Full Result 3.30 Southwell (AW) | 29 June 1998

IBMS Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m4f14yds) 1m4f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,950.60 2nd £816.60 3rd £389.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Norski Lad 4/5F George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	94	63	84	74	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Lady Norcliffe (USA) (Norcliffe)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden and slight lead over 2f out, stayed on towards finish (op evens tchd 11-10 and 5-4 in a place.)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¼	8. Shuttlecock I 25/1 L Charnock D W Chapman	L Charnock D W Chapman	7	712	29	48	38	–
ch g Pharly (FR) - Upper Sister (Upper Case I)
Led until over 2f out, kept on well, eased when held towards finish (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

3⁽⁶⁾ 6 [7¼]	1. Evezio Rufo 10/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Nick Littmoden	Adrian McCarthy ³ Nick Littmoden	6	97 b	55	63	55	–
b g Blakeney - Empress Corina (Free State I)
Soon behind, headway 8f out, one pace final 2f (op 5-1 tchd 11-1 in places.)

4⁽⁷⁾ 8 [15¼]	5. Courage Under Fire 11/2 Russell Price David Arbuthnot	Russell Price David Arbuthnot	3	86	51	51	39	–
b g Risk Me (FR) - Dreamtime Quest (Blakeney)
Soon driven along, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, edged left 2f out, soon weakened (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places.)

5⁽¹⁾ 7 [22¼]	2. Polo Venture 7/1 Nigel Day S Woods	Nigel Day S Woods	3	910	69	59	47	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ceramic (USA) (Raja Baba)
Tracked leaders, driven along over 4f out, weakened 2f out (op 4-1)

6⁽²⁾ 3 [25¼]	4. Avanti Blue 14/1 C Lowther Kevin McAuliffe	C Lowther Kevin McAuliffe	4	813 v	44	30	17	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Dominion Blue (Dominion)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 5f out (op 10-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [26¾]	6. Golden Ace (IRE) 10/1 Jimmy Quinn R C Spicer	Jimmy Quinn R C Spicer	5	85	36	20	6	–
ch g Archway (IRE) - Gobolino (Don)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, hung badly left over 2f out

8⁽³⁾ ½ [27¼]	7. Welcome Lu 7/1 John Lowe J L Harris	John Lowe J L Harris	5	83	34	17	4	–
ch m Most Welcome - Odile (Green Dancer)
Soon behind and driven along, some headway 6f out, soon lost place (op 9-2)

8 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 2m 38.50s (slow by 4.50s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Hesmonds Stud (Norski Lad) 1st breeder: Hesmonds Stud Ltd
2nd owner: David W Chapman (Shuttlecock I)
3rd owner: T Clarke (Evezio Rufo)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £4.70 £2.50 Ex: £34.70 CSF: £27.47 Tricast: £135.84

3:30 Southwell (AW) 29 Jun 1998

IBMS Handicap Class E