Full Result 3.25 Lingfield | 9 July 1998

Nicholson Graham & Jones Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (4f217yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £3,080.10 2nd £853.60 3rd £408.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	5. Sihafi (USA) 10/11F Paul Goode ⁷ David Nicholls	Paul Goode ⁷ David Nicholls	5	84 6	52	49	62	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Kit's Double (USA) (Spring Double)
Soon tracking leaders, quickened to lead approaching final furlong, hung left, comfortably (op 11-10 tchd 4-5 in a place.)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	8. Sylvan Dancer (IRE) 14/1 Nigel Day Giles Bravery	Nigel Day Giles Bravery	4	82 v	43	45	51	–
bb f Dancing Dissident (USA) - Unspoiled (Tina's Pet)
Held up in touch, headway 2f out, hard ridden to challenge final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner (op 8-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 2 [2¾]	2. Beau Venture (USA) 13/2 Fergus Sweeney Bryn Palling	Fergus Sweeney Bryn Palling	10	100	69	65	71	–
ch h Explodent (USA) - Old Westbury (USA) (Francis S)
Pressed leaders, challenged from 2f out until otpaced final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [4]	7. Half Tone 16/1 Steve Drowne R M Flower	Steve Drowne R M Flower	6	89 b	50	43	48	–
gr h Touch Of Grey - Demilinga (Nishapour)
Outpaced and driven along halfway, stayed on inside final furlong but no chance with leaders (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places.)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4½]	4. Walk The Beat 6/1 Tony Clark Martyn Meade	Tony Clark Martyn Meade	8	91	56	47	53	–
b g Interrex (CAN) - Plaits (Thatching)
Soon driven to chase leaders, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 13-2 in places.)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¾]	6. Legal Lark (IRE) 14/1 Simon Whitworth Paul Howling	Simon Whitworth Paul Howling	3	810	56	46	52	–
ro g Case Law (IRE) - Park Silver (Beldale Flutter)
With leaders until led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened (op 10-1)

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [5½]	9. Baptismal Rock (IRE) 14/1 Jimmy Quinn Barney Curley	Jimmy Quinn Barney Curley	4	710	37	25	31	–
ch g Ballad Rock - Flower From Heaven (Baptism)
Keen hold and steadied start, effort on outside over 1f out, not pace to trouble leaders (trainer said gelding lost a shoe soon after the start) (op 8-1 tchd 16-1 in places.)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [7]	10. Newhargen (IRE) 40/1 Martin Dwyer Mick Quinn	Martin Dwyer Mick Quinn	3	710 5	42	26	31	–
b g Astronef - Brandywell (IRE) (Skyliner I)
Led until headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong (official explanation: jockey said gelding began to hang after 2f, trainer added that gelding had a history of hanging) (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place.)

9⁽¹⁾ nk [7¼]	3. Nopalea 25/1 Richard Mullen ³ T J Naughton	Richard Mullen ³ T J Naughton	4	99	67	47	55	–
b f Warrshan (USA) - Nophe (USA) (Super Concorde)
Broke well, steadied and soon outpaced (op 16-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [10¼]	1. Nitwitty 8/1 P P Murphy ³ Ron Hodges	P P Murphy ³ Ron Hodges	4	911	69	41	49	–
b g Nomination - Dawn Ditty (Song)
With leaders 3f, weakening and no chance when hampered inside final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in a place.)

10 ran Off time: 3:26:00 Winning time: 57.36s (slow by 1.36s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: John Gilbertson (Sihafi) 1st breeder: Shadwell Farm Inc
2nd owner: J J May (Sylvan Dancer)
3rd owner: Mrs A L Stacey (Beau Venture)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.40 £2.60 £2.10 Ex: £7.90 CSF: £16.22 Tricast: £58.55 Trifecta: £23.20 Pool: £556.23. 17.02 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (13%) M [4-7] 72 (56%) H [8-10] 45 (31%)

3:25 Lingfield 9 Jul 1998

Nicholson Graham & Jones Handicap Class E