Full Result 4.10 Newmarket | 21 May 1988

Skol Sprint Classic Series Handicap

(0-110) 5f Row Good

1st £8,012 2nd £2,396 3rd £1,148 4th £524

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	0. Merdon Melody 16/1 Ray Cochrane R Sheather	Ray Cochrane R Sheather	5	910	–	–	–	–
b h Mummy's Pet - Singing (Petingo)
Held up, good headway over 1f out, strong run to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽⁸⁾ 1	0. Make Or Mar 33/1 C Rutter R V Smyth	C Rutter R V Smyth	4	95	–	–	–	–
bb f Daring March - Martelli (Pitskelly)
Always prominent, led inside final furlong, soon headed, one pace

3⁽¹³⁾ nk [1¼]	0. Abathatc 9/1 Simon Whitworth C R Nelson	Simon Whitworth C R Nelson	4	99	–	–	–	–
b c Thatching - Rounders (Habitat)
Headway to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, faltered close home

4⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [2¾]	0. African Spirit 33/1 C Nutter Sir Mark Prescott Bt	C Nutter Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	810	–	–	–	–
b g African Sky I - Relic Spirit (Relic)
Soon pushed along, good headway approaching final furlong, not reach leaders

5⁽⁴⁾ shd [3]	0. Proud And Keen 5/2F R Morse ⁵ W A O'Gorman	R Morse ⁵ W A O'Gorman	3	812 7 b	–	–	–	–
ch c Proud Appeal (USA) - Shiny Sneakers (USA) (Vitriolic)
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final furlong

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3½]	0. Padre Pio 13/2 S Cauthen David Arbuthnot	S Cauthen David Arbuthnot	7	96	–	–	–	–
gr h Mummy's Pet - Tranquility Base (Roan Rocket)
Headway over 1f out, never nearer

7⁽³⁾ ½ [4]	0. Joe Sugden I 25/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	4	813	–	–	–	–
b g Music Boy - Sum Star (Comedy Star)
Chased leaders, every chance below distance, beaten final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4½]	0. Philip 9/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	6	90 b	–	–	–	–
b g Kala Shikari - Canteen Katie (Kings Troop)
Soon outpaced

9⁽²⁾ shd [4½]	0. Golden Ancona 9/1 T Ives M H Easterby	T Ives M H Easterby	5	92	–	–	–	–
ch g London Bells (CAN) - Golden Darling (Darling Boy)
No show

10⁽⁵⁾ 1 [5½]	0. Careless Whisper I 10/1 Gary Carter I V Matthews	Gary Carter I V Matthews	5	813 v	–	–	–	–
b m Homing - Depict I (Derring-Do)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, soon beaten

11⁽¹⁾ nk [5¾]	0. Gallant Hope 10/1 R Fox L G Cottrell	R Fox L G Cottrell	6	93 7	–	–	–	–
ch g Ahonoora - Amiga Mia (Be Friendly)
Chased leaders, no headway final 2f

12⁽⁷⁾ [5¾]	0. Retrieve 16/1 B Raymond William Jarvis	B Raymond William Jarvis	5	90	–	–	–	–
b h High Top - Front Row (Epaulette I)
Always outpaced

13⁽¹⁰⁾ [5¾]	0. Restless Don 25/1 Paul Eddery J Berry	Paul Eddery J Berry	3	812	–	–	–	–
b c Mandrake Major - La Fille (Crooner)
With leaders over 3f

14⁽¹²⁾ [5¾]	0. Anthony Loretto 16/1 T Quinn R F Casey	T Quinn R F Casey	3	87	–	–	–	–
b g Mummy's Game - Miss Silly (Silly Season)
Speed 3f

14 ran Off time: 4:17:00 Winning time: 1m 0.46s (slow by 2.46s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: J C Smith (Merdon Melody) 1st breeder: Mrs J R Hine And Miss J Bunting
2nd owner: Mrs G R Smith (Make Or Mar)
3rd owner: R H Mello (Abathatc)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 33 (50%) M [6-9] 68 (20%) H [10-14] 49 (30%)

4:10 Newmarket 21 May 1988

Skol Sprint Classic Series Handicap