Full Result 3.35 Newcastle | 3 May 1999

John Barras 'North Shields Ferry' Claiming Stakes Class F (Div I)

(Class 6) (3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £1,976.50 2nd £554 3rd £269.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	3. Adirpour (IRE) 4/1 Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	5	90	51	50	57	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Adira (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Held up and behind, headway to lead inside final furlong, readily (op 3-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 2	2. Birchwood Sun 7/4F Tony Culhane Michael Dods	Tony Culhane Michael Dods	9	98 v	59	47	53	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Shapely Test (USA) (Elocutionist)
Behind, outpaced halfway, headway and every chance entering final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner (op 9-4 tchd 5-2)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	7. Haunt The Zoo 12/1 Tom McLaughlin J L Harris	Tom McLaughlin J L Harris	4	90	–	35	41	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Merryhill Maid (IRE) (M Double M)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 10-1)

4⁽³⁾ shd [3¾]	1. Tornado Prince (IRE) 5/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	4	911	59	46	51	–
ch g Caerleon (USA) - Welsh Flame (Welsh Pageant)
Close up, led 3f out, clear 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ 4 [7¾]	8. Russian Rouge (IRE) 16/1 Dean Mernagh ⁵ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ⁵ Mel Brittain	4	87	34	24	28	–
b f Soviet Lad (USA) - Red Lory (Bay Express)
Close up, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, no danger after (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [10¼]	6. Arab Gold 11/1 Gary Bardwell Mick Quinn	Gary Bardwell Mick Quinn	4	92	48	22	26	–
b g Presidium - Parklands Belle (Stanford)
Led to 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

7⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [11]	5. Wee Christy (IRE) 25/1 Ollie Pears W McKeown	Ollie Pears W McKeown	4	93	31	22	26	–
gr g Contract Law (USA) - Eternal Optimist (Relko)
Held up, switched 2f out, never nearer

8⁽⁴⁾ shd [11¼]	10. Asilana (IRE) 10/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	89	43	25	30	–
b g College Chapel - Uninvited Guest (Be My Guest)
Midfield, outpaced halfway, soon no impression (op 8-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [11½]	12. Merly Notty 50/1 J Bramhill J S Haldane	J Bramhill J S Haldane	3	712	30	14	17	–
ch f Inchinor - Rambadale (Vaigly Great)
Prominent, ridden halfway, faded over 2f out (op 33-1)

10⁽²⁾ 2 [13½]	11. Dishabille 20/1 Paul Fessey James Bethell	Paul Fessey James Bethell	3	80	44	11	14	–
b f Dilum (USA) - Swagger Lady (Tate Gallery)
Behind and soon ridden along, never dangerous

11⁽⁵⁾ 18 [31½]	4. Marcomir (USA) 20/1 Gyles Parkin Wilf Storey	Gyles Parkin Wilf Storey	6	95	–	–	–	–
br h Dayjur (USA) - Mariella (USA) (Roberto)
Soon ridden along, struggling after 3f (jockey said his mount had lost it's action) (op 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:37:00 Winning time: 1m 27.14s (slow by 2.14s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Fancy Design (2nd preference, ran at Warwick)
1st owner: Ed Weetman (Adirpour) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: A G Watson (Birchwood Sun)
3rd owner: J L Harris (Haunt The Zoo)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.40 £1.30 £2.20 Ex: £4 CSF: £9.99
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (32%) M [5-8] 39 (36%) H [9-12] 69 (32%)

3:35 Newcastle 3 May 1999

John Barras 'North Shields Ferry' Claiming Stakes Class F (Div I)