Full Result 3.45 Sandown | 1 September 2001

William Hill Stakes (Handicap) Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 1m1f OMS Good

1st £9,750 2nd £3,000 3rd £1,500 4th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	10. Counsel's Opinion (IRE) 14/1 Jimmy Fortune S Woods	Jimmy Fortune S Woods	4	94	77	79	86	–
ch g Rudimentary (USA) - Fairy Fortune (Rainbow Quest)
Well placed behind leaders, led well over 1f out and soon driven 2l clear, held on last 100y (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ ¾	3. Lermontov (USA) 14/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	4	912	85	85	93	–
bb g Alleged (USA) - Prospect Dalia (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Prominent, ridden to hold place well over 2f out, rallied final furlong, chased winner last 50y, closing near finish (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

3⁽²⁾ nk [1]	9. Just Nick 12/1 John Reid William Muir	John Reid William Muir	7	94	77	77	84	–
b g Nicholas (USA) - Just Never Know (USA) (Riverman)
Held up midfield, effort over 2f out, hard ridden to chase winner 1f out, kept on but unable to quicken, lost 2nd last 50y (op 10-1)

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¾]	14. Riverblue I (IRE) 16/1 Fergus Sweeney D J Wintle	Fergus Sweeney D J Wintle	5	811	70	68	75	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - La Riveraine (USA) (Riverman)
Held up towards rear, progress to track leaders over 2f out, going easily but trapped on inner until last 100y, finished full of running (jockey said he was unable to get a clear run) (tchd 20-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [2]	2. Elmhurst Boy 14/1 Paul Doe Simon Dow	Paul Doe Simon Dow	5	100	87	85	92	–
b h Merdon Melody - Young Whip (Bold Owl)
Held up last, effort when squeezed out over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final 2f, not reach leaders (op 12-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	13. Silk St John 8/1 Kieren Fallon M J Ryan	Kieren Fallon M J Ryan	7	91	74	69	76	–
b g Damister (USA) - Silk St James (Pas De Seul)
Held up last pair, effort on inner well over 2f out, not clear run well over 1f out until inside final furlong, ran on one pace last 100y (op 7-1)

7⁽³⁾ 1½ [4¾]	6. Muyassir (IRE) 14/1 Seb Sanders Peter Makin	Seb Sanders Peter Makin	6	910	83	75	82	–
b h Brief Truce (USA) - Twine (Thatching)
Close up, ridden over 3f out, challenged 2f out, stayed pressing leaders until weakened inside final furlong (op 10-1)

8⁽¹³⁾ 1 [5¾]	11. Hail The Chief 20/1 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	4	94	77	67	74	–
b c Be My Chief (USA) - Jade Pet (Petong)
Made most to 3f out, stayed pressing leaders, every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 25-1 in places)

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6¼]	4. Kirovski (IRE) 14/1 T Quinn P W Harris	T Quinn P W Harris	4	912	85	74	81	–
b g Common Grounds - Nordic Doll (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up rear, some progress when not clear run over 1f out, one pace after (op 12-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [8¼]	7. Pulau Pinang (IRE) 16/1 Micky Fenton Gerard Butler	Micky Fenton Gerard Butler	5	98	81	66	73	–
ch m Dolphin Street (FR) - Inner Pearl (Gulf Pearl)
Held up towards rear, effort on outer over 2f out, switched inside and no progress over 1f out (op 14-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ hd [8½]	8. Ragdale Hall (USA) 5/1J Kevin Darley John Gosden	Kevin Darley John Gosden	4	95	78	63	70	–
b g Bien Bien (USA) - Gift Of Dance (USA) (Trempolino)
Prominent, led 3f out until headed and weakened well over 1f out (op 6-1)

12⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [9½]	12. Dumaran (IRE) 5/1J Tony Clark I A Balding	Tony Clark I A Balding	3	94 6	83	60	73	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Pine Needle (Kris)
Took keen hold early, close up on outer, ridden 3f out, lost place and beaten over 2f out (op 11-2)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [10¾]	16. Porak (IRE) 9/1 Ian Mongan Gary Moore	Ian Mongan Gary Moore	4	86	65	45	52	–
ch g Perugino (USA) - Gayla Orchestra (Lord Gayle)
Rear, ridden on outer 3f out, no progress and beaten 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

14⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [12]	1. Champion Lodge (IRE) 50/1 Simon Whitworth James Toller	Simon Whitworth James Toller	4	100	87	64	72	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Legit (IRE) (Runnett)
Prominent until weakened under pressure over 2f out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 10 [22]	15. Blushing Prince (IRE) 25/1 Philip Robinson Jeremy Noseda	Philip Robinson Jeremy Noseda	3	88 t	73	24	38	–
b c Priolo (USA) - Eliade (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
With leader, losing place under pressure when not much room over 2f out, eased (op 20-1)

16⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [22¾]	5. Kilkenny Castle (IRE) 33/1 M Roberts Simon Dow	M Roberts Simon Dow	5	912	85	40	48	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Shahaamh (IRE) (Reference Point)
Chased leaders until weakened rapidly 3f out (op 40-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

16 ran Off time: 3:52:00 Winning time: 1m 56.45s (slow by 3.75s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Mrs J Roberts (Counsel's Opinion) 1st breeder: Mrs B Keogh
2nd owner: Fayzad Thoroughbreds 'Syndicate A' (Lermontov)
3rd owner: D G Clarke (Just Nick)
Tote win: £15.90 PL: £3.40 £4.70 £2.70 Ex: £360.80 CSF: £170.92 Tricast: £2,289.02 Trifecta: £885.70 Part won. Pool: £1247.52 - 0.50 w/u.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 87 (31%) M [6-11] 30 (34%) H [12-16] 33 (35%)

3:45 Sandown 1 Sep 2001

William Hill Stakes (Handicap) Class C