Full Result 2.30 Newbury | 14 May 1988

London Gold Cup Handicap Challenge Cup

(0-100) 1m3f Firm

1st £4,830.60 2nd £1,444.80 3rd £692.40 4th £316.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Billet 15/8F Billy Newnes Henry Candy	Billy Newnes Henry Candy	5	91	–	–	–	–
ch g Nicholas Bill - Cosset (Comedy Star)
Held up, steady headway on inside over 1f out, quickened and led inside final furlong, pushed out

2⁽²⁾ 1	0. Failiq (FR) 3/1 S Cauthen P T Walwyn	S Cauthen P T Walwyn	4	810	–	–	–	–
b c Bustino - Salvationist I (Mill Reef)
Led over 7f, led well over 1f out, ran on

3⁽⁹⁾ shd [1]	0. Samhaan 12/1 P Bloomfield B Hanbury	P Bloomfield B Hanbury	6	811 b	–	–	–	–
ch h Niniski (USA) - Mai Pussy (Realm)
2nd straight, led over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

4⁽¹⁾ 4 [5]	0. Tittlemouse 14/1 P Cook David Arbuthnot	P Cook David Arbuthnot	4	810	–	–	–	–
b f Castle Keep - Mrs Tiggywinkle (Magic Ring)
Headway 2f out, one pace final furlong

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [5¾]	0. Persillant 8/1 B Raymond Michael Jarvis	B Raymond Michael Jarvis	4	96	–	–	–	–
b c Persian Bold (IRE) - Gauloise (Welsh Pageant)
Every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [8¼]	0. The Frozen North 16/1 Simon Whitworth Mrs J Pitman	Simon Whitworth Mrs J Pitman	6	94	–	–	–	–
br g Northern Guest (USA) - Bright Gail (Levanter)
5th straight, no headway final 2f

7⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [10¾]	0. Black Comedy 9/1 Gary Bardwell ⁵ M J Ryan	Gary Bardwell ⁵ M J Ryan	5	72	–	–	–	–
b h Blakeney - Laughing Goddess (Green God)
6th straight, weakened over 2f out

8⁽¹⁰⁾ [10¾]	0. Freeby's Preacher 16/1 T Ives Clive Brittain	T Ives Clive Brittain	4	910	–	–	–	–
b g Touching Wood (USA) - Carroldance (FR) (Lyphard)
4th straight, weakened 2f out

9⁽⁷⁾ [10¾]	0. Persian Tapestry 16/1 S Dawson Peter Cundell	S Dawson Peter Cundell	4	710	–	–	–	–
ch f Tap On Wood - Persian Polly (Persian Bold)
Dwelt

10⁽⁵⁾ [10¾]	0. Norman Invader 10/1 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani	Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani	4	96	–	–	–	–
b g Nicholas Bill - Floricelle (Derring-Do)
In rear final 3f

10 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 2m 18.65s (slow by 0.25s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Derek M Anderson (Billet) 1st breeder: Ltcomdr G G Marten
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Failiq)
3rd owner: Dr Omar Zawawi (Samhaan)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (35%) M [5-8] 38 (46%) H [9-11] 39 (19%)

2:30 Newbury 14 May 1988

London Gold Cup Handicap Challenge Cup