Full Result 4.45 Sandown | 6 July 1996

Commonwealth Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (2m50yds) 2m Good To Soft

1st £7,165 2nd £2,170 3rd £1,060 4th £505

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	. Pearl Venture 12/1 W Woods S Woods	W Woods S Woods	4	95	75	71	78	–
b f Salse (USA) - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Steady headway over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, led near finish

2⁽¹⁾ ½	. Bowcliffe Court (IRE) 9/1 John Reid B W Hills	John Reid B W Hills	4	88	64	59	66	–
b g Slip Anchor - Res Nova (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Headway over 4f out, led over 1f out until inside final, ran on

3⁽⁹⁾ shd [½]	. Danjing (IRE) 14/1 D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	4	913	83	78	85	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Beijing (USA) (Northjet)
Hard ridden over 6f out, headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish

4⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [3]	. Sharaf (IRE) 7/2F Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	88 b¹	83	76	83	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Marie De Flandre (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Always prominent, led 4f out until over 1f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [6]	. Pine Needle 7/1 Michael Hills D Morley	Michael Hills D Morley	3	87	82	72	79	–
ch f Kris - Fanny's Cove (Mill Reef)
Ridden and headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f

6⁽⁵⁾ 8 [14]	. World Express (IRE) 8/1 C Rutter Rod Millman	C Rutter Rod Millman	6	80	56	38	45	–
b g Jareer (USA) - Eight Mile Rock (Dominion)
Headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [16½]	. Top Cees 11/1 Kieren Fallon Mrs J R Ramsden	Kieren Fallon Mrs J R Ramsden	6	100	84	63	70	–
b g Shirley Heights - Sing Softly (Luthier)
Never near to challenge

8⁽²⁾ 1¾ [18¼]	. Shadirwan (IRE) 7/1 T Quinn R Akehurst	T Quinn R Akehurst	5	910	80	57	65	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Shademah (IRE) (Thatch)
Prominent 12f

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [20]	. Deano's Beeno 12/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	4	95	75	51	58	–
b g Far North (CAN) - Sans Dot (Busted)
Prominent 14f

10⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [21¼]	. Durshan (USA) 40/1 Declan O'Shea J R Jenkins	Declan O'Shea J R Jenkins	7	710 7	52	26	34	–
ch g Shahrastani (USA) - Dukayna (Northfields)
Behind final 4f

11⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [23¾]	. Soojama (IRE) 8/1 R Street R M Flower	R Street R M Flower	6	711 b	53	25	32	–
b g Mansooj - Pyjama Game (Cavo Doro)
Started slowly, always behind

12⁽¹²⁾ 2 [25¾]	. Supreme Star (USA) 40/1 N Varley ³ Peter Hedger	N Varley ³ Peter Hedger	5	86	65	32	42	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Just A Game (Tarboosh)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f

13⁽⁶⁾ 11 [36¾]	. Paradise Navy 14/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Charles Egerton	Alan Daly ⁵ Charles Egerton	7	84 b	65	18	31	–
b g Slip Anchor - Ivory Waltz (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Led over 12f

13 ran Off time: 4:45:00 Winning time: 3m 38.68s (slow by 5.88s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Dr Frank S B Chao (Pearl Venture) 1st breeder: Dr Frank Chao And High Point Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: J Hanson (Bowcliffe Court)
3rd owner: Knight Hawks Partnership (Danjing)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 52 (30%) M [6-10] 62 (30%) H [11-14] 36 (40%)

4:45 Sandown 6 Jul 1996

Commonwealth Handicap Class D