Full Result 12.45 Wolverhampton (AW) | 16 December 1998

Cuckmere Handicap Class F (Div I)

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) (1m6f166yds) 1m7f OMS Slow

1st £1,871.50 2nd £524 3rd £254.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Arctic Thunder (USA) 25/1 Gavin Faulkner ³ Bryn Palling	Gavin Faulkner ³ Bryn Palling	7	910	62	47	67	–
b g Far North (CAN) - Flying Cloud (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Always prominent, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside last (op 25-1 tchd 20-1 and 33-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	1. Il Principe (IRE) 11/8F Pat Dobbs ⁷ John Berry	Pat Dobbs ⁷ John Berry	4	97 e/s	63	43	67	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Seattle Siren (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Always in touch, ridden 6f out, outpaced 3f out, rallied and pressing winner when edged left inside last (op 5-4 tchd 6-4)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1½]	5. Hillzah (USA) 7/1 L Newton Robin Bastiman	L Newton Robin Bastiman	10	810	45	31	48	–
ch g Blushing Groom (FR) - Glamour Girl (ARG) (Mysolo)
Tracked leader, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, ridden and rallied 1f out, kept on one pace (op 6-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [3]	3. Nikita's Star (IRE) 12/1 Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	5	96	55	40	56	–
ch g Soviet Lad (USA) - Sally Chase (Sallust)
Never far away, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f

5⁽¹⁾ 11 [14]	4. Coleridge 40/1 J Wilson ⁷ J J Sheehan	J Wilson ⁷ J J Sheehan	10	88 b	50	15	37	–
gr g Bellypha - Quay Line (High Line)
Held up, ridden 7f out, weakened 3f out (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ 10 [24]	9. April Spirit 50/1 Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	Paul Quinn ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	3	73 10	38	–	12	–
b f Nomination - Seraphim (FR) (Lashkari)
Held up in rear, never on terms

7⁽²⁾ 5 [29]	8. Royal Circus 50/1 Chris D Cogan ⁷ Peter Hiatt	Chris D Cogan ⁷ Peter Hiatt	9	76 3 3	34	–	1	–
b g Kris - Circus Ring I (IRE) (High Top)
Led until headed over 6f out, ridden and steadily weakened (op 25-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 8 [37]	7. Catchment I 2/1 Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	4	85 3	40	–	–	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Cachou (USA) (Roberto)
Held up early, headway after 4f, ridden over 5f out, soon beaten

9⁽⁷⁾ 25 [62]	6. General Glow 12/1 Tom McLaughlin David Evans	Tom McLaughlin David Evans	5	811 6	46	–	–	–
b g Presidium - Glow Again (The Brianstan)
Soon ridden along, well behind from halfway, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 12:47:00 Winning time: 3m 24.30s (slow by 13.80s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Merthyr Motor Auctions (Arctic Thunder) 1st breeder: H And Y Bloodstock
2nd owner: The 1997 Partnership (Il Principe)
3rd owner: Robin Bastiman (Hillzah)
Tote win: £23.40 PL: £7.20 £1.10 £1.80 Ex: £17.40 CSF: £53.07 Tricast: £255.81
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 57 (7%) M [4-6] 80 (55%) H [7-9] 13 (38%)

12:45 Wolverhampton (AW) 16 Dec 1998

Cuckmere Handicap Class F (Div I)