Full Result 2.55 Leicester | 25 May 1998

Anstey Selling Handicap Class G

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m1f216yds) 1m2f Good

1st £2,234 2nd £624 3rd £302

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	10. Rival Bid (USA) 16/1 Fergus Sweeney ³ Mrs N Macauley	Fergus Sweeney ³ Mrs N Macauley	10	810	37	48	45	–
b g Cannonade (USA) - Love Triangle (USA) (Nodouble)
Dwelt, held up in rear, headway and edged right over 1f out, strong run to lead post

2⁽¹⁵⁾ shd	17. Return To Brighton 25/1 Fergal Lynch Milton Bradley	Fergal Lynch Milton Bradley	6	88	32	46	40	–
b m Then Again - Regency Brighton (Royal Palace)
Held up, headway over 3f out, led well over 1f out until caught last stride

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	12. Diamond Crown (IRE) 14/1 A Whelan Martyn Wane	A Whelan Martyn Wane	7	812	36	47	41	–
ch g Kris - State Treasure I (USA) (Secretariat)
Held up, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2¼]	9. Beau Cyrano (IRE) 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Don Cantillon	Jimmy Quinn Don Cantillon	6	92	40	50	44	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Only Great (Simply Great)
Held up, good headway over 2f out, hard ridden and unable to quicken final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [3]	1. Arzani (USA) 14/1 Richard Mullen ³ D J S Cosgrove	Richard Mullen ³ D J S Cosgrove	7	911 v	52	58	54	–
ch h Shahrastani (USA) - Vie En Rose (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, headway 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

6⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [3½]	13. Acquittal (IRE) 7/1 T Sprake A Streeter	T Sprake A Streeter	6	811 v	35	43	37	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Perfect Alibi I (Law Society)
Tracked leaders, effort and pushed along 3f out, one pace approaching final furlong

7⁽²⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	6. Action Jackson 6/1 Declan O'Shea Brian McMath	Declan O'Shea Brian McMath	6	97	45	51	44	–
ch g Hadeer - Water Woo (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Led until headed well over 1f out, eased when beaten final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ 3 [7¾]	8. Holloway Melody 14/1 L Newton B A McMahon	L Newton B A McMahon	5	92 b	40	42	34	–
ch m Cree Song - Holloway Wonder (Swing Easy)
Held up in touch, no headway final 2f

9⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¾ [9½]	4. Persevere 11/1 R Perham Lord Huntingdon	R Perham Lord Huntingdon	4	910 v	48	47	39	–
b f Pursuit Of Love - Seastream (USA) (Alleged)
Never near to challenge

10⁽¹²⁾ hd [9¾]	19. Runic Symbol 16/1 Dale Gibson Michael Blanshard	Dale Gibson Michael Blanshard	7	86	30	28	20	–
b g Warning - Pagan Deity (Brigadier Gerard)
Never nearer

11⁽¹⁹⁾ 3½ [13¼]	2. Errant 8/1 M Rimmer D J S Cosgrove	M Rimmer D J S Cosgrove	6	913	51	44	35	–
b h Last Tycoon (IRE) - Wayward Lass (USA) (Hail The Pirates)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out

12⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [15]	11. Zahran (IRE) 3/1F Royston Ffrench Milton Bradley	Royston Ffrench Milton Bradley	7	813	37	27	18	–
b h Groom Dancer (USA) - Welsh Berry (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Tracked leaders 8f, soon outpaced

13⁽⁸⁾ ½ [15½]	3. Palisander (IRE) 14/1 A McGlone Ms A E Embiricos	A McGlone Ms A E Embiricos	4	910	48	37	28	–
ch g Conquering Hero (USA) - Classic Choice (Patch)
Prominent, driven along 3f out, soon beaten

14⁽⁴⁾ 2 [17½]	7. Scottish Hero 14/1 Tony Clark Lady Herries	Tony Clark Lady Herries	5	95	43	29	19	–
b g North Briton - Tartan Pimpernel (Blakeney)
Held up, headway 5f out, driven along 3f out, soon weakened

15⁽³⁾ 3 [20½]	14. Tony's Mist 12/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Milton Bradley	Adrian McCarthy ³ Milton Bradley	8	87	34	12	5	–
b g Digamist (USA) - Tinas Image (He Loves Me)
In touch 7f, soon lost place

16⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [23]	15. Blue Hopper 16/1 Joanna Badger ⁷ Mick Quinn	Joanna Badger ⁷ Mick Quinn	4	82 v	33	3	–	–
b f Rock Hopper - Kimble Blue (Blue Refrain)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out

17⁽⁵⁾ 3 [26]	5. Ed's Folly (IRE) 20/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	5	93	46	13	–	–
b g Fayruz - Tabriya (Nishapour)
Held up, always behind

18⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [26½]	18. Mercury (IRE) 20/1 D Wright Brian Baugh	D Wright Brian Baugh	5	88	32	3	–	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Monrovia (FR) (Dancer's Image)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out

18 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 2m 8.90s (slow by 5.30s) Total SP: 149%
Non-runners: Formentiere
1st owner: Twenty Twenty Racing (Rival Bid) 1st breeder: Marvin L Warner Jnr
2nd owner: Alan Purvis (Return To Brighton)
3rd owner: J M Pickup (Diamond Crown)
Tote win: £30.10 PL: £6.30 £7.30 £3.20 Ex: £251.70 CSF: £381.15 Tricast: £5,208.89
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 26 (44%) M [8-13] 59 (24%) H [14-19] 65 (32%)

2:55 Leicester 25 May 1998

Anstey Selling Handicap Class G