Full Result 3.20 Southwell (AW) | 15 January 1999

Bluebell Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (4yo+) (7f14yds) 7f Fbrs Standard

1st £1,948 2nd £548 3rd £268

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	8. Far-So-La 14/1 Ray Cochrane Linda Jewell	Ray Cochrane Linda Jewell	4	812	38	35	40	–
b g Absalom - Fara (Castle Keep)
Settled midfield, took closer order over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out (op 10-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	4. Bicton Park 40/1 J Bosley ⁷ K C Comerford	J Bosley ⁷ K C Comerford	5	85 t	38	25	37	–
b g Distant Relative - Merton Mill (Dominion)
Driven along behind leaders, promising effort over 1f out, stayed on under pressure finish (trainer said gelding had bled from the nose) (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1¾]	1. Elton Ledger (IRE) 6/4F Russell Price Mrs N Macauley	Russell Price Mrs N Macauley	10	94 v	69	37	42	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Princess Of Nashua (Crowned Prince)
Reluctant to go to post, with leaders, led 3f out until headed over over 1f out, one pace (op 5-4 tchd 7-4)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [2]	3. Awesome Venture 10/1 Tony Culhane Michael Chapman	Tony Culhane Michael Chapman	9	812	40	30	35	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Pine Ridge I (High Top)
Always chasing leaders, effort and driven along on inside over 2f out, one pace inside last (op 25-1)

5⁽¹²⁾ ½ [2½]	9. Highway 20/1 C Lowther Denys Smith	C Lowther Denys Smith	5	812	43	29	34	–
gr g Salse (USA) - Ivory Lane (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Soon driven along and outpaced, stayed on from over 2f out, nearest finish (op 14-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3]	5. Detroit City (IRE) 5/1 Jimmy Quinn Brian Rothwell	Jimmy Quinn Brian Rothwell	4	812	62	28	33	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Moyhora (IRE) (Nashamaa)
With leaders, feeling pace well over 1f out, unable to quicken (op 9-2 after 7-1 in places)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3 [6]	2. Absolute Majority 6/1 Jamie Spencer ³ Barney Curley	Jamie Spencer ³ Barney Curley	4	89	–	18	25	–
ch g Absalom - Shall We Run (Hotfoot I)
Slowly into stride, recovered to press leaders for 5f, no extra (op 4-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [6¼]	10. I'm Tef 7/2 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	4	812	66	20	25	–
b g Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Who's That Lady (Nordance)
Pressed leaders, driven along when hampered over 2f out, gradually weakened (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places & 3-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [8¾]	7. Dream Carrier (IRE) 50/1 T Sprake Ray Peacock	T Sprake Ray Peacock	11	812 b	32	15	18	–
b g Doulab (USA) - Dream Trader (Auction Ring)
Soon outpaced and driven along, never troubled leaders

10⁽³⁾ 5 [13¾]	6. Dibola 50/1 John McAuley ⁷ John Wainwright	John McAuley ⁷ John Wainwright	4	85	32	–	6	–
ch g Dilum (USA) - Bella Bambola (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Always struggling to go pace, never a factor

11⁽²⁾ 4 [17¾]	12. Soldier I (USA) 50/1 Tom McLaughlin R F Marvin	Tom McLaughlin R F Marvin	4	812	22	–	–	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - His Ginger (USA) (Fred Astaire)
Well placed for over 5f, weakened quickly

12⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [19]	13. De-Wolf 12/1 Tony Clark Peter Makin	Tony Clark Peter Makin	4	87 v	50	–	–	–
gr f Petong - Doppio (Dublin Taxi)
Made most until headed 3f out, soon lost touch (op 8-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:27:00 Winning time: 1m 30.90s (slow by 4.70s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: No More Pressure (transport problem)
1st owner: Mrs Linda Jewell (Far-So-La) 1st breeder: Miss H K Monteith
2nd owner: The Old Style Partnership (Bicton Park)
3rd owner: The Posse (Elton Ledger)
Tote win: £16.20 PL: £3.80 £4.60 £1.90 Ex: £786.90 CSF: £456.83
The winner was bought in for 3,000gns
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 27 (6%) M [6-9] 54 (55%) H [10-13] 69 (39%)

3:20 Southwell (AW) 15 Jan 1999

Bluebell Selling Stakes Class G