Full Result 2.40 Lingfield (AW) | 1 March 1990

Merlin Handicap

(0-70) (6f1yds) 6f Standard

1st £2,406 2nd £666 3rd £318

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	0. My Pal Popeye 6/1 S O'Gorman ⁵ Philip Mitchell	S O'Gorman ⁵ Philip Mitchell	5	99	69	92	70	–
br g Runnett - Staderas (Windjammer)
Headway 3f out, ridden final furlong, led near finish

2⁽¹⁾ hd	0. Inswinger 6/1 T Williams W G R Wightman	T Williams W G R Wightman	4	79 1	36	64	36	–
br g Swing Easy (USA) - Cheri Berry (Air Trooper I)
Led over 1f, led 3f out, hard ridden final furlong, headed near finish

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [1¾]	0. London Standard 33/1 C Rutter Philip Mitchell	C Rutter Philip Mitchell	5	82	43	67	39	–
b g Shack (USA) - Red Realm (Realm)
Hard ridden and headway well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3¼]	0. Looting I (USA) 7/2J Dean McKeown R J O'Sullivan	Dean McKeown R J O'Sullivan	4	98	63	82	56	–
bb g Pirate's Bounty (USA) - Bank Examiner (USA) (Buckfinder)
Started slowly, headway over 1f out, ran on

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [4]	0. Grey Rum 11/2 Rodney Lappin ⁵ B Beasley	Rodney Lappin ⁵ B Beasley	5	81 b	47	60	38	–
gr g Absalom - Cuba Libre (Rum)
Headway on inside well over 1f out, one pace

6⁽⁷⁾ 2 [6]	0. Valiant Saint 7/1 R Wernham D J G Murray Smith	R Wernham D J G Murray Smith	5	813	54	66	41	–
b h Welsh Saint - Corvelle (Reliance II)
Never near to challenge

7⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [7½]	0. Orchard's Pet 10/1 J Williams Bill Turner	J Williams Bill Turner	4	91	56	64	–	–
gr c Petong - Toccata (USA) (Mr. Leader)
Prominent over 3f

8⁽⁴⁾ 3 [10½]	0. Murmuring 7/2J C Campbell ⁷ Simon Dow	C Campbell ⁷ Simon Dow	4	813 7	61	54	–	–
b f Kind Of Hush - Beryl's Jewel (Siliconn)
Led over 4f out to 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽³⁾ 5 [15½]	0. Restless Rhapsody 33/1 Jimmy Quinn John O'Shea	Jimmy Quinn John O'Shea	7	710 2	37	25	–	–
ch g Young Generation - Bohemian Rhapsody (On Your Mark)
Always behind

10⁽¹²⁾ [15½]	0. Lizzy Cantle 16/1 N Adams C P Wildman	N Adams C P Wildman	3	83 b¹	59	–	–	–
b f Homing - Muninga (St Alphage)
Behind final 2f

11⁽²⁾ [15½]	0. Manderley Boy 33/1 S Dawson W T Kemp	S Dawson W T Kemp	4	79 2	36	–	–	–
b g Absalom - Phlox (Floriana I)
Tailed off final 3f

11 ran Off time: 2:44:00 Winning time: 1m 11.51s (slow by 2.11s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: G S Grant (My Pal Popeye) 1st breeder: T Buttle
2nd owner: W G R Wightman (Inswinger)
3rd owner: John Leese (London Standard)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 27 (34%) M [5-7] 50 (30%) H [8-12] 73 (36%)

2:40 Lingfield (AW) 1 Mar 1990

Merlin Handicap