Full Result 4.25 Doncaster | 29 May 1999

Merlin Land Rover Classified Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (6f2yds) 6f Good To Firm

1st £5,602 2nd £1,696 3rd £828 4th £394

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Storyteller (IRE) 5/1 Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	5	92 v	80	78	87	–
b g Thatching - Please Believe Me (Try My Best)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, all out (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	1. Cauda Equina 7/2F Frankie Dettori Mick Channon	Frankie Dettori Mick Channon	5	95	81	80	90	–
gr g Statoblest (IRE) - Sea Fret I (Habat)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to dispute lead inside last, no extra close home (op 6-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [½]	4. Lago Di Varano 7/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	7	92 v	77	77	86	–
b g Clantime - On The Record (Record Token)
Led 2f, close up, led 2 out, ridden and headed well inside last, no extra

4⁽²⁾ nk [¾]	10. Northern Svengali (IRE) 11/2 C Lowther David Barron	C Lowther David Barron	3	87	80	76	85	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Trilby's Dream (IRE) (Mansooj)
Raced centre, in touch, headway 2f out, chance inside final furlong, no extra closing stages (op 5-1)

5⁽³⁾ hd [1]	2. Redoubtable I (USA) 13/2 John Carroll D W Chapman	John Carroll D W Chapman	8	95	79	78	87	–
bb g Grey Dawn II - Seattle Rockette (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Chased leaders centre, not clear run 2f out, kept on well inside last, never able to challenge (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ 3 [4]	3. Daawe (USA) 9/1 P Strydom Jeremy Glover	P Strydom Jeremy Glover	8	92 v	72	68	75	–
b h Danzig (USA) - Capo Di Monte (Final Straw)
Close up, led after 2f until headed 2 out, weakened final furlong (op 10-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 2 [6]	6. Sharp Hat 10/1 Ray Cochrane Tim Etherington	Ray Cochrane Tim Etherington	5	92	75	63	69	–
b g Shavian - Madam Trilby (Grundy)
Raced centre, prominent until ridden and weakened 2f out

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [8½]	5. Rififi 11/2 J F Egan Roger Ingram	J F Egan Roger Ingram	6	92	78	57	62	–
ch g Aragon - Bundled Up (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders until weakened over 1f out (op 5-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 6 [14½]	9. Jaypeecee 12/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	3	810	75	44	47	–
b g Never So Bold (IRE) - Treeline I (High Top)
Behind most of way

10⁽⁷⁾ shd [14½]	8. Positive Air 20/1 Kevin Darley B A McMahon	Kevin Darley B A McMahon	4	813	72	38	41	–
b f Puissance - Breezy Day (Day Is Done)
Behind most of way (op 25-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 1m 12.37s (slow by 2.77s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Mrs Karen S Pratt (Storyteller) 1st breeder: Paul Green
2nd owner: Michael A Foy (Cauda Equina)
3rd owner: The Pbt Group (Lago Di Varano)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2 £2 £2.40 Ex: £9 CSF: £22.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 52 (30%) M [4-7] 71 (42%) H [8-10] 27 (28%)

4:25 Doncaster 29 May 1999

Merlin Land Rover Classified Stakes Class D