Full Result 5.45 Pontefract | 8 May 1989

Garforth Handicap

(0-75, 3yo) (5f3yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £2,250 2nd £625 3rd £300

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	0. Our Fan 12/1 John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	3	82	56	61	55	–
b c Taufan (USA) - Crufty Wood (Sweet Revenge)
Close-up, led over 1f out, ran on under pressure

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	0. Tawny 7/1 D Nicholls David Barron	D Nicholls David Barron	3	90	68	69	64	–
ch f Grey Ghost I - Trim Taxi (Dublin Taxi)
Always chasing leaders, kept on under pressure final furlong

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [2½]	0. Singing Star 10/1 S Horsfall John Balding	S Horsfall John Balding	3	86	60	56	52	–
b g Crooner - Wild Jewel (Great Heron)
Mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on well

4⁽¹⁷⁾ shd [2½]	0. Astronomer I 16/1 Dean McKeown F H Lee	Dean McKeown F H Lee	3	84	–	–	–	–
b g Head For Heights - Diamonds In The Sky (African Sky I)


5⁽³⁾ 3 [5½]	0. Alexandra Katrine 9/1 G Starkey R F Johnson Houghton	G Starkey R F Johnson Houghton	3	92	70	56	56	–
b f Precocious - Sipapu (Targowice)
Headway over 1f out, not reach leaders

6⁽¹⁵⁾ 3 [8½]	0. Aughfad 12/1 Jimmy Quinn ³ T Casey	Jimmy Quinn ³ T Casey	3	94	75	48	–	–
b c Millfontaine - Saulonika (Saulingo)
Stayed on final 2f, no impression

7⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [10]	0. Champion Girl 16/1 Melody Town ⁷ Alan Bailey	Melody Town ⁷ Alan Bailey	3	89	70	35	–	–
br f Blazing Saddles (AUS) - Mercy Cure (No Mercy II)
Held up, headway over 1f out, not clear run, not recover

8⁽⁸⁾ shd [10¼]	0. Crosby I 12/1 Richard Hills J W Payne	Richard Hills J W Payne	3	812	66	37	–	–
c Music Boy -


9⁽¹³⁾ hd [10½]	0. Trace Of Irony (USA) 12/1 Nigel Day Chris Wall	Nigel Day Chris Wall	3	87	61	32	–	–
bb f Cannonade (USA) - Tracy L (USA) (Bold Favorite)
Never troubled leaders

10⁽²⁾ 2 [12½]	0. Sandmoor Cotton 8/1 S Webster D W Chapman	S Webster D W Chapman	3	93	71	35	–	–
b c Sayf El Arab (USA) - Dog's Bay (Tumble Wind I)
Slowly into stride, held up and behind, switched over 1f out, ran on

11⁽¹¹⁾ nk [12¾]	0. Jarpee 12/1 K Bradshaw Richard Whitaker	K Bradshaw Richard Whitaker	3	812	66	30	–	–
ch g Bay Express - Romancing I (Romulus)
Slowly into stride, never dangerous

12⁽¹⁶⁾ [12¾]	0. Work On Air 6/1F Paul Burke ⁵ Colin Tinkler	Paul Burke ⁵ Colin Tinkler	3	710	55	13	–	–
ch g Doc Marten - Set To Work (Workboy I)
Slowly into stride, soon in touch, outpaced final 2f

18⁽¹²⁾ [12¾]	0. Lord Of Gymcrak 20/1 M Birch M H Easterby	M Birch M H Easterby	3	86 b	60	–	–	–
gr c Absalom - Mattagirl (Music Boy)
Slowly into stride, always behind

0⁽¹⁸⁾	0. Blue Money 20/1 Jimmy Fortune ⁵ Mrs N Macauley	Jimmy Fortune ⁵ Mrs N Macauley	3	86	65	–	–	–
br c Aragon - Salary (Faberge II)
Led until headed and weakened quickly over 1f out

0⁽⁹⁾	0. Reason To Laugh 20/1 A Shoults John Balding	A Shoults John Balding	3	80	54	–	–	–
b g Comedy Star (USA) - Legal Sound (Legal Eagle)
Soon behind

0⁽¹⁾	0. Done Better 16/1 W Litwin ⁷ Chris Wall	W Litwin ⁷ Chris Wall	3	85	66	–	–	–
b f Dunphy - Have A Flutter (Auction Ring)
Slowly into stride, always rear division

0⁽⁵⁾	0. Howling Gael (USA) 16/1 Kevin Darley D W Chapman	Kevin Darley D W Chapman	3	81	55	–	–	–
b c Peterhof (USA) - Night Of Wind (Tumble Wind I)
Speed to halfway, soon weakened

0⁽⁶⁾	0. Baroness Julie 20/1 John Lowe J Etherington	John Lowe J Etherington	3	84	58	–	–	–
ch f Stanford - Sarsenet (Saritamer)
Mid-division, effort when badly hampered approaching straight, not recover