Full Result 3.45 Newmarket | 16 October 1998

NGK Jim Hughes Nursery Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (2yo) 1m Row Good

1st £6,836 2nd £2,048 3rd £984 4th £452

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²¹⁾	1. Fair Flight 11/1 Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop	Kieren Fallon Ed Dunlop	2	97	92	98	99	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Barari (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, headway over 3f out, led well over 1f out, ran on gamely (op 9-1 tchd 14-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ hd	21. Makebelieve Island (IRE) 16/1 Martin Dwyer B W Hills	Martin Dwyer B W Hills	2	713 b	70	75	77	–
b c Namaqualand (USA) - Zalamera (Rambo Dancer)
Disputed lead until well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish (tchd 20-1)

3⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [¾]	2. Pet Express Flyer (IRE) 40/1 Paul Goode ⁷ P C Haslam	Paul Goode ⁷ P C Haslam	2	813	91	88	97	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Take The Option (USA) (Bold Bidder)
Covered up, pushed along 3f out, kept on gamely under pressure (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

4⁽¹²⁾ hd [1]	5. Deploy Venture 16/1 George Duffield S Woods	George Duffield S Woods	2	812	83	87	88	–
ch g Deploy - Tasseled (USA) (Tate Gallery)
Disputed lead until well over 1f out, stayed on well (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [1]	7. Gino's Spirits 16/1 Jimmy Fortune Clive Brittain	Jimmy Fortune Clive Brittain	2	88	79	83	84	–
ch f Perugino (USA) - Rising Spirits (Cure The Blues)
Always handy, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2]	4. Autocrat 16/1 T Quinn Mick Channon	T Quinn Mick Channon	2	91	86	88	89	–
b c Polar Falcon (USA) - Dame Helene (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Held up behind, headway over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on (op 14-1)

7⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [2]	13. Minnesota 40/1 Dane O'Neill N A Callaghan	Dane O'Neill N A Callaghan	2	84 b	75	77	78	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Santi Sana (Formidable I)
Held up going well, headway well over 1f out, one pace inside last (op 25-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2½]	6. Miss Rimex (IRE) 10/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	2	84	80	76	82	–
b f Ezzoud (IRE) - Blue Guitar (Cure The Blues)
Held up in midfield, stayed on well from over 1f out, unable to challenge (op 9-1 tchd 12-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 2 [4½]	19. Dillionaire 33/1 C Rutter Richard Hannon Snr	C Rutter Richard Hannon Snr	2	81	72	69	70	–
b c Dilum (USA) - Running Tycoon (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Prominent until lost place after 3f, headway 3f out, hard ridden and faded final 2f

10⁽²⁰⁾ 1½ [6]	11. Rose Hill 20/1 Seb Sanders T G Mills	Seb Sanders T G Mills	2	86	77	71	71	–
b f Sabrehill (USA) - Petite Rosanna (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up in touch until weakened over 2f out

11⁽³⁾ ½ [6½]	12. Melody Queen 7/1 Jimmy Quinn K R Burke	Jimmy Quinn K R Burke	2	85	76	69	69	–
b f Merdon Melody - Thabeh (Shareef Dancer)
Held up behind, effort over 2f out, never able to challenge (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

12⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [7]	15. Lady Muck (IRE) 40/1 Micky Fenton Dominic Ffrench Davis	Micky Fenton Dominic Ffrench Davis	2	83	74	66	66	–
b f Shalford (IRE) - Kept In Style (Castle Keep)
Prominent, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out (op 33-1)

13⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [7¼]	10. Ghaazi 14/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	2	86	77	69	68	–
ch g Lahib (USA) - Shurooq (USA) (Affirmed)
With leaders, keen hold early, weakened over 2f out (op 10-1)

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 3 [10¼]	17. Edmo Heights 16/1 Paul Eddery Tim Easterby	Paul Eddery Tim Easterby	2	83	74	61	59	–
ch g Keen - Bodham (Bustino)
Midfield until weakened over 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

15⁽⁶⁾ ½ [10¾]	3. Dark Albatross (USA) 5/1F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	2	91	86	71	70	–
b f Sheikh Albadou - Rossard (DEN) (Glacial)
Held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out and struggling after (trainer reported that the filly was possibly feeling the effects of aong season) (op 8-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in places)

16⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [10¾]	14. Tarasco (FR) 6/1 T Sprake Mrs J R Ramsden	T Sprake Mrs J R Ramsden	2	84	75	60	58	–
b g Deploy - Moucha (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
With leaders 3f, steadily lost place and soon beaten (op 4-1 after 5-1 in a place)

17⁽²⁾ ½ [11¼]	8. Song 'n Dance Man 5/1F Philip Robinson Jeremy Noseda	Philip Robinson Jeremy Noseda	2	88	79	64	61	–
b c Prince Sabo - Born To Dance (Dancing Brave)
Missed break, held up, hard ridden 3f out, soon beaten (op 9-2 tchd 4-1, 11-2 in places)

18⁽¹³⁾ ½ [11¾]	20. Diletto (IRE) 20/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	2	713	70	53	51	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Avidal Park (Horage)
Held up in midfield, beaten 3f out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

19⁽⁴⁾ nk [12]	16. Robbies Dream (IRE) 25/1 Steve Drowne Dave Morris	Steve Drowne Dave Morris	2	83	74	57	55	–
ch g Balla Cove (IRE) - Royal Golden (IRE) (Digamist)
Held up, struggling halfway (op 20-1)

20⁽⁸⁾ 7 [19]	18. Acre 16/1 Daragh O'Donohoe William Jarvis	Daragh O'Donohoe William Jarvis	2	81	72	41	38	–
b c Common Grounds - Realize I (Al Nasr)
Close up until lost place after 3f, soon struggling in rear (op 20-1 tchd 25-1, 33-1 in a place)

20 ran Off time: 3:48:00 Winning time: 1m 39.56s (slow by 3.66s) Total SP: 144%
Non-runners: Sudden Squall
1st owner: Khalifa Sultan (Fair Flight) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: A D Shead (Makebelieve Island)
3rd owner: Pet Express (w&r) Ltd (Pet Express Flyer)
Tote win: £11.70 PL: £2.30 £5.80 £9.10 Ex: £92.90 CSF: £171.53 Tricast: £6,263.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 39 (45%) M [8-13] 48 (32%) H [15-21] 63 (23%)

3:45 Newmarket 16 Oct 1998

NGK Jim Hughes Nursery Handicap Class C