Full Result 3.05 York | 16 May 1996

William Hill Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo) (6f214yds) 7f OMS Good To Firm

1st £19,087.50 2nd £5,700 3rd £2,725 4th £1,237.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	. Polish Spring (IRE) 14/1 B Thomson B W Hills	B Thomson B W Hills	3	86	85	65	88	–
ch f Polish Precedent (USA) - Diavolina (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up, effort and not much room over 2f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, finish strongly to lead post

2⁽³⁾ hd	. Royal Mark (IRE) 5/1F Pat Eddery J W Watts	Pat Eddery J W Watts	3	89	88	67	91	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Take Your Mark (USA) (Round Table)
Always chasing leaders, led over 1f out until near finish

3⁽¹³⁾ shd [nk]	. Caricature (IRE) 8/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	3	85	84	63	86	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - That's Easy (Swing Easy)
Held up, effort and hung left over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

4⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [½]	. Double Bluff I (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Darley I A Balding	Kevin Darley I A Balding	3	86	85	64	87	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Timely Raise (USA) (Raise A Man)
Soon pushed along, headway on outside halfway, stayed on well inside final furlong

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [1½]	. Letluce 11/2 Mick Kinane J R Arnold	Mick Kinane J R Arnold	3	92	95	72	94	–
b f Aragon - Childish Prank (Teenoso)
Held up, effort on outside over 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [2½]	. Iamus 16/1 Ray Cochrane P T Walwyn	Ray Cochrane P T Walwyn	3	89	88	63	85	–
ch c Most Welcome - Icefern (Moorestyle)
Dwelt start, headway on inside when badly hampered over 2f out, switched, stayed on approaching final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	. Sualtach (IRE) 10/1 D Harrison Reg Hollinshead	D Harrison Reg Hollinshead	3	85	84	55	77	–
b c Marju (IRE) - Astra Adastra (Mount Hagen)
Chased leaders, every chance and edged right 1f out, weakened towards finish

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4¾]	. Jo Mell 14/1 M Birch Tim Easterby	M Birch Tim Easterby	3	84	83	53	75	–
b g Efisio - Militia Girl (Rarity)
Led until over 1f out, gradually weakened

9⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5¾]	. Tarneem (USA) 13/2 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	3	89	88	55	77	–
b f Zilzal (USA) - Willowy Mood (USA) (Will Win)
In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out

10⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6¼]	. King Of Peru 20/1 J Tate Alan Jarvis	J Tate Alan Jarvis	3	97	100	66	88	–
b g Inca Chief I (USA) - Julie's Star (IRE) (Thatching)
Prominent, stayed on one pace when hampered inside final furlong

11⁽⁷⁾ 1 [7¼]	. Paint It BlackI 10/1 T Quinn Richard Hannon Snr	T Quinn Richard Hannon Snr	3	86	85	49	71	–
ch c Double Schwartz - Tableaux (FR) (Welsh Pageant)
Chased leaders, soon pushed along, weakening when hampered over 1f out

12⁽⁹⁾ hd [7½]	. Green Bopper (USA) 14/1 Micky Fenton Michael Bell	Micky Fenton Michael Bell	3	85	84	48	69	–
b c Green Dancer (USA) - Wayage (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Outpaced after 2f, never dangerous after

13⁽¹⁾ ½ [8]	. Whittle Rock 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	Jimmy Quinn Eric Alston	3	81	80	43	64	–
b f Rock City (IRE) - Lurking (Formidable I)
Chased leaders, weakening when hampered over 1f out

14⁽²⁾ 9 [17]	. Prince Aslia 20/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	3	92	95	37	57	–
b c Aragon - Aslia (Henbit)
With leader until weakened over 2f out, eased

14 ran Off time: 3:07:00 Winning time: 1m 25.91s (slow by 2.71s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Marston Stud (Polish Spring) 1st breeder: Lady Richard Wellesley And Grange Nominees
2nd owner: Lord Swaythling (Royal Mark)
3rd owner: White Bear Limited (Caricature)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 60 (31%) M [6-9] 21 (23%) H [10-14] 69 (46%)

3:05 York 16 May 1996

William Hill Handicap Class B