Full Result 2.15 Thirsk | 30 July 1988

Directors Trophy Nursery

(2yo) 7f Good

1st £3,145.10 2nd £873.60 3rd £419.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Falcon Flight 5/1 John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	2	92	78	–	–	–
ch g Tampero (FR) - Kemoening (FalconI)
Led after 3f, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on well

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1	0. Optimist 11/10F J Murray ⁷ S G Norton	J Murray ⁷ S G Norton	2	90	83	–	–	–
br c Blakeney - Magic Formula (St Paddy)
Behind 7th straight, headway 3f out, soon ridden, ran on well near finish

3⁽²⁾ ½ [1½]	0. Wit And Wisdom 11/2 D Nicholls David Barron	D Nicholls David Barron	2	88	70	–	–	–
b f Comedy Star (USA) - Sospirae (Sandford Lad)
Led 3f, 2nd straight, soon every chance, unable to quicken final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ 4 [5½]	0. Northwold Star (USA) 12/1 John Lowe D T Thom	John Lowe D T Thom	2	83	65	–	–	–
br f Monteverdi - Its A Romp (Hotfoot I)
Chased leaders 3rd straight, ridden 3f out, weakened distance

5⁽³⁾ 1 [6½]	0. Richards Pet 12/1 L O Jones Richard Hannon Snr	L O Jones Richard Hannon Snr	2	813	75	–	–	–
ch g Noalto - Whipalash (Stephen George)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, kept on one pace final 2f

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¾]	0. El Dalsad 25/1 L Charnock Mrs N Macauley	L Charnock Mrs N Macauley	2	81 v	63	–	–	–
b c Dalsaan - Safidar (Roan Rocket)
Stayed on approaching final furlong, never nearer

7⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [8¼]	0. Anna May Wong I 12/1 Wendy Buxton ⁷ Alan Bailey	Wendy Buxton ⁷ Alan Bailey	2	72	57	–	–	–
b f Music Maestro - Musky (Owen Dudley)
Behind, stayed on approaching final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ 3 [11¼]	0. Miss Examiner 16/1 Dale Gibson ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	Dale Gibson ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	2	80	67	–	–	–
ch f Absalom - Buttermilk Sky (Midsummer Night II)
Always in rear

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [11½]	0. Birmingham's Pride 25/1 Tony Culhane ³ Reg Hollinshead	Tony Culhane ³ Reg Hollinshead	2	712	63	–	–	–
br f Indian King (USA) - Cooliney Dancer (Dancer's Image)
6th straight, soon outpaced

10⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [16½]	0. Holster 12/1 M Birch D Morley	M Birch D Morley	2	90 b	76	–	–	–
b g Gorytus (USA) - Action Belle (Auction Ring)
5th straight, weakened over 2f out

10 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 1m 28.10s (slow by 4.00s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: J Thompson (Falcon Flight) 1st breeder: Zeppo Ltd
2nd owner: D H Brown (Optimist)
3rd owner: Mrs Peter Bell (Wit And Wisdom)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 85 (32%) M [4-8] 17 (20%) H [9-11] 48 (48%)

2:15 Thirsk 30 Jul 1988

Directors Trophy Nursery