Full Result 4.45 Pontefract | 21 June 1988

Iron Bridge Handicap

(0-75, 3yo) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £2,533.50 2nd £706 3rd £340.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	0. Professional Touch 5/1 M Birch Mrs J R Ramsden	M Birch Mrs J R Ramsden	3	84	–	–	–	–
b c Touching Wood (USA) - Professor's Choice (Mount Hagen)
Held up and behind, shaken up 4f out, headway and 8th straight, led inside final furlong, soon clear

2⁽⁹⁾ 3	0. Raahin (USA) 11/2 Pat Eddery Miss M Piggott	Pat Eddery Miss M Piggott	3	92	–	–	–	–
ch c Super Concorde (USA) - Bonnie Hope (USA) (Nijinsky)
Headway and 6th straight, soon led, hard ridden and hung left, headed and no extra inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [3¼]	0. Late Cut 6/1 Allan Mackay E Eldin	Allan Mackay E Eldin	3	96	–	–	–	–
b g Tap On Wood - Sometime Lucky (Levmoss)
In touch, effort and 5th straight, not much room 1f out, one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 4 [7¼]	0. Atel Flyer 12/1 Gary Carter K Stone	Gary Carter K Stone	3	81	–	–	–	–
b c Free State I - Saint Shari (Saint Crespin III)
Close up, 2nd and ridden straight, ran on one pace

5⁽¹⁾ 1½ [8¾]	0. Mr Taylor 14/1 M Rimmer Hugh Collingridge	M Rimmer Hugh Collingridge	3	92	–	–	–	–
b g Martinmas - Miss Reliant (Reliance II)
Chased leaders until 7th straight, kept on final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ shd [8¾]	0. Brooktino 12/1 P Walsh ⁷ J Wharton	P Walsh ⁷ J Wharton	3	79	–	–	–	–
b g Neltino - Binney Brook (Roman Warrior)
Chased leaders, 3rd straight, hampered well over 1f out, no impression afterwards

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [9½]	0. Pretty Produce 20/1 Kevin Darley J Etherington	Kevin Darley J Etherington	3	83	–	–	–	–
b f Blakeney - Zanubia (Nonoalco)
Stayed on final 2f, never reached leaders

8⁽²⁾ [9½]	0. Life's A Lark 20/1 S Webster David Barron	S Webster David Barron	3	84	–	–	–	–
ch g Wolverlife - Red Lark (Larkspur)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, beaten when not much room over 1f out

9⁽¹¹⁾ [9½]	0. Merchant's Dream 9/2 Gary Bardwell ³ M J Ryan	Gary Bardwell ³ M J Ryan	3	79	–	–	–	–
ch g Hard Fought - Victorian Pageant (Welsh Pageant)
Headway 7f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching straight

10⁽⁴⁾ [9½]	0. Voltage 7/2F Willie Ryan R Sheather	Willie Ryan R Sheather	3	97	–	–	–	–
b c Electric I - Clouded Vision (So Blessed)
Led until headed and weakened well over 1f out

11⁽¹⁰⁾ [9½]	0. Emlyn Rose 25/1 John Lowe P Calver	John Lowe P Calver	3	82	–	–	–	–
b f Raga Navarro (ITY) - Deep Freeze (Varano)
Always behind, tailed off

12⁽¹²⁾ [9½]	0. Spirit Sam 16/1 Dana Mellor ⁵ D A Wilson	Dana Mellor ⁵ D A Wilson	3	72	–	–	–	–
ch c Music Boy - Kalia (Wollow)
Dwelt, went prominent after 3f, weakened quickly 4f out, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 4:48:00 Winning time: 2m 37.80s Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Colin Webster (Professional Touch) 1st breeder: Mrs H T Jones
2nd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Raahin)
3rd owner: L Westbury (Late Cut)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 37 (30%) M [5-8] 86 (36%) H [9-12] 27 (34%)

4:45 Pontefract 21 Jun 1988

Iron Bridge Handicap