Full Result 4.00 Newcastle | 30 September 1998

Newcastle Stayers Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-75, 3yo) (2m19yds) 2m Good

1st £3,517.50 2nd £1,065 3rd £520 4th £247.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	2. Norski Lad 9/2 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	92	70	82	87	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Lady Norcliffe (USA) (Norcliffe)
Settled midfield, went handy halfway, driven ahead over 3f out, forged clear, stayed on well (tchd 5-1 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ 3	7. Little Brave 5/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	3	82	56	65	63	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Littlemisstrouble (USA) (My Gallant)
Held up and behind, good headway entering straight, stayed on well last 2f, not reach winner

3⁽³⁾ 13 [16]	4. Aldwych Arrow (IRE) 12/1 Micky Fenton Michael Bell	Micky Fenton Michael Bell	3	810	64	60	58	–
ch g Rainbows For Life (CAN) - Shygate (Shy Groom)
Settled off the pace, improved in straight, effort and driven along from over 2f out, one pace (op 10-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 3 [19]	3. Red Bordeaux 16/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	811	65	58	56	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Marie De Flandre (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Always well placed, hard at work from over 2f out, soon left behind (op 14-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [21½]	1. Double Blade 16/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ Mark Johnston	Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ Mark Johnston	3	92	75	60	64	–
b g Kris - Sesame (Derrylin)
With leader, led approaching straight, driven along and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly from well over 1f out (op 12-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ hd [21¾]	9. Piccadilly 20/1 John Lowe Tim Etherington	John Lowe Tim Etherington	3	710 4	50	40	38	–
ch f Belmez (USA) - Polly's Pear (USA) (Sassafras)
Tracked leaders, struggling when pace quickened over 3f out, soon lost touch (op 16-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 11 [32¾]	6. Kierans Bridge (IRE) 20/1 Fergus Sweeney Alan Jarvis	Fergus Sweeney Alan Jarvis	3	89	63	41	40	–
ch f Arcane (USA) - Rhein Valley (IRE) (Kings Lake)
In touch on outside to straight, soo well behind, tailed off

8⁽⁸⁾ 3 [35¾]	5. Give An Inch (IRE) 9/4F John McAuley ⁷ Wilf Storey	John McAuley ⁷ Wilf Storey	3	82	63	31	37	–
b f Inchinor - Top Heights (High Top)
Soon well behind, tailed off in straight (official explanation: trainer had no excuse for favourite's poor performance) (op 7-4 tchd 5-2)

9⁽¹⁾ 9 [44¾]	8. Uniform 4/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Sally Hall	Adrian McCarthy ³ Sally Hall	3	710	53	15	18	–
ch f Unfuwain (USA) - Trachelium (Formidable I)
Midfield until lost place quickly 6f out, tailed off in straight (tchd 9-2)

10⁽²⁾ ½ [45¼]	10. Go Positive 50/1 Angela Hartley ⁷ Geraldine Rees	Angela Hartley ⁷ Geraldine Rees	3	76 3 8	53	11	18	–
b f Profilic - Rather Gorgeous (Billion)
Led until headed approaching straight, lost touch quickly last 3f, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 3m 35.03s (slow by 9.03s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Hesmonds Stud (Norski Lad) 1st breeder: Hesmonds Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Brave Maple Partnership (Little Brave)
3rd owner: The Aldwych Partnership (Aldwych Arrow)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2.30 £1.80 £4 Ex: £20.50 CSF: £24.20 Tricast: £230.77
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 27 (25%) M [4-7] 65 (28%) H [8-10] 58 (47%)

4:00 Newcastle 30 Sep 1998

Newcastle Stayers Handicap Class D