Full Result 3.45 Newmarket (July) | 17 July 1999

Primula Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m6f175yds) 1m7f omsJly Good To Firm

1st £4,347 2nd £1,296 3rd £618 4th £279

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. Alhawa I (USA) 3/1F Neil Pollard ³ Nick Littmoden	Neil Pollard ³ Nick Littmoden	6	86 5	66	87	72	–
ch g Gulch (USA) - Petrava (NZ) (Imposing)
Held up and behind, shaken up 3f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out (op 11-4 tchd 10-3, 7-2 in places)

2⁽²⁾ ½	3. Joint Regent (CAN) 5/1 J Weaver B W Hills	J Weaver B W Hills	4	97 b	78	99	83	–
br c St Jovite (USA) - Ice Fantasy (USA) (It's Freezing)
Settled close up, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 11-2 in places)

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [¾]	6. Cheek To Cheek 5/1 Richard Hills C A Cyzer	Richard Hills C A Cyzer	5	85	62	82	67	–
b m Shavian - IntoxicationI (Great Nephew)
Settled rear, not clear run from 2f out until inside final furlong, stayed on, too much to do (op 4-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 2 [2¾]	4. Highly Prized I 5/1 Seb Sanders J S King	Seb Sanders J S King	5	813	70	88	72	–
b g Shirley Heights - On The Tiles (IRE) (Thatch)
Led 2f, chased leader until led again 3f out, headed over 2f out, hard ridden and no extra final furlong (tchd 9-2, 11-2 in places)

5⁽³⁾ 2½ [5¼]	7. Father Sky 25/1 C Rutter Dai Williams	C Rutter Dai Williams	8	83 v¹	60	76	59	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Flamenco Wave (USA) (Desert Wine)
Led after 2f, driven and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [6½]	1. Athenry 25/1 Nigel Day Jeff Pearce	Nigel Day Jeff Pearce	6	100	85	99	83	–
ro h Siberian Express (USA) - Heresheis (Free State I)
Held up tracking leaders, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased (op 20-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 5 [11½]	2. Veronica Franco 100/30 Dane O'Neill Peter Hedger	Dane O'Neill Peter Hedger	6	911	82	91	73	–
b m Darshaan - Maiden Eileen (Stradavinsky)
Held up and behind, hard ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, eased (tchd 3-1, 7-2 in places)

7 ran Off time: 3:47:00 Winning time: 3m 5.64s (slow by 2.64s) Total SP: 106%
1st owner: Dgh Partnership (Alhawa I) 1st breeder: Shadwell Farm Inc
2nd owner: Gainsborough Stud (Joint Regent)
3rd owner: R M Cyzer (Cheek To Cheek)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £2.20 £3.20 Ex: £9.50 CSF: £14

Course-record time

3:45 Newmarket (July) 17 Jul 1999

Primula Handicap Class D