Full Result 5.15 Downpatrick (IRE) | 15 May 1999

Strangford Fuels Handicap

(0-50, 4yo+) 1m5f Good To Firm

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Star Club (IRE) 3/1F Fran Berry ³ M Halford	Fran Berry ³ M Halford	7	92	36	–	49	–
b m Bluebird (USA) - Borough Counsel (Law Society)
Mid-division, 5th 5f out, 4th 3f out, progress to go 2nd 2f out, driven along to challenge 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well (op 5/2 tchd 7/2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 4	2. Celtic Minstrel (IRE) 7/2 J J Behan Cathal McCarthy	J J Behan Cathal McCarthy	5	912	43	–	50	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Toshair Flyer (Ballad Rock)
Tracked leader in 2nd, progress on outer to lead over 4f out, driven along 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra (op 5/2)

3⁽¹⁾ 4 [8]	3. Dancing Venus 9/2 D J Casey Martin Brassil	D J Casey Martin Brassil	5	912 t	43	–	44	–
b m Pursuit Of Love - Lustrous I (Golden Act)
Mid-division, 7th over 3f out, driven along to chase leaders from 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong (op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

4⁽³⁾ ¾ [8¾]	6. Miss Gamble (IRE) 12/1 Emmett Stack ⁷ L T Reilly	Emmett Stack ⁷ L T Reilly	5	88	32	–	32	–
b m Contract Law (USA) - Sporting Empress (Busted)
Held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders from over 2f out, kept on (op 8/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 4½ [13¼]	5. Clanlucky (IRE) 9/1 P J Scallan ⁷ Owen Weldon	P J Scallan ⁷ Owen Weldon	8	88	32	–	26	–
b g Pennine Walk - First Blush (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, 5th 3f out, soon ridden and no extra (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [20¼]	10. Kay Antoinette (IRE) 14/1 Eddie Ahern Patrick Martin	Eddie Ahern Patrick Martin	5	83	20	–	4	–
br m Treasure Kay - Eleanor Antoinette (IRE) (Double Schwartz)
Rear of mid-division, ridden and kept on from over 2f out (op 12/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ shd [20¼]	9. Copper Faced Jacks (IRE) 20/1 Pat Cosgrave ¹⁰ William J Fitzpatrick	Pat Cosgrave ¹⁰ William J Fitzpatrick	5	77	20	–	4	–
b m Lycius (USA) - Invisible Halo (USA) (Halo)
Held up towards rear, ridden and kept on one paced from 2f out

8⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [21]	12. Helen's Quay (IRE) 25/1 Francis Ferris ⁷ Liam McAteer	Francis Ferris ⁷ Liam McAteer	9	77	17	–	–	–
b g King Of Clubs I - Welsh Quay (Welsh Saint)
Tracked leaders in 6th, 4th 5f out, 3rd 4f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out (op 16/1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 2 [23]	7. Other Options (IRE) 14/1 Derek Stamp ¹⁰ Michael McElhone	Derek Stamp ¹⁰ Michael McElhone	6	80	27	–	7	–
ch g Glenstal (USA) - Helcia (Habitat)
Never a factor (op 10/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 12 [35]	1. Saramacca (IRE) 9/1 Declan McDonogh ³ Edward Lynam	Declan McDonogh ³ Edward Lynam	4	910	44	–	7	–
bb f Kahyasi (IRE) - Herila (FR) (Bold Lad)
Tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd 5f out, driven along from 4f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 5/1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 8 [43]	11. Slightly Seedy 16/1 David McCabe J T Gorman	David McCabe J T Gorman	5	83	20	–	1	–
b h Rudimentary (USA) - Artist's Glory (Rarity)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened from 4f out (op 12/1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 6 [49]	8. Megabyte (IRE) 7/1 Wayne Smith Michael Cunningham	Wayne Smith Michael Cunningham	5	87	24	–	1	–
b m Glacial Storm (USA) - Panalpina (Petorius)
Soon led, driven along and headed over 4f out, weakened quickly (op 6/1 tchd 8/1)

12 ran Off time: 5:16:00 Winning time: 3m 1.70s (slow by 7.70s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Range Syndicate (Star Club) 1st breeder: F Lynch
2nd owner: Cathal McCarthy (Celtic Minstrel)
3rd owner: Maurice Burns (Dancing Venus)
CSF: €13.91 Tricast: €47.29

5:15 Downpatrick (IRE) 15 May 1999

Strangford Fuels Handicap