Full Result 3.10 Lingfield (AW) | 9 February 2000

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(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (1m1yds) 1m Standard

1st £6,435 2nd £1,980 3rd £990 4th £495

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Salty Jack (IRE) 3/1 Martin Dwyer V Soane	Martin Dwyer V Soane	6	94	81	72	94	–
b h Salt Dome (USA) - Play The Queen (IRE) (King Of Clubs I)
Tracked leading pair, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, driven to hold on near finish (op 4-1 tchd 9-2)

2⁽¹⁾ nk	7. Ron's Pet 10/1 Neil Callan K R Burke	Neil Callan K R Burke	5	89 tb	72	63	84	–
ch g Ron's Victory (USA) - Penny Mint (Mummy's Game)
Raced freely early, led, hard ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, edged right, kept on near finish (op 6-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [1¾]	2. Topton (IRE) 4/1 Tony Clark Paul Howling	Tony Clark Paul Howling	6	100 6 b	91	79	100	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Circo (High Top)
Pressed leader, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, one pace over 1f out (op 3-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [2]	4. Elmhurst Boy 8/1 Willie Ryan Simon Dow	Willie Ryan Simon Dow	4	95 v	82	69	91	–
b c Merdon Melody - Young Whip (Bold Owl)
Held up last, progress from halfway to track leaders over 2f out, shaken up and not quicken over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

5⁽⁶⁾ 4 [6]	3. Secret Spring (FR) 11/4F Oscar Urbina Lydia Richards	Oscar Urbina Lydia Richards	8	912	89	69	89	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Nordica (Northfields)
Held up in touch, pushed along halfway, struggling 3f out, soon no chance, kept on final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in a place)

6⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [6¾]	6. Song Of Skye 13/2 Franny Norton T J Naughton	Franny Norton T J Naughton	6	811	74	53	77	–
b m Warning - Song Of Hope (Chief Singer)
Chased leaders, pushed along before halfway, struggling over 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

7⁽³⁾ 1¾ [8½]	1. Italian Symphony I (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Spencer David Evans	Jamie Spencer David Evans	6	100 v	91	66	86	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Terracotta Hut (Habitat)
Held up in touch, pushed along halfway, struggling well over 2f out, no chance after (op 8-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 1m 37.37s (slow by 2.47s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Salts Of The Earth (Salty Jack) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: Nigel Shields (Ron's Pet)
3rd owner: Liam Sheridan (Topton)
Tote win: £5 PL: £2.10 £5.10 Ex: £21.70 CSF: £27.77

3:10 Lingfield (AW) 9 Feb 2000

Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Handicap Class C