Full Result 3.15 Pontefract | 19 October 1998

Clayton Bigley Partnership Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m2f5yds) 1m2f Soft

1st £4,467.50 2nd £1,340 3rd £645 4th £297.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	2. My Desperado (IRE) 50/1 K Hodgson Lee James	K Hodgson Lee James	5	910	66	69	73	–
b m Un Desperado (FR) - Lady Kasbah (Lord Gayle)
Held up, steady headway 3 furlongs out, ridden to lead inside last, stayed on strongly (op 33-1)

2⁽²⁾ 1	17. Oxbane 20/1 Royston Ffrench Mrs S Lamyman	Royston Ffrench Mrs S Lamyman	4	80	42	44	47	–
b f Soviet Star (USA) - Oxslip (Owen Dudley)
Held up, headway to lead after 4 furlongs, strongly pressed entering straight, headed and unable to quicken just inside last (op 16-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 1 [2]	3. Flower O'Cannie (IRE) 5/1J Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	3	97	68	68	71	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Baby's Smile (Shirley Heights)
Always handy, driven along final 2 furlongs, stayed on same pace inside last (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

4⁽⁶⁾ shd [2]	12. Northern Accord 5/1J Gary Carter Mrs J R Ramsden	Gary Carter Mrs J R Ramsden	4	83	45	45	48	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Sioux City (Simply Great)
Held up, driven to press leaders entering straight, stayed on under pressure until no extra well inside last (tchd 11-2 and 9-2)

5⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [2½]	15. Well Drawn 16/1 C Rutter Henry Candy	C Rutter Henry Candy	5	82	44	43	46	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Classic Design (Busted)
Held up, ridden and no impression 4 furlongs out, stayed on well from 2 out, nearest finish (op 14-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [5]	5. Magic Of Aloha (IRE) 20/1 Paul Eddery B W Hills	Paul Eddery B W Hills	3	95	66	61	64	–
ch f Diesis - Satz (USA) (The Minstrel)
Held up, niggled along 4 furlongs out, stayed on from 2 out until no extra inside last (op 14-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ 2 [7]	13. Blowing Away I (IRE) 14/1 Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	4	83	45	36	39	–
bb f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Taken By Force (Persian Bold)
Keen hold, pressed leaders until ridden and one pace well over a furlong out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

8⁽³⁾ nk [7½]	9. Suellajoy 25/1 J Stack Bryan Smart	J Stack Bryan Smart	3	86	53	44	46	–
ch f Weldnaas (USA) - Jeethgaya (USA) (Critique I)
Pressed leaders, ridden and weakened over a furlong out (tchd 33-1 and 20-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [8¼]	10. Alsahib I (USA) 14/1 Dane O'Neill William Muir	Dane O'Neill William Muir	5	86 b	48	37	40	–
b g Slew O'Gold (USA) - Khwlah (USA) (Best Turn)
Held up, headway an in touch 4 furlongs out, ridden and lost place entering straight (op 16-1 after early 20-1 in places)

10⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [9¾]	14. Mary Culi 14/1 Nicola Wright ⁷ Henry Candy	Nicola Wright ⁷ Henry Candy	4	710	45	25	34	–
gr f Liboi (USA) - Copper Trader (Faustus)
Close up, challenged 4 furlongs out, weakened over 1 out (op 12-1)

11⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [11¼]	4. Riccarton 20/1 Nigel Day P Calver	Nigel Day P Calver	5	96	62	47	49	–
b g Nomination - Legendary Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Held up towards rear, headway into midfield entering straight, no extra entering last (op 16-1)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 3½ [14¾]	11. Moonraking 16/1 Tony Culhane Tim Etherington	Tony Culhane Tim Etherington	5	85 1	47	25	27	–
gr g Rusticaro (FR) - Lunaire (Try My Best)
Soon niggled along in rear, lost touch approaching straight, stayed on to pass beaten rivals inside last (tchd 20-1 in places)

13⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [16¼]	16. Desert Power 12/1 John Lowe Dai Burchell	John Lowe Dai Burchell	9	80	42	18	20	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Rivers Maid (Rarity)
Pressed leaders until lost place entering straight, eased when beaten (tchd 14-1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [16½]	6. Miss Riviera Star 10/1 Kevin Darley G Wragg	Kevin Darley G Wragg	3	93	64	40	42	–
ch f Generous (IRE) - Miss Beaulieu (Northfields)
Held up, struggling approaching straight, soon beaten (tchd 12-1, 14-1 in places)

15⁽⁹⁾ 1 [17½]	7. Lord Warford 10/1 Steve Drowne G B Balding	Steve Drowne G B Balding	3	811	58	32	34	–
b g Bustino - Jupiter's Message (Jupiter Island)
Keen hold, pressed leaders until outpaced approaching straight, soon weakened (op 8-1)

16⁽¹⁾ 5 [22½]	1. Mels Baby (IRE) 14/1 C Lowther Les Eyre	C Lowther Les Eyre	5	100	70	36	37	–
br g Contract Law (USA) - Launch The Raft (Home Guard)
Held up, headway over 4 furlongs out, switched inside approaching straight, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 16-1)

17⁽¹⁵⁾ 13 [35½]	19. Court House 50/1 Jenny Benson ⁷ Michael Chapman	Jenny Benson ⁷ Michael Chapman	4	74 1 2	39	–	–	–
b g Reprimand - Chalet Girl I (Double Form)
Pressed leaders to past halfway, soon lost touch, tailed off

18⁽⁷⁾ 8 [43½]	8. Buzz The Agent 20/1 Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	3	88 b	55	–	–	–
b g Prince Sabo - Chess Mistress (USA) (Run The Gantlet)
Chased leaders, weakened approaching straight, tailed off (op 16-1)

19⁽⁸⁾ 3 [46½]	18. Tajine I (IRE) 33/1 Gary Bardwell P W Harris	Gary Bardwell P W Harris	3	712	45	–	–	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Simply Marilyn (IRE) (Simply Great)
Led 4 furlongs, raced along on inside after, weakened quickly entering straight, tailed off (op 20-1)

19 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 2m 17.90s (slow by 9.40s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Mrs H Ratcliffe (My Desperado) 1st breeder: B F Watchorn
2nd owner: John Purcell (Oxbane)
3rd owner: Mrs E Rhind (Flower O'Cannie)
Tote win: £30.90 PL: £11.90 £3.90 £1.70 Ex: £474.30 CSF: £765.08 Tricast: £5,286.27
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 71 (43%) M [7-13] 45 (29%) H [14-19] 34 (28%)

3:15 Pontefract 19 Oct 1998

Clayton Bigley Partnership Handicap Class E