Full Result 3.10 York | 10 July 1993

John Smith's Bitter Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (6f214yds) 7f OMS Good To Firm

1st £6,212 2nd £1,856 3rd £888 4th £404

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	0. Dune River 6/1 Gary Carter David Loder	Gary Carter David Loder	4	81	63	60	67	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - River Spey (Mill Reef)
Made all, hard pressed final 2f, stayed on gamely under pressure

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1	0. Sobering Thoughts 7/1 J Tate ⁵ Les Eyre	J Tate ⁵ Les Eyre	7	710	63	53	65	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Soba (Most Secret)
Always close up, ridden 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong

3⁽⁹⁾ hd [1¼]	0. My Best Valentine 9/2F M Birch P W Harris	M Birch P W Harris	3	89	79	74	81	–
b c Try My Best (USA) - Pas De Calais (Pas De Seul)
Always well in touch, effort on outside 2f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra under pressure towards finish

4⁽³⁾ 1½ [2¾]	0. Parfait Amour 10/1 Alan Munro Richard Whitaker	Alan Munro Richard Whitaker	4	81	63	54	62	–
ch f Clantime - Chablisse (Radetzky)
Chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [4¼]	0. Southern Memories (IRE) 13/2 Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Snr	Frankie Dettori Richard Hannon Snr	3	91	85	73	81	–
b c Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Our Pet (Mummy's Pet)
Tracked leaders, going well, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and not quicken approaching final furlong

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [4¼]	0. Prenonamoss 13/2 Ray Cochrane David Arbuthnot	Ray Cochrane David Arbuthnot	5	92	78	66	74	–
b g Precocious - Nonabella (Nonoalco)
Tracked leaders, every chance well over 1f out, unable to quicken under pressure inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5]	0. Little Rousillon 12/1 Kim McDonnell ⁷ William Muir	Kim McDonnell ⁷ William Muir	5	710	65	44	60	–
b h Rousillon (USA) - Carolside (Music Maestro)
Behind, effort and headway on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

8⁽²⁾ 1½ [6½]	0. Sea Devil 13/2 Nick Connorton M J Camacho	Nick Connorton M J Camacho	7	93	79	62	–	–
gr g Absalom - Miss Poinciana (Averof)
In touch, ridden well over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

9⁽⁸⁾ 6 [12½]	0. Euro Festival 14/1 D Harrison ³ Lynn Siddall	D Harrison ³ Lynn Siddall	4	98	87	54	–	–
ch c Precocious - Quisissanno (Be My Guest)
Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon weakened

10⁽¹⁾ 4 [16½]	0. Braveboy 25/1 Brett Doyle ³ Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle ³ Clive Brittain	5	87	72	30	–	–
b g Never So Bold (IRE) - Relkina (FR) (Relkino)
Always behind, effort 4f out, no headway final 3f

11⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [19]	0. Baliana 11/1 Tony Culhane C B B Booth	Tony Culhane C B B Booth	3	83	73	29	–	–
b f Midyan (USA) - Okosan (USA) (Far Out East)
Always in rear, ridden along halfway, no impression

11 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 1m 23.93s (slow by 0.73s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: E R W Stanley (Dune River) 1st breeder: Hesmonds Stud Ltd
2nd owner: W E Solomon (Sobering Thoughts)
3rd owner: Mrs Irene Clifford (My Best Valentine)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 33 (33%) M [5-7] 57 (30%) H [8-11] 60 (37%)

3:10 York 10 Jul 1993

John Smith's Bitter Handicap Class C