Full Result 3.25 Brighton | 23 July 1998

Rock Gardens Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo+) (6f210yds) 7f Good To Firm

1st £2,697.50 2nd £760 3rd £372.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	6. Abtaal 14/1 Micky Fenton Ron Hodges	Micky Fenton Ron Hodges	8	810 b	–	41	58	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Stufida (Bustino)
Held up mid-division, steady headway to track leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead last half-furlong (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place.)

2⁽³⁾ 1½	1. Sharp Shuffle (IRE) 7/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	5	910	–	52	68	–
ch g Exactly Sharp (USA) - Style (Homing)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra last half-furlong (tchd 11-2)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [3¼]	5. Inclination 8/1 M Roberts Michael Blanshard	M Roberts Michael Blanshard	4	811	–	35	51	–
b f Beveled (USA) - Pallomere (Blue Cashmere)
Chased leaders, one pace approaching final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places.)

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [3¼]	2. Lord Olivier (IRE) 9/4F Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis	Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis	8	96	–	43	60	–
b g The Noble Player (USA) - Burkina (African Sky I)
Disputed lead, led 2f out until over 1f out, one pace (op 7-4 tchd 5-2, 11-4 in a place.)

5⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [6¾]	14. Kate Lane (IRE) 40/1 J F Egan Nerys Dutfield	J F Egan Nerys Dutfield	3	84 b	–	25	41	–
b f Petardia - Splendid Yankee (Yankee Gold)
Rear, went wide 3f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer (op 25-1)

6⁽¹³⁾ ½ [7¼]	7. Velvet Jones 33/1 Ross Studholme ⁵ G F H Charles-Jones	Ross Studholme ⁵ G F H Charles-Jones	5	85	–	20	40	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Cradle Of Love (USA) (Roberto)
Rear, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace (op 20-1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [7¾]	13. Fire Goddess 10/1 P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	3	81	–	20	38	–
ch f Magic Ring (IRE) - Into The Fire (Dominion)
Pressed leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside last (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 2 [9¾]	3. Ginzbourg 7/1 Tony Clark R J O'Sullivan	Tony Clark R J O'Sullivan	4	90	–	24	39	–
b g Ferdinand (USA) - Last Request I (Dancer's Image)
Rear, ridden 2f out, never reached leaders (op 5-1 tchd 8-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ ½ [10¼]	9. Porcellino (IRE) 14/1 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	3	89 v¹	–	23	38	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Supportive (IRE) (Nashamaa)
Mid-division, ridden and bumped over 2f out, no progress

10⁽⁶⁾ 2 [12¼]	12. Pearl Dawn (IRE) 25/1 N Adams P C Clarke	N Adams P C Clarke	8	85	–	10	24	–
b m Jareer (USA) - Spy Girl (Tanfirion)
Slowly away, towards rear, effort over 2f out, no further progress (op 20-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [15¾]	8. Delmo 33/1 W J O'Connor R Simpson	W J O'Connor R Simpson	3	89	–	10	24	–
ch g Democratic I (USA) - Charlotte Piaf (Morston)
Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased (official explanation: re tender riding, jockey said gelding hung right throughout; trainer added gelding had history of leg trouble and had been difficult to train) (op 20-1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [17¾]	16. Runaround 33/1 Gary Bardwell N A Callaghan	Gary Bardwell N A Callaghan	3	712	–	–	8	–
b f Northern Park (USA) - Party Game (Red Alert I)
Always rear

13⁽⁵⁾ 3 [20¾]	10. Private Seal 6/1 Neil Callan ⁷ Gary Moore	Neil Callan ⁷ Gary Moore	3	80	–	–	10	–
b g King's Signet (USA) - Slender (Aragon)
Keen hold, in touch, hard ridden and outpaced 3f out, beaten when hampered over 2f out (op 5-1 after 6-1 in a place.)

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 7 [27¾]	4. Heronshill 50/1 Tom McLaughlin Luke Dace	Tom McLaughlin Luke Dace	6	90	–	–	–	–
b g Tacheron - Dip N Dot (Golden Dipper)
Disputed lead until weakened over 2f out (op 33-1)

14 ran Off time: 3:39:00 Winning time: 1m 24.10s (slow by 5.20s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: De La Haye (withdrawn not under orders), Hever Golf Magic (withdrawn not under orders)
1st owner: P Slade (Abtaal) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs H F Prendergast (Sharp Shuffle)
3rd owner: Mr D J C Brown & Mr A R B Ward (Inclination)
Tote win: £12.70 PL: £2.60 £2.30 £2.10 Ex: £18 CSF: £58.86
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 77 (51%) M [6-9] 50 (34%) H [10-15] 23 (15%)

3:25 Brighton 23 Jul 1998

Rock Gardens Claiming Stakes Class F