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2:05 Epsom 31 Aug 1998

Ron Smyth Nursery Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (2yo) (7f3yds) 7f Good To Firm
1st £7,230 2nd £2,190 3rd £1,070 4th £510
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (3)  
2 813 72 75 74
b f Distant Relative - In The Shade (Bustino)
Chased leading pair, shaken up 2f out, led 1f out, driven out to hold on near finish (op 3-1 tchd 100-30, 7-2 in a place.)
2 (12) hd
2 812 71 73 73
b f Tirol (IRE) - Good Reference (IRE) (Reference Point)
Led, ridden and edged left 2f out, headed 1f out, rallied well near finish (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places.)
3 (2) nk [½]
2 813 72 74 73
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - May Light (Midyan)
Chased leaders, 5th straight, effort 2f out, carried head high and not quicken until ran on strongly final furlong (op 10-1)
4 (8) [1¾]
2 83 Over-Weights 1 67 61 66
ch g Simply Great (FR) - Donna Katrina (Kings Lake)
With leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong (tchd 10-1)
5 (4) 4 [5¾]
2 89 68 59 59
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Odile (Green Dancer)
Chased leaders, 7th straight, effort on inside over 2f out, one pace and never reached leaders (op 10-1)
6 (10) ¾ [6½]
2 90 73 62 62
b f Be My Chief (USA) - Dominio (IRE) (Dominion)
Soon pushed along in rear, 11th straight, stayed on final 2f, nearest finish (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places.)
7 (11) [7¾]
2 80 64 45 51
ch f Lahib (USA) - Alencon (Northfields)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, ridden and struggling over 2f out (Trainer reported that the filly was struck into from behind) (tchd 11-2 and 13-2)
8 (1) hd [8]
2 84 63 49 49
ch f Persian Bold (IRE) - Cindy's Baby (Bairn)
Held up, 12th straight, soon ridden, one pace and never able to reach leaders (op 12-1)
9 (9) nk [8¼]
2 89 68 53 54
b f King's Signet (USA) - Flying Wind (Forzando)
Keen hold and held up, 9th straight, effort 3f out, no impression on leaders from 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places.)
10 (13) 1 [9¼]
2 96 Extra-Weights 6 84 62 68
b f Formidable I (USA) - Hat Hill (Roan Rocket)
Held up, 10th straight, ridden and no progress over 2f out (tchd 25-1)
11 (7) 2 [11¼]
2 97 80 59 60
ch f Persian Bold (IRE) - Miss Ballylea (Junius)
Chased leaders, 6th and ridden straight, soon beaten (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)
12 (6) ½ [11¾]
2 810 69 46 47
b f Aragon - Ingerence (FR) (Akarad)
Mid-division, 8th and ridden straight, soon beaten (op 12-1)
13 (5) 26 [37¾]
2 813 v 72
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Exotic Forest (Dominion)
Slowly into stride, always last and soon badly outpaced, tailed off (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place.)
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