Full Result 3.45 Newcastle | 4 April 1988

Newcastle Handicap

(0-90) 1m Rnd Good To Soft

1st £6,076.80 2nd £1,814.40 3rd £867.20 4th £393.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Verbarium (USA) 14/1 Dana Mellor ⁵ Mrs J R Ramsden	Dana Mellor ⁵ Mrs J R Ramsden	8	72	51	–	–	–
br g Verbatim (USA) - Havre (Mister Gus)
Led after 1f, shaken up and ran on well final furlong

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	0. Sky Cat 9/4F M Birch M H Easterby	M Birch M H Easterby	4	88	66	–	–	–
b g Skyliner I - Spring Kitten (Pitcairn)
6th straight, not clear run 2 1/2f out, ran on well final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2¼]	0. Star Of A Gunner 5/1 M Wigham R J Holder	M Wigham R J Holder	8	100	86	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - Starkist (So Blessed)
Chased winner, 2nd straight, effort 2f out, kept on well

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [2½]	0. All Fair 10/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	7	94	–	–	–	–
b h Free State I - Be Honest (Klairon)
8th straight, headway over 2f out, stayed on

5⁽¹¹⁾ hd [2¾]	0. Miss Emily 8/1 S Webster D W Chapman	S Webster D W Chapman	4	88	–	–	–	–
b f Kampala - Hey Dolly (Hey Romeo)
Prominent, 5th straight, effort and challenged 2f out, weakened 1f out

6⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [5¼]	0. Air Command 14/1 Simon Whitworth J Berry	Simon Whitworth J Berry	8	86	–	–	–	–
ch g Air Trooper I - Snotch (Current Coin)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, outpaced final 2f

7⁽⁴⁾ 1 [6¼]	0. Qualitair Flyer 7/2 Gary Carter K Stone	Gary Carter K Stone	6	79 2	–	–	–	–
b g Kampala - Ziobia (Tribal Chief)
Held up, effort entering straight, no impression

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [7]	0. K-Brigade 14/1 L Charnock C W C Elsey	L Charnock C W C Elsey	3	78 1	–	–	–	–
b c Brigadier Gerard - Kajetana (FR) (Caro)
Held up and behind, never dangerous

9⁽²⁾ 1 [8]	0. Optimism Flamed 8/1 Nick Connorton Mrs J R Ramsden	Nick Connorton Mrs J R Ramsden	5	81 2	–	–	–	–
b g Malinowski (USA) - Sea Swallow (FR) (Dan Cupid)
7th straight, effort 3f out, soon beaten

10⁽⁷⁾ [8]	0. Plague O' Rats 25/1 M Fry Denys Smith	M Fry Denys Smith	4	812	–	–	–	–
b g Pitskelly - Hillbrow (Swing Easy)
Led 1f, chased leaders, 3rd straight, soon outpaced

11⁽³⁾ [8]	0. Irish Passage 11/1 D Nicholls David Barron	D Nicholls David Barron	5	96	78	–	–	–
gr g Welsh Captain - Honey's Queen (Pals Passage)
Held up and behind, never dangerous

11 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 1m 53.83s (slow by 13.83s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Mrs J R Ramsden (Verbarium) 1st breeder: Sandra D Clark
2nd owner: Gymcrak Thoroughbred Racing Plc (Sky Cat)
3rd owner: M & N Plant Ltd (Star Of A Gunner)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 33 (44%) M [5-7] 71 (31%) H [8-11] 46 (25%)

3:45 Newcastle 4 Apr 1988

Newcastle Handicap