Full Result 2.40 Newbury | 24 October 1996

Vodafone Group Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 2m OMS Soft

1st £6,154 2nd £1,852 3rd £896 4th £418

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	12. Bowcliffe Court (IRE) 6/1 Jimmy Quinn B W Hills	Jimmy Quinn B W Hills	4	710	58	44	69	–
b g Slip Anchor - Res Nova (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, headway going well 4f out, led and edged left 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, ran on well

2⁽²⁾ 2½	5. Upper Gallery (IRE) 5/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	88 b¹	80	63	88	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Elevate I (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up in touch, chased winner final 2f, unable to quicken

3⁽¹⁾ 11 [13½]	10. Double Agent 16/1 Matthew Henry ³ Mark Johnston	Matthew Henry ³ Mark Johnston	3	79	70	39	67	–
ch g Niniski (USA) - Rexana (Relko)
Prominent, ridden and lost place 7f out, rallied 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f

4⁽⁶⁾ 3 [16½]	6. Benfleet 9/1 Russell Price R W Armstrong	Russell Price R W Armstrong	5	88	70	–	–	–
ch h Dominion - Penultimate (Final Straw)
Held up, headway 5f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5⁽⁵⁾ 6 [22½]	11. Sea Freedom 10/1 N Varley ³ G B Balding	N Varley ³ G B Balding	5	79 v	60	19	48	–
b h Slip Anchor - Rostova (Blakeney)
Rear, soon ridden along, effort 6f out, hard ridden final 3f, one pace

6⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [23½]	2. Ginger Fox (USA) 7/2F Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	3	92	88	49	75	–
ch c Diesis - Over Your Shoulder (USA) (Graustark)
Led, headed 12f out, soon back in front, headed 2f out, soon weakened

7⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [24¼]	9. Mirador 16/1 Gary Bardwell Roger Curtis	Gary Bardwell Roger Curtis	5	712	60	20	47	–
b m Town And Country - Wild Jewel (Great Heron)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered into mid-division, hard ridden 6f out, no headway

8⁽⁸⁾ 5 [29¼]	7. Shining Dancer 9/1 J F Egan Simon Dow	J F Egan Simon Dow	4	80 1	62	17	44	–
b f Rainbow Quest (USA) - Strike Home (Be My Guest)
Held up, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁴⁾ 5 [34¼]	4. Pearl Venture 15/2 Kevin Darley S Woods	Kevin Darley S Woods	4	810	72	22	49	–
b f Salse (USA) - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

10⁽¹²⁾ 6 [40¼]	14. Ginka 100/1 N Carlisle Seamus Mullins	N Carlisle Seamus Mullins	5	710 30	58	1	29	–
b m Petoski - Pine (Supreme Sovereign)
Always behind

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 3½ [43¾]	3. Muse 25/1 Brett Doyle David Elsworth	Brett Doyle David Elsworth	9	813 b¹	75	14	42	–
ch g High Line - Thoughtful (Northfields)
With leader, led briefly 12f out, weakened 7f out, tailed off

12⁽³⁾ 1¾ [45½]	8. Sharaf (IRE) 16/1 Declan O'Shea William Muir	Declan O'Shea William Muir	3	712	70	7	35	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Marie De Flandre (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 4f out

13⁽¹⁰⁾ dist [75½]	13. Mull House 100/1 N Adams Gerry Enright	N Adams Gerry Enright	9	710 8	58	–	–	–
b g Local Suitor (USA) - Foudre (Petingo)
Behind from halfway, tailed off

14⁽⁷⁾ dist [105½]	1. Blaaziing Joe (IRE) 66/1 D Griffiths ⁵ Dai Williams	D Griffiths ⁵ Dai Williams	5	99	90	–	–	–
b h Alzao (USA) - Beijing (USA) (Northjet)
Always behind, tailed off final 6f

14 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 3m 36.44s (slow by 12.94s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: J Hanson (Bowcliffe Court) 1st breeder: Crest Stud Ltd
2nd owner: R E Sangster (Upper Gallery)
3rd owner: R W Huggins (Double Agent)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 65 (41%) M [6-9] 62 (30%) H [10-14] 23 (29%)

2:40 Newbury 24 Oct 1996

Vodafone Group Handicap Class C