Full Result 2.50 Pontefract | 21 April 1998

Bentley Selling Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo+) 6f Good To Soft

1st £2,616 2nd £726 3rd £348

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	16. Charlies Bride (IRE) 20/1 Kevin Darley Jonjo O'Neill	Kevin Darley Jonjo O'Neill	3	85	–	50	50	–
bb f Rich Charlie - Nordic Bride (IRE) (Nordico)
Soon pushed along, headway halfway, stayed on final 2f, led final 50y

2⁽³⁾ ½	4. Birchwood Sun 6/1 J Weaver Michael Dods	J Weaver Michael Dods	8	97 b	–	54	54	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Shapely Test (USA) (Elocutionist)
Soon behind, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on well towards finish

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [1½]	7. Leigh Crofter 16/1 Tom McLaughlin John Harris	Tom McLaughlin John Harris	9	97 b	–	51	51	–
ch g Son Of Shaka - Ganadora (Good Times)
Always chasing leaders, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, soon headed and no extra

4⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [3½]	6. Insider Trader 33/1 Iona Wands ⁵ Brian Rothwell	Iona Wands ⁵ Brian Rothwell	7	92 eb	–	41	46	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Careless Whisper I (Homing)
Led until headed and weakened inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [3¾]	11. Charlton Spring (IRE) 16/1 Steve Drowne Ron Hodges	Steve Drowne Ron Hodges	4	92	–	40	40	–
ch f Masterclass (USA) - Relankina (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Always chasing leaders, hung left and kept on same pace approaching final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4]	13. Holloway Melody 33/1 L Newton B A McMahon	L Newton B A McMahon	5	92	–	39	39	–
ch m Cree Song - Holloway Wonder (Swing Easy)
Soon outpaced and driven along, stayed on final 2f, not reach leaders

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [4½]	14. Junior Muffin (IRE) 7/1 Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	3	87	–	40	43	–
b g Paris House - Clodianus (Bay Express)
Pulled hard and behind, not clear run on inside over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [4¾]	9. The Frisky Farmer 10/1 Dean McKeown Bill Turner	Dean McKeown Bill Turner	5	97	–	42	42	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Farceuse (Comedy Star)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ 2 [6¾]	2. Pine Ridge Lad (IRE) 9/2 Darryll Holland Les Eyre	Darryll Holland Les Eyre	8	912 b	–	41	42	–
gr g Taufan (USA) - Rosserk (Roan Rocket)
Behind, headway on outside 2f out, never near to challenge

10⁽¹³⁾ 5 [11¾]	1. Ocker (IRE) 7/4F D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	4	912	–	27	28	–
br g Astronef - Violet Somers (Will Somers)
Reared start, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [13]	12. Dubai Nurse 66/1 John McAuley ⁷ A R Dicken	John McAuley ⁷ A R Dicken	4	89	–	6	15	–
ch f Handsome Sailor - Lady Eccentric (IRE) (Magical Wonder)
Never near leaders

12⁽¹⁵⁾ 3 [16]	5. Densben 16/1 John Reid Denys Smith	John Reid Denys Smith	14	97	–	9	12	–
b g Silly Prices - Eliza De Rich (Spanish Gold I)
Soon behind, some headway halfway, soon weakened

13⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [17¾]	8. Maydoro 33/1 Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	5	97	–	4	7	–
b m Dominion Royale - Bamdoro (Cavo Doro)
Prominent early, behind from halfway

14⁽²⁾ 1¼ [19]	10. The Wyandotte Inn 14/1 Amanda Sanders Ron Hodges	Amanda Sanders Ron Hodges	4	97	–	–	4	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Carolynchristensen (Sweet Revenge)
Held up, some headway on inside 3f out, soon weakened (rider reported that gelding was unable to handle soft ground)

15⁽⁶⁾ 7 [26]	15. Shira-A 33/1 D Harrison M J Polglase	D Harrison M J Polglase	3	810 v	–	–	–	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Hamama I (USA) (Majestic Light)
Chased leaders until lost place halfway, soon behind

16⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [27¼]	3. Awesome Venture 16/1 M Roberts Michael Chapman	M Roberts Michael Chapman	8	97	–	–	–	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Pine Ridge I (High Top)
Chased leaders until ridden and lost over 2f out

16 ran Off time: 2:52:00 Winning time: 1m 22.50s (slow by 8.20s) Total SP: 139%
1st owner: Pointerfarm Racing Partnership (Charlies Bride) 1st breeder: Mrs Sheila Morrissey
2nd owner: A G Watson (Birchwood Sun)
3rd owner: Mrs Annette Harris (Leigh Crofter)
Tote win: £22.30 PL: £3.90 £2.20 £3.90 Ex: £154.40 CSF: £133.54 Trifecta: £291.40 Pool: £755.28. 1.84 winning tickets.
The winner was bought in for 6,700 guineas.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 44 (39%) M [6-11] 62 (18%) H [12-16] 44 (43%)

2:50 Pontefract 21 Apr 1998

Bentley Selling Stakes Class F