Full Result 1.55 Southwell (AW) | 16 December 1989

Asparagus Islands Handicap

(0-70) (1m6f21yds) 1m6f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,382.80 2nd £660.80 3rd £316.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	0. Demokos (FR) 9/1 T Quinn J G Fitzgerald	T Quinn J G Fitzgerald	4	90	56	–	67	–
ch g Dom Racine (FR) - Eagletown (FR) (Dictus)
4th straight, led over 1f out, kept on well under pressure towards finish

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	0. Drag Artist 16/1 S Maloney ⁷ Mel Brittain	S Maloney ⁷ Mel Brittain	4	84	53	–	63	–
br g Artaius (USA) - Drag Line I (Track Spare)
Held up, effort and 7th straight, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not quicken close home

3⁽²⁾ 3 [3½]	0. Timsolo 13/2 George Duffield Colin Tinkler	George Duffield Colin Tinkler	6	712 1	40	–	47	–
ch g Remainder Man - Miss Tehran (Manacle)
Led till headed over 1f out, ran on one pace

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [6]	0. Megan's Flight 4/1 Nigel Day Lady Herries	Nigel Day Lady Herries	4	104	74	–	78	–
ch f Welsh Pageant (FR) - Escape Me Never (Run The Gantlet)
Held up, effort and 6th straight, kept on, never able to challenge

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [8]	0. Rangers Lad 25/1 Allan Mackay E Eldin	Allan Mackay E Eldin	4	80	42	–	44	–
b g Sallust - Flaxen Hair (Thatch)
Held up, stayed on final 3f, nearest finish

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 6 [14]	0. Creeager 16/1 J Williams J Wharton	J Williams J Wharton	7	96 b	62	–	–	–
b g Creetown - Teenager (Young Ern)
Held up, poor 8th straight

7⁽⁷⁾ 5 [19]	0. Qualitair Aviator 7/4F Gary Bardwell J F Bottomley	Gary Bardwell J F Bottomley	3	94	66	–	–	–
b g Valiyar (IRE) - Comtec Princess (Gulf Pearl)
Soon driven along, good headway halfway, 2nd straight, hung badly left, soon beaten

8⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [21]	0. Schweppes Tonic 6/1 S Perks B A McMahon	S Perks B A McMahon	3	810	58	–	–	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Gay Shadow (Northfields)
Tracked leaders, 3rd straight, every chance until weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁹⁾ [21]	0. Great Aim 25/1 Billy Newnes C James	Billy Newnes C James	3	92	64	–	–	–
b f Great Nephew - Perfect AimI (Busted)
Chased leaders until lost place over 3f out

10⁽¹³⁾ [21]	0. Breakout I 25/1 A Proud J L Harris	A Proud J L Harris	5	87	49	–	–	–
ch g High Line - Wolverhants (Wolver Hollow)
Never dangerous

11⁽⁸⁾ [21]	0. Ejree 20/1 S Dawson R G Brazington	S Dawson R G Brazington	4	712	40	–	–	–
b g Runnett - Carntino (Bustino)
Always behind

12⁽¹⁾ [21]	0. Rendezvous Bay 20/1 Gary Carter John Dunlop	Gary Carter John Dunlop	3	83	51	–	–	–
b f Mill Reef (USA) - Figure De Proue (FR) (Petingo)
Chased leaders, 5th and ridden straight, soon beaten

13⁽¹²⁾ [21]	0. Samoaan Charger 16/1 N Howe R Voorspuy	N Howe R Voorspuy	3	86	54	–	–	–
b g Aragon - Sea Charm (Julio Mariner)
Tailed off

14⁽⁵⁾ [21]	0. Burkes Progress 20/1 T Williams David Barron	T Williams David Barron	3	82	50	–	–	–
bb f Tyrnavos - Pushkar I (Northfields)
Chased leaders until weakened 4f out, tailed off

14 ran Off time: 1:58:00 Winning time: 3m 4.20s (slow by 3.20s) Total SP: 138%
1st owner: D Walsh (Demokos) 1st breeder: S C E A Haras Du Marais
2nd owner: Mel Brittain (Drag Artist)
3rd owner: T Hainsworth (Timsolo)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 68 (28%) M [6-9] 43 (36%) H [10-14] 39 (36%)

1:55 Southwell (AW) 16 Dec 1989

Asparagus Islands Handicap