Full Result 3.10 Southwell (AW) | 29 December 1990

Christmas Claiming Stakes (Div II)

(2yo) (1m13yds) 1m Fbrs Standard

1st £2,427 2nd £672 3rd £321

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	0. Stairway To Heaven (IRE) 5/4F Alex Greaves ⁵ David Barron	Alex Greaves ⁵ David Barron	2	81	–	74	74	–
b f Godswalk (USA) - Cathryn's Song (Prince Tenderfoot)
Always prominent, 4th straight, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ran on

2⁽⁷⁾ 1½	0. Will He Or Wont He (IRE) 10/1 R Morse Conrad Allen	R Morse Conrad Allen	2	84 v¹	–	74	74	–
b g The Noble Player (USA) - Dusty Highway (High Top)
Always close up, led halfway, quickened well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

3⁽³⁾ 3 [4½]	0. Paint The Lily 5/2 T Sprake ⁵ Peter Makin	T Sprake ⁵ Peter Makin	2	713 3	–	63	68	–
ch f Claude Monet (USA) - Screen Goddess (Caliban)
Chased leaders, 3rd straight, ridden and one pace approaching final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ 1 [5½]	0. AberfoyleI (IRE) 50/1 A Proud Mark Johnston	A Proud Mark Johnston	2	82	–	64	–	–
b g Vision (USA) - Princess John (Run The Gantlet)
Led 4f, 2nd straight, weakened over 1f out

5⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [10½]	0. Barries Pet 50/1 C Hodgson ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	C Hodgson ⁵ Mark H Tompkins	2	711 1	–	53	–	–
gr f Petong - Second Event (Fine Blade)
Headway 3f out, kept on, never dangerous

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [11¼]	0. Swervin Mervin 20/1 Paul Eddery D Dutton	Paul Eddery D Dutton	2	87	–	57	–	–
ch g Dominion - Brilliant Rosa (Luthier)
Chased leaders, 5th straight, soon ridden and weakened

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [11¾]	0. Kronprinz (IRE) 13/2 Gary Carter A P Stringer	Gary Carter A P Stringer	2	87	–	56	–	–
b c Local Suitor (USA) - Kaiserchronik (GER) (Cortez)
Slowly into stride, effort entering straight, no impression from below distance

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [12]	0. Old Defensible 50/1 T Ashley ⁷ R J Muddle	T Ashley ⁷ R J Muddle	2	82	–	51	–	–
b g Sulaafah (USA) - Impregnable (Never Say Die)
Slowly into stride, behind until stayed on final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ 1½ [13½]	0. Lunar Magic 50/1 G Hind ³ Reg Hollinshead	G Hind ³ Reg Hollinshead	2	81	–	47	–	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Lunaria (USA) (Twist The Axe)
Soon pushed along, never troubled leaders

10⁽⁸⁾ 1 [14½]	0. Angel Train (IRE) 9/1 Dale Gibson J Parkes	Dale Gibson J Parkes	2	80	–	44	–	–
ch f Burslem (IRE) - Senama (FR) (Sanctus II)
Chased leaders, 6th straight, soon ridden and beaten

11⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [17]	0. Anderson Rose 50/1 Allan Mackay Michael Chapman	Allan Mackay Michael Chapman	2	713 2	–	38	–	–
b f Kind Of Hush - Fille De Bourbon (Ile De Bourbon)
Soon outpaced

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 25 [42]	0. Grey North 50/1 Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	2	712	–	–	–	–
b f Grey Desire - Northgate Lady (Fordham)
Outpaced from halfway, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 3:17:00 Winning time: 1m 38.30s (fast by 0.60s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: W G Spink (Stairway To Heaven) 1st breeder: Peter Doyle
2nd owner: M Tipper (Will He Or Wont He)
3rd owner: Mrs Derek Strauss (Paint The Lily)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (63%) M [5-8] 39 (28%) H [9-12] 38 (9%)

3:10 Southwell (AW) 29 Dec 1990

Christmas Claiming Stakes (Div II)