Full Result 4.15 Newcastle | 27 July 1998

Alex Lawrie Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo) 7f Good

1st £2,431.50 2nd £684 3rd £334.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	19. Melodian 25/1 N Kennedy Mel Brittain	N Kennedy Mel Brittain	3	710 b	38	48	43	–
b c Grey Desire - Mere Melody (Dunphy)
Raced far side, chased leaders, led over 2f out, driven clear (official explanation: trainer could give no reason for improved form, other than that the use of blinkers in recent outings had woken the colt up) (tchd 33-1 in places.)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾	4. Jacobina 12/1 Kevin Darley Brian Rothwell	Kevin Darley Brian Rothwell	3	93	59	65	60	–
b f Magic Ring (IRE) - Mistitled (USA) (Miswaki)
Raced stands' side, good headway 2f out, ran on well final furlong, no chance with winner far side (op 16-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [2]	6. Balance The Books 16/1 John Carroll J Parkes	John Carroll J Parkes	3	810	52	57	52	–
b f Elmaamul (USA) - Psylla (Beldale Flutter)
Chased leaders far side, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong (op 14-1)

4⁽¹⁹⁾ 3½ [5½]	12. Spring Beacon 33/1 Martin Dwyer Conrad Allen	Martin Dwyer Conrad Allen	3	84	46	43	38	–
ch f Pharly (FR) - Vernair (USA) (Super Concorde)
Led stands' side group until well over 1f out, ran on one pace

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [6¼]	15. Dangerman (IRE) 8/1 Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	3	81	43	39	33	–
ch g Pips Pride - Two Magpies (Doulab)
Raced far side, chased leaders, kept on same pace final 2f (op 9-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ shd [6¼]	7. Kolby 12/1 C Lowther Alan Bailey	C Lowther Alan Bailey	3	89	51	47	41	–
b g Superpower - Abrasive (Absalom)
With leader far side until over 2f out, one pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places.)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [7]	5. Ribble Assembly 11/1 Ollie Pears Kevin Ryan	Ollie Pears Kevin Ryan	3	92	58	52	46	–
ch g Presidium - Spring Sparkle (Lord Gayle)
In touch stands' side, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places.)

8⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [8¼]	10. Shalyah (IRE) 9/4F Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	3	86	48	39	33	–
ch f Shalford (IRE) - Baheejah (Northfields)
Tracked leaders far side, ridden well over 2f out, no impression (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 and 2-1 in places.)

9⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [9]	3. Cosmic Case 9/1 Robert Winston ⁵ Jim Goldie	Robert Winston ⁵ Jim Goldie	3	813	60	45	44	–
b f Casteddu - La Fontainova (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Raced stands' side, ridden along well over 2f out, never able to challenge (op 12-1)

10⁽²⁾ shd [9¼]	20. Supacalifragilistk 25/1 S Maloney John Balding	S Maloney John Balding	3	710 1 b¹	38	27	21	–
b f Sabrehill (USA) - Lucky Thing (Green Desert)
Chased leaders far side over 4f, soon outpaced (tchd 33-1 in places.)

11⁽⁸⁾ 3 [12¼]	13. Pride Of Bryn 9/1 Paul Fessey Denys Smith	Paul Fessey Denys Smith	3	83	45	28	21	–
br f Efisio - Alpine Sunset (Auction Ring)
In touch far side, effort 3f out, beaten well over 1f out (op 7-1)

12⁽³⁾ shd [12¼]	11. Ella Falls (IRE) 20/1 T Williams Miss J F Craze	T Williams Miss J F Craze	3	85 b¹	47	30	23	–
b f Dancing Dissident (USA) - Over Swing (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Made most far side, until headed over 2f out, soon beaten (op 33-1)

13⁽⁹⁾ nk [12½]	9. Hussar (IRE) 25/1 Dean McKeown C W Thornton	Dean McKeown C W Thornton	3	88	50	30	24	–
ch c Shalford (IRE) - How Gorgeous (Frimley Park)
Raced stands' side, ridden along halfway, never dangerous (op 20-1)

14⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [15]	16. Guest Envoy (IRE) 20/1 Joe Fanning Conrad Allen	Joe Fanning Conrad Allen	3	80	42	18	11	–
b f Paris House - Peace Mission (Dunbeath)
Raced stands' side, in touch, hung left 3f out, soon beaten

15⁽¹⁸⁾ 3½ [18½]	8. Flaxen Pride (IRE) 20/1 Dale Gibson Mrs M Reveley	Dale Gibson Mrs M Reveley	3	88	50	16	10	–
ch f Pips Pride - Fair Chance (IRE) (Young Emperor)
Raced stands' side, outpaced and ridden along 3f out, no impression (op 16-1)

16⁽¹⁶⁾ 3 [21½]	18. Gaelic Quinie (IRE) 25/1 J Bramhill Geoff Oldroyd	J Bramhill Geoff Oldroyd	3	710	38	–	–	–
b f River Falls - Eliza Wooding (Faustus)
Raced stands' side, behind from halfway (tchd 33-1 in places.)

17⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [22¾]	2. Durham Flyer 8/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	96 b	62	19	12	–
b g Deploy - Hyde Princess (Touch Paper)
In touch far side until lost place over 2f out, saddle slipped (op 7-1)

17⁽²⁰⁾ dht [22¾]	1. Saintes 11/2 J Weaver W McKeown	J Weaver W McKeown	3	97	63	20	13	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Latakia (Morston)
Chased leaders stands' side, hung left 3f out, soon beaten (op 13-2 tcchd 7-1)

19⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [23¾]	14. Snowballs 25/1 Willie Supple Linda Perratt	Willie Supple Linda Perratt	3	82 b	44	–	–	–
gr g Chilibang - Golden Panda (Music Boy)
Raced far side, never near leaders, behind final 2f

20⁽¹³⁾ 5 [28¾]	17. Miss Pugh 50/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	3	711	39	–	–	–
b f Puissance - Crymlyn (Welsh Pageant)
Chased leaders stands' side until ridden and beaten well over 2f out

20 ran Off time: 4:17:00 Winning time: 1m 29.12s (slow by 4.12s) Total SP: 157%
1st owner: Mel Brittain (Melodian) 1st breeder: Northgate Lodge Stud Ltd
2nd owner: J M Ranson (Jacobina)
3rd owner: Mrs E Comer (Balance The Books)
Tote win: £110 PL: £14.60 £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £1,023.30 CSF: £303.94 Tricast: £4,633.11
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 81 (43%) M [8-13] 19 (23%) H [14-20] 50 (34%)

4:15 Newcastle 27 Jul 1998

Alex Lawrie Handicap Class F