Full Result 3.20 Beverley | 11 May 1997

Magic 1161 Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m1f207yds) 1m2f Soft

1st £7,035 2nd £2,130 3rd £1,040 4th £495

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Mels Baby (IRE) 9/4F Ollie Pears ³ Les Eyre	Ollie Pears ³ Les Eyre	4	94	71	56	81	–
br g Contract Law (USA) - Launch The Raft (Home Guard)
Held up, smooth headway to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on well

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	7. Premier Generation (IRE) 7/2 Simon Whitworth David Arbuthnot	Simon Whitworth David Arbuthnot	4	810	60	47	69	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Bristle (Thatch)
Held up behind, headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden and ran on well

3⁽¹⁾ 7 [7½]	10. Gold Desire 6/1 Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	Gary Bardwell Mel Brittain	7	711	47	22	44	–
b g Grey Desire - Glory Gold (Hittite Glory)
Tracked leaders, led 2f out until approaching final furlong, soon outpaced

4⁽⁸⁾ 9 [16½]	1. Gymcrak Premiere 11/2 Kieren Fallon G Holmes	Kieren Fallon G Holmes	9	100	78	37	60	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Oraston (Morston)
Tracked leaders, every chance 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [18¼]	9. Mercury (IRE) 12/1 Dale Gibson Jeremy Glover	Dale Gibson Jeremy Glover	4	80	50	6	29	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Monrovia (FR) (Dancer's Image)
Held up, effort over 2f out, soon outpaced

6⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [18½]	8. William Wallace 25/1 L Charnock Derek Haydn Jones	L Charnock Derek Haydn Jones	3	84	69	30	53	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Irish Impulse (USA) (Irish River)
Set slow pace, quickened entering straight, headed 2f out, weakened

7⁽⁵⁾ hd [18¾]	3. Mr Teigh 8/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	5	93	67	23	45	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Khadino (Relkino)
Held up and behind, effort over 2f out, never dangerous

8⁽⁷⁾ 7 [25¾]	5. Pension Fund 12/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	3	813	78	21	44	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Navarino Bay (Averof)
Close up until lost place over 2f out, never dangerous after

9⁽³⁾ 13 [38¾]	4. Onefortheditch (USA) 11/2 N Varley James Fanshawe	N Varley James Fanshawe	4	91	65	–	9	–
gr f With Approval (CAN) - Wee Dram (USA) (Nostrum)
Prominent, headway to challenge entering straight, soon weakened

9 ran Off time: 3:23:00 Winning time: 2m 19.00s (slow by 17.00s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Askern
1st owner: John Roberts (wakefield) (Mels Baby) 1st breeder: A F O'Callaghan
2nd owner: Mrs W A Oram (Premier Generation)
3rd owner: Northgate Lodge Racing Club (Gold Desire)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.50 £1.50 £1.90 Ex: £6.40 CSF: £10.53 Tricast: £41.59 Trifecta: £15.10 Pool: £552.88. 25.92 winning tickets.
Going changed to heavy after this race.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 67 (47%) M [4-6] 50 (32%) H [7-10] 33 (21%)

3:20 Beverley 11 May 1997

Magic 1161 Handicap Class D