Full Result 2.10 Lingfield (AW) | 7 December 1998

49's Handicap Class D Showcase Race

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 1m4f Standard

1st £7,002.50 2nd £2,120 3rd £1,035 4th £492.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	2. Night City 6/1 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	7	911	77	72	88	–
b g Kris - Night Secret (Nijinsky)
Taken down early, led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 3f out, rallied and led again 2f out, soon quickened clear, ran on well (op 4-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

2⁽²⁾ 5	4. Toujours Riviera 8/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	8	98	74	62	77	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Miss Beaulieu (Northfields)
Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden and effort over 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd entering final furlong, no chance with winner (op 7-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [6]	1. Opera Buff (IRE) 9/1 P Fredericks ⁷ Gay Kelleway	P Fredericks ⁷ Gay Kelleway	7	97	80	60	82	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Held up last pair, progress halfway, not reach leaders over 3f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 and 8-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	9. Isabella Gonzaga 6/1 Tony Culhane Robert Cowell	Tony Culhane Robert Cowell	4	811	63	48	63	–
b f Rock Hopper - Lawful (IRE) (Law Society)
Always prominent, ridden over 4f out, chased leading pair 3f out, one pace over 1f out (op 5-1 tchd 13-2)

5⁽³⁾ 3½ [10¾]	3. Meteor Strike (USA) 14/1 T Sprake Amanda Perrett	T Sprake Amanda Perrett	4	99	75	55	69	–
ch g Lomond (USA) - Meteoric (High Line)
Keen hold, prominent, ridden and not quicken over 3f out, no chance when not clear run final furlong (op 33-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [11]	12. Silversmith (FR) 50/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	3	76 1 3	54	29	48	–
b g Always Fair (USA) - Phargette (USA) (Lyphard)
Soon tracked winner, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed and found nil 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 66-1 in a place)

7⁽¹⁾ 5 [16]	8. Statajack (IRE) 10/1 Paul Goode ⁷ David Elsworth	Paul Goode ⁷ David Elsworth	10	86 b	65	32	52	–
b g King Of Clubs I - Statira (Skymaster)
Held up last, effort 5f out, reminders and no progress well over 3f out (tchd 11-1 in places)

8⁽⁷⁾ 2 [18]	10. Kinnescash (IRE) 13/2 Simon Whitworth Peter Bowen	Simon Whitworth Peter Bowen	5	811	63	34	47	–
ch g Persian Heights - Gayla Orchestra (Lord Gayle)
Ridden in mid-division after 3f, struggling from halfway (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [21½]	7. Quiet Arch (IRE) 14/1 Chris D Cogan ⁷ John O'Shea	Chris D Cogan ⁷ John O'Shea	5	812	71	30	49	–
b g Archway (IRE) - My Natalie (Rheingold)
Mid-division, ridden after 4f, struggling from halfway (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [22¾]	11. Slip Jig I (IRE) 6/1 Jamie Spencer ³ K R Burke	Jamie Spencer ³ K R Burke	5	88	63	24	39	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Taking Steps (Gay Fandango)
Chased leaders, hard ridden and weakened over 4f out (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

11⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [26¼]	5. Take A Turn 5/1F Willie Ryan Gay Kelleway	Willie Ryan Gay Kelleway	3	95	76	36	48	–
br g Forzando - Honeychurch (USA) (Bering)
Towards rear, effort 5f out, soon ridden and weakened (Jockey reported that the horse was changing it's legs and did not act on the surface) (tchd 6-1)

12⁽⁸⁾ 9 [35¼]	6. Glow Forum 10/1 Tony Clark Les Hall	Tony Clark Les Hall	7	95	71	19	29	–
b m Kalaglow (IRE) - Beau's Delight (USA) (Lypheor)
Reluctant to enter stalls, soon ridden in rear, no chance final 5f (tchd 11-1 in a place)

12 ran Off time: 2:13:00 Winning time: 2m 32.29s (slow by 4.49s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Nigel Shields (Night City) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Jeff Pearce (Toujours Riviera)
3rd owner: Dorchester Racing Club (Opera Buff)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £2.30 £2.70 £2 Ex: £32.60 CSF: £52.62 Tricast: £406.76 Trifecta: £355.40 Pool: £6,122.08. 12.23 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (26%) M [5-8] 9 (42%) H [9-12] 87 (32%)

2:10 Lingfield (AW) 7 Dec 1998

49's Handicap Class D Showcase Race