Full Result 1.40 Sandown | 2 September 2001

Variety Club Nursery Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 2yo) (5f10yds) 5f Good

1st £5,278 2nd £1,624 3rd £812 4th £406

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	4. Distant Diva 9/2 Kevin Darley N A Callaghan	Kevin Darley N A Callaghan	2	93	81	43	82	–
b f Distant Relative - Miss Poll Flinders (Swing Easy)
Led after 1f, hard driven when challenged from 2f out, edged right under pressure inside last, just held on (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ hd	7. Jayanjay 7/1 M Roberts Brett Johnson	M Roberts Brett Johnson	2	812	76	37	77	–
b g Piccolo - Morica (Moorestyle)
Slowly into stride, behind, good headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when hampered just inside last, rallied gamely, just failed (op 5-1)

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [1]	2. Delgado 7/2F Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	2	813	84	43	81	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Nur (USA) (Diesis)
Led 1f, stayed chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, staying on when hampered inside last, no extra close home (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 and 9-2 in places)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [1¼]	12. Turibius 16/1 Paul Doe Ted Powell	Paul Doe Ted Powell	2	82 v	66	24	62	–
b g Puissance - Compact Disc (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, hung left under pressure approaching final furlong, veered right inside last, stayed on same pace, not keen (op 10-1)

5⁽¹⁾ hd [1½]	13. Just Serenade 14/1 Matthew Henry M J Ryan	Matthew Henry M J Ryan	2	81	65	22	61	–
ch f Factual I (USA) - Thimbalina (Salmon Leap)
Slowly into stride, behind, good headway on rails 2f out, strong run when badly hampered inside last, not recover (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	3. Boobala (IRE) 12/1 Jimmy Fortune David Elsworth	Jimmy Fortune David Elsworth	2	96	84	36	75	–
b f General Monash (USA) - Best Swinger (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Soon pushed along in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside last, not pace to reach leaders (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [3½]	9. Dangerous Liaison 6/1 Chris Catlin ³ Chris Dwyer	Chris Catlin ³ Chris Dwyer	2	87	74	23	63	–
b g Great Commotion (USA) - Courtisane (Persepolis)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4]	8. Dowhatjen 10/1 Steve Drowne Mick Channon	Steve Drowne Mick Channon	2	810	74	21	61	–
b f Desert Style (IRE) - Cupid Miss (Anita's Prince)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4½]	1. Woodsmoke (IRE) 9/1 Pat Dobbs ³ Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Dobbs ³ Richard Hannon Snr	2	94	85	30	70	–
b g Woodborough (USA) - Ma Bella Luna (Jalmood)
Soon pushed along in rear, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 7-1 tchd 10-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [7½]	6. Wheathill 6/1 Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	Martin Dwyer Marcus Tregoning	2	812	76	9	51	–
ch f Magic Ring (IRE) - Hanglands (Bustino)
Soon ridden and outpaced (op 9-2 tchd 7-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 1:41:00 Winning time: 1m 3.79s (slow by 4.09s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Bonny Ruan (vet's certificate), Concubine (unsuitable ground), Ivory Bay (unsuitable ground), Red Rooney (unsuitable ground), Sri Ganesha (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Norcroft Park Stud (Distant Diva) 1st breeder: Norcroft Park Stud, Miss J Nicholls And A J Hol
2nd owner: Peter Crate (Jayanjay)
3rd owner: Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds III (Delgado)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £1.80 £2.10 £1.70 Ex: £42.60 CSF: £34.18 Tricast: £116.55
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 79 (34%) M [6-10] 10 (34%) H [11-14] 61 (32%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

1:40 Sandown 2 Sep 2001

Variety Club Nursery Class D