Full Result 3.45 Lingfield (AW) | 30 December 2002

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Standard

1st £3,770 2nd £870 3rd £870 4th £290

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Golden Brief (IRE) 3/1F Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	4	913 v	69	65	79	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Tiffany's Case (IRE) (Thatching)
Well placed, tracked leader going easily 2f out, shaken up to lead last 150yds, soon in command, idled and driven out near finish (op 7-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	3. Port St Charles (IRE) 7/1 Oscar Urbina Patrick Chamings	Oscar Urbina Patrick Chamings	5	99	65	57	73	–
bb g Night Shift (USA) - Safe Haven (Blakeney)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, shaken up and hanging over 1f out, ran on final furlong, gaining on winner near finish (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁾ dht	7. Oases 33/1 Graham Gibbons Derek Shaw	Graham Gibbons Derek Shaw	3	92	58	52	66	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Markievicz I (IRE) (Doyoun)
Held up towards rear, steady progress on inner over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, gaining near finish (op 25-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ hd [¾]	12. Mutabassir (IRE) 9/1 Frankie McDonald ⁷ Andrew Reid	Frankie McDonald ⁷ Andrew Reid	8	81	50	42	57	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Anghaam I (USA) (Diesis)
Settled in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on over 1f out, gaining near finish (op 8-1 after 12-1 in a place tchd 10-1)

5⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [1½]	13. Border Edge 25/1 G Sparkes ⁵ John Bridger	G Sparkes ⁵ John Bridger	4	83 b	50	40	55	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Seymour Ann (Krayyan)
Led after 2f and set good pace, driven and headed 150yds out, weakened and lost 3 places near finish (op 16-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [3¼]	14. Geespot 14/1 Chris Catlin Dominic Ffrench Davis	Chris Catlin Dominic Ffrench Davis	3	88	50	35	51	–
b f Pursuit Of Love - My Discovery (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, progress 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽¹³⁾ 2 [5¼]	11. Our Chelsea Blue (USA) 8/1 Steve Drowne Chris Dwyer	Steve Drowne Chris Dwyer	4	810	52	31	48	–
ch f Distant View (USA) - Eastern Connection (USA) (Danzig Connection)
Held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, nudged along and stayed on final furlong, never near leaders (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in place)

8⁽⁸⁾ shd [5¼]	6. Peregian (IRE) 14/1 Paul Doe John Akehurst	Paul Doe John Akehurst	4	94	60	39	56	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Mo Pheata (Petorius)
Well in rear, last of main group over 2f out, switched to outside and driven soon after, hanging left but kept on final furlong, no danger (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [6¾]	4. Plutocrat (USA) 20/1 Eddie Ahern Linda Stubbs	Eddie Ahern Linda Stubbs	5	99 p	65	39	57	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Satin Velvet (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Reared at start, held up and soon in midfield, nudged along and no progress over 1f out, never near leaders (op 14-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [7¾]	9. Arc El Ciel (ARG) 12/1 Neil Pollard Rod Millman	Neil Pollard Rod Millman	4	91	57	28	46	–
b c Fitzcarraldo (ARG) - Ardoise (USA) (Diamond Prospect)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no progress 2f out, faded over 1f out (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

11⁽²⁾ 3 [10¾]	2. Warden Warren 12/1 Brian Reilly ⁷ Christine Dunnett	Brian Reilly ⁷ Christine Dunnett	4	94 p	67	29	49	–
b g Petong - Silver Spell (Aragon)
Chased leader after 2f to 2f out, hanging and weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the polytrack) (op 9-1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [13¾]	5. Lord Of The East 20/1 Robert Winston Paul Howling	Robert Winston Paul Howling	3	97 t	63	16	37	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Fairy Free (Rousillon)
Soon restrained into midfield, ridden and no progress over 2f out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 2 [15¾]	10. Promised I (IRE) 25/1 Ian Mongan Nick Littmoden	Ian Mongan Nick Littmoden	4	812	54	1	23	–
b f Petardia - Where's The Money (Lochnager)
Pushed along in midfield, no progress under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

14⁽⁴⁾ 4 [19¾]	8. Days Of Grace 5/1 Dane O'Neill Les Hall	Dane O'Neill Les Hall	7	92 v	58	–	17	–
gr m Wolfhound (USA) - Inshirah (USA) (Caro)
Snatched up after 1f and saddle slipped, soon last and no chance (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 13-2 tchd 8-1)

15⁽⁷⁾ 1 [20¾]	16. Loner 10/1 Jamie Mackay Michael Wigham	Jamie Mackay Michael Wigham	4	83	45	–	2	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Jolis Absent (Primo Dominie)
Made most 2f, weakening when hampered over 2f out, heavily eased over 1f out (trainer said the gelding was found to have a high temperature after the race) (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places 12-1 in a place)

15 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 1m 26.31s (slow by 4.31s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Harbour House (doubly declared)
1st owner: John Kelsey-Fry (Golden Brief) 1st breeder: John Kelsey-Fry
2nd owner: Twenty Twenty Research (Port St Charles) The Whiteman Partnership (Oases)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £1.30
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £310.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £82,499.90. 194.00 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £33.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £8,796.30. 195.50 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 68 (49%) M [6-11] 31 (26%) H [12-16] 51 (25%)

3:45 Lingfield (AW) 30 Dec 2002

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