Full Result 4.30 Thirsk | 15 May 1999

Black Cat Fireworks Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) 6f Good To Soft

1st £7,532 2nd £2,276 3rd £1,108 4th £524

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	16. Redoubtable I (USA) 10/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	8	810	72	83	90	–
bb g Grey Dawn II - Seattle Rockette (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on well under pressure to lead inside final furlong (tchd 12-1 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ 2	18. Young Bigwig (IRE) 12/1 Paul Fessey D W Chapman	Paul Fessey D W Chapman	5	712	60	76	72	–
b g Anita's Prince - Humble Mission (Shack)
Led until headed inside final furlong, no extra (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ 1 [3]	3. Indian Spark 8/1 T Sprake Jim Goldie	T Sprake Jim Goldie	5	98	84	88	93	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Annes Gift (Ballymoss)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong (tchd 10-1)

4⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	5. Storyteller (IRE) 20/1 Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	5	96 v	82	82	87	–
b g Thatching - Please Believe Me (Try My Best)
Mid-division, kept on under pressure final furlong, never able to challenge

5⁽⁹⁾ 1 [5¼]	10. Full Spate 7/1 Craig Carver ⁵ Milton Bradley	Craig Carver ⁵ Milton Bradley	4	810	77	75	79	–
ch g Unfuwain (USA) - Double River (USA) (Irish River)
Behind early, smooth headway to join leaders halfway, weakened approaching final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5¾]	17. Benzoe (IRE) 25/1 Paul Goode ⁵ Andy Turnell	Paul Goode ⁵ Andy Turnell	9	82 2	69	66	70	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Saintly Guest (What A Guest)
Towards rear, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous (op 20-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ hd [6]	13. Jeffrey Anotherred 10/1 Fergal Lynch Michael Dods	Fergal Lynch Michael Dods	5	812	74	70	74	–
b g Emarati (USA) - First Pleasure (Dominion)
Mid-division, not clear run and outpaced 2f out, stayed on final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

8⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [6¼]	6. Royal Result (USA) 10/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	6	93	79	74	78	–
bb g Gone West (USA) - Norette (Northfields)
Behind, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous (op 8-1)

9⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [6½]	9. Double Action 5/1F Gyles Parkin Tim Easterby	Gyles Parkin Tim Easterby	5	92	78	73	77	–
br g Reprimand - Final ShotI (Dalsaan)
Chased leaders, every chance and ridden 2f out, faded (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

10⁽⁷⁾ nk [6¾]	4. Ocker (IRE) 12/1 Dean McKeown Mrs N Macauley	Dean McKeown Mrs N Macauley	5	98	84	78	82	–
br g Astronef - Violet Somers (Will Somers)
Mid-division, driven along halfway, no headway (op 10-1)

11⁽³⁾ shd [6¾]	14. Ansellman 16/1 Willie Ryan J Berry	Willie Ryan J Berry	9	811 b	73	67	70	–
gr g Absalom - Grace Poole (Sallust)
Chased leaders, driven along 2f out, faded (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

12⁽²⁾ 1½ [8¼]	2. Double Splendour (IRE) 33/1 J D Smith ³ P S Felgate	J D Smith ³ P S Felgate	9	98	87	77	80	–
b g Double Schwartz - Princess Pamela (Dragonara Palace)
Mid-division, no headway under pressure final 2f (jockey suspended for three days for using whip with excessive frequency and in wrong place) (tchd 50-1 in places)

13⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [8¾]	8. Royal Mark (IRE) 25/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	6	92	78	67	69	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Take Your Mark (USA) (Round Table)
Dwelt, never dangerous (op 20-1)

14⁽¹⁾ ½ [9¼]	12. Black Army 16/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	4	813	75	63	65	–
b g Aragon - Morgannwg (IRE) (Simply Great)
Prominent until weakened 2f out (op 14-1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [10¾]	15. Peppiatt 50/1 Kevin Darley Neville Bycroft	Kevin Darley Neville Bycroft	5	810	72	56	57	–
ch g Efisio - Fleur Du Val (Valiyar)
Never better than mid-division (op 25-1)

16⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [11¼]	1. Classy Cleo (IRE) 20/1 Chris D Cogan ⁷ David Evans	Chris D Cogan ⁷ David Evans	4	97	90	73	75	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Sybaris (Crowned Prince)
Close up until weakened well over 1f out

17⁽¹³⁾ 5 [16¼]	11. TorrentI 9/1 John Carroll David Barron	John Carroll David Barron	4	90	76	46	46	–
ch g Prince Sabo - Maiden Pool (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders until weakened well over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

18⁽⁸⁾ 2 [18¼]	7. Unshaken 10/1 Matthew Henry Eric Alston	Matthew Henry Eric Alston	5	92	78	43	42	–
b h Environment Friend - Reel Foyle (USA) (Irish River)
Soon behind

18 ran Off time: 4:33:00 Winning time: 1m 12.90s (slow by 4.20s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: David W Chapman (Redoubtable I) 1st breeder: Wooden Horse Inv Inc And Post Syndicate
2nd owner: David W Chapman (Young Bigwig)
3rd owner: Frank Brady (Indian Spark)
Tote win: £15.20 PL: £3.60 £2 £2.30 Ex: £64 CSF: £115.20 Tricast: £976.77
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 62 (27%) M [7-12] 33 (33%) H [13-18] 55 (40%)

4:30 Thirsk 15 May 1999

Black Cat Fireworks Handicap Class C