Full Result 4.40 York | 10 May 1988

Sledmere Handicap

(0-100, 3yo) 1m1f OMS Good

1st £3,851.10 2nd £1,153.80 3rd £554.40 4th £254.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	0. Jamarj 7/1 M Birch M H Easterby	M Birch M H Easterby	3	97	–	–	–	–
br f Tyrnavos - Veneziana (Vettori)
Held up, 6th straight, steady headway 3f out, ran on under pressure final furlong to lead near finish

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	0. St Elmo's Fire I 3/1F George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	810	–	–	–	–
b g Grosvenor (NZ) - Star Quality (NZ) (Bismark)
Tracked leaders, 5th straight, led over 3f out, ran on just caught

3⁽¹⁾ nk [½]	0. Hoy I 11/2 T Ives I A Balding	T Ives I A Balding	3	92	–	–	–	–
b c Habitat (USA) - Fairy Tern (Mill Reef)
Behind, effort under pressure 2f out, ran on well final furlong

DSQ⁽²⁾ 1½ [2]	0. Chorus Boy I 6/1 W Carson E Weymes	W Carson E Weymes	3	711	–	–	–	–
br g Sonnen Gold - Toccata (Kythnos)
Soon driven along, headway under pressure 3f out, edged left 2f out, stayed on, eased when not much room inside final furlong, finished 4th, beaten 1 1/2l, disqualified

4⁽³⁾ 1½ [3½]	0. Camden Knight 14/1 L Charnock Neville Bycroft	L Charnock Neville Bycroft	3	82	–	–	–	–
b c Camden Town - Motionless (Midsummer Night II)
Headway 3f out, badly hampered 2f out, not recover, finished 5th, beaten 3l, promoted to 4th

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [6½]	0. Vison Gris 13/2 Gary Bardwell ⁵ B W Hills	Gary Bardwell ⁵ B W Hills	3	710	75	–	–	–
gr c Lord Gayle (USA) - Roof (Thatch)
Chased leaders, 3rd straight, weakened 2f out, finished 6th, beaten 7l, promoted to 5th

7⁽⁷⁾ [6½]	0. Hot Company 11/1 John Lowe G A Pritchard-Gordon	John Lowe G A Pritchard-Gordon	3	77	–	–	–	–
ch g Hotfoot I - Campagna (Romulus)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, weakened 2f out

8⁽⁸⁾ [6½]	0. Huldine 8/1 Ray Cochrane P T Walwyn	Ray Cochrane P T Walwyn	3	95	–	–	–	–
b f Cure The Blues (USA) - Querida (Rainbow Quest)
Never near leaders

9⁽⁹⁾ [6½]	0. Causley 11/1 M Fry B A McMahon	M Fry B A McMahon	3	711	–	–	–	–
br g Swing Easy (USA) - Four Lawns (Forlorn River)
Pulled hard, led after 2f until 4f out, soon weakened

10⁽⁴⁾ [6½]	0. Beamsley 14/1 Nick Connorton J W Watts	Nick Connorton J W Watts	3	86	–	–	–	–
b c Kafu - Princess Martina (English Prince)
Led 2f, 2nd straight, soon led, headed over 3f out, weakening when badly hampered 2f out

10 ran Off time: 4:41:00 Winning time: 1m 53.53s (slow by 4.53s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Ian Armitage (Jamarj) 1st breeder: J A Haverhals
2nd owner: Bylon Farmers Limited (St Elmo's Fire I)
3rd owner: Paul Mellon (Hoy I)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (30%) M [4-7] 59 (43%) H [8-10] 18 (27%)

Chorus Boy finished fourth, but was disqualified after a stewards' inquiry. Camden Knight was promoted to 4th and Vision Gris fifth.

4:40 York 10 May 1988

Sledmere Handicap