Full Result 12.30 Southwell (AW) | 9 December 2003

Bet Direct In Running Sky Text 293 Selling Stakes Class G (Div I)

(Class 6) (3yo+) (6f16yds) 6f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,086 2nd £596 3rd £298

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	16. Playful Spirit 20/1 Jason Edmunds John Balding	Jason Edmunds John Balding	4	87 v	46	13	51	–
b f Mind Games - Kalimat (Be My Guest)
With leaders, led on bit halfway, edged right final furlong, ridden out (tchd 25-1)

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	10. Heathyardsblessing (IRE) 12/1 Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	6	812	46	11	51	–
b g Unblest - Noble Nadia (Thatching)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 11-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [2]	15. Eager Angel (IRE) 33/1 Luke Fletcher ³ R F Marvin	Luke Fletcher ³ R F Marvin	5	85 1 p	36	6	46	–
b m Up And At 'Em - Seanee Squaw (Indian Ridge)
Held up, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on (tchd 40-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3]	4. Aintnecessarilyso 25/1 Mark Savage ⁵ N E Berry	Mark Savage ⁵ N E Berry	5	87	42	7	47	–
ch g So Factual (USA) - Ovideo (Domynsky)
Soon pushed along in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong (tchd 33-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [5]	6. Bali-Star 16/1 Chris Catlin Ron Hodges	Chris Catlin Ron Hodges	8	812	43	–	41	–
b g Alnasr Alwasheek - Baligay (Balidar)
With leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 14-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ shd [5]	8. Fiennes (USA) 13/2 Lisa Jones ³ Mrs N Macauley	Lisa Jones ³ Mrs N Macauley	5	89 v	42	–	41	–
bb g Dayjur (USA) - Artic Strech (USA) (Arctic Tern)
Made most to halfway, no extra final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 and 9-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [5¼]	7. Champagne Rider 40/1 Darren Williams Derek Shaw	Darren Williams Derek Shaw	7	812 e/s¹	36	–	40	–
b g Presidium - Petitesse (Petong)
Held up in touch, not much room and outpaced halfway, stayed on final furlong (op 33-1)

8⁽¹⁶⁾ 3½ [8¾]	11. Laggan Minstrel (IRE) 11/1 Brian Reilly ⁵ Paul D'Arcy	Brian Reilly ⁵ Paul D'Arcy	5	87	48	–	29	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Next Episode I (USA) (Nijinsky)
Prominent over 3f (tchd 12-1 in places)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [10½]	3. Patientes Virtis 11/2 J-P Guillambert ³ Gay Kelleway	J-P Guillambert ³ Gay Kelleway	4	811 v	49	–	26	–
ch f Lion Cavern (USA) - Alzianah (Alzao)
Soon pushed along in rear, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous (tchd 13-2)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [11]	2. Recadero (GER) 11/8F Micky Fenton T H Hansen	Micky Fenton T H Hansen	7	95	–	–	30	–
b h Dashing Blade - Ready Sun (GER) (Cortez)
Tracked leaders, hung right most of way, weakened well over 1f out (jockey said horse hung right handed) (tchd 6-4)

11⁽¹²⁾ 2 [13]	14. The Gay Fox 14/1 Liam Keniry ³ Brendan Powell	Liam Keniry ³ Brendan Powell	9	89 tb	40	–	17	–
gr g Never So Bold (IRE) - School Concert (Music Boy)
Soon outpaced (tchd 16-1 in places)

12⁽⁹⁾ ½ [13½]	5. Attila The Hun 66/1 Dean Mernagh Fred Watson	Dean Mernagh Fred Watson	4	812	38	–	16	–
b g Piccolo - Katya (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
Chased leaders over 4f (op 50-1)

13⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [19½]	1. Lion's Domane 25/1 Robert Winston Alan Berry	Robert Winston Alan Berry	6	95	47	–	5	–
b g Lion Cavern (USA) - Vilany (Never So Bold)
Started slowly, held up, shaken up well over 1f out, soon weakened and eased (op 20-1)

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 9 [28½]	9. Finningley Connor 33/1 Fergus Sweeney Ronald Thompson	Fergus Sweeney Ronald Thompson	3	812	65	–	–	–
b g Cosmonaut - Arroganza (Crofthall)
Prominent over 3f (tchd 40-1)

15⁽¹³⁾ 16 [44½]	12. Lord Merlin (IRE) 50/1 Joanna Badger David Nicholls	Joanna Badger David Nicholls	4	812	70	–	–	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - My-O-My (IRE) (Waajib)
Started slowly, soon outpaced (op 40-1)

15 ran Off time: 12:30:00 Winning time: 1m 18.88s (slow by 5.68s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Star Lad (transport problems)
1st owner: Simon Mapletoft Racing II (Playful Spirit) 1st breeder: Ahmed M Foustok
2nd owner: L A Morgan (Heathyardsblessing)
3rd owner: J F Pitchford (Eager Angel)
Tote win: £26 PL: £5.70 £4.60 £4.30 Ex: £135.10 CSF: £231.84
There was no bid for the winner.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 100 (20%) M [7-11] 29 (62%) H [12-16] 21 (18%)

12:30 Southwell (AW) 9 Dec 2003

Bet Direct In Running Sky Text 293 Selling Stakes Class G (Div I)