Full Result 3.10 York | 18 August 1988

William Hill Sprint Championship (Group 1)

5f Good

1st £57,052.80 2nd £21,222.74 3rd £10,086.37 4th £4,276.09

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	0. Handsome Sailor 5/2F Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	5	96	120	–	122	–
ch h Some Hand - Found At Sea (USA) (Pieces Of Eight)
Always prominent, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and ran on strongly

2⁽¹²⁾ 1½	0. Silver Fling (USA) 5/1 Ray Cochrane I A Balding	Ray Cochrane I A Balding	3	813	111	–	111	–
br f The Minstrel (CAN) - Royal Dilemma (USA) (Buckpasser)
Soon switched left, good headway halfway, driven along, ran on well final furlong, not reach winner

3⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [1¾]	0. Perion 4/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	6	96	119	–	117	–
ch g Northfields (USA) - Relanca (Relic)
Went left start, always prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on, unable to quicken

4⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2]	0. Ever Sharp 14/1 W R Swinburn L G Cottrell	W R Swinburn L G Cottrell	4	96	107	–	116	–
b g Sharpo - Blue Jane I (Blue Cashmere)
Tracked leaders on bit, effort well over 1f out, ran on same pace

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [2¼]	0. Wing Park 25/1 Billy Newnes Chris Wall	Billy Newnes Chris Wall	4	96	107	–	115	–
ch c Golden Dipper - Puente Primera (Primera)
With leaders, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken final furlong

6⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3¾]	0. Cadeaux Genereux 6/1 Pat Eddery A A Scott	Pat Eddery A A Scott	3	92	115	–	107	–
ch c Young Generation - Smarten Up (Sharpen Up)
Stumbled start, in touch, driven along halfway, never able to challenge

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [5¼]	0. Knesset (USA) 50/1 W Carson J Costello	W Carson J Costello	5	96 b	–	–	106	–
br h General Assembly (USA) - Klairessa (Klairon)
With leaders, slight lead well over 1f out, soon headed, edged right and gradually weakened

8⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [6¾]	0. Rotherfield Greys 10/1 M Roberts Chris Wall	M Roberts Chris Wall	6	96	96	–	102	–
bb g Mummy's Pet - Relicia (Relko)
Chased leaders, chance well over 1f out, weakened

9⁽¹⁾ [6¾]	0. Gallic League (IRE) 7/1 S Cauthen B W Hills	S Cauthen B W Hills	3	92	120	–	–	–
br c Welsh Saint - Red Rose Bowl (Dragonara Palace)
Led until headed well over 1f out, beaten when hampered

10⁽⁷⁾ [6¾]	0. Sharp Romance (USA) 66/1 M Wigham G Fytche	M Wigham G Fytche	6	96	100	–	–	–
ch h Sharpen Up - Sir Ivor's Favour (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Soon driven along and outpaced

11⁽⁶⁾ [6¾]	0. Colmore Row 20/1 B Raymond William Jarvis	B Raymond William Jarvis	3	92	–	–	–	–
b c Mummy's Pet - Front Row (Epaulette I)
In touch 3f

12⁽⁸⁾ [6¾]	0. Blues Indigo 50/1 R Curant J Wharton	R Curant J Wharton	3	813	105	–	–	–
b f Music Boy - Blueit (FR) (Bold Lad)
Good speed, with leaders until halfway, soon lost place

12 ran Off time: 3:12:00 Winning time: 58.73s (slow by 1.43s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: R E Sangster (Handsome Sailor) 1st breeder: H F Craig Harvey
2nd owner: George Strawbridge (Silver Fling)
3rd owner: E And B Productions (theatre) Ltd (Perion)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (43%) M [5-8] 15 (10%) H [9-12] 83 (47%)

3:10 York 18 Aug 1988

William Hill Sprint Championship (Group 1)