Full Result 4.20 Thirsk | 18 April 1997

Oakstripe Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £3,281 2nd £916 3rd £443

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	14. Paint It BlackI 16/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	813	50	59	57	–
ch g Double Schwartz - Tableaux (FR) (Welsh Pageant)
Tracked leaders going well, led on bit over 1f out, cleverly

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	4. Dispol Gem 6/1 John Carroll P Calver	John Carroll P Calver	4	99	60	67	61	–
b f Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Andbracket (Import)
In touch, effort over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner

3⁽³⁾ nk [1]	17. Riccarton 16/1 M Birch P Calver	M Birch P Calver	4	811	48	55	49	–
b g Nomination - Legendary Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, squeezed through and ran on well inside final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [1¼]	2. Godmersham Park 16/1 George Duffield P S Felgate	George Duffield P S Felgate	5	912	63	69	63	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Brown Velvet I (Mansingh)
Led until over 1f out, no extra

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [2]	3. Spanish Verdict 12/1 Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Denys Smith	Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Denys Smith	10	94	60	60	58	–
b g King Of Spain - Counsel's Verdict (Firestreak I)
Behind, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish

6⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [2¾]	8. Eurobox Boy 5/2F W J O'Connor Alan Jarvis	W J O'Connor Alan Jarvis	4	95	56	59	53	–
ch g Savahra Sound - Princess Poquito (Hard Fought)
Mid-division, effort on outside 2f out, kept on, never near to challenge

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [3]	6. Rymer's Rascal 25/1 Steve Drowne Eric Alston	Steve Drowne Eric Alston	5	97	58	61	55	–
b g Rymer - City Sound (On Your Mark)
Always in touch, no headway final 2f

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3½]	12. Euro Sceptic (IRE) 10/1 Robert Havlin ³ Tim Easterby	Robert Havlin ³ Tim Easterby	5	813 b	53	52	48	–
ch g Classic Secret I (USA) - Very Seldom (Rarity)
In touch, effort over 2f out, never near to challenge

9⁽²⁾ ½ [4]	1. Tinklers Folly 16/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	5	912	63	64	57	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - Lucky Straw (Tumble Wind I)
Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, never near leaders

10⁽¹³⁾ ½ [4½]	13. Jack Flush (IRE) 16/1 L Charnock Brian Rothwell	L Charnock Brian Rothwell	3	90	65	65	58	–
b g Broken Hearted - Clubhouse Turn (IRE) (King Of Clubs I)
Chased leaders, edged left and weakened inside final furlong, eased

11⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4¾]	10. Cee-Jay-Ay 12/1 P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	10	812	54	49	47	–
gr g Free State I - Raffinrula (Raffingora)
Dwelt, behind until some headway final 2f

12⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [4¾]	18. My Millie 25/1 Darren Moffatt ³ D W Barker	Darren Moffatt ³ D W Barker	4	87	47	43	39	–
ch f Midyan (USA) - Madam Millie (Milford)
Always in rear

13⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6¼]	5. Bernard Seven (IRE) 9/1 J Weaver Michael Dods	J Weaver Michael Dods	5	99 b	60	57	49	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Madame Nureyev (USA) (Nureyev)
Chased leaders, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, eased

14⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [10¼]	11. Polar Refrain 20/1 G Hind J Norton	G Hind J Norton	4	92	53	42	33	–
ch f Polar Falcon (USA) - Cut No Ice (Great Nephew)
Raced wide, always behind

15⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [10¾]	7. Superpride 10/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	5	97	58	46	37	–
b g Superpower - Lindrake's Pride (Mandrake Major)
Soon driven along, soon chasing leaders, lost place over 1f out, eased

16⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [12¼]	15. Stolen Music (IRE) 25/1 Paul Fessey ⁵ Ron Barr	Paul Fessey ⁵ Ron Barr	4	88	50	30	26	–
b f Taufan (USA) - Causa Sua (Try My Best)
Started slowly, raced wide, always behind

17⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [13]	9. Mr Cube (IRE) 14/1 Royston Ffrench ⁵ Milton Bradley	Royston Ffrench ⁵ Milton Bradley	7	813 b	55	33	29	–
ch g Tate Gallery (USA) - Truly Thankful (CAN) (Graustark)
Mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, hung left and weakened over 1f out

18⁽¹⁸⁾ 20 [33]	16. Lachesis 9/1 C Teague ³ Derek Shaw	C Teague ³ Derek Shaw	4	810 b	50	–	–	–
ch f Lycius (USA) - Chance All (FR) (Glenstal)
Raced wide, behind final 2f, tailed off

18 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 1m 40.60s (slow by 3.90s) Total SP: 149%
1st owner: M A Scaife (Paint It BlackI) 1st breeder: Brian Winn
2nd owner: W B Imison (Dispol Gem)
3rd owner: Kenneth Macpherson (Riccarton)
Tote win: £20.70 PL: £3.60 £2 £5.50 Ex: £50.30 CSF: £114.28 Tricast: £1,497.73 Trifecta: £304.20 Pool: £428.52. 0.18 winning tickets.. Pool of £351.39 carried over to Newbury 3.30 today
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 70 (32%) M [7-12] 66 (42%) H [13-18] 14 (26%)

4:20 Thirsk 18 Apr 1997

Oakstripe Handicap Class F