Full Result 5.30 Thirsk | 15 May 1998

Kilburn Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 5f Good

1st £3,886 2nd £1,168 3rd £564 4th £262

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	. Kira 9/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	8	912	78	74	85	–
b m Starry Night (USA) - Irish Limerick (Try My Best)
Headway halfway, switched inside over 1f out, ran on well to lead near finish

2⁽¹⁾ ¾	. Storyteller (IRE) 7/2F Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	4	81 v	53	47	58	–
b g Thatching - Please Believe Me (Try My Best)
Slowly into stride, headway halfway, hard ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, not quicken near finish

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [2½]	. Nobalino 9/1 Pat McCabe ³ Mrs N Macauley	Pat McCabe ³ Mrs N Macauley	4	94 v	73	59	72	–
ch c Sharpo - Zipperti Do (Precocious)
With leaders, edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	. Southern Dominion 11/2 T Williams Miss J F Craze	T Williams Miss J F Craze	6	82	54	39	50	–
ch g Dominion - Southern Sky (Comedy Star)
Led until 2f out, hard ridden and kept on

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4¼]	. Squire Corrie 9/2 Adrian McCarthy ³ D W Chapman	Adrian McCarthy ³ D W Chapman	6	911	80	60	74	–
b g Distant Relative - Fast Car (FR) (Carwhite)
With leaders, led over 2f out until inside final furlong, soon weakened

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [4¾]	. Tinker's Surprise (IRE) 25/1 N Carlisle John Balding	N Carlisle John Balding	4	710	48	30	41	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Lils Fairy (Fairy King)
Raced keenly, soon tracking leaders, outpaced approaching final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [5]	. Sandmoor Tartan 12/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	712	59	40	51	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Sky Fighter (Hard Fought)
Soon behind, some headway 2f out, never near leaders

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5½]	. For The Present 11/2 Darryll Holland David Barron	Darryll Holland David Barron	8	91	67	47	57	–
b g Then Again - Axe Valley (Royben)
Soon outpaced and behind, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous

9⁽²⁾ 1 [6½]	. Royal Dome (IRE) 16/1 Willie Ryan Martyn Wane	Willie Ryan Martyn Wane	6	92	68	45	55	–
b g Salt Dome (USA) - Brook's Dilemma (Known Fact)
Headway halfway, every chance over 1f out, soon weakened

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [6¾]	. Hi Mujtahid (IRE) 14/1 J F Egan S E Kettlewell	J F Egan S E Kettlewell	4	81 b	53	29	39	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - High Tern (High Line)
Soon outpaced and behind

11⁽⁷⁾ 2 [8¾]	. Ballymote 10/1 Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	4	86	61	28	41	–
b g Chilibang - Be My Honey (Bustino)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place

11 ran Off time: 5:30:00 Winning time: 1m 0.20s (slow by 3.90s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: J E Wilson (Kira) 1st breeder: J S Bell
2nd owner: Mrs Karen S Pratt (Storyteller)
3rd owner: Maurice Kirby (Nobalino)
Tote win: £12.90 PL: £3.50 £1.20 £3.90 Ex: £31.80 CSF: £39.11 Tricast: £283.02 Trifecta: £176.90 Pool: £665.61. 2.67 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (36%) M [5-7] 23 (26%) H [8-11] 77 (38%)

5:30 Thirsk 15 May 1998

Kilburn Handicap Class D