Full Result 2.35 Lingfield (AW) | 26 November 1996

Maurice Robertson Birthday Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (6f1yds) 6f Standard

1st £3,598.75 2nd £1,090 3rd £532.50 4th £253.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	14. Scissor Ridge 10/1 D Harrison John Bridger	D Harrison John Bridger	4	84 1	61	57	65	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Golden Scissors (Kalaglow)
Made all, ridden over 3f out, ran on well

2⁽¹³⁾ 1½	7. Kings Harmony (IRE) 15/2 Darryll Holland Peter Makin	Darryll Holland Peter Makin	3	91	72	64	72	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Kingston Rose (Tudor Music)
Chased winner, every chance final 3f, unable to quicken inside final furlong

3⁽⁹⁾ 3 [4½]	2. Duke Valentino 10/1 D Griffiths ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	D Griffiths ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	4	96	82	62	74	–
br c Machiavellian (USA) - Aldhabyih (General Assembly)
Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, ran on one pace final 2f

4⁽⁸⁾ shd [4½]	9. Purple Fling 9/1 Jimmy Quinn L G Cottrell	Jimmy Quinn L G Cottrell	5	813	70	55	62	–
ch g Music Boy - Divine Fling (Imperial Fling)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace

5⁽³⁾ shd [4¾]	6. Deeply Vale (IRE) 8/1 Emma O'Gorman Eric Wheeler	Emma O'Gorman Eric Wheeler	5	92	73	57	64	–
b g Pennine Walk - Late Evening (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on one pace

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [5]	10. Friendly Brave (USA) 7/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Gay Kelleway	Alan Daly ⁵ Gay Kelleway	6	87	69	48	59	–
b g Well Decorated (USA) - Companionship (USA) (Princely Native)
Always prominent, ridden over 3f out, one pace

7⁽²⁾ 2 [7]	13. Never Think Twice 33/1 N Adams K T Ivory	N Adams K T Ivory	3	83 b	60	39	45	–
b g Never So Bold (IRE) - Hope And Glory (USA) (Well Decorated)
Hampered start, outpaced, never nearer

8⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [7¼]	4. Prima Silk 12/1 Tony Clark M J Ryan	Tony Clark M J Ryan	5	96	77	55	62	–
b m Primo Dominie - Silk St James (Pas De Seul)
Outpaced, never nearer

9⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [7¼]	5. Imposing Time 8/1 Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	5	93 b	74	52	58	–
b g Music Boy - Jandell (NZ) (Shifnal)
Ridden throughout, prominent over 4f

10⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [9¼]	1. Double Blue 6/1F M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	7	100	85	58	64	–
ch g Town And Country - Australia Fair (AUS) (Without Fear I)
Behind final 4f

11⁽⁶⁾ nk [9½]	12. Mijas 25/1 Dane O'Neill Les Hall	Dane O'Neill Les Hall	3	85	62	34	40	–
ch f Risk Me (FR) - Out Of Harmony (Song)
Behind final 3f

12⁽⁷⁾ 8 [17½]	3. Queenfisher 14/1 George Duffield Gary Moore	George Duffield Gary Moore	4	98	79	31	35	–
bb f Scottish Reel II (IRE) - Mavahra (Mummy's Pet)
Always behind

13⁽¹⁾ 8 [25½]	11. Tart And A Half 33/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	4	89 b	66	–	1	–
b f Distant Relative - Vaigrant Wind (Vaigly Great)
Behind final 3f

14⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [29]	8. Sharp Pearl 12/1 David McCabe J White	David McCabe J White	3	813	70	–	–	–
ch g Sharpo - Silent Pearl (USA) (Silent Screen)
Prominent over 2f

14 ran Off time: 2:38:00 Winning time: 1m 12.16s (slow by 2.76s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Donald J Smith (Scissor Ridge) 1st breeder: J K Keegan
2nd owner: Ten Of Hearts (Kings Harmony)
3rd owner: J E Bigg (Duke Valentino)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 37 (31%) M [6-9] 48 (24%) H [10-14] 65 (45%)

2:35 Lingfield (AW) 26 Nov 1996

Maurice Robertson Birthday Handicap Class D