Full Result 4.55 Sandown | 23 July 1998

C. Gordon Medlen And Sonia P. Coe Memorial Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo) (5f10yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £3,468.75 2nd £1,050 3rd £512.50 4th £243.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Emperor Naheem (IRE) 20/1 W R Swinburn Brian Meehan	W R Swinburn Brian Meehan	3	93	71	76	82	–
b g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Desert Gale (Taufan)
Tracked leaders, always going well, led over 1f out, pushed out (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in a place.)

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	8. Batchworth Belle 16/1 Alan Daly ³ Eric Wheeler	Alan Daly ³ Eric Wheeler	3	811	68	69	79	–
b f Interrex (CAN) - Treasurebound (Beldale Flutter)
Held up, headway 2f out, every chance under pressure inside final furlong, no extra (op 12-1 thd 20-1 in a place.)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [1¼]	2. Perfect Peach 20/1 Ray Cochrane Chris Fairhurst	Ray Cochrane Chris Fairhurst	3	97	75	76	83	–
b f Lycius (USA) - Perfect Timing I (Comedy Star)
Started slowly, held up, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure (op 16-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1¾]	1. Deep Space (IRE) 9/4J Pat Eddery Ed Dunlop	Pat Eddery Ed Dunlop	3	911 6	79	79	85	–
br g Green Desert (USA) - Dream Season (USA) (Malabar Gold)
Missed break, held up, effort over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace inside last (tchd 11-4)

5⁽⁸⁾ 2 [3¾]	11. American Cousin 10/1 D Harrison R F Johnson Houghton	D Harrison R F Johnson Houghton	3	85	59	53	59	–
b g Distant Relative - Zelda (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Held up in rear, headway final furlong, nearest finish (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in a place.)

6⁽⁶⁾ nk [4]	4. I Cried For You (IRE) 20/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	94	72	65	71	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Fall Of The Hammer (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, unable to challenge (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places.)

7⁽³⁾ 1½ [5½]	3. Pigeon 8/1 T Williams D W Barker	T Williams D W Barker	3	96	74	63	69	–
b f Casteddu - Wigeon (Divine Gift)
Led till headed over 1f out, weakened (op 7-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in a place.)

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [6¼]	7. High Carry 25/1 John Reid Nigel Tinkler	John Reid Nigel Tinkler	3	90	68	54	61	–
b f Forzando - Carn Maire (Northern Prospect)
Started slowly, held up, headway 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out (tchd 33-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 4 [10¼]	9. Piccolo Cativo 8/1 Franny Norton Geraldine Rees	Franny Norton Geraldine Rees	3	813	67	42	47	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Malcesine (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 1f out (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places.)

10⁽²⁾ 2½ [12¾]	12. Legal Lark (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	3	713 b¹	53	19	25	–
ro g Case Law (IRE) - Park Silver (Beldale Flutter)
With leader, weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

11⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [14]	6. Poetry In Motion (IRE) 9/4J Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	3	91	69	31	38	–
gr f Ballad Rock - Nasseem (FR) (Zeddaan)
Chased leaders, effort on far rail and running on when not clear run and snatched up well over 1f out, not recover (tchd 5-2, 11-4 in places.)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [14½]	10. Halse Copse 25/1 R Perham Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	R Perham Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	3	85	59	21	27	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Rengaine (FR) (Music Boy)
In touch, dropped out final 2f (trainer said filly was found to be in season) (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

12 ran Off time: 4:56:00 Winning time: 1m 1.25s (slow by 1.55s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Mrs Eithne Meehan (Emperor Naheem) 1st breeder: Dan O'Loughlin
2nd owner: Mrs Diana Price (Batchworth Belle)
3rd owner: Mrs Ann Morris (Perfect Peach)
Tote win: £23.20 PL: £3.90 £5.20 £5.50 Ex: £86.40 CSF: £273.96 Tricast: £5,865.02
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 12 (47%) M [5-8] 78 (39%) H [9-12] 60 (14%)

4:55 Sandown 23 Jul 1998

C. Gordon Medlen And Sonia P. Coe Memorial Handicap Class D