Full Result 1.40 Southwell (AW) | 29 January 1999

'Hiram B. Birdbath King of the Sand' Handicap Class F (Div I)

(Class 6) (0-65, 4yo+) (1m13yds) 1m Fbrs Standard

1st £2,008 2nd £563 3rd £274

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	1. Sharp Scotch 6/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ Declan Carroll	Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ Declan Carroll	6	912 6	68	77	81	–
b g Sharpo - Scotch Thistle I (Sassafas)
Tucked away on inside, well timed run to lead inside final furlong, drew clear (op 5-1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾	10. Erupt 33/1 Dean Mernagh ⁵ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ⁵ Mel Brittain	6	86	48	54	58	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Sparklingsovereign I (Sparkler I)
Tracked leaders going well, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, unable to quicken

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [3]	16. Golden Lyric (IRE) 12/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	4	80	37	45	44	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Adjala (Northfields)
Always well placed, led over 3f out until inside final furlong, one pace (op 10-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [3½]	11. Kass Alhawa 9/2 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	6	810	47	54	53	–
b g Shirley Heights - Silver Braid (USA) (Miswaki)
Settled midfield, effort and driven along last 2f, stayed on one pace towards finish (op 6-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [3¾]	8. Gain Line (USA) 3/1F T Sprake K Bell	T Sprake K Bell	6	91	52	59	57	–
b g Dayjur (USA) - Safe Play I (USA) (Sham)
Settled midfield, driven along last 2f, stayed on towards finish (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 5 [8¾]	7. Pleasure Trick (USA) 8/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	8	93	54	51	49	–
br g Clever Trick (USA) - Pleasure Garden I (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Soon behind, ridden and stayed on last 2f, never near to challenge (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

7⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [9¼]	9. Detroit City (IRE) 33/1 Robert Winston ³ Brian Rothwell	Robert Winston ³ Brian Rothwell	4	811	51	44	45	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Moyhora (IRE) (Nashamaa)
Led until headed over 3f out, faded from well over 1f out

8⁽²⁾ hd [9½]	5. Time Of Night (USA) 12/1 D Young ⁷ Les Eyre	D Young ⁷ Les Eyre	6	90	58	46	51	–
ro m Night Shift (USA) - Tihama (USA) (Sassafras)
Slowly into stride, behind until stayed on under pressure last 2f, never reached leaders (op 10-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [9¾]	2. Live Project (IRE) 9/1 Simon Whitworth Ray Craggs	Simon Whitworth Ray Craggs	7	912	63	58	56	–
b g Project Manager - Saturday Live (Junius)
Tucked away in midfield, improved under pressure over 2f out, unable to quicken from over 1f out (op 8-1)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [10¼]	14. Adirpour (IRE) 20/1 Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	5	79	39	26	31	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Adira (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Reluctant to enter stalls, broke slowly, raced wide throughout, never troubled leaders

11⁽⁸⁾ ½ [10¾]	4. Yajtahed (IRE) 16/1 Franny Norton Gary Moore	Franny Norton Gary Moore	4	97	58	51	49	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Rainstone (Rainbow Quest)
Struggling halfway, never a factor (op 12-1)

12⁽¹⁾ 3½ [14¼]	13. North Ardar 33/1 Steve Drowne Roy Brotherton	Steve Drowne Roy Brotherton	9	84 1	41	27	25	–
b g Ardar - Langwaite (Seaepic)
Behind and driven along halfway, never dangerous

13⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [14¾]	6. Forest Robin 10/1 Kristin Stubbs ⁷ Linda Stubbs	Kristin Stubbs ⁷ Linda Stubbs	6	811	55	33	38	–
ch g Formidable I (USA) - Blush Rambler (IRE) (Blushing Groom)
Always behind, never a threat (op 7-1)

14⁽⁶⁾ 3 [17¾]	15. Highway 25/1 Jimmy Quinn Denys Smith	Jimmy Quinn Denys Smith	5	82	39	18	16	–
gr g Salse (USA) - Ivory Lane (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Chased along in midfield halfway, soon lost touch, broke blood vessel

15⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [17¾]	3. Cheerful Groom (IRE) 20/1 Joe Fanning Derek Shaw	Joe Fanning Derek Shaw	8	99	60	38	36	–
ch g Shy Groom (USA) - Carange (Known Fact)
Soon behind, never a threat

16⁽¹³⁾ 8 [25¾]	12. Toreero 12/1 Jamie Spencer ³ Barney Curley	Jamie Spencer ³ Barney Curley	4	85	45	4	4	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Free City (USA) (Danzig)
Well placed until weakened rapidly from over 2f out (op 8-1)