Full Result 4.10 Doncaster | 31 July 1996

Wards Best Bitter Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m2f43yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £3,913.25 2nd £1,166 3rd £555.50 4th £250.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	. Celestial Choir 11/2 Ollie Pears ³ Les Eyre	Ollie Pears ³ Les Eyre	6	911	83	–	–	–
b m Celestial Storm (USA) - Choir (High Top)
Held up, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to lead close home

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	. Blurred (IRE) 10/1 Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	Philip Robinson Mark H Tompkins	3	83	68	73	70	–
ch g Al Hareb (USA) - I'll Take Paris (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Led, quickened 3f out, hard ridden final furlong, just caught

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [2]	. Rory I 8/1 Amanda Sanders ⁵ Julie Cecil	Amanda Sanders ⁵ Julie Cecil	5	90	74	72	74	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Crymlyn (Welsh Pageant)
Pulled hard, soon close up, one pace inside final furlong

4⁽⁸⁾ hd [2¼]	. Advance East 3/1 Fergal Lynch ³ Mrs J R Ramsden	Fergal Lynch ³ Mrs J R Ramsden	4	712	56	55	55	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Startino (Bustino)
Held up, not clear run and switched well over 1f out, good headway entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish

5⁽⁵⁾ 5 [7¼]	. Special-K 5/1 Gavin Faulkner ⁷ E Weymes	Gavin Faulkner ⁷ E Weymes	4	82 3	61	52	55	–
br f Treasure Kay - Lissi Gori (FR) (Bolkonski)
Chased leaders until weakened final 2f

6⁽³⁾ ½ [7¾]	. Flying North (IRE) 9/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	3	90	79	73	69	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - North Kildare (USA) (Northjet)
Held up and behind, headway 2 1/2f out, never able to challenge

7⁽²⁾ 2½ [10¼]	. Amusing Aside (IRE) 10/1 George Duffield J W Watts	George Duffield J W Watts	3	81	66	56	52	–
ch f In The Wings - Most Amusing (Blushing Groom)
Held up, effort over 2f out, never dangerous

8⁽⁴⁾ 5 [15¼]	. Overruled (IRE) 11/4F David McCabe David Loder	David McCabe David Loder	3	95 v¹	84	66	61	–
b f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Overcall (Bustino)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 2f out

8 ran Off time: 4:10:00 Winning time: 2m 11.16s (slow by 5.06s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Mrs Carole Sykes (Celestial Choir) 1st breeder: J L Eyre
2nd owner: M H Tompkins (Blurred)
3rd owner: Mrs J Cecil (Rory I)

4:10 Doncaster 31 Jul 1996

Wards Best Bitter Handicap Class D