Full Result 2.40 Newbury | 23 October 1998

Vodafone Group Handicap Class C

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

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⁽⁷⁾	1. Silver Wedge (USA) 33/1 John Reid Nicky Henderson	John Reid Nicky Henderson	7	911	85	87	90	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Wedge Musical (What A Guest)
Tracked leaders, pushed along from 3f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead near finish (op 20-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁾ ¾	8. Norski Lad 9/2 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	810	80	81	84	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Lady Norcliffe (USA) (Norcliffe)
In touch, headway to lead 3f out, pushed clear over 1f out, ridden inside last and headed near finish (op 3-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [2½]	11. April Stock 25/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ Gay Kelleway	Neil Pollard ⁵ Gay Kelleway	3	80	75	69	77	–
ch f Beveled (USA) - Stockline (Capricorn Line)
Headway 5f out, pressed leaders 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong but not pace to challenge near finish (tchd 33-1 in places)

4⁽²⁾ nk [2¾]	12. Brave Tornado 11/2 Steve Drowne G B Balding	Steve Drowne G B Balding	7	85	65	64	67	–
ch g Dominion - Accuracy (Gunner B)
Behind, driven and stayed on from 3f out, kept on well final furlong but not reach leaders (op 7-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1 [3¾]	7. Bowcliffe Court (IRE) 13/2 Kieren Fallon John Akehurst	Kieren Fallon John Akehurst	6	812	72	70	73	–
b g Slip Anchor - Res Nova (USA) (Blushing Groom)
In touch, driven and headway to chase leaders over 5f out, led approaching 3f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

6⁽¹³⁾ 12 [15¾]	4. Eagle's Cross (USA) 12/1 Jimmy Fortune Roger Charlton	Jimmy Fortune Roger Charlton	3	92	86	70	75	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Shining Bright (Rainbow Quest)
In touch, lost position 6f out, soon improved to chase leaders, weakened 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 11 [26¾]	9. Danegold (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hughes Mick Channon	Richard Hughes Mick Channon	6	810	70	42	48	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Cistus (Sun Prince)
Held up in rear, steady headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon beaten (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

8⁽⁶⁾ 9 [35¾]	3. Golden Arrow II (IRE) 20/1 A McGlone M C Pipe	A McGlone M C Pipe	7	96	80	42	49	–
ch g Glint Of Gold - Sheer Luck (Shergar)
Behind, some headway final 2f but not a danger (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

9⁽³⁾ 10 [45¾]	10. Leading Note (USA) 33/1 R Perham Henrietta Knight	R Perham Henrietta Knight	4	810	70	20	29	–
ch f Blushing John (USA) - Beat (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up, headway 7f out, ridden 5f out, weakened 3f out (op 25-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 8 [53¾]	5. State Fair I 12/1 Darryll Holland B W Hills	Darryll Holland B W Hills	4	92	76	17	27	–
b c Shirley Heights - Lobinda (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leader until led 10f out, headed over 3f out and weakened quickly (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [57¼]	6. Shalateeno 14/1 Micky Fenton Rod Millman	Micky Fenton Rod Millman	5	813	73	10	21	–
b m Teenoso (USA) - Shalati (FR) (High Line)
Led, raced alone on inside, headed 10f out, weakened from 3f out (op 14-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ ½ [57¾]	13. Sweet Glow (FR) 9/1 Jimmy Quinn M C Pipe	Jimmy Quinn M C Pipe	11	81	61	–	8	–
b g Crystal Glitters (USA) - Very Sweet (Bellypha)
Behind, effort over 6f out, soon weakened (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

13⁽⁸⁾ 24 [81¾]	2. Whitechapel (USA) 4/1F Frankie Dettori Lord Huntingdon	Frankie Dettori Lord Huntingdon	10	97	81	–	4	–
b g Arctic Tern (USA) - Christchurch I (FR) (So Blessed)
Soon behind, ridden 5f out, no response (stewards noted: trainer reported that gelding was never travelling and ordered routine dope test) (tchd 9-2)

13 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 3m 48.92s (slow by 25.42s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: W V M W & Mrs E S Robins (Silver Wedge) 1st breeder: Fares Farm Inc
2nd owner: Hesmonds Stud (Norski Lad)
3rd owner: Mrs M Fairbairn (April Stock)
Tote win: £54.50 PL: £8.50 £2 £6.60 Ex: £157.20 CSF: £159.42 Tricast: £3,488.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 71 (41%) M [5-9] 52 (32%) H [10-13] 27 (27%)

2:40 Newbury 23 Oct 1998

Vodafone Group Handicap Class C