Full Result 2.25 Southwell (AW) | 18 November 1989

Crab Apple Handicap

(0-70) (1m3f23yds) 1m3f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,422 2nd £672 3rd £322

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	0. Tajika 12/1 B Rouse John Dunlop	B Rouse John Dunlop	3	90	62	–	76	–
gr f Rusticaro (FR) - Taj Princess (Taj Dewan)
Headway 5f out, 4th straight, led over 1f out, comfortably

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½	0. Ballydurrow 12/1 Jimmy Fortune ⁵ Roger Fisher	Jimmy Fortune ⁵ Roger Fisher	12	85	52	–	58	–
ch g Doon - Even Tint (Even Money)
Held up, headway and 7th straight, ran on approaching final furlong, not trouble winner

3⁽⁴⁾ 4 [5½]	0. Sir Rufus 16/1 Simon Whitworth C R Nelson	Simon Whitworth C R Nelson	3	92 b	64	–	66	–
ch c Thatching - La Melodie (Silly Season)
Headway and 5th straight, one pace approaching final furlong

4⁽²⁾ 4 [9½]	0. Matwapa (USA) 4/1F Nigel Day Mrs D Haine	Nigel Day Mrs D Haine	4	98	64	–	–	–
ch f Valdez (USA) - Mattan (USA) (Tentam)
6th straight, one pace final 2f

5⁽⁷⁾ 3 [12½]	0. Bramdean (IRE) 15/2 M Birch P T Walwyn	M Birch P T Walwyn	3	810	58	–	–	–
b f Niniski (USA) - Elizabethan (Tudor Melody)
2nd straight, weakened over 1f out

6⁽¹³⁾ 1 [13½]	0. King William 15/2 P Dalton ⁷ Denys Smith	P Dalton ⁷ Denys Smith	4	85	54	–	–	–
b g Dara Monarch - Norman Delight (USA) (Val De L'Orne)
Nearest finish

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [15]	0. Miss Pisces 8/1 A McGlone B W Hills	A McGlone B W Hills	3	96	68	–	–	–
ro f Salmon Leap (USA) - Celestial Path (Godswalk)
Led to over 1f out, soon weakened

8⁽⁶⁾ 7 [22]	0. Creeager 20/1 P Walsh J Wharton	P Walsh J Wharton	7	99	65	–	–	–
b g Creetown - Teenager (Young Ern)
Never reached leaders

9⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [24½]	0. Konig 8/1 N Adams R Akehurst	N Adams R Akehurst	3	812	60	–	–	–
ch c Jalmood (USA) - Spring Lane (Forlorn River)
Always mid division

10⁽³⁾ hd [24¾]	0. Clos Du Bois (FR) 11/1 T Williams Mrs N Macauley	T Williams Mrs N Macauley	3	95	67	–	–	–
b g High Top - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
3rd straight, weakened quickly 2f out

11⁽¹⁴⁾ [24¾]	0. Miller's Gait 20/1 Alan Munro ³ Mrs J R Ramsden	Alan Munro ³ Mrs J R Ramsden	3	89	60	–	–	–
b f Mill Reef (USA) - High Gait (High Top)
Prominent 7f

12⁽⁹⁾ [24¾]	0. Britannia Bell 20/1 M Wigham Mel Brittain	M Wigham Mel Brittain	4	100	70	–	–	–
br g Pitskelly - Saintly Angel (So Blessed)
Always behind

13⁽¹²⁾ [24¾]	0. Appetizer 10/1 Brett Doyle ⁷ Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle ⁷ Clive Brittain	3	82	57	–	–	–
ch g Star Appeal - Zedative (FR) (Zeddaan)
Prominent 5f

14⁽¹¹⁾ [24¾]	0. Royal Penny 12/1 Gary Bardwell M J Ryan	Gary Bardwell M J Ryan	3	810	58	–	–	–
ch f Thatching - Cardinal Palace (Royal Palace)
Always behind

14 ran Off time: 2:28:00 Winning time: 2m 21.70s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: M J Silver (Tajika) 1st breeder: Sir Gordon Brunton
2nd owner: S P Marsh (Ballydurrow)
3rd owner: J C Driscoll (Sir Rufus)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 73 (42%) M [6-9] 42 (26%) H [10-14] 35 (32%)

2:25 Southwell (AW) 18 Nov 1989

Crab Apple Handicap