Full Result 4.00 York | 2 September 1999

ACMC Nursery Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (2yo) (7f202yds) 1m OMS Good To Firm

1st £8,610 2nd £2,580 3rd £1,240 4th £570

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. The Wife 10/1 Pat Eddery Tim Easterby	Pat Eddery Tim Easterby	2	94	80	76	84	–
b f Efisio - Great Steps (Vaigly Great)
Tracked leaders, squeezed through to lead just inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well (tchd 9-1 in places)

2⁽¹²⁾ 1¼	12. Best Ever 11/1 Paul Quinn ⁷ Michael Easterby	Paul Quinn ⁷ Michael Easterby	2	78	63	50	64	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Better Still (IRE) (Glenstal)
Raced keenly, soon close up, slight lead from 5f out, ridden 2f out, rider dropped rein and headed just inside final furlong, rallied towards finish (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

3⁽¹³⁾ 1 [2¼]	10. Bandler Ching (IRE) 25/1 Dean Mernagh ⁵ Pat Mitchell	Dean Mernagh ⁵ Pat Mitchell	2	81	68	55	67	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Stanerra's Wish (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, kept on

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3½]	1. Dance In Tune 2/1F Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	912 5	88	78	84	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Dancing Prize (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led 3f, with leader until 2f out, kept on under pressure (tchd 9-4 and 5-2 in places)

5⁽⁸⁾ hd [3¾]	11. Safarando (IRE) 12/1 Chris D Cogan ⁷ Nick Littmoden	Chris D Cogan ⁷ Nick Littmoden	2	711	66	48	62	–
b c Turtle Island (IRE) - Hertford Castle (Reference Point)
Mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, wandered, kept on from over 1f out (op 10-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [4½]	6. Distinctly Well (IRE) 14/1 Jimmy Fortune David Evans	Jimmy Fortune David Evans	2	90	76	64	70	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Brandywell (IRE) (Skyliner I)
Chased leaders, driven along 3f out, not pace of leaders from over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [5¼]	3. Lonely Place (IRE) 8/1 Terry Lucas B W Hills	Terry Lucas B W Hills	2	92	78	64	70	–
b c Lake Coniston (IRE) - Aimores (IRE) (Persian Heights)
Held up, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on one pace, not reach leaders (op 10-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [5½]	4. Divine Prospect (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Darley Alan Jarvis	Kevin Darley Alan Jarvis	2	91	77	63	69	–
bb f Namaqualand (USA) - Kayu (Tap On Wood)
Held up and behind, not much room over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on well, nearest finish (tchd 11-1 in places)

9⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [7]	7. Exile 14/1 Willie Supple William Haggas	Willie Supple William Haggas	2	810	72	55	60	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Silver Venture (USA) (Silver Hawk)
In touch until ridden and no headway final 2f (tchd 16-1 in a place)

10⁽⁹⁾ 6 [13]	13. Middlethorpe 11/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	2	713	61	32	36	–
b g Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Prime Property (IRE) (Tirol)
Rear division, driven along over 3f out, beaten 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

11⁽²⁾ 4 [17]	14. Double Fault (IRE) 12/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	2	710 1	58	–	24	–
br f Zieten (USA) - Kashapour (Nishapour)
Mid-division, driven along halfway, weakened over 2f out (op 10-1)

12⁽⁶⁾ 6 [23]	8. Distant Prospect (IRE) 8/1 Kieren Fallon J R Arnold	Kieren Fallon J R Arnold	2	89	71	1	24	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Ukraine's Affair (USA) (The Minstrel)
Behind, effort over 3f out, beaten 2f out, eased final furlong (op 6-1)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [25½]	5. Alpha Heights (IRE) 20/1 Ray Cochrane Nerys Dutfield	Ray Cochrane Nerys Dutfield	2	91	77	23	25	–
b f Namaqualand (USA) - Mnaafa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Always behind

14⁽¹¹⁾ shd [25½]	9. Term Of Endearment I 14/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	2	88	70	–	17	–
b f First Trump - Twilight SecretI (Vaigly Great)
Mid-division, driven along halfway, soon outpaced, beaten over 2f out (op 16-1)

14 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 1m 37.24s (slow by 0.04s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: Jonathan Gill (The Wife) 1st breeder: G And Mrs Middlebrook
2nd owner: Mrs Jean Turpin (Best Ever)
3rd owner: Newmarket Connections Ltd (Bandler Ching)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £1.40 £4.90 £14.70 Ex: £62 CSF: £117.55 Tricast: £2,551.63 Trifecta: £8,426.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 63 (47%) M [6-9] 34 (27%) H [10-14] 53 (26%)

Course-record time

4:00 York 2 Sep 1999

ACMC Nursery Handicap Class C