Full Result 1.50 Lingfield (AW) | 7 November 2000

Christmas Nights Claiming Stakes Class F (Div II)

(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m1yds) 1m Standard

1st £1,809.50 2nd £517 3rd £258.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Sofisio 9/2 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	3	91 b	65	69	69	–
ch g Efisio - Legal Embrace (CAN) (Legal Bid)
Always prominent, led 2f out, shaken up and drew clear over 1f out, eased last 50y, comfortably (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 3½	5. Pageant 13/2 Tony Clark William Jarvis	Tony Clark William Jarvis	3	88	66	52	54	–
br f Inchinor - Positive Attitude (Red Sunset)
Soon tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out to take 2nd near finish (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in a place)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [3¾]	1. Baron De Pichon (IRE) 5/4F Neil Callan Andrew Reid	Neil Callan Andrew Reid	4	93	71	58	61	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Ariadne (Bustino)
Raced wide, soon driven and outpaced, effort over 3f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f, nearest finish (op 4-5 tchd 11-8, 6-4 in a place)

4⁽¹⁾ hd [4]	4. Artful Dane (IRE) 4/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Clive Cox	Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Clive Cox	8	84 b	56	52	55	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Art Age
Always prominent, challenged and every chance 2f out, chased winner and held after, lost 2nd near finish (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [6½]	11. Gaelic Foray (IRE) 16/1 Lee Newman ³ Mark Hoad	Lee Newman ³ Mark Hoad	4	84 3	40	40	45	–
b f Unblest - Rich Heiress (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Held up rear, smooth progress over 3f out, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden and not quicken well over 1f out (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [10½]	7. Flying Pennant (IRE) 25/1 Robert Havlin Milton Bradley	Robert Havlin Milton Bradley	7	87 b	43	28	36	–
gr g Waajib (IRE) - Flying Beckee (IRE) (Godswalk)
Soon outpaced and well behind, kept on final 2f, no danger (op 20-1)

7⁽³⁾ 2½ [13]	3. Knobbleeneeze 16/1 Dean Corby ⁷ Mick Channon	Dean Corby ⁷ Mick Channon	10	86 v	40	27	37	–
ch g Aragon - Proud Miss (USA) (Semi-Pro)
Lost place and rear after 2f, struggling halfway, no chance over 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [13½]	6. Comeoutofthefog (IRE) 14/1 R Lake ⁷ Miss S J Wilton	R Lake ⁷ Miss S J Wilton	5	81 1	45	20	31	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Local Belle (Ballymore)
With leaders, led over 4f out to 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9⁽⁴⁾ 6 [19½]	12. Dancing Jack 50/1 Adrian Nicholls John Bridger	Adrian Nicholls John Bridger	7	83	32	–	12	–
ch g Clantime - Sun Follower (Relkino)
Led to over 4f out, weakened well over 2f out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

10⁽²⁾ 1¼ [20¾]	8. Inviramental 33/1 Chris Catlin ⁷ Linda Jewell	Chris Catlin ⁷ Linda Jewell	4	80 v¹	42	–	14	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Corn Futures (Nomination)
Pressed leaders to halfway, soon weakened (op 20-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 20 [40¾]	9. Ballets Russes (IRE) 40/1 Jimmy Quinn Hugh Collingridge	Jimmy Quinn Hugh Collingridge	3	86	40	–	–	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Elminya (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Always rear, ridden and struggling halfway, tailed off (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 1:57:00 Winning time: 1m 37.86s (slow by 2.96s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Caversfield (withdrawn, unseated rider and bolted)
Rule 4: Caversfield (No.10) was withdrawn. Price at time was 25-1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: North Farm Stud (Sofisio) 1st breeder: J Slaytor
2nd owner: R J R Williams (Pageant)
3rd owner: A S Reid (Baron De Pichon)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £1.60 £2 £1.30 Ex: £35.90 CSF: £32.23 Trifecta: £62 Pool: £310.24 - 3.55 winning units
The winner, Sofisio, was claimed by J Pointon for £10,000.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 29 (25%) M [6-8] 77 (50%) H [9-12] 44 (25%)

Hand-timed.

1:50 Lingfield (AW) 7 Nov 2000

Christmas Nights Claiming Stakes Class F (Div II)