Full Result 3.25 Beverley | 23 August 1997

Brian Merrington Memorial Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (7f96yds) 7½f Good

1st £4,890 2nd £1,470 3rd £710 4th £330

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	5. Myttons Mistake 9/2J P Roberts ⁵ Alan Bailey	P Roberts ⁵ Alan Bailey	4	811	57	48	62	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Hi-Hunsley (Swing Easy)
Held up in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden out

2⁽⁸⁾ ¾	11. Euro Sceptic (IRE) 7/1 Robert Winston ⁷ Tim Easterby	Robert Winston ⁷ Tim Easterby	5	81 b	49	36	52	–
ch g Classic Secret I (USA) - Very Seldom (Rarity)
Held up, headway and squeezed through 2f out, finished fast

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [1]	6. Needle Match 7/1 John Carroll Jonjo O'Neill	John Carroll Jonjo O'Neill	4	91	56	50	59	–
ch c Royal Academy (USA) - Miss Tatting (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong

4⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [2]	15. Reinhardt (IRE) 16/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁷ David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls ⁷ David Nicholls	4	77	41	26	42	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Rhein Bridge (Rheingold)
Soon well behind, good headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	13. Katie Komaite 12/1 Kevin Darley Capt J Wilson	Kevin Darley Capt J Wilson	4	83 1 v	44	35	43	–
b f Komaite (USA) - City To City (Windjammer)
Chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon headed, unable to quicken

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [3½]	17. Heathyards Lady (USA) 25/1 L Charnock Reg Hollinshead	L Charnock Reg Hollinshead	6	710	37	26	34	–
b m Mining (USA) - Dubiously (USA) (Jolie Jo)
Headway entering straight, soon every chance, ridden and one pace final furlong

7⁽¹¹⁾ hd [3¾]	12. Thatched (IRE) 14/1 K Sked ⁵ Ron Barr	K Sked ⁵ Ron Barr	7	82	48	31	45	–
b g Thatching - Shadia (USA) (Naskra)
Hampered start, effort 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, one pace

8⁽³⁾ 1 [4¾]	8. Surf City I 14/1 Dale Gibson W W Haigh	Dale Gibson W W Haigh	4	811	52	38	46	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Waveguide (Double Form)
Held up mid-division, headway and not clear run over 1f out, not recover

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [6]	2. Kass Alhawa 12/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	4	96	61	45	52	–
b g Shirley Heights - Silver Braid (USA) (Miswaki)
Tracked leaders, driven along 3f, outpaced final 2f

10⁽¹⁵⁾ 2½ [8½]	14. Royal South (IRE) 33/1 Jonjo Fowle ⁷ P S Felgate	Jonjo Fowle ⁷ P S Felgate	4	79	43	14	29	–
b c Common Grounds - Arkadina's Million (King Of Clubs I)
Pulled hard, chased leaders 5f

11⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [8½]	9. Winston 9/1 Darryll Holland James Bethell	Darryll Holland James Bethell	4	89	50	–	–	–
bb g Safawan - Lady Leman (Pitskelly)
Prominent, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

12⁽⁹⁾ nk [8¾]	1. Allinson's Mate (IRE) 10/1 Rodney Lappin David Barron	Rodney Lappin David Barron	9	910 b	65	43	50	–
b g Fayruz - Piney Pass (Persian Bold)
Held up, headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten

13⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [9¼]	4. Night Of Glass 10/1 Mark Gallagher Les Eyre	Mark Gallagher Les Eyre	4	93 v	58	35	42	–
b g Mazilier (USA) - Donna Elvira I (Chief Singer)
Went right start, effort and not clear run over 2f out, not recover

14⁽¹²⁾ hd [9½]	10. Souperficial 20/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	6	89 v	50	26	33	–
gr g Petong - Duck Soup (Decoy Boy)
Held up, brought wide and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong

15⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [10¾]	16. Axeman (IRE) 9/2J Alan Daly ⁵ Martyn Wane	Alan Daly ⁵ Martyn Wane	5	712 4	40	12	24	–
b g Reprimand - Minnie Tudor (Tudor Melody)
Led until headed and weakened over 1f out

16⁽⁷⁾ 2 [12¾]	7. Al Reet (IRE) 14/1 S Webster Roy Bowring	S Webster Roy Bowring	6	813	54	23	30	–
b m Alzao (USA) - Reet Petite (Thatching)
Tracked leaders over 4f

17⁽¹³⁾ 11 [23¾]	3. King Athelstan (USA) 16/1 S Righton ⁷ B A McMahon	S Righton ⁷ B A McMahon	9	812	60	–	10	–
b g Sovereign Dancer (USA) - Wimbledon Star (USA) (Wimbledon)
Soon chasing leaders, every chance halfway, soon hard driven and weakened, tailed off

17 ran Off time: 3:26:00 Winning time: 1m 32.60s (slow by 2.90s) Total SP: 149%
1st owner: Gordon Mytton (Myttons Mistake) 1st breeder: R S A Urquhart
2nd owner: C H Stevens (Euro Sceptic)
3rd owner: Clayton Bigley Partnership Ltd (Needle Match)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £1.80 £2.40 £1.90 Ex: £15.80 CSF: £37.66 Tricast: £222.58 Trifecta: £37.20 Pool: £719.57. 13.72 winning tickets.
Photo 2nd.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 74 (45%) M [7-11] 45 (31%) H [12-17] 31 (24%)

3:25 Beverley 23 Aug 1997

Brian Merrington Memorial Handicap Class E