Full Result 4.15 Pontefract | 16 August 1998

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m6yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £7,652.50 2nd £2,320 3rd £1,135 4th £542.50

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C, 1m - Good To Firm, Class 3 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. Tonight's Prize (IRE) 17/2 Seb Sanders Chris Wall	Seb Sanders Chris Wall	4	98	82	79	95	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Bestow (Shirley Heights)
Held up in touch going well, headway and not clear run well over 1f out, switched and stayed on strongly inside last to lead post (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ shd	2. Abajany 8/1 T Quinn Mick Channon	T Quinn Mick Channon	4	910 5	84	81	97	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Miss Ivory Coast (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Held up in mid-division, steady headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, caught post (op 6-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 3 [3]	1. Young Precedent 8/1 Richard Smith ⁷ P W Harris	Richard Smith ⁷ P W Harris	4	97	88	72	94	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Guyum (Rousillon)
Made most until ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on same pace (op 12-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3½]	4. Bollin Terry 5/1F Kieren Fallon Tim Easterby	Kieren Fallon Tim Easterby	4	97	81	71	86	–
b c Terimon - Bollin Zola (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up, hampered and lost place after 2f out, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, kept on, never able to challenge (op 6-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ hd [3¾]	9. Grangeville (USA) 10/1 Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	3	813	79	68	84	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Cor Anglais (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up and pulled hard in mid-division, effort over 3f out, stayed on one pace approaching final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4¾]	13. Jay-Owe-Two (IRE) 25/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	4	87 b¹	67	54	70	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Fiery Song (Ballad Rock)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [5¼]	8. Shinerolla 33/1 John Carroll C Parker	John Carroll C Parker	6	90	74	60	75	–
b g Thatching - Primrolla (Relko)
Rear division, effort over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer (op 25-1)

8⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [5½]	20. Forest Robin 8/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Mrs J R Ramsden	Adrian McCarthy ³ Mrs J R Ramsden	5	712	61	44	62	–
ch g Formidable I (USA) - Blush Rambler (IRE) (Blushing Groom)
Held up in touch on outside, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	12. Rebel County (IRE) 9/1 Richard Mullen ³ Alan Bailey	Richard Mullen ³ Alan Bailey	5	84	67	46	64	–
b m Maelstrom Lake - Haven Bridge (Connaught)
Held up, effort and headway on outside approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

10⁽³⁾ shd [7½]	6. Takhlid (USA) 16/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	7	91	75	57	72	–
b h Nureyev (USA) - Savonnerie (USA) (Irish River)
Steadied start, held up, headway and not much room approaching straight, no impression approaching final furlong (op 14-1)

11⁽¹⁹⁾ 2½ [10]	16. Kass Alhawa 20/1 T Williams D W Chapman	T Williams D W Chapman	5	85	65	42	56	–
b g Shirley Heights - Silver Braid (USA) (Miswaki)
Behind, shaken up 3f out, headway on outside 2f out, no impression final furlong

12⁽⁸⁾ shd [10]	15. Dispol Diamond 12/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	5	86	66	43	57	–
b m Sharpo - Fabulous Rina (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Behind, headway 3f out, not reach leaders and weakened over 1f out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

13⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [11¾]	17. Moving Arrow 12/1 Kevin Darley Sally Hall	Kevin Darley Sally Hall	7	85	65	38	52	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Another Move (Farm Walk)
Raced keenly, prominent until ridden and weakened from 3f out (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ 2 [13¾]	5. Circuiteer (IRE) 11/1 C Lowther J Berry	C Lowther J Berry	3	92	82	51	64	–
ch g Pips Pride - Day Dress (Ashmore)
Behind, effort over 2f out, soon weakend

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [16¾]	14. Desert Sand 50/1 Ernie Johnson J Hanson	Ernie Johnson J Hanson	3	87	73	35	49	–
b f Tragic Role (USA) - Miss Suntan (Bruni)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders until hampered after 1f, lost place, no impression final 3f

16⁽⁵⁾ ½ [17¼]	19. Knave's Ash (USA) 9/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁵ David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls ⁵ David Nicholls	7	712	63	20	38	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Quiet Rendezvous (USA) (Nureyev)
Raced freely, soon with leader, lost place from 3f out, soon behind (op 8-1)

17⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [17½]	11. Mr Majica 20/1 T Ashley A J McNae	T Ashley A J McNae	4	88 b	68	28	43	–
b c Rudimentary (USA) - Pellinora (USA) (King Pellinore)
Rear division, effort and some headway 3f out, soon beaten (op 16-1)

18⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [18]	18. Thwaab 14/1 N Kennedy Fred Watson	N Kennedy Fred Watson	6	83 v	63	23	36	–
b g Dominion - Velvet Habit (Habitat)
Held up, effort and headway over 3f out, weakened from 2f out (op 12-1)

19⁽¹⁶⁾ 16 [34]	10. Equerry 50/1 Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	7	810	70	–	8	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Supreme Kingdom (Take A Reef)
Held up, always in rear, lost touch and eased final 2f, tailed off (op 33-1)

19 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 1m 44.20s (slow by 2.20s) Total SP: 147%
Non-runners: Bobbydazzle (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Shunya Seki (Tonight's Prize) 1st breeder: Shunya Seki
2nd owner: John White And Partners (Abajany)
3rd owner: Pendley Knights (Young Precedent)
Tote win: £11.40 PL: £2.30 £2.80 £2.80 Ex: £88.10 CSF: £75.42 Tricast: £561.83 Trifecta: £676.60 Pool: £10,720.83. 11.25 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 70 (30%) M [7-13] 43 (42%) H [14-19] 37 (28%)

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Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C

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