Full Result 4.45 Ripon | 12 April 1990

Kirby Hill Handicap

(0-80) 1m2f Firm

1st £3,470 2nd £1,040 3rd £500 4th £230

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	0. Birstwith (USA) 14/1 Dale Gibson ³ C W C Elsey	Dale Gibson ³ C W C Elsey	5	93	71	66	68	–
gr h Valdez (USA) - La Chaumiere (Thatch)
Prominent, 5th straight, not much room 2 1/2f out, ran on under pressure to lead close home

2⁽⁴⁾ hd	0. Evening Affair I 7/4F Pat Eddery R Boss	Pat Eddery R Boss	4	97 b	72	69	70	–
b f Red Sunset - Miss Flirt (Welsh Pageant)
Held up, 6th straight, switched and quickened to lead 2f out, hung right, hard ridden and no extra close home

3⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1¼]	0. Touch Above 8/1 Gary Carter David Barron	Gary Carter David Barron	4	82	53	50	47	–
b c Touching Wood (USA) - B A Poundstretcher (Laser Light)
Behind, pushed along over 4f out, headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

4⁽²⁾ 2½ [3¾]	0. Tap Dancing 14/1 J Birch ⁷ M O'Neill	J Birch ⁷ M O'Neill	4	76 1	49	36	40	–
ch g Sallust - Amorak (Wolver Hollow)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, one pace final 2f

5⁽³⁾ 1½ [5¼]	0. Young Jason 8/1 Rodney Lappin ⁵ F H Lee	Rodney Lappin ⁵ F H Lee	7	94	74	59	61	–
ch g Star Appeal - Smarten Up (Sharpen Up)
Held up, 7th straight, good headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [7¾]	0. Easy Over (USA) 10/1 Dean McKeown George Moore	Dean McKeown George Moore	4	93	68	54	–	–
ch g Transworld (USA) - Love Bunny (USA) (Exclusive Native)
8th straight, no impression final 3f

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [8]	0. Oriental Charm 33/1 Jimmy Quinn D Moffatt	Jimmy Quinn D Moffatt	5	78 1 4	45	32	–	–
ch h Krayyan - Little Angle (Gulf Pearl)
9th straight, never troubled leaders

8⁽⁹⁾ 1 [9]	0. Red Pencil 10/1 C Hodgson ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	C Hodgson ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	5	93	75	52	–	–
ch g Krayyan - Blue Gulf (Gay Fandango)
With leaders, 2nd straight, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out

9⁽¹²⁾ 1 [10]	0. Oh Danny Boy I 15/2 George Duffield E Weymes	George Duffield E Weymes	6	80	51	34	–	–
br g Rabdan I - Musical Princess (Cavo Doro)
Tracked leaders, 3rd straight, disputed lead 3f out to 2f out, hung right and weakened

10⁽¹⁾ 3 [13]	0. Nazmiah 9/1 Tony Clark A Hide	Tony Clark A Hide	4	91	66	44	–	–
b f Free State I - Irish Ballad I (Irish Ball)
Made most until headed and weakened 2f out

11⁽⁶⁾ [13]	0. New Chandelier 12/1 W R Swinburn P W Harris	W R Swinburn P W Harris	4	910	75	–	–	–
b g Alzao (USA) - New Light (IRE) (Reform)
Always behind

12⁽⁵⁾ [13]	0. Banker Mason (USA) 25/1 Paul Eddery D Yeoman	Paul Eddery D Yeoman	4	82	53	–	–	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Alwah (USA) (Damascus)
Always behind

12 ran Off time: 4:51:00 Winning time: 2m 4.90s (slow by 0.70s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: D Aykroyd (Birstwith) 1st breeder: David Aykroyd
2nd owner: K Bethel (Evening Affair I)
3rd owner: Mrs J Hazell (Touch Above)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 62 (51%) M [5-8] 34 (20%) H [9-12] 54 (29%)

4:45 Ripon 12 Apr 1990

Kirby Hill Handicap