Full Result 2.50 Thirsk | 19 April 1997

Thomas Lord Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £7,668 2nd £2,304 3rd £1,112 4th £516

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²¹⁾	7. Surprise Mission 9/4F Steve Drowne Mrs J R Ramsden	Steve Drowne Mrs J R Ramsden	5	93	76	79	81	–
ch g Clantime - Indigo I (Primo Dominie)
Held up, smooth headway to lead inside final furlong, pushed out

2⁽¹⁾ shd	5. Ziggy's Dancer (USA) 16/1 George Duffield Eric Alston	George Duffield Eric Alston	6	98	81	84	86	–
b h Ziggy's Boy (USA) - My Shy Dancer (USA) (Northjet)
Raced alone far side, with leaders, ran on well final furlong

3⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [1¾]	4. For The Present 20/1 Kevin Darley David Barron	Kevin Darley David Barron	7	910	83	81	83	–
b g Then Again - Axe Valley (Royben)
Headway halfway, stayed on well under pressure final furlong

4⁽¹¹⁾ hd [2]	14. Squire Corrie 20/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	5	811	70	67	69	–
b g Distant Relative - Fast Car (FR) (Carwhite)
Led stands' side until inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	3. Twice As Sharp 12/1 G Hind P W Harris	G Hind P W Harris	5	911	84	77	79	–
ch h Sharpo - Shadiliya (Red Alert I)
Always chasing leaders, not quicken final 2f

6⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [4½]	2. Stuffed 10/1 Gyles Parkin ⁵ Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin ⁵ Michael Easterby	5	97	85	70	76	–
ch g Clantime - Puff Pastry I (Reform)
Held up, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong

7⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [5]	12. Insider Trader 12/1 M Deering Mrs J R Ramsden	M Deering Mrs J R Ramsden	6	812	71	59	61	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Careless Whisper I (Homing)
Held up and behind, stayed on strongly final furlong, not reach leaders

8⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [5¼]	20. Captain Carat 12/1 Dale Gibson David Nicholls	Dale Gibson David Nicholls	6	81	60	48	50	–
gr g Handsome Sailor - Gem Of Gold (Jellaby)
Behind until stayed on approaching final furlong

9⁽²⁾ shd [5¼]	17. Cross The Border 25/1 Iona Wands ⁷ David Nicholls	Iona Wands ⁷ David Nicholls	4	711	63	43	52	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Brave Advance (USA) (Bold Laddie)
With leaders over 3f

10⁽⁹⁾ nk [5½]	15. Dande Flyer 16/1 Gary Carter David Arbuthnot	Gary Carter David Arbuthnot	4	811	70	57	58	–
b c Clantime - Lyndseylee (Swing Easy)
With leaders over 3f, gradually weakened

11⁽⁸⁾ nk [5¾]	21. Goretski (IRE) 20/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	4	711	56	42	44	–
ro g Polish Patriot (USA) - Celestial Path (Godswalk)
In touch over 3f

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 3 [8¾]	8. Tuscan Dawn 10/1 P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	7	811	75	47	54	–
ch g Clantime - Excavator Lady (Most Secret)
Unruly in stalls, reared start, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong

13⁽²⁰⁾ shd [9]	13. Royal Dome (IRE) 8/1 John Carroll Martyn Wane	John Carroll Martyn Wane	5	812	71	47	49	–
b g Salt Dome (USA) - Brook's Dilemma (Known Fact)
Chased leaders 3f, soon weakened

14⁽¹²⁾ 1 [10]	6. Swino 10/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	3	96	89	62	64	–
b g Forzando - St Helena (Monsanto)
In touch over 3f, not much room and soon weakened

15⁽¹³⁾ nk [10¼]	1. Swynford Dream 20/1 John Lowe J F Bottomley	John Lowe J F Bottomley	4	913	86	58	60	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Qualitair Dream (Dreams To Reality I)
Tracked leaders until lost place 2f out

16⁽⁶⁾ shd [10¼]	9. Chemcast 14/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	4	91 b	74	46	48	–
ch g Chilibang - Golden October (Young Generation)
With leaders 3f, soon weakened

17⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [10½]	19. Here Comes A Star 20/1 L Charnock J M Carr	L Charnock J M Carr	9	81	60	31	33	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Rapidus (Sharpen Up)
Behind, effort and not much room on inside over 1f out, never dangerous

18⁽⁵⁾ shd [10¾]	18. Blessingindisguise 25/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	4	83	62	33	35	–
b g Kala Shikari - Blowing Bubbles (Native Admiral)
Never near leaders

19⁽⁷⁾ 2 [12¾]	10. Just Bob 14/1 Jenny Benson ⁷ S E Kettlewell	Jenny Benson ⁷ S E Kettlewell	8	87	73	31	40	–
b g Alleging (USA) - Diami (Swing Easy)
Started very slowly, always well behind

20⁽⁴⁾ 2 [14¾]	11. Bowlers Boy 25/1 T Williams John Quinn	T Williams John Quinn	4	813	72	30	33	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Snow Wonder (Music Boy)
Dwelt start, always well behind

20 ran Off time: 2:53:00 Winning time: 1m 0.30s (slow by 3.90s) Total SP: 153%
Non-runners: Lady Sheriff
1st owner: D R Brotherton (Surprise Mission) 1st breeder: D R Brotherton
2nd owner: John Patrick Barry (Ziggy's Dancer)
3rd owner: Mrs J Hazell (For The Present)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.60 £3.70 £5.10 Ex: £47.30 CSF: £41.93 Tricast: £628.95 Trifecta: £619.10 Pool: £1,264.46. 1.45 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-8] 32 (23%) M [9-14] 38 (24%) H [15-21] 80 (53%)

2:50 Thirsk 19 Apr 1997

Thomas Lord Handicap Class C