Full Result 3.10 Pontefract | 18 May 1999

Groundstaff Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo) (1m2f5yds) 1m2f Good

1st £3,631.25 2nd £1,100 3rd £537.50 4th £256.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	6. Travelling Star (USA) 10/1 George Duffield Clive Brittain	George Duffield Clive Brittain	3	90	–	79	83	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Ladanum (USA) (Green Dancer)
In touch, ridden along over 4f out, challenged well over 1f out, led well inside last, all out (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	4. Keebaar 20/1 Michael Tebbutt Michael Jarvis	Michael Tebbutt Michael Jarvis	3	90	–	79	83	–
b c Shirley Heights - Historiette (Chief's Crown)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged left well over 1f out and strongly pressed, headed well inside last, no extra (op 12-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1¼]	1. Colonial State (USA) 11/2 Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	90	–	78	81	–
b c Pleasant Colony (USA) - Star Pastures (Northfields)
Tracked leaders, ridden along 3f out, outpaced 2f out, headway under pressure entering final furlong, ran on well towards finish (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [1½]	8. Aqraba 6/4F Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	3	89	–	72	76	–
b f Polish Precedent (USA) - Aquaba (USA) (Damascus)
Led until headed after 4f, close up, ridden and challenged over 3f out, outpaced 2f out, switched and kept on well inside last (op 6-4 tchd 11-8, 13-8 and 7-4 in places)

5⁽²⁾ 2½ [4]	10. Follow That Dream 6/1 Gary Carter Ed Dunlop	Gary Carter Ed Dunlop	3	89	–	68	72	–
b f Darshaan - Try To Catch Me (USA) (Shareef Dancer)
Behind, effort and headway 4f out, in touch over 2f out, stayed on same pace from well over 1f out (op 4-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	11. Noteworthy 25/1 Willie Ryan Jeremy Noseda	Willie Ryan Jeremy Noseda	3	89	–	66	69	–
br f Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Rushing River (USA) (Irish River)
Close up, led after 4f, made most until headed over 2f out, soon ridden and one paced (op 20-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [7¼]	7. Upon A Wish 25/1 Tony Culhane B Hanbury	Tony Culhane B Hanbury	3	90	–	68	71	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Imprecise (Polish Precedent)
Behind, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened final 2f (op 12-1)

8⁽¹⁾ ½ [7¾]	9. Common Cause 33/1 Maria Doe ⁷ Chris Wall	Maria Doe ⁷ Chris Wall	3	82	–	62	65	–
b f Polish Patriot (USA) - Alongside (Slip Anchor)
Headway and in touch half-way, ridden along over 3f out, soon outpaced (op 25-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 8 [15¾]	2. Free-Valley-Mou (IRE) 25/1 C Lowther P W Harris	C Lowther P W Harris	3	90	–	54	55	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Kilcoy (USA) (Secreto)
Soon in rear, outpaced until headway over 4f out, weakened from 2f out (op 14-1)

10⁽³⁾ dist [45¾]	5. Loch Sound 50/1 Dean McKeown C W Thornton	Dean McKeown C W Thornton	3	90	–	–	2	–
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Lochcross (Lochnager)
Slowly into stride, ran green and always well behind (op 33-1 tchd 100-1 in place)

UR⁽⁵⁾	3. Ilissus (USA) 9/2 T Sprake Marcus Tregoning	T Sprake Marcus Tregoning	3	90	–	–	–	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Reine Des Iles (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up and raced keenly, not much room when clipped heels and unseated rider after one and a half furlongs (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

11 ran Off time: 3:12:00 Winning time: 2m 14.60s (slow by 6.20s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: The Thoroughbred Corporation (Travelling Star) 1st breeder: Hill 'N' Dale Farms & Jayeff 'B' Stables
2nd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Keebaar)
3rd owner: R E Sangster (Colonial State)
Tote win: £14 PL: £2.50 £3.80 £2.20 Ex: £96.60 CSF: £174.26
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 33 (50%) M [5-7] 25 (22%) H [8-11] 92 (28%)

After a stewards' enquiry the placings remained unaltered.

3:10 Pontefract 18 May 1999

Groundstaff Maiden Stakes Class D