Full Result 5.15 Doncaster | 24 October 1998

Doncaster Writers Rated Stakes Class B Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo+) (5f3yds) 5f Heavy

1st £9,397.50 2nd £2,805 3rd £1,340 4th £607.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Indian Spark 16/1 Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	4	87	84	71	92	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Annes Gift (Ballymoss)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out (op 14-1)

2⁽³⁾ 1¾	3. Classy Cleo (IRE) 8/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	3	812	89	71	92	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Sybaris (Crowned Prince)
Made most until ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on gamely under pressure (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [2]	7. Ellens Lad (IRE) 8/1 Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	4	89 2	86	67	88	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Lady Ellen (Horage)
Tracked leaders, effort on outside and every chance 1f out, kept on final furlong, unable to quicken (op 10-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [2¼]	10. Pure Coincidence 10/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	3	87 4	84	63	86	–
b g Lugana Beach - Esilam (Frimley Park)
Always prominent, effort and every chance entering final furlong, no extra (op 7-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [4¼]	8. The Gay Fox 6/4F Seb Sanders B A McMahon	Seb Sanders B A McMahon	4	88 1 2	85	58	81	–
gr g Never So Bold (IRE) - School Concert (Music Boy)
Tracked leaders, effort and not much room 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 in a place)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¾]	4. Lago Di Varano 13/2 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	6	811 v	88	60	82	–
b g Clantime - On The Record (Record Token)
Chased leaders, driven along over 2f out, one paced approaching final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [5¾]	9. Arjan (IRE) 12/1 Kevin Darley J Berry	Kevin Darley J Berry	3	87 3	84	53	75	–
gr f Paris House - Forest Berries (IRE) (Thatching)
Held up, effort over 2f out, not pace to challenge, beaten inside last (op 16-1)

8⁽²⁾ shd [5¾]	1. Dancethenightaway 6/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	4	90 b	98	52	89	–
gr f Efisio - Dancing Diana (Raga Navarro)
Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tcchd 13-2 and 11-2)

9⁽⁷⁾ 4 [9¾]	5. Canovas Heart 8/1 Nigel Day Bob Jones	Nigel Day Bob Jones	9	89	86	35	65	–
b g Balidar - Worthy Venture (Northfields)
With leader to half-way, soon ridden and lost place, behind final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 5:16:00 Winning time: 1m 4.10s (slow by 6.40s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Faraway Lass (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Frank Brady (Indian Spark) 1st breeder: H Young
2nd owner: J E Abbey (Classy Cleo)
3rd owner: Mrs Chris Harrington (Ellens Lad)
Tote win: £16.80 PL: £3.40 £2.50 £2.90 Ex: £101 CSF: £133.03 Tricast: £1,032.28
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 60 (30%) M [4-7] 30 (52%) H [8-10] 60 (18%)

5:15 Doncaster 24 Oct 1998

Doncaster Writers Rated Stakes Class B Handicap