Full Result 4.40 Beverley | 30 March 1996

Melling Road Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m1f207yds) 1m2f Good

1st £3,071 2nd £856 3rd £413

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	. Eskimo Nel (IRE) 11/4J Kieren Fallon John Spearing	Kieren Fallon John Spearing	5	89	40	40	50	–
ch m Shy Groom (USA) - North Lady (Northfields)
Headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong

2⁽¹⁹⁾ 4	. Anchorena 33/1 J Weaver John Harris	J Weaver John Harris	4	913 v¹	58	51	61	–
b f Slip Anchor - Canna (Caerleon)
Behind, good headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¼]	. Chilly Lad 14/1 D Biggs M J Ryan	D Biggs M J Ryan	5	98 b	53	46	56	–
ch g High Kicker (USA) - Miss Poll Flinders (Swing Easy)
Behind, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong

4⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [6]	. Noble Canonire 8/1 C Teague ⁵ Roy Bowring	C Teague ⁵ Roy Bowring	4	88	44	29	44	–
b f Gunner B - Lucky Candy (Lucky Wednesday)
Always chasing leaders, one pace final 2f

5⁽¹⁵⁾ 2 [8]	. Lord Hastie (USA) 11/1 Ollie Pears ³ C W Thornton	Ollie Pears ³ C W Thornton	8	911	59	42	55	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Sheika (USA) (Minnesota Mac)
Behind, good headway on outside 2f out, one pace final furlong

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [11]	. Broughton's Pride (IRE) 14/1 Victoria Appleby ⁷ Jeremy Glover	Victoria Appleby ⁷ Jeremy Glover	5	811	49	23	40	–
b m Superpower - French Quarter (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up and behind, stayed on final 2f, never near leaders

7⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [17]	. Larn Fort 8/1 L Charnock Chris Fairhurst	L Charnock Chris Fairhurst	6	99 v	54	25	35	–
gr g Belfort (FR) - Larnem (Meldrum)
In touch, effort and not much room 2f out, soon weakened

8⁽⁵⁾ 6 [23]	. Sea God 14/1 C Munday ⁷ Michael Chapman	C Munday ⁷ Michael Chapman	5	810	48	2	19	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Sea Pageant (Welsh Pageant)
Slowly into stride, always in rear

9⁽²⁾ ½ [23½]	. Phase One (IRE) 20/1 Kevin Darley Les Eyre	Kevin Darley Les Eyre	6	98	53	13	23	–
b m Horage - Fayes Ben (Don)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [24¾]	. Able Choice (IRE) 11/4J Frankie Dettori R W Armstrong	Frankie Dettori R W Armstrong	6	812	43	1	11	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Great Land (USA) (Friend's Choice)
In touch, effort over 2f out, soon weakened and eased

11⁽¹⁾ nk [25]	. Claque 16/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	4	913 b	58	15	25	–
ch c Kris - Mixed Applause (USA) (Nijinsky)
In touch, driven and outpaced 5f out, soon lost place

12⁽⁸⁾ hd [25¼]	. Joli's Great 16/1 P Bloomfield M J Ryan	P Bloomfield M J Ryan	8	812	43	–	10	–
ch m Vaigly Great - Jolimo (Fortissimo)
Soon behind

13⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [26¾]	. Arecibo I (FR) 25/1 Robert Havlin ⁵ J Parkes	Robert Havlin ⁵ J Parkes	4	811	47	–	–	–
b g Dancing Spree (USA) - Anahita I (FR) (Gay Mecene)
Soon prominent, driven 4f out, soon weakened

14⁽⁹⁾ 1 [27¾]	. Gallardini (IRE) 11/1 Micky Fenton Brian Rothwell	Micky Fenton Brian Rothwell	7	96	51	4	14	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Sweet (Pitskelly)
Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out

15⁽³⁾ ½ [28¼]	. Pointer 25/1 Steve Drowne ³ Nerys Dutfield	Steve Drowne ³ Nerys Dutfield	4	89	43	–	5	–
b g Reference Point - Greenhill Lass (Upper Case I)
Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out

16⁽⁶⁾ hd [28½]	. Latch Key Lady (USA) 20/1 Jimmy Quinn R D E Woodhouse	Jimmy Quinn R D E Woodhouse	4	93	48	–	10	–
b f Tejano (USA) - Key To The Heart (USA) (Arts And Letters)
Slowly into stride, soon in touch, lost place over 3f out

17⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [29¼]	. Carlton Express (IRE) 25/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	6	811	42	–	2	–
b g Persian Heights - Snow Finch I (IRE) (Storm Bird)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out

18⁽¹⁶⁾ 4 [33¼]	. College Night (IRE) 7/1 J Stack ³ Chris Dwyer	J Stack ³ Chris Dwyer	4	811	45	–	–	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Gertrude Lawrence (Ballymore)
Raced very wide, led until headed and weakened over 1f out, eased

18 ran Off time: 4:42:00 Winning time: 2m 12.60s (slow by 10.60s) Total SP: 161%
1st owner: First Chance Racing (Eskimo Nel) 1st breeder: Leo Collins
2nd owner: Mrs J F Wichelow (Anchorena)
3rd owner: Extraman Ltd (Chilly Lad)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 43 (20%) M [8-13] 40 (42%) H [14-19] 67 (38%)

4:40 Beverley 30 Mar 1996

Melling Road Handicap Class F