Full Result 4.00 Leicester | 24 April 1999

Granby Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo) (1m8yds) 1m OMS Heavy

1st £3,574 2nd £1,072 3rd £516 4th £238

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Birth Of The Blues 5/1C T Sprake John Dunlop	T Sprake John Dunlop	3	813	65	80	77	–
ch g Efisio - Great Steps (Vaigly Great)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish (official explanation: trainer's representative said colt, who was a weak 2yo, appreciated today's heavy ground) (op 6-1)

2⁽³⁾ 1	8. Pebble Moon 7/1 L Stoker ⁷ Michael Jarvis	L Stoker ⁷ Michael Jarvis	3	84	63	76	73	–
gr g Efisio - Jazz (Sharrood)
Chased leaders, led over 4f out, shaken up inside final furlong, headed near finish (tchd 8-1 in places)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [4]	4. Goodwood Jazz (IRE) 5/1C Jimmy Quinn John Dunlop	Jimmy Quinn John Dunlop	3	94	70	77	73	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Wood Violet (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 4-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 2½ [6½]	10. Bonelli 10/1 Martin Dwyer J R Arnold	Martin Dwyer J R Arnold	3	84	56	58	54	–
ch c Casteddu - Tawnais (Artaius)
Pulled hard, led over 3f, outpaced over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong (op 12-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [9]	2. Nafith 8/1 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	3	97	73	70	65	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Wanisa (USA) (Topsider)
With leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 7-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [10½]	9. Wonderful Man 5/1C Alan Daly ³ M J Heaton-Ellis	Alan Daly ³ M J Heaton-Ellis	3	82	57	50	46	–
ch g Magical Wonder (USA) - GleefulI (Sayf El Arab)
Held up, headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

7⁽¹³⁾ 7 [17½]	11. Druridge Bay (IRE) 14/1 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	3	84	56	35	30	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Lady Of Shalott I (Kings Lake)
Held up in touch, ridden halfway, outpaced over 2f out

8⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [19]	15. Malchik 20/1 Robyn Brisland ⁷ Paul Howling	Robyn Brisland ⁷ Paul Howling	3	75 2 1	50	19	20	–
ch g Absalom - Very Good (Noalto)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten (op 16-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [19¾]	7. Cockatrice 12/1 Michael Tebbutt Dave Morris	Michael Tebbutt Dave Morris	3	812	64	38	32	–
b f Petong - Noble Peregrine (Lomond)
Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out (tchd 14-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁵⁾ 2½ [22¼]	13. Purple Dawn I (IRE) 16/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁵ J S Moore	Adrian Nicholls ⁵ J S Moore	3	79	52	16	16	–
b f Tirol (IRE) - Tuesday Morning (Sadler's Wells)
With leaders to halfway, weakened over 2f out (op 20-1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 5 [27¼]	12. Able Pete 20/1 A McGlone D J S Cosgrove	A McGlone D J S Cosgrove	3	83 1	55	13	8	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - An Empress (USA) (Affirmed)
Prominent over 3f (op 16-1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ dist [57¼]	14. Northgate I (IRE) 25/1 Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	3	712	50	–	–	–
b g Thatching - Tender Time (Tender King)
Soon outpaced and behind (op 20-1)

12 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 1m 46.60s (slow by 5.60s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Ghaazi (vet's certificate), Pisces Lad (vet's certificate), Why Worry Now (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Bob Lalemant (Birth Of The Blues) 1st breeder: G Middlebrook
2nd owner: Mrs Christine Stevenson (Pebble Moon)
3rd owner: Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group (four) (Goodwood Jazz)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2.70 £2.80 £1.90 Ex: £64.60 CSF: £33.78 Tricast: £170.74
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 60 (40%) M [6-10] 78 (42%) H [11-15] 12 (18%)

4:00 Leicester 24 Apr 1999

Granby Handicap Class E