Full Result 9.15 Thirsk | 5 June 2000

Saltersgate Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Soft

1st £3,425.50 2nd £1,054 3rd £527 4th £263.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	4. Grub Street 33/1 Dean Mernagh ³ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ³ Mel Brittain	4	85	50	47	58	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Broadmara (IRE) (Thatching)
Close up, led over 1f out, stayed on under pressure (official explanation: trainer had no reason for the improved form shown)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	8. Best Ever 4/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	3	712	51	46	54	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Better Still (IRE) (Glenstal)
Tracked leaders, driven along over 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [2]	1. Air Of Esteem 7/1 Paul Goode ³ P C Haslam	Paul Goode ³ P C Haslam	4	910	69	60	73	–
b g Forzando - Shadow Bird (Martinmas)
In touch, headway over 2f out, disputed lead over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

4⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2¾]	7. Cyran Park 11/1 T Williams Wilf Storey	T Williams Wilf Storey	4	80 b¹	42	31	44	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Kimberley Park (Try My Best)
Held up, keen early, headway 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, never able to challenge (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [3¾]	3. Pleading 10/1 John Carroll Mark Buckley	John Carroll Mark Buckley	7	95 b	61	47	61	–
b g Never So Bold (IRE) - Ask Mama (Mummy's Pet)
Dwelt, behind, stayed on under pressure from over 2f out, never dangerous (op 8-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [4]	5. Zechariah 3/1 A Beech ⁵ Les Eyre	A Beech ⁵ Les Eyre	4	712	45	30	44	–
b g Kasakov - Runfawit Pet (Welsh Saint)
Led until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 5-2)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [5]	2. Danakil 5/2F Darren Williams ⁷ K R Burke	Darren Williams ⁷ K R Burke	5	95	68	50	65	–
b g Warning - Danilova (USA) (Lyphard)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 100-30)

8⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5¾]	6. Three Cherries 20/1 George Duffield Ron Barr	George Duffield Ron Barr	4	83 1	45	24	41	–
ch f Formidable I (USA) - Mistral's Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Held up, keen early, effort 3f out, soon ridden and beaten (tchd 33-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [8¼]	9. Susy Wells (IRE) 33/1 Paul Fessey J Parkes	Paul Fessey J Parkes	5	710 3	38	9	29	–
b m Masad (IRE) - My Best Susy (IRE) (Try My Best)
Midfield, effort 3f out, soon beaten (op 25-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [11¾]	10. Pleasure Trick (USA) 33/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	9	710 6	38	–	22	–
br g Clever Trick (USA) - Pleasure Garden I (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Always behind

10 ran Off time: 9:15:00 Winning time: 1m 43.50s (slow by 6.60s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mel Brittain (Grub Street) 1st breeder: Burton Agnes Stud Co Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs Jean Turpin (Best Ever)
3rd owner: Middleham Park Racing XV (Air Of Esteem)
Tote win: £41.60 PL: £4.60 £2.70 £1.80 Ex: £342 CSF: £142.94 Tricast: £970.72
Placepot: £257.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £31,101.59. 88.31 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £34.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,594.82. 33.87 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (30%) M [4-7] 19 (35%) H [8-10] 70 (35%)

9:15 Thirsk 5 Jun 2000

Saltersgate Handicap Class E