Full Result 3.30 Brighton | 3 August 1989

Brighton Summer Handicap

(0-80) 1m2f OMS Hard

1st £3,002 2nd £896 3rd £428 4th £194

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Tarn Pure 4/1 B Rouse A Moore	B Rouse A Moore	4	86	43	34	43	–
ch g Blue Refrain - Sterling Kate I (Sterling Bay)
Led 3f, lost place 5f out, rallied over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	0. Soft Shoe Shuffle 10/1 Dana Mellor ⁵ Miss B Sanders	Dana Mellor ⁵ Miss B Sanders	6	77	35	21	34	–
b g Hard Fought - Carroldance (FR) (Lyphard)
5th straight, lost place 3f out, good headway over 1f out, finished well

3⁽⁷⁾ hd [¾]	0. Excelsis 4/1 W Carson John Dunlop	W Carson John Dunlop	3	911	73	59	70	–
b c Shirley Heights - Sacred Ibis (Red God)
Led 7f out to 6f out, 2nd straight, every chance 2f out, hard ridden, ran on

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [1]	0. Factotum I 16/1 Tony Clark R Akehurst	Tony Clark R Akehurst	6	95	56	45	53	–
b g Known Fact (USA) - Blue Shark (Silver Shark)
In rear 7f, good headway final furlong, ran on, finished 5th, btn nk, placed 4th

DSQ⁽²⁾ shd [1]	0. Amethystine (USA) 7/4F N Adams Ron Hodges	N Adams Ron Hodges	3	80	48	–	45	–
ch f Barachois (CAN) - Amathus (Song)
Led 6f out, edged left 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, finished 4th, btn shd, disqualified and placed last

5⁽¹⁾ nk [1¼]	0. Welsh Pageantry 7/1 Billy Newnes M E D Francis	Billy Newnes M E D Francis	6	93	54	43	–	–
b m Welsh Pageant (FR) - Sacred Mountain I (St Paddy)
6th straight, headway on inside 2f out, hampered and snatched up inside final furlong, not recover, finished 6th, beaten 2L, placed 5th

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [2]	0. By Line I 16/1 Simon Whitworth T Thomson Jones	Simon Whitworth T Thomson Jones	5	100	65	50	–	–
b m High Line - Mount Hala (Mount Hagen)
3rd straight, weakened over 1f out

8⁽³⁾ [2]	0. Sierra Snow 16/1 Willie Ryan Simon Dow	Willie Ryan Simon Dow	4	88	45	30	–	–
br f King Of Spain - Snow Rum (Quorum)
Started slowly, headway 4f out, 4th straight, weakened over 1f out

8 ran Off time: 3:34:00 Winning time: 2m 3.10s (slow by 3.70s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Skycastle Limited (Tarn Pure) 1st breeder: B Rouse
2nd owner: T J Blake (Soft Shoe Shuffle)
3rd owner: Peter S Winfield (Excelsis)

Amethystine finished fourth but after a stewards' inquiry was disqualified and placed last with Factotum promoted to fourth and Welsh Pageantry to fifth.

3:30 Brighton 3 Aug 1989

Brighton Summer Handicap