Full Result 3.05 Sandown | 26 April 1996

Athlone Rated Class C Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (1m14yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £8,073.92 2nd £3,025.28 3rd £1,482.64 4th £641.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	. Star Manager (USA) 10/1 Michael Hills Paul Cole	Michael Hills Paul Cole	6	87 3	81	63	83	–
b g Lyphard (USA) - Angel Clare (FR) (Mill Reef)
Headway over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led near finish

2⁽¹³⁾ ½	. Almond Rock 5/1F D Harrison James Fanshawe	D Harrison James Fanshawe	4	810	84	65	85	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Banket (Glint Of Gold)
Headway over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish

3⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [1]	. Moments Of Fortune (USA) 33/1 J Stack ³ B Hanbury	J Stack ³ B Hanbury	4	94 b	95	72	95	–
b g Timeless Moment (USA) - How Fortunate (CAN) (What Luck)
Always prominent, led over 2f out until inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽⁹⁾ 3 [4]	. Desert Green (FR) 12/1 Dane O'Neill ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	7	92	95	65	89	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Green Leaf (USA) (Alydar)
Headway 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	. Pengamon 10/1 Jimmy Quinn Hugh Collingridge	Jimmy Quinn Hugh Collingridge	4	89	83	55	74	–
gr g Efisio - Dolly Bevan (Another Realm)
Headway over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, one pace

6⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [6¼]	. Donna Viola 10/1 John Reid Chris Wall	John Reid Chris Wall	4	90	88	58	77	–
b f Be My Chief (USA) - Countess Olivia (Prince Tenderfoot)
Headway over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, one pace

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [7½]	. Pearl Venture 20/1 W Woods S Woods	W Woods S Woods	4	811	85	53	71	–
b f Salse (USA) - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Always prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened 1f out

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [7¾]	. Confronter 14/1 George Duffield Simon Dow	George Duffield Simon Dow	7	87 1	81	48	67	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Grace Darling (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Prominent over 5f

9⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [9½]	. Sotoboy (IRE) 14/1 Richard Hills P W Harris	Richard Hills P W Harris	4	87 1	81	45	63	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Fire Flash (Bustino)
Never nearer

10⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [11]	. Blaze Of Song 11/1 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	4	88	82	43	61	–
ch c Jester - Intellect (Frimley Park)
Led over 5f, weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [11¼]	. Il Trastevere (FR) 20/1 Ray Cochrane Gay Kelleway	Ray Cochrane Gay Kelleway	4	811	85	45	63	–
b c L'Emigrant (USA) - Ideas At Work (Persepolis)
Always mid-division

12⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [11½]	. Saifan 40/1 C Hodgson Dave Morris	C Hodgson Dave Morris	7	87 7	81	41	59	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Superfrost (Tickled Pink)
Started slowly, never nearer

13⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [12¼]	. Akil (IRE) 10/1 W Carson R W Armstrong	W Carson R W Armstrong	4	92	90	48	66	–
b c Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Nonnita (Welsh Saint)
Headway over 1f out, eased when beaten final furlong

14⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [13½]	. Above The Cut (USA) 14/1 G Hind P W Harris	G Hind P W Harris	4	90	88	44	62	–
ch c Topsider (USA) - Placer Queen (Habitat)
Prominent over 5f

15⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [14¼]	. Sejaal (IRE) 10/1 T Ashley ⁷ R Akehurst	T Ashley ⁷ R Akehurst	4	80 3	81	28	53	–
b g Persian Heights - Cremets (Mummy's Pet)
Behind final 2f

16⁽¹⁾ 1½ [15¾]	. Elite Hope (USA) 25/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Charles Egerton	Alan Daly ⁵ Charles Egerton	4	82 1	81	27	50	–
ch f Moment Of Hope (USA) - Chervil (USA) (Greenough)
Headway and not much room on inside over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong

17⁽³⁾ nk [16]	. Ron's Secret 11/1 Frankie Dettori J W Payne	Frankie Dettori J W Payne	4	810	84	34	52	–
br f Efisio - Primrose Bank (Charlottown)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

18⁽²⁾ 8 [24]	. Easy Choice (USA) 33/1 Tony Clark Philip Mitchell	Tony Clark Philip Mitchell	4	87 6	81	15	32	–
b c Easy Goer (USA) - Monroe (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Always behind