Full Result 5.45 Nottingham | 9 August 1988

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(0-75) 2m Firm

1st £2,026.80 2nd £564.80 3rd £272.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Janiski 4/1 J Williams Mrs Barbara Waring	J Williams Mrs Barbara Waring	5	911 v	72	–	–	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Seasurf (Seaepic)
6th straight, every chance over 3f out, edged right and led over 1f out, pushed out

2⁽²⁾ 1½	0. Merlin's Magic 9/4 P Cook C A Horgan	P Cook C A Horgan	5	83 1	50	–	–	–
gr g Runnett - A La Creme (Young Emperor)
5th straight, led over 2f out until over 1f out, ran on

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2]	0. Professional Touch 7/4F John Carroll Mrs J R Ramsden	John Carroll Mrs J R Ramsden	3	713	60	–	–	–
b c Touching Wood (USA) - Professor's Choice (Mount Hagen)
3rd straight, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [4½]	0. Fingest 25/1 I Johnson R Morris	I Johnson R Morris	5	87 b	54	–	–	–
b g Imperial Fling (USA) - Derry Daughter (Derring-Do)
Led until headed and 4th straight, stayed on final 2f

5⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [7½]	0. Benoit 11/1 Ray Cochrane Peter Makin	Ray Cochrane Peter Makin	3	84	65	–	–	–
ch g Coquelin (USA) - Crepello's Last (Crepello)
7th straight, no headway

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [8]	0. Forest Lake 12/1 Richard Hills J W Hills	Richard Hills J W Hills	3	712	59	–	–	–
b f Kings Lake (USA) - Nathacha (Thatch)
Always prominent, 2nd straight, every chance 3f out, weakened 2f out

7⁽⁸⁾ 3 [11]	0. Connate 14/1 T Williams R Akehurst	T Williams R Akehurst	3	711	58	–	–	–
ch g Connaught - Flight Feathers (USA) (Ribocco)
Chased leaders until led 6f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened

8⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [12½]	0. Quiet Country 50/1 John Lowe F J Yardley	John Lowe F J Yardley	7	710 v	43	–	–	–
ch g Quiet Fling (USA) - Campagna (Romulus)
Always behind

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [13¼]	0. Jackdaw (USA) 50/1 P Hill Reg Hollinshead	P Hill Reg Hollinshead	8	78	41	–	–	–
b h Crow (FR) - Lycabette (FR) (Lyphard)
Always behind

10⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [15¾]	0. Country Jimmy 50/1 Dana Mellor ⁵ J P Leigh	Dana Mellor ⁵ J P Leigh	6	73 1	40	–	–	–
b g Town And Country - Figurehead I (Seaepic)
Chased leaders until 8th and weakening straight

11⁽³⁾ [15¾]	0. Lovenko 33/1 R Fox Hugh Collingridge	R Fox Hugh Collingridge	4	78	41	–	–	–
b c Relkino - Malicious Love (Malicious)
Always in rear

11 ran Off time: 5:47:00 Winning time: 3m 27.20s (slow by 5.20s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Harry Chisman (Janiski) 1st breeder: Dayspring Co Ltd
2nd owner: Kjell Andenaes (Merlin's Magic)
3rd owner: Colin Webster (Professional Touch)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 58 (45%) M [5-7] 54 (35%) H [8-11] 38 (20%)

5:45 Nottingham 9 Aug 1988

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