Ajwaad (IRE) - Dawawin (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Pulled hard, in touch, effort 2f out, slight lead inside final furlong, just caught, finished 2nd, placed 1st (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½ [½]	7. Seal Of Office 6/1 Pat Dobbs J Cullinan	Pat Dobbs J Cullinan	4	93	74	28	82	–
ch c Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Minskip (USA) (The Minstrel)
Prominent, disputed lead final furlong, kept on, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (tchd 7-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ hd [¾]	3. Blackmail (USA) 5/1J T Quinn Miss B Sanders	T Quinn Miss B Sanders	5	910 6 b	80	34	88	–
b g Twining (USA) - Black Penny (USA) (Private Account)
Pulled hard, prominent, led 3f out until inside final furlong, kept on, finished 4th, placed 3rd (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in a place)

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [1]	1. Jewel Of India 11/2 Steve Drowne Philip Hobbs	Steve Drowne Philip Hobbs	4	100 b	85	39	92	–
ch c Bijou D'Inde - Low Hill (Rousillon)
Pulled hard, prominent, disputed lead final furlong, not quicken near finish, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 5-1 tchd 13-2)

5⁽¹⁾ shd [1]	5. Dower House 8/1 Fergal Lynch Andy Turnell	Fergal Lynch Andy Turnell	8	97	77	31	84	–
ch g Groom Dancer (USA) - Rose Noble (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Pulled hard in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, finished 6th, placed 5th (tchd 10-1 and 12-1 in a place)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	11. Learned Lad (FR) 8/1 David Kinsella ³ Jamie Poulton	David Kinsella ³ Jamie Poulton	5	84	63	14	68	–
ch g Royal Academy (USA) - Blushing Storm (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Dwelt, pulled hard, headway on outside 3f out, outpaced and hung left over 1f out, stayed on near finish, finished 7th, placed 6th (jockey said gelding hung left in the straight) (op 9-1 tchd 10-1 in places and 7-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2¾]	13. Phoebe Buffay (IRE) 25/1 Chris Catlin J W Payne	Chris Catlin J W Payne	6	712 6	54	4	58	–
b m Petardia - Art Duo (Artaius)
Set moderate pace, headed 3f out, no extra approaching final furlong, finished 8th, placed 7th (tchd 33-1 in a place)

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [3½]	6. Bathwick Bruce (IRE) 16/1 Eddie Ahern Rod Millman	Eddie Ahern Rod Millman	5	96	76	24	79	–
b g College Chapel - Naivity (IRE) (Auction Ring)
In mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, finished 9th, placed 8th (tchd 20-1 in a place)

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	10. Lady Pahia (IRE) 5/1J Neil Callan Alan Jarvis	Neil Callan Alan Jarvis	5	89	65	13	67	–
ch m Pivotal - Appledorn (Doulab)
Held up in midfield, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong, finished 10th, placed 9th (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [5¼]	12. Must Be Magic 9/1 Jimmy Quinn Hugh Collingridge	Jimmy Quinn Hugh Collingridge	6	85 v	61	6	60	–
b g Magic Ring I (IRE) - Sequin Lady (Star Appeal)
Pulled hard, in touch, ridden and lost place over 3f out, no danger after, finished 11th, placed 10th (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [7¾]	8. Major Blade (GER) 100/1 Steve Carson Brendan Powell	Steve Carson Brendan Powell	5	812	68	8	63	–
b g Dashing Blade - Misniniski (Niniski)
Wide, in touch, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, finished 12th, placed 11th (op 66-1)

12⁽⁷⁾ 1 [8¾]	9. Further Outlook (USA) 66/1 Ian Mongan Andrew Reid	Ian Mongan Andrew Reid	9	810 t	66	4	59	–
gr g Zilzal (USA) - Future Bright (USA) (Lyphard's Wish)
Pulled hard, in touch, outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten, finished 13th, placed 12th (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

13 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 2m 9.28s (slow by 7.98s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Treetops Hotel (vet's certificate)
1st owner: N S Yong (Hidden Surprise) 1st breeder: Woodditton Stud Ltd
2nd owner: The West One Partnership (Seal Of Office)
3rd owner: Peter Crate (Blackmail)
Tote win: £45.60 PL: £6.10 £2.40 £3.40 Ex: £810.20 CSF: £377.16 Tricast: £2,448.46
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 79 (24%) M [6-10] 37 (48%) H [11-14] 34 (28%)

Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club, Absolute Utopia, which passed the post 1st, was disqualified - morphine found in sample.

4:05 Lingfield (AW) 25 Feb 2003

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class D