Full Result 3.30 Catterick | 20 July 1988

Huddersfield Stakes

(2yo) (7f6yds) 7f Good

1st £1,856 2nd £516 3rd £248

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	0. Sterling Ace (USA) 8/13F G Starkey G Harwood	G Starkey G Harwood	2	93	–	–	–	–
b c Private Account (USA) - The Rarest (Rarity)
Pulled hard, made all, shaken up near finish

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	0. Optimist 2/1 B Crossley S G Norton	B Crossley S G Norton	2	93	–	–	–	–
br c Blakeney - Magic Formula (St Paddy)
Always prominent, 2nd straight, ridden 2f out, rallied gamely close home

3⁽⁴⁾ 8 [8½]	0. Brinksway 20/1 K Hodgson Jonjo O'Neill	K Hodgson Jonjo O'Neill	2	811	–	–	–	–
ch c Electric I - Nom De Plume (Aureole)
Chased leaders, 3rd straight, no headway final 2f

4⁽¹⁾ 7 [15½]	0. Lockhart 10/1 S Webster A Smith	S Webster A Smith	2	812	–	–	–	–
b f Lochnager - Courting Day (Right Boy)
Held up, 4th straight, never on terms with leaders

5⁽²⁾ 2 [17½]	0. Swank Gilbert 33/1 Kevin Darley J Etherington	Kevin Darley J Etherington	2	811	–	–	–	–
b c Balliol I - Song To Singo (Master Sing)
Chased leaders until weakened and 5th straight

5 ran Off time: 3:37:00 Winning time: 1m 27.20s (slow by 3.70s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Sterling Ace) 1st breeder: G Watts Humphrey, Jr & Brereton C Jones
2nd owner: D H Brown (Optimist)
3rd owner: Hyde Sporting Promotions Limited (Brinksway)