Full Result 7.00 Epsom | 31 July 1996

Connect Maiden Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (1m113yds) 1m½f Good

1st £4,200 2nd £1,275 3rd £625 4th £300

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	. Budby 9/4 Simon Whitworth A C Stewart	Simon Whitworth A C Stewart	3	97	65	43	72	–
ch f Rock City (IRE) - Lustrous I (Golden Act)
Held up, ridden and headway well over 1f out, ran on well to lead last strides

2⁽²⁾ ½	. Sharp Shuffle (IRE) 2/1F Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	95	63	40	69	–
ch g Exactly Sharp (USA) - Style (Homing)
Led over 1f, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, caught last strides

3⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [3]	. Silver Harrow 6/1 D Griffiths ⁵ Tony Newcombe	D Griffiths ⁵ Tony Newcombe	3	810	59	26	60	–
gr g Belmez (USA) - Dancing Diana (Raga Navarro)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ 4 [7]	. Allstars Rocket 20/1 Darryll Holland T J Naughton	Darryll Holland T J Naughton	3	89	53	18	46	–
b g Puissance - Sally Delight (Homing)
Led 7f out until over 2f out, weakened final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [7¼]	. Velvet Jones 6/1 Brett Doyle G F H Charles-Jones	Brett Doyle G F H Charles-Jones	3	90	58	23	50	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Cradle Of Love (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, never near to challenge

6⁽³⁾ shd [7½]	. Persephone 12/1 Gary Bardwell I Campbell	Gary Bardwell I Campbell	3	710 1 v	40	4	32	–
ch f Lycius (USA) - Elarrih (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 2f out

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [7¾]	. First Law 12/1 Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	3	97	65	29	57	–
ch f Primo Dominie - Barsham (Be My Guest)
Held up, headway on inside 3f out, hard ridden and weakened 2f out

7 ran Off time: 7:02:00 Winning time: 1m 47.94s (slow by 5.34s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: B H Farr (Budby) 1st breeder: R B Warren
2nd owner: Mrs H F Prendergast (Sharp Shuffle)
3rd owner: M Patel (Silver Harrow)

7:00 Epsom 31 Jul 1996

Connect Maiden Handicap Class E