Full Result 4.25 Thirsk | 3 August 1996

Lords Taverners Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Firm

1st £4,987.50 2nd £1,500 3rd £725 4th £337.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	. Mountgate 6/1 David McCabe M P Bielby	David McCabe M P Bielby	4	910	72	42	78	–
b c Merdon Melody - Young Whip (Bold Owl)
Held up and behind, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	. Up In Flames (IRE) 6/1 Gary Carter Micky Hammond	Gary Carter Micky Hammond	5	97	69	37	72	–
b h Nashamaa (IRE) - Bella Lucia (Camden Town)
Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [2¾]	. Somerton Boy (IRE) 11/4 John Carroll P Calver	John Carroll P Calver	6	99	71	36	71	–
b h Thatching - Bonnie Bess (Ardoon)
Held up, effort over 2f out, kept on towards finish

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [3]	. Born A Lady 10/1 Dale Gibson Roy Bowring	Dale Gibson Roy Bowring	3	712 b	53	–	–	–
ch f Komaite (USA) - Lucky Candy (Lucky Wednesday)
Always prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on one pace

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3½]	. Pine Ridge Lad (IRE) 11/8F S D Williams Les Eyre	S D Williams Les Eyre	6	93	65	29	64	–
gr g Taufan (USA) - Rosserk (Roan Rocket)
Set strong pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ 14 [17½]	. Anonym (IRE) 8/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	812	60	–	29	–
b g Nashamaa (IRE) - Bonny Bertha (Capistrano I)
Chased leading pair until ridden and weakened 2f out, tailed off

7⁽³⁾ 1¼ [18¾]	. Axeman (IRE) 25/1 Michael Tebbutt David Nicholls	Michael Tebbutt David Nicholls	4	98	70	4	37	–
b g Reprimand - Minnie Tudor (Tudor Melody)
Always behind, tailed off from halfway. stewards told: jockey reported that the horse had gurgled.

7 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 1m 38.20s (slow by 1.30s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: J F Coupland (Mountgate) 1st breeder: Llety Stud
2nd owner: Mark Kilner (Up In Flames)
3rd owner: Mrs Janis Macpherson (Somerton Boy)

4:25 Thirsk 3 Aug 1996

Lords Taverners Handicap Class D