Full Result 3.35 Thirsk | 2 May 1998

Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Good

1st £12,720 2nd £3,810 3rd £1,830 4th £840

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	12. High Spirits I (IRE) 6/1 Dean Mernagh ⁷ Tim Easterby	Dean Mernagh ⁷ Tim Easterby	4	89 b	77	78	93	–
b g Great Commotion (USA) - Spoilt Again (Mummy's Pet)
Soon chasing leaders, stayed on to lead just inside final furlong, held on towards finish

2⁽¹¹⁾ ½	10. Refuse To Lose 8/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	4	93	78	85	93	–
ch c Emarati (USA) - Petrol I (Troy)
Led, hard ridden over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, ran on well (jockey suspended for three days for using whip above shoulder height, and without giving colt time to respond)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	5. Captain Scott I (IRE) 100/30F Philip Robinson Jeremy Glover	Philip Robinson Jeremy Glover	4	96	81	85	92	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Camera Girl (Kalaglow)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on well final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ 6 [8¼]	2. Magic Mill (IRE) 8/1 S Buckley ⁷ Les Eyre	S Buckley ⁷ Les Eyre	5	92	84	69	82	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Rosy O'Leary (Majetta)
Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out

5⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [8¾]	13. Taffs Well 9/1 Ollie Pears Mrs J R Ramsden	Ollie Pears Mrs J R Ramsden	5	90	75	66	72	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Zahiah (So Blessed)
Switched left after start, held up and behind, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on well towards finish

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [11¾]	11. Weetman's Weigh (IRE) 20/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	5	90	78	60	68	–
b h Archway (IRE) - Indian Sand (Indian King)
Soon behind and driven along, headway on outside 2f out, kept on, never reached leaders

7⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [12¼]	16. Royal Result (USA) 33/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	5	812	73	57	62	–
bb g Gone West (USA) - Norette (Northfields)
Held up, effort on outside 2f out, edged left, stayed on towards finish

8⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [13¾]	7. Duraid (IRE) 20/1 Willie Supple Denys Smith	Willie Supple Denys Smith	6	95	80	61	66	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Fateful Princess (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Raced keenly, not much room halfway, kept on final 2f, never near to challenge

9⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [14]	17. Jack The Lad (IRE) 50/1 Paul Fessey ³ J Hetherton	Paul Fessey ³ J Hetherton	4	88	72	49	57	–
b g Shalford (IRE) - Indian Honey (Indian King)
Soon behind and driven along, kept on final 2f

10⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [14½]	1. Queens Consul (IRE) 33/1 T Williams Brian Rothwell	T Williams Brian Rothwell	8	910	85	64	69	–
gr m Kalaglow (IRE) - Queens Connection (Bay Express)
In touch, effort and not much room over 2f out, never dangerous

11⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [15¼]	9. High Premium 11/1 Robert Winston ⁵ Richard Fahey	Robert Winston ⁵ Richard Fahey	10	813	79	52	62	–
b g Forzando - High Halo (High Top)
Soon behind and driven along, some late headway

12⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [17]	8. Bollin Terry 33/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	4	94	79	53	58	–
b c Terimon - Bollin Zola (IRE) (Alzao)
In touch, edged right 2f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹⁸⁾ 6 [23]	4. Green PowerI 33/1 D Harrison James Fanshawe	D Harrison James Fanshawe	4	98	83	45	49	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Shaft Of Sunlight (Sparkler I)
Always in rear

14⁽¹²⁾ nk [23¼]	3. Peppiatt 10/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	4	99	84	45	49	–
ch g Efisio - Fleur Du Val (Valiyar)
Chased leaders until lost place over 2f out

15⁽²⁾ 1 [24¼]	15. Opulent 50/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	7	813	74	33	37	–
b g Robellino (USA) - One Half Silver (CAN) (Plugged Nickle)
Soon outpaced and driven along

16⁽⁶⁾ 5 [29¼]	6. Jay-Owe-Two (IRE) 25/1 Tony Clark Richard Whitaker	Tony Clark Richard Whitaker	4	95 v	80	29	32	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Fiery Song (Ballad Rock)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place

17⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [31]	18. Jedi Knight 25/1 Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin Michael Easterby	4	810	71	16	19	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Hannie Caulder (Workboy I)
Behind from halfway

18⁽¹⁾ 2½ [33½]	14. Over To You (USA) 7/1 Fergal Lynch David Barron	Fergal Lynch David Barron	4	813	74	14	16	–
ch g Rubiano (USA) - Overnight (USA) (Mr. Leader)
With leader until weakened over 2f out

18 ran Off time: 3:36:00 Winning time: 1m 42.60s (slow by 5.70s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Mrs J B Mountifield (High Spirits I) 1st breeder: Sean Twomey
2nd owner: J C Smith (Refuse To Lose)
3rd owner: The Write State Partnership (Captain Scott I)
Tote win: £9.60 PL: £2 £2.60 £1.40 Ex: £42.80 CSF: £46.59 Tricast: £183.21 Trifecta: £51.30 Pool: £876.61. 12.12 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 38 (35%) M [7-12] 71 (46%) H [13-18] 41 (19%)

3:35 Thirsk 2 May 1998

Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap Class C