Full Result 3.40 Thirsk | 31 July 1998

Grosvenor Casino Leeds Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Good

1st £3,868.25 2nd £1,166 3rd £565.50 4th £265.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. My Desperado (IRE) 12/1 K Hodgson Lee James	K Hodgson Lee James	5	91	–	50	79	–
b m Un Desperado (FR) - Lady Kasbah (Lord Gayle)
Tracked leaders, led 2f out, stayed on under pressure (op 8-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1½	5. Minivet 5/1 Tony Culhane Michael Bell	Tony Culhane Michael Bell	3	812	–	52	81	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Bronzewing (Beldale Flutter)
Close up, slight lead over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, chased winner after, no impression (op 7-2 tchd 7-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 2 [3½]	8. Come Up Smiling (USA) 9/4 Kevin Darley Ed Dunlop	Kevin Darley Ed Dunlop	3	87	–	43	72	–
b f Gone West (USA) - Encorelle (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace (tchd 100-30 and 7-2 in places.)

4⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [6]	3. Arpeggio I 10/1 M Richardson David Nicholls	M Richardson David Nicholls	3	812	–	44	71	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Hilly (Town Crier)
Towards rear, kept on final 3f, never able to challenge (op 6-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	7. Times O'War (USA) 8/1 J Weaver Tim Easterby	J Weaver Tim Easterby	3	812	–	41	68	–
ch g Lord At War (ARG) - Sun Bird I (USA) (Arctic Tern)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace (op 4-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [8¾]	1. Border Falcon 25/1 Ollie Pears Micky Hammond	Ollie Pears Micky Hammond	4	96	–	38	65	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tender Loving Care (Final Straw)
Dwelt, behind until stayed on final 2f, never dangerous (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places.)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [10¼]	11. Ruby Affair (IRE) 15/8F D Harrison James Fanshawe	D Harrison James Fanshawe	3	87	–	31	57	–
bb f Night Shift (USA) - Tiavanita (USA) (J O Tobin)
Led until headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased when beaten final furlong (jockey reported that the bit slipped through fillys mouth) (op 5-2 tchd 6-4)

8⁽⁶⁾ 7 [17¼]	4. Major Attraction 50/1 Franny Norton Michael Mullineaux	Franny Norton Michael Mullineaux	3	812	–	22	47	–
gr g Major Jacko - My Friend Melody (Sizzling Melody)
Slowly into stride, never better than mid-division

9⁽³⁾ 13 [30¼]	6. Royal Reprimand (IRE) 50/1 N Kennedy Ron Barr	N Kennedy Ron Barr	3	812	–	–	18	–
b g Reprimand - Lake Ormond (Kings Lake)
Dwelt, always behind, tailed off (op 33-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 1m 41.60s (slow by 4.70s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Daunting Assembly (Rider injured in paddock), Miss Lacroix (Refused to enter stalls), Spiral Dream (Refused to enter stalls)
1st owner: Mrs H Ratcliffe (My Desperado) 1st breeder: B F Watchorn
2nd owner: Sir Thomas Pilkington (Minivet)
3rd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Come Up Smiling)
Tote win: £19.40 PL: £3.20 £1.30 £1.20 Ex: £37 CSF: £64.93
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 43 (37%) M [6-8] 20 (39%) H [10-12] 87 (24%)

3:40 Thirsk 31 Jul 1998

Grosvenor Casino Leeds Maiden Stakes Class D