Full Result 2.55 Epsom | 5 September 1998

Grosvenor Casino Southampton Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 5f OMS Soft

1st £6,970 2nd £2,110 3rd £1,030 4th £490

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Batchworth Belle 9/1 Alan Daly ³ Eric Wheeler	Alan Daly ³ Eric Wheeler	3	90	77	82	86	–
b f Interrex (CAN) - Treasurebound (Beldale Flutter)
Tracked leaders, going nicely, led over 1f out, ridden out, just held on (op 6-1 tchd 10-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ shd	7. Mrs Malaprop 13/2 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	3	86	66	74	75	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Lightning Legacy (USA) (Super Concorde)
Chased leaders, strong challenge final furlong, drifted left under pressure, just failed (op 5-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	1. Sharp Pearl 20/1 Simon Whitworth Paul Webber	Simon Whitworth Paul Webber	5	910 b	83	86	87	–
ch g Sharpo - Silent Pearl (USA) (Silent Screen)
Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on (op 14-1 tchd 25-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2¼]	2. Emperor Naheem (IRE) 3/1 Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	3	98	82	84	85	–
b g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Desert Gale (Taufan)
Held up, took strong hold, headway over 1f out, kept on (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3¾]	4. Polly Golightly 11/4F C Rutter Michael Blanshard	C Rutter Michael Blanshard	5	813 b	72	70	70	–
ch m Weldnaas (USA) - Polly's Teahouse (Shack)
Led till headed 2f out, weakened 1f out (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 in a place)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [4]	6. Facile Tigre 11/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	3	82	67	59	64	–
gr g Efisio - Dancing Diana (Raga Navarro)
Outpaced halfway until ran on inside final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in a place and 10-11)

7⁽¹⁾ shd [4]	8. Sky Red 9/1 Micky Fenton Michael Bell	Micky Fenton Michael Bell	3	83	63	60	60	–
gr f Night Shift (USA) - Noble Haven (Indian King)
In touch, pushed along halfway, outpaced over 1f out (op 6-1)

8⁽³⁾ ½ [4½]	9. Swynford Dream 15/2 John Lowe J Hetherton	John Lowe J Hetherton	5	713	58	53	54	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Qualitair Dream (Dreams To Reality I)
With leader, led 2f out to over 1f out, weakened (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 7 [11½]	5. Caerfilly Dancer 14/1 John Carroll Rae Guest	John Carroll Rae Guest	4	812	71	44	44	–
ch f Caerleon (USA) - Darnelle (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, pushed along after 2f, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:57:00 Winning time: 57.89s (slow by 2.89s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Forgotten Times (vets certificate)
1st owner: Mrs Diana Price (Batchworth Belle) 1st breeder: Mrs D Price
2nd owner: Michael A Foy (Mrs Malaprop)
3rd owner: Dennis Yardy (Sharp Pearl)
Tote win: £11.20 PL: £2.30 £2 £3.30 Ex: £31 CSF: £60.72 Tricast: £1,046.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 40 (27%) M [4-7] 73 (23%) H [8-10] 37 (50%)

2:55 Epsom 5 Sep 1998

Grosvenor Casino Southampton Handicap Class C