Full Result 2.00 Brighton | 25 August 1988

Ruddles Best Bitter Maiden Stakes

(3yo) 6f OMS Firm

1st £2,535.50 2nd £703 3rd £336.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Ballafort 25/1 T Williams D R Laing	T Williams D R Laing	3	811	49	–	–	–
b f Ballacashtal (CAN) - Fortune's Fancy (Workboy I)
5th straight, led over 1f out, ridden out

2⁽²⁾ ½	0. Provocation 7/2 Pat Eddery David Elsworth	Pat Eddery David Elsworth	3	811	–	–	–	–
ch f Kings Lake (USA) - Poppiduk (Quack)
2nd straight, every chance over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [2]	0. ThunderflashI 7/4F W Carson John Dunlop	W Carson John Dunlop	3	811	88	–	–	–
b f Runnett - High Explosive (Mount Hagen)
4th straight, every chance over 1f out, one pace

4⁽³⁾ 3 [5]	0. Toad Along 16/1 Billy Newnes David Elsworth	Billy Newnes David Elsworth	3	90	72	–	–	–
b g Daring March - Fille De Phaeton (Sun Prince)
Led over 4f

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6½]	0. My Patricia 20/1 John Reid H O'Neill	John Reid H O'Neill	3	811	49	–	–	–
b f My Dad Tom (USA) - Sallachy (Hot Spark)
Headway over 1f out, never nearer

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [6½]	0. Tender Whisper 5/1 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani	Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani	3	811	–	–	–	–
b f Tender King - Queens Message (Town Crier)
6th straight, no headway final 2f

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¾]	0. Prairie Sister 20/1 B Rouse Richard Hannon Snr	B Rouse Richard Hannon Snr	3	811	43	–	–	–
ch f Known Fact (USA) - Segos (Runnymede I)
Started slowly, never nearer

8⁽⁸⁾ 7 [13¾]	0. All Honesty I 16/1 Rae Guest A Hide	Rae Guest A Hide	3	90	77	–	–	–
bb g Tyrnavos - Integrity (Reform)
3rd straight, weakened 2f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [14]	0. Goldust (FR) 10/1 R Street M E D Francis	R Street M E D Francis	3	811	75	–	–	–
ch f Dublin Taxi - Aberklair (Klairon)
Behind final 2f

10⁽⁵⁾ [14]	0. Cherrywood Lad 33/1 N Howe H O'Neill	N Howe H O'Neill	3	90	–	–	–	–
ch c Blue Refrain - Tollers Rose (Some Hand)
Always behind

11⁽⁶⁾ [14]	0. Durative 10/1 W R Swinburn C A Austin	W R Swinburn C A Austin	3	90	57	–	–	–
gr g Moorestyle - Zedative (FR) (Zeddaan)
Always behind

11 ran Off time: 2:03:00 Winning time: 1m 10.40s (slow by 2.10s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: C A Bentick (Ballafort) 1st breeder: C A Bentick
2nd owner: Miss Juliet E Reed (Provocation)
3rd owner: T D Stonor (ThunderflashI)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 92 (30%) M [5-7] 25 (24%) H [8-11] 33 (46%)

2:00 Brighton 25 Aug 1988

Ruddles Best Bitter Maiden Stakes