Full Result 2.00 Lingfield (AW) | 20 December 2000

Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) (7f1yds) 7f Standard

1st £2,821 2nd £868 3rd £434 4th £217

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	11. Tapau (IRE) 7/2 Gary Bardwell David Elsworth	Gary Bardwell David Elsworth	2	89	–	78	72	–
b f Nicolotte - Urtica (IRE) (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Soon with leader, led 3f out, kicked clear 2f out, driven out final furlong (op 6-1 after 10-1 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ 4	8. My Place 11/4 J D Smith B W Hills	J D Smith B W Hills	2	89	72	65	62	–
b f Environment Friend - Verchinina (Star Appeal)
Tracked leaders, not quicken over 2f out, pushed along and stayed on steadily to take 2nd near finish (op 3-1 tchd 7-2, 4-1 in a place)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4½]	3. Laggan Minstrel (IRE) 5/2F Lee Newman Richard Hannon Snr	Lee Newman Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	74	68	65	–
b c Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Next Episode I (USA) (Nijinsky)
Tracked leaders, not quicken over 2f out, ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, no impression, lost 2nd near finish (tchd 3-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [7]	1. Blushing Prince (IRE) 9/2 Paul Eddery Jeremy Noseda	Paul Eddery Jeremy Noseda	2	90	–	60	59	–
b c Priolo (USA) - Eliade (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
Raced very wide, soon outpaced and well adrift, ran on from 3f out, never nearer (op 3-1 tchd 5-1, 6-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [7¾]	7. Madame Butterfly 33/1 Jimmy Quinn D J S Cosgrove	Jimmy Quinn D J S Cosgrove	2	89 b¹	–	52	52	–
b f Reprimand - Mill D'Art (Artaius)
Held up rear, progress to chase leaders halfway, no headway final 2f (op 20-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 2 [9¾]	2. Cricketers Club 20/1 Steve Drowne Roger Ingram	Steve Drowne Roger Ingram	2	90	56	50	52	–
b g Dancing Spree (USA) - AlacrityI (Alzao)
Made most to 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 25-1)

7⁽³⁾ 3½ [13¼]	9. Oakley Joy 9/1 Paul Fitzsimons ³ Richard Hannon Snr	Paul Fitzsimons ³ Richard Hannon Snr	2	86	–	32	38	–
ch f Beveled (USA) - Lillicara (FR) (Caracolero)
Unseated rider and bolted before start, started slowly, rear until effort halfway, beaten over 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [14¼]	5. Bishop's Wing'S 14/1 S Righton Patrick Chamings	S Righton Patrick Chamings	2	89	–	16	36	–
br f Bishop Of Cashel - Butterfly Rose (USA) (Iron Ruler)
Raced on outer, mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon struggling (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [15]	4. Operation Envy 33/1 Steve Carson ³ R M Flower	Steve Carson ³ R M Flower	2	811	45	32	39	–
b g Makbul - Safe Bid (Sure Blade)
Held up rear, progress halfway, ridden and weakened well over 2f out (op 20-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 19 [34]	6. Dripping In Gold (IRE) 33/1 Chris Catlin ⁵ Linda Jewell	Chris Catlin ⁵ Linda Jewell	2	84	38	–	–	–
ch f Alhijaz - Fanny's Choice (IRE) (Fairy King)
Prominent 2f, soon lost place under pressure, tailed off (tchd 50-1 in places)

11⁽²⁾ ¾ [34¾]	10. Swanmore Delight 50/1 Adrian Nicholls John Bridger	Adrian Nicholls John Bridger	2	89	–	–	–	–
b f Aragon - St Louis Lady (Absalom)
Chased leaders, carried head high and not face kickback 4f out, dropped rear, tailed off (op 33-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:09:00 Winning time: 1m 25.00s (slow by 3.00s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Gary B Watts (Tapau) 1st breeder: Mrs P Grubb
2nd owner: W J Gredley (My Place)
3rd owner: Stonethorn Stud Farms Limited (Laggan Minstrel)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.50 £1.30 £1.70 Ex: £21.90 CSF: £12.97 Trifecta: £37.20 Pool: £194.33 - 3.70 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (30%) M [5-7] 63 (46%) H [8-11] 33 (24%)

2:00 Lingfield (AW) 20 Dec 2000

Bet Direct 'Today's Best Bets' Maiden Stakes Class D