Full Result 3.55 Salisbury | 7 August 1998

Douglas Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 1m Good To Firm

1st £3,532 2nd £1,066 3rd £518 4th £244

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	1. Virtual Reality I 4/1 Seb Sanders James Toller	Seb Sanders James Toller	7	913	78	87	88	–
b g Diamond Shoal - Warning Bell (Bustino)
Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 9-2)

2⁽⁴⁾ 3	4. Bomb Alaska 7/1 Steve Drowne G B Balding	Steve Drowne G B Balding	3	86	64	67	68	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - So True (So Blessed)
Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	3. Swinging The Blues (IRE) 3/1 Matthew Henry J W Hills	Matthew Henry J W Hills	4	87	58	59	59	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Winsong Melody (Music Maestro)
Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner from over 1f out until inside final furlong, one pace (op 9-4)

4⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [6¾]	5. Desert Time 4/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ C A Horgan	Neil Pollard ⁵ C A Horgan	8	80	56	47	51	–
bb g Green Desert (USA) - Supper Time (Shantung)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression (op 7-2 tchd 5-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 3 [9¾]	2. Shocker (IRE) 13/8F Jo Hunnam ⁵ William Haggas	Jo Hunnam ⁵ William Haggas	3	86	69	54	58	–
b f Sabrehill (USA) - Fenjaan (Trojan Fen)
Led until 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 and 6-4)