Full Result 3.35 Thirsk | 1 May 1999

Business Furniture Centre (Holdings) Maiden Stakes Class D (Div II)

(Class 4) (3yo) 7f Good

1st £3,496 2nd £1,048 3rd £504 4th £232

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	6. Picture Puzzle 12/1 P Strydom William Haggas	P Strydom William Haggas	3	89	–	63	70	–
b f Royal Academy (USA) - Cloudslea (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Led after 1f, hard pressed inside last 2f, stayed on strongly towards finish (op 10-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	5. WaterfrontI (IRE) 5/4F Robert Havlin Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Havlin Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	90	–	67	74	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Rising Tide (Red Alert I)
Led 1f, stayed handy, effort and ridden inside last 2f, kept on same pace towards finish (op 6-4 tchd evens)

3⁽¹⁾ 2½ [3]	4. Serdal (USA) 4/1 Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	3	90 v¹	–	61	68	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Ginnydare (USA) (Pilgrim)
Tracked leading pair, driven along last 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 5-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [4½]	7. Princess Latifa 5/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brian Meehan	3	82	–	46	59	–
b f Wolfhound (USA) - Moorish Idol (Aragon)
Never far away, effort and driven along last 2f, unable to quicken from over 1f out, finished 4th, disqualified placed 5th (jockey suspended for five days for irresponsible riding) (op 9-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ shd [4½]	2. Catapult (IRE) 33/1 Rodney Lappin Ian Semple	Rodney Lappin Ian Semple	3	90	–	61	68	–
ch g Catrail (USA) - Flimmering (Dancing Brave)
Hampered start, took keen hold, patiently ridden, improved from over 2f out, not quicken inside last, better for race, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 20-1)

6⁽²⁾ 3 [7½]	3. Eastern Rainbow (IRE) 11/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Kevin Ryan	Adrian McCarthy ³ Kevin Ryan	3	811	–	48	57	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Insaf (USA) (Raise A Native)
Slowly away, behind and driven along halfway, no impression last 2f (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

7⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	8. Rainbow Raver (IRE) 10/1 Joe Fanning Charles Smith	Joe Fanning Charles Smith	3	89	56	43	48	–
ch f Rainbows For Life (CAN) - Foolish Passion (USA) (Secretariat)
Soon behind and driven along, never able to reach leaders (op 8-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [12¼]	1. Against The Bill (IRE) 20/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	90	–	40	44	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Galka (Deep Diver)
Covered up on inside, feeling pace over 2f out, no impression (op 10-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 11 [23¼]	9. Slip Of The Tongue I 33/1 A McGlone Stuart Williams	A McGlone Stuart Williams	3	89	–	10	13	–
b f Slip Anchor - Plaything (High Top)
Always well behind

9 ran Off time: 3:35:00 Winning time: 1m 27.60s (slow by 3.50s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: M H Wilson (Picture Puzzle) 1st breeder: D J Deer
2nd owner: Mr R E Sangster & Mr A K Collins (WaterfrontI)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Serdal)
Tote win: £8.20 PL: £2.10 £1.10 £1.30 Ex: £4.80 CSF: £24.92
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 40 (32%) M [4-6] 33 (45%) H [7-9] 77 (23%)

Following a stewards' inquiry, the fourth horse No.7 Princess Latifa was disqualified and placed 5th

3:35 Thirsk 1 May 1999

Business Furniture Centre (Holdings) Maiden Stakes Class D (Div II)