2:55 Doncaster 8 Nov 1997
Coalite Dragon Handicap Class C
(Class 3) (2m109yds) 2m½f Soft
1st
£8,090 2nd
£2,420 3rd
£1,160 4th
£530
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 86 | 68 | 76 | 77 | – | ||||
| b g Shirley Heights - Opale (Busted) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 4f out, led well over 1f out, edged left, soon clear, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
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4 | 82 | 69 | 70 | 76 | – | ||||
| b g Charmer (IRE) - Carousella (Rousillon) | ||||||||||
| Started slowly, headway 6f out, switched inside 3f out, not clear run 2f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong | ||||||||||
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4 | 813 | 75 | 79 | 80 | – | ||||
| b g Top Ville (IRE) - Honeymooning (USA) (Blushing Groom) | ||||||||||
| Held up and behind, headway 7f out, chasing leaders 3f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 85 | – | |||||
| br g In The Wings - Saving Mercy (Lord Gayle) | ||||||||||
| Held up and behind, headway 5f out, chasing leaders approaching final furlong, no impression | ||||||||||
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7 | 810 | 75 | 70 | 75 | – | ||||
| br g Be My Native (USA) - Say Yes (Junius) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, stayed on approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5 | 94 | 80 | 78 | 80 | – | |||||
| b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Fur Hat I (Habitat) | ||||||||||
| Always chasing leaders, every chance final 3f, hard ridden and weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
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5 | 813 | 75 | 69 | 71 | – | ||||
| ch g In The Wings - Dawn Is Breaking (Import) | ||||||||||
| Headway 8f out, led over 4f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
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4 | 88 | 70 | 57 | 59 | – | ||||
| b f Shirley Heights - Dame Ashfield (Grundy) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 4f out, ridden and no impression final 2f | ||||||||||
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6 | 86 | 68 | 54 | 57 | – | ||||
| b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Shademah (IRE) (Thatch) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader until weakened final 3f | ||||||||||
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4 | 90 | 76 | 60 | 63 | – | ||||
| b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Bonita Francita (CAN) (Devil's Bag) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway halfway, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 4 | 91 | 77 | 60 | 62 | – | |||||
| b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Damia (IRE) (Vision) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway entering straight, led over 2f out until well over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
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8 | 812 | 74 | 37 | 41 | – | ||||
| b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Tilia (ITY) (Dschingis Khan) | ||||||||||
| Led until headed over 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
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8 | 91 | 77 | 9 | 17 | – | ||||
| b g Beldale Flutter (USA) - Rich Line (High Line) | ||||||||||
| Held up, always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
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4 | 83 | 65 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Scenic (IRE) - Etage (Ile De Bourbon) | ||||||||||
| Always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
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4 | 813 | 75 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Taufan (USA) - Carado (Manado) | ||||||||||
| Prominent, outpaced halfway, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
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5 | 92 | 78 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Slip Anchor - Lady Barrister (Law Society) | ||||||||||
| Prominent until weakened 5f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
- 16 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 3m 53.14s (slow by 19.14s) Total SP: 144%
- Non-runners: Silence In Court I, Transom
- 1st owner: G J Keary (Opaque) 1st breeder: Snailwell Stud Co Ltd
- 2nd owner: Glendale Partnership Ltd (Galapino)
- 3rd owner: Mrs Berta Lazarus (Moon Colony)
- Tote win: £29.70 PL: £4.80 £4.30 £2.10 Ex: £231.20 CSF: £210.08 Tricast: £1,916.53 Trifecta: £962.60 Pool: £1,627.06. 1.20 winning tickets.
- DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 59 (27%) M [7-13] 40 (45%) H [14-18] 51 (28%)
