Full Result 4.50 Thirsk | 18 April 1997

Birdforth Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £3,471.75 2nd £1,044 3rd £504.50 4th £234.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	14. Meranti 2/1F Royston Ffrench ⁵ Milton Bradley	Royston Ffrench ⁵ Milton Bradley	4	82 6	49	44	55	–
b g Puissance - Sorrowful (Moorestyle)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on

2⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾	9. Foist 5/1 Gyles Parkin ⁵ Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin ⁵ Michael Easterby	5	89 6	56	49	57	–
b g Efisio - When The Saints (Bay Express)
In touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well towards finish

3⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [1]	11. Naughty Pistol (USA) 14/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	5	812 b	54	52	54	–
ch m Big Pistol (USA) - Naughty Nile (USA) (Upper Nile)
In touch, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [1¼]	7. Gulf Shaadi 10/1 Steve Drowne Eric Alston	Steve Drowne Eric Alston	5	98	64	61	64	–
b g Shaadi (USA) - Ela Meem (USA) (Kris)
Held up, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1¾]	1. Rambo Waltzer 7/1 Iona Wands ⁷ David Nicholls	Iona Wands ⁷ David Nicholls	5	96	69	58	68	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Vindictive Lady (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Held up, steady headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2¼]	12. Twin Creeks 14/1 C Rutter V Soane	C Rutter V Soane	6	810	52	47	50	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Double River (USA) (Irish River)
Always chasing leaders, kept on same pace approaching final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [2¾]	15. Kid Ory 16/1 L Charnock D W Chapman	L Charnock D W Chapman	6	84	46	40	42	–
ch g Rich Charlie - Woomargama (Creetown)
Chased leaders, one pace approaching final furlong

8⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [4½]	8. Gymcrak Flyer 11/1 Nick Connorton G Holmes	Nick Connorton G Holmes	6	94	60	50	52	–
b m Aragon - Intellect (Frimley Park)
Headway on inside 2f out, not much room 1f out, kept on well

9⁽⁵⁾ shd [4½]	13. Komlucky 12/1 Fergus Sweeney ⁵ A B Mulholland	Fergus Sweeney ⁵ A B Mulholland	5	82 v	49	34	41	–
b m Komaite (USA) - Sweet And Lucky (Lucky Wednesday)
With leaders, led over 2f out until over 1f out, soon weakened

10⁽¹⁾ 5 [9½]	3. Flying Pennant (IRE) 16/1 Seb Sanders Milton Bradley	Seb Sanders Milton Bradley	4	912	68	47	48	–
gr g Waajib (IRE) - Flying Beckee (IRE) (Godswalk)
Unruly start, led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁶⁾ 3 [12½]	10. Gormire 25/1 Tony Culhane J Hetherton	Tony Culhane J Hetherton	4	813	55	27	28	–
ro f Superlative - Lady Of The Lodge (Absalom)
Slowly into stride, always behind

12⁽¹²⁾ nk [13]	4. Genuine John (IRE) 8/1 J Bramhill ⁵ J Parkes	J Bramhill ⁵ J Parkes	4	96	67	34	39	–
b g High Estate - Fiscal Folly (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

13⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	6. Somerton Boy (IRE) 14/1 M Birch P Calver	M Birch P Calver	7	910	66	35	35	–
b h Thatching - Bonnie Bess (Ardoon)
Soon driven along and behind

14⁽⁹⁾ nk [14½]	5. Time Of Night (USA) 16/1 D Griffiths ³ Rae Guest	D Griffiths ³ Rae Guest	4	98	67	32	35	–
ro f Night Shift (USA) - Tihama (USA) (Sassafras)
Held up and behind, effort over 2f out, never dangerous

15⁽²⁾ 4 [18½]	2. Midday Cowboy (USA) 20/1 George Duffield Micky Hammond	George Duffield Micky Hammond	4	912	68	27	27	–
b g Houston (USA) - Perfect Isn't Easy (USA) (Saratoga Six)
Slowly into stride, always in rear

16⁽¹⁶⁾ 17 [35½]	16. Ticka Ticka Timing 33/1 V Halliday B W Murray	V Halliday B W Murray	4	84 1	46	–	–	–
b g Timeless Times (USA) - Belltina (Belfort)
Behind from halfway, tailed off

16 ran Off time: 4:52:00 Winning time: 1m 26.70s (slow by 2.60s) Total SP: 148%
1st owner: John Wallis (Meranti) 1st breeder: K Birkinshaw
2nd owner: D F Spence (Foist)
3rd owner: Colin G R Booth (Naughty Pistol)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.20 £1.80 £2.50 Ex: £7.50 CSF: £12.33 Tricast: £129.97 Trifecta: £156 Pool: £964.99. 4.39 winning tickets.
Jackpot: [None]
Placepot: £2,947.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £14,132.61. 3.50 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £412.70 to a 31 stake. Pool: £1,238.18. 2.22 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 53 (41%) M [6-11] 57 (28%) H [12-16] 40 (31%)

4:50 Thirsk 18 Apr 1997

Birdforth Handicap Class E