Full Result 3.30 Carlisle | 24 April 1998

Merlin Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) 1m1f Good To Soft

1st £2,957 2nd £896 3rd £438 4th £209

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	11. Celestial Welcome 11/4F Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	3	85	54	–	66	–
b f Most Welcome - Choral Sundown (Night Shift)
Soon pushed along, headway over 4f out, shaken up to lead just inside final furlong, cleverly

2⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾	12. Castle Friend 8/1 John Carroll Micky Hammond	John Carroll Micky Hammond	3	85	54	–	55	–
b g Durgam (USA) - Furry Friend (USA) (Bold Bidder)
Chased leaders, hung right over 2f out, led over 1f out, no chance with winner

3⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [1½]	2. River Beat (IRE) 6/1 D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	3	92	65	–	65	–
b g River Falls I - Aughamore Beauty (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace approaching final furlong

4⁽⁸⁾ shd [1½]	6. Miss Salsa Dancer 7/1 C Lowther ³ Denys Smith	C Lowther ³ Denys Smith	3	88	60	–	59	–
ch f Salse (USA) - Thakhayr (Sadler's Wells)
With leader, led over 2f out until over 1f out, one pace

5⁽¹¹⁾ 8 [9½]	13. Bint Nadia 10/1 T Williams Miss J F Craze	T Williams Miss J F Craze	3	84	53	–	35	–
b f Deploy - Faisalah (Gay Mecene)
Chased leaders, driven along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽³⁾ 2½ [12]	1. Master Caster (IRE) 8/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	3	97	70	–	46	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Honourable Sheba (USA) (Roberto)
Mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

7⁽¹⁶⁾ 5 [17]	10. The Honorable Lady 10/1 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	3	87	56	–	21	–
b f Mystiko (USA) - Mrs Thatcher (Law Society)
Rear division, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous

8⁽¹⁾ 2 [19]	14. Orleans (IRE) 20/1 Terry Lucas Tom Tate	Terry Lucas Tom Tate	3	84	53	–	14	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Guest House (What A Guest)
Behind, some headway 2f out, never near leaders

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [19½]	15. Sharway Lady 25/1 L Newton B A McMahon	L Newton B A McMahon	3	84 2 b	53	–	13	–
b f Shareef Dancer (USA) - Eladale (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [20¾]	7. Grosvenor Spirit (IRE) 14/1 Robert Havlin ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Havlin ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	86	58	–	15	–
bb f Fairy King (USA) - La Koumia (FR) (Kaldoun)
Soon outpaced and driven along, never dangerous

11⁽²⁾ ½ [21¼]	8. Disco Tex 16/1 S D Finnamore ⁷ Michael Easterby	S D Finnamore ⁷ Michael Easterby	3	80	56	–	12	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Andbracket (Import)
Slowly into stride, always in rear

12⁽⁴⁾ hd [21½]	3. Lord Of LoveI 12/1 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	3	91	64	–	20	–
b g Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Gymcrak Lovebird (Taufan)
Led until over 2f out, lost place over 1f out

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [22½]	9. Thanks Keith 16/1 Royston Ffrench Jonjo O'Neill	Royston Ffrench Jonjo O'Neill	3	87	56	–	9	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Nannie Annie (Persian Bold)
Prominent early, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [24¼]	4. Won't Forget Me (IRE) 20/1 Adrian McCarthy ⁵ Ian Semple	Adrian McCarthy ⁵ Ian Semple	3	89	63	–	13	–
br g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Lucky Realm (Realm)
Mid-division, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

15⁽⁵⁾ 10 [34¼]	16. Tom 25/1 N Kennedy J Hetherton	N Kennedy J Hetherton	3	81	50	–	–	–
gr g Petong - Wanton (Kris)
Slowly into stride, always behind

16⁽¹²⁾ 4 [38¼]	5. Strategic Air 20/1 Jimmy Quinn E Weymes	Jimmy Quinn E Weymes	3	813	62	–	–	–
ch g Anshan - Kimbolton Katie (Aragon)
Slowly into stride, always behind

16 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 2m 1.80s (slow by 8.20s) Total SP: 142%
1st owner: The Welcome Alliance (Celestial Welcome) 1st breeder: Roger Macnair
2nd owner: Middleham Racing Bureau/g Heap (Castle Friend)
3rd owner: Grangewood Sales & Marketing (River Beat)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.60 £1.50 £1.60 Ex: £20 CSF: £24.41 Tricast: £125.95 Trifecta: £59.10 Pool: £366.29. 4.40 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 31 (23%) M [6-11] 77 (51%) H [12-16] 42 (26%)

3:30 Carlisle 24 Apr 1998

Merlin Handicap Class E