Full Result 3.40 York | 9 July 1988

John Smith's Bitter Handicap

(0-100) (7f192yds) 1m Good To Soft

1st £4,955.40 2nd £1,483.20 3rd £711.60 4th £325.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Spanish Pine 7/2F B Raymond B Hanbury	B Raymond B Hanbury	3	94	93	–	–	–
b c King Of Spain - Pine Ridge I (High Top)
In touch, 6th straight, challenged 2f out, hard ridden and ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	0. Lady La Paz 6/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	5	90	77	–	–	–
br m King Of Spain - Selham (Derring-Do)
Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1¼]	0. Red River Boy I 9/2 P D'Arcy Ron Hodges	P D'Arcy Ron Hodges	5	89 5	72	–	–	–
b g Latest Model - Count On Me (No Mercy I)
Headway over 3f out, challenged 2f out, hard ridden and unable to quicken final furlong

4⁽³⁾ ¾ [2]	0. Joveworth 5/1 S Williams ⁷ Jeremy Glover	S Williams ⁷ Jeremy Glover	5	92	86	–	–	–
gr g Monsanto (FR) - Flitterdale (Abwah)
Behind, hung left 3f out, hampered and switched well over 1f out, ran on well towards finish

5⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2½]	0. Brewin Time 5/1 John Lowe M H Easterby	John Lowe M H Easterby	4	81 v	64	–	–	–
b g Palm Track - Baggin Time (Pinsun)
7th straight, went prominent over 3f out, every chance until weakened approaching final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3]	0. Topeka Express (USA) 10/1 M Birch Colin Tinkler	M Birch Colin Tinkler	5	811	74	–	–	–
b g Topsider (USA) - Watch Out I (Blakeney)
Chased leaders, 5th straight, hard ridden and weakened approaching final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [4½]	0. Britannia Bell 16/1 Alan Munro ⁵ Mel Brittain	Alan Munro ⁵ Mel Brittain	3	712	78	–	–	–
br g Pitskelly - Saintly Angel (So Blessed)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, no impression final 2f

8⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5¼]	0. Qualitair Flyer 12/1 Gary Bardwell ³ K Stone	Gary Bardwell ³ K Stone	6	74	56	–	–	–
b g Kampala - Ziobia (Tribal Chief)
Headway on inside 3f out, beaten 2f out

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5¾]	0. Centauri (USA) 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	910	87	–	–	–
b c Star De Naskra (USA) - How Charming (USA) (What Luck)
Effort and headway over 3f out, soon beaten

10⁽²⁾ 2½ [8¼]	0. Kaleidophone 20/1 L Charnock C W C Elsey	L Charnock C W C Elsey	4	80	63	–	–	–
b f Kalaglow (IRE) - Plum Bold (Be My Guest)
Led 1f, 3rd straight, weakened 3f out

11⁽⁵⁾ [8¼]	0. Drag Artist 20/1 S Maloney ⁷ Mel Brittain	S Maloney ⁷ Mel Brittain	3	71 b	69	–	–	–
br g Artaius (USA) - Drag Line I (Track Spare)
Close up, 2nd straight, gradually lost place

11 ran Off time: 3:42:00 Winning time: 1m 39.32s (slow by 3.72s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Spanish Pine) 1st breeder: Capt John Macdonaldbuchanan
2nd owner: Full Circle Thoroughbreds D Plc (Lady La Paz)
3rd owner: J W Mursell (Red River Boy I)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 63 (41%) M [5-7] 12 (16%) H [8-11] 75 (43%)

3:40 York 9 Jul 1988

John Smith's Bitter Handicap