Full Result 3.15 Newcastle | 14 April 1990

City And Northern Handicap

(0-90) 7f Firm

1st £3,915 2nd £1,170 3rd £560 4th £255

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	0. Highest Praise (USA) 9/1 Willie Ryan Dave Morris	Willie Ryan Dave Morris	7	89	70	72	72	–
ch g Topsider (USA) - Prides Promise (USA) (Crozier)
Held up and behind, headway 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	0. Northern Printer 5/2F Jimmy Fortune ⁵ M O'Neill	Jimmy Fortune ⁵ M O'Neill	5	810	76	72	73	–
ch g Baptism - Stradey Lynn (Derrylin)
Tracked leaders, led and quickened well over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽⁴⁾ 3 [3½]	0. Parliament Piece 8/1 J Carr Richard Whitaker	J Carr Richard Whitaker	4	99	84	77	78	–
ch c Burslem (IRE) - Sallywell (Manado)
Always close up, challenged 2f out, not quicken final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ 3 [6½]	0. Yearsley I 10/1 D Nicholls M H Easterby	D Nicholls M H Easterby	4	98	83	69	71	–
b g Anfield I - Mantina (Bustino)
Tracked leaders going well, shaken up over 1f out, no extra

5⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7¼]	0. Golden Ancona 14/1 P Sedgwick Mel Brittain	P Sedgwick Mel Brittain	7	910	85	70	–	–
ch g London Bells (CAN) - Golden Darling (Darling Boy)
Made most until headed well over 1f out, gradually weakened

6⁽⁶⁾ hd [7½]	0. Ensharp (USA) 14/1 Alex Greaves ⁵ David Barron	Alex Greaves ⁵ David Barron	4	813	79	59	–	–
b c Sharpen Up - Lulworth Cove I (Averof)
Always in touch, kept on well final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [9]	0. Vague Dancer 13/2 Dean McKeown E Weymes	Dean McKeown E Weymes	4	912	87	68	–	–
b c Vaigly Great - Step You GailyI (Kings Company)
Chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous after

8⁽²⁾ 1 [10]	0. Top Dream 7/1 B Raymond Michael Jarvis	B Raymond Michael Jarvis	5	913	88	66	–	–
br h High Top - Pleasant Dream (Sharpen Up)
Held up and behind, effort over 2f out, never dangerous

9⁽⁹⁾ [10]	0. Banana Cufflinks (USA) 12/1 Gary Carter J R Shaw	Gary Carter J R Shaw	4	84 v¹	65	29	–	–
b g Peterhof (USA) - Heather Bee (USA) (Drone)
Disputed lead 4f, soon ridden and weakened

10⁽³⁾ [10]	0. Marcroft 14/1 Tony Culhane Richard Whitaker	Tony Culhane Richard Whitaker	4	95	80	36	–	–
ch f Crofthall - Squires Girl (Spanish Gold I)
Held up, never troubled leaders

11⁽¹⁾ [10]	0. Donna Elvira I 5/1 Nigel Day Chris Wall	Nigel Day Chris Wall	4	99	84	36	–	–
b f Chief Singer - Countess Olivia (Prince Tenderfoot)
Prominent over 3f

11 ran Off time: 3:18:00 Winning time: 1m 27.19s (slow by 2.19s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Miss S J Knight (Highest Praise) 1st breeder: Paul Mellon
2nd owner: Oaklea Bloodstock Limited (Northern Printer)
3rd owner: G A Farndon (Parliament Piece)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 23 (36%) M [5-7] 71 (35%) H [8-11] 56 (29%)

3:15 Newcastle 14 Apr 1990

City And Northern Handicap