Full Result 4.10 Haydock | 10 May 1998

Buckley Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 6f Good

1st £3,598.75 2nd £1,090 3rd £532.50 4th £253.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	9. Strike A Blow (USA) 6/5F T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	2	90	–	84	86	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Lilian Bayliss (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always prominent, led 1f out, ridden clear

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¾	3. Island Hero (IRE) 8/1 W R Swinburn Jeremy Noseda	W R Swinburn Jeremy Noseda	2	90	–	80	81	–
b c Polar Falcon (USA) - Mnaafa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up in touch, effort and switched right 1f out, ridden and ran on well

3⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [4¼]	2. Inflite 100/30 Kieren Fallon William Muir	Kieren Fallon William Muir	2	90	–	73	73	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Nightitude (Night Shift)
Always prominent, led over 2f out until headed and weakened 1f out

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [6¾]	11. Red Cafe (IRE) 25/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	2	89	–	62	61	–
ch f Perugino (USA) - Test Case (Busted)
Headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [7¾]	12. Riddle 25/1 D Wright David Evans	D Wright David Evans	2	89	–	59	58	–
ch f Superlative - Griddle Cake (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Led 2f, weakened approaching final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8½]	4. Laurel Prince 7/1 John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	2	90	–	62	61	–
b g Reprimand - Laurel Queen (IRE) (Viking)
Outpaced until some late headway

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	1. Formidable Star 8/1 J Weaver Nick Littmoden	J Weaver Nick Littmoden	2	90	–	57	56	–
ch c Forzando - Sheppard's Cross (Soviet Star)
Led after 2f until over 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong

8⁽²⁾ 6 [16¼]	7. Sharp Edge Boy 25/1 Tony Culhane Eric Alston	Tony Culhane Eric Alston	2	90	–	41	38	–
gr g Mystiko (USA) - Leap Castle (Never So Bold)
Always behind, outpaced and tailed off

9⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [18¾]	6. Ringside Jack 20/1 Paul Eddery Chris Fairhurst	Paul Eddery Chris Fairhurst	2	90	–	34	29	–
b g Batshoof - Celestine (Skyliner I)
Tracked leaders 4f, soon weakened, tailed off

10⁽⁹⁾ 3 [21¾]	10. Free Finish (IRE) 33/1 Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	2	89	–	21	15	–
b f Distinctly North (USA) - Brave Louise (Brave Shot)
Always behind, tailed off

11⁽¹²⁾ 2 [23¾]	5. Oo Ee Be 25/1 J Stack Mark Buckley	J Stack Mark Buckley	2	90	–	20	14	–
b c Whittingham (IRE) - Miss Derby (USA) (Master Derby)
Outpaced, tailed off

12⁽³⁾ dist [53¾]	8. Southern Dunes 33/1 G Hind Nigel Tinkler	G Hind Nigel Tinkler	2	90 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Ardkinglass - Leprechaun Lady (Royal Blend I)
Started slowly, always tailed off (stewards considered: poor running but excepted trainers explanation that jockey thought horse had gone lame, even though horse was sound on return to stable)

12 ran Off time: 4:18:00 Winning time: 1m 15.76s (slow by 5.36s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: J S Gutkin (Strike A Blow) 1st breeder: Swettenham Stud
2nd owner: Mrs J M Ryan (Island Hero)
3rd owner: Mrs Vicki Fleet (Inflite)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.40 £1.70 £1.60 Ex: £10 CSF: £10.99 Trifecta: £9.20 Pool: £435.42. 33.52 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 56 (43%) M [5-8] 75 (45%) H [9-12] 19 (12%)

4:10 Haydock 10 May 1998

Buckley Maiden Stakes Class D