Full Result 2.45 Lingfield (AW) | 29 December 1998

Tote Handicap Class C Showcase Race

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo+) 1m4f Standard

1st £6,872.50 2nd £2,080 3rd £1,015 4th £482.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	6. Meteor Strike (USA) 14/1 T Sprake Amanda Perrett	T Sprake Amanda Perrett	4	89	75	74	82	–
ch g Lomond (USA) - Meteoric (High Line)
Led for 1f, regained lead halfway, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on well (op 12-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ 2½	4. White Plains (IRE) 12/1 Paul Doe ⁵ K R Burke	Paul Doe ⁵ K R Burke	5	812	83	74	86	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Flying Diva (Chief Singer)
Held up in rear, headway to chase winner 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f (op 10-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 5 [7½]	3. Night City 9/2 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	7	97	87	77	82	–
b g Kris - Night Secret (Nijinsky)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed halfway, soon lost place, rallied and ran on inside last (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [7¾]	1. Random Kindness 7/2 Tony Clark Roger Ingram	Tony Clark Roger Ingram	5	912	92	81	87	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Lady Tippins (USA) (Star De Naskra)
Chased leaders, one pace final 3f (op 4-1 after 5-1 in places)

5⁽³⁾ ½ [8¼]	2. Danzino (IRE) 11/2 Russell Price Mrs N Macauley	Russell Price Mrs N Macauley	3	910 v	95	84	89	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Luvi Ullmann (Thatching)
Chased leading pair, went 2nd 5f out until 3f out, soon beaten (op 7-2)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [9½]	7. Elhabub 3/1F P Fredericks ⁷ Gay Kelleway	P Fredericks ⁷ Gay Kelleway	3	80 6 2	78	58	70	–
b g Lion Cavern (USA) - Million Heiress (Auction Ring)
Pulled hard, chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten (op 5-2 tchd 4-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 6 [15½]	8. King Priam (IRE) 8/1 Jimmy Quinn M J Polglase	Jimmy Quinn M J Polglase	3	710 b	67	46	50	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Barinia (Corvaro)
Slowly into stride, rear, ridden 4f out, never troubled leaders (tchd 12-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 6 [21½]	5. Opera Buff (IRE) 10/1 Simon Whitworth Gay Kelleway	Simon Whitworth Gay Kelleway	7	90 b	80	52	55	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Held up in touch, struggling in rear 3f out, eased when no chance over 1f out (op 8-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:46:00 Winning time: 2m 30.31s (slow by 2.51s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: S P Tindall (Meteor Strike) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Nigel Shields (White Plains)
3rd owner: Nigel Shields (Night City)
Tote win: £16.40 PL: £2.60 £3 Ex: £55.10 CSF: £151.21 Tricast: £802.16

2:45 Lingfield (AW) 29 Dec 1998

Tote Handicap Class C Showcase Race