Full Result 3.40 Doncaster | 30 July 1998

Ward's Best Bitter Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) (6f2yds) 6f Good To Firm

1st £3,882.50 2nd £1,160 3rd £555 4th £252.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	8. Dil 8/1 Pat McCabe Mrs N Macauley	Pat McCabe Mrs N Macauley	3	811	73	73	82	–
b g Primo Dominie - Swellegant (Midyan)
Held up going well, headway on bit to lead over 1f out, edged right, ridden inside final furlong, rider dropped whip near finish, held on well (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

2⁽¹⁾ nk	10. Demolition Jo 11/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	3	810 v	72	71	80	–
gr f Petong - Fire Sprite (Mummy's Game)
Switched right after start, chased leaders, hard ridden and every chance entering final furlong, kept on well towards finish (op 10-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [¾]	7. Emperor Naheem (IRE) 8/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	3	813 6	75	73	82	–
b g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Desert Gale (Taufan)
Tracked leaders on bit, every chance approaching final furlong, not quicken towards finish (op 11-2)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [2¼]	2. Easter Ogil (IRE) 9/1 Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	3	95 v¹	81	75	84	–
ch g Pips Pride - Piney Pass (Persian Bold)
Headway from rear over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, unable to quicken (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [3¼]	4. Eljjanah (USA) 5/2F Gary Carter John Dunlop	Gary Carter John Dunlop	3	94	80	72	80	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - True Celebrity (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, switched and headway 1f out, ran on one pace towards finish (tchd 11-4)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2 [5¼]	3. Only For Gold 14/1 P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	3	811	80	60	75	–
b g Presidium - Calvanne Miss (Martinmas)
With leaders, ridden along 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong (tchd 16-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ nk [5½]	11. Cool Secret 12/1 J Stack Kevin Ryan	J Stack Kevin Ryan	3	83	65	51	59	–
gr g Petong - Cool Run (Deep Run)
In touch, outpaced and dropped rear half-way, switched and stayed on final furlong (tchd 14-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [7]	12. Leofric 20/1 Antonio Polli ⁵ M J Polglase	Antonio Polli ⁵ M J Polglase	3	75 6 b	58	35	48	–
b g Alhijaz - Wandering Stranger (Petong)
Close up, slight lead over 2f out until headed and weakened under pressure over 1f out (tchd 25-1 in places)

9⁽²⁾ nk [7½]	1. Prix Star 12/1 Ray Cochrane Chris Fairhurst	Ray Cochrane Chris Fairhurst	3	97 v	83	64	72	–
ch g Superpower - Celestine (Skyliner I)
Good speed in centre over 3f, soon ridden and beaten well over 1f out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

10⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [8¼]	5. Anstand 100/30 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	3	93	79	58	66	–
b g Anshan - Pussy Foot (Red Sunset)
Switched right start, behind, effort over 2f out, no impression (op 7-2 tchd 3-1, 4-1 in a place)

11⁽⁶⁾ 4 [12¼]	6. Julies Jewel (IRE) 20/1 Steve Carson ⁷ Michael Chapman	Steve Carson ⁷ Michael Chapman	3	89	78	40	55	–
ch g Simply Great (FR) - Melungeon (Ardoon)
Led in centre until ridden and weakened over 2f out. (op 14-1)

12⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [14¾]	9. Arian Da 12/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Bryn Palling	Adrian McCarthy ³ Bryn Palling	3	87	72	30	41	–
ch f Superlative - Nell Of The North (USA) (Canadian Gil)
Mid-division and ridden along half-way, no impression, beaten well over 1f out (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 3:44:00 Winning time: 1m 14.22s (slow by 4.12s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Mrs N Macauley (Dil) 1st breeder: I A Southcott
2nd owner: John Pugh (Demolition Jo)
3rd owner: Mrs Eithne Meehan (Emperor Naheem)
Tote win: £12.10 PL: £2.30 £3 £3.50 Ex: £33.10 CSF: £94.10 Tricast: £687.05
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 58 (38%) M [5-8] 46 (21%) H [9-12] 46 (41%)

3:40 Doncaster 30 Jul 1998

Ward's Best Bitter Handicap Class D