Full Result 3.25 Leicester | 25 May 1998

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m8yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £5,071.50 2nd £1,512 3rd £721 4th £325.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	11. Welcome Heights 8/1 T Sprake M J Fetherston-Godley	T Sprake M J Fetherston-Godley	4	83	55	65	69	–
b g Most Welcome - Mount Ida (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Held up, headway to lead inside final furlong, quickened clear

2⁽¹⁾ 5	9. Zimiri 11/2F Tony Clark James Toller	Tony Clark James Toller	4	88	60	61	63	–
ch c Keen - Annabrianna (Night Shift)
Always prominent, led over 2f out until headed and outpaced inside final furlong

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	1. Fahs (USA) 14/1 Royston Ffrench G Lewis	Royston Ffrench G Lewis	6	100	80	78	79	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Tanwi (Vision)
Held up, headway on outside 2f out, hard ridden and ran on inside final furlong

4⁽²⁾ 1¾ [8½]	4. Baba Au Rhum (IRE) 7/1 G Hind Ian Williams	G Hind Ian Williams	6	94	70	64	65	–
b g Baba Karam - Spring About (Hard Fought)
Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden and outpaced

5⁽³⁾ 2 [10½]	7. Sparky 6/1 S D Finnamore ⁷ Michael Easterby	S D Finnamore ⁷ Michael Easterby	4	87 b	66	50	57	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Pebble Creek (IRE) (Reference Point)
Raced keenly, prominent, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, one pace

6⁽¹²⁾ hd [10¾]	6. Rainbow Rain (USA) 12/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	4	812	69	54	59	–
b g Capote (USA) - Grana (USA) (Miswaki)
Started slowly, headway 2f out, not reach leaders

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [12¼]	10. Duello 8/1 Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	7	88	60	47	47	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - Royal Loft (Homing)
Behind, hard driven halfway, never nearer

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [12½]	3. Sualtach (IRE) 6/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	5	93	72	56	58	–
b h Marju (IRE) - Astra Adastra (Mount Hagen)
Chased leaders, led 3f out until 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [12¾]	2. Tertium (IRE) 6/1 Richard Mullen ³ Nick Littmoden	Richard Mullen ³ Nick Littmoden	6	910	79	62	65	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Nouniya (Vayrann)
Dwelt, always in rear

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [13¼]	12. Appyabo 33/1 A Whelan Mick Quinn	A Whelan Mick Quinn	3	81	65	50	50	–
ch g Never So Bold (IRE) - Cardinal Palace (Royal Palace)
Led after 2f until 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

11⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [15¾]	8. Fionn De Cool (IRE) 12/1 D Griffiths ³ John Akehurst	D Griffiths ³ John Akehurst	7	87	62	40	41	–
b g Mazaad (IRE) - Pink Fondant (Northfields)
Led 2f, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

12⁽⁷⁾ shd [16]	5. Nominator Lad 16/1 L Newton B A McMahon	L Newton B A McMahon	4	94	70	50	49	–
b g Nomination - Ankara's Princess (USA) (Ankara)
Chased leaders over 4f, gradually lost touch

12 ran Off time: 3:26:00 Winning time: 1m 36.70s (fast by 4.30s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: The Most Welcome Partnership (Welcome Heights) 1st breeder: R E A Bott (Wigmore Street) Ltd
2nd owner: Rannerdale, D G & N A Fraser (Zimiri)
3rd owner: City Industrial Supplies Ltd (Fahs)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £1.90 £2.50 £6.10 Ex: £18.80 CSF: £49.16 Tricast: £576.14 Trifecta: £194.60 Pool: £274.09. 0.78 winning tickets. Pool of £60.30 carried over to Redcar 3.30 today
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 71 (46%) M [5-8] 0 (24%) H [9-12] 79 (30%)

3:25 Leicester 25 May 1998

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class D