Full Result 4.25 Thirsk | 4 September 1999

Tote Hambleton Cup (Handicap) Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Firm

1st £7,327.50 2nd £2,220 3rd £1,085 4th £517.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Fatehalkhair (IRE) 6/1 Robert Winston Brian Ellison	Robert Winston Brian Ellison	7	86	58	40	70	–
ch g Kris - Midway Lady (USA) (Alleged)
Tracked leaders, driven along over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, just held on (op 5-1 after early 8-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ shd	2. Baffin Bay 12/1 A McGlone Sir Henry Cecil	A McGlone Sir Henry Cecil	4	99 b	75	57	87	–
b c Bustino - Surf Bird (Shareef Dancer)
Soon tracking leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, just failed (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [3½]	4. Bergamo 4/1F J F Egan Jeremy Noseda	J F Egan Jeremy Noseda	3	90 v	75	52	82	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Pretty Thing (Star Appeal)
Tracked leaders, not clear run and lost place over 4f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f, never able to challenge (op 5-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [4]	6. Desert Fighter 10/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	8	813	65	42	71	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway 3f out, chasing first two approaching final furlong, ridden and no further progress (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [5½]	10. Taakid (USA) 50/1 Willie Supple Micky Hammond	Willie Supple Micky Hammond	4	83	55	30	59	–
b g Diesis - Tanwi (Vision)
Reared start, behind, headway 3f out, no further progress from over 1f out (op 33-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ shd [5¾]	11. House Of Dreams 11/1 Franny Norton George Moore	Franny Norton George Moore	7	82	54	29	58	–
b g Darshaan - Helens Dreamgirl (Caerleon)
Towards rear, pushed along halfway, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁾ 3½ [9¼]	3. Sandmoor Chambray 11/2 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	8	99 b	75	45	73	–
ch g Most Welcome - Valadon (High Line)
Led until headed over 3f out, faded (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 3 [12¼]	9. Winsome George 8/1 N Kennedy Chris Fairhurst	N Kennedy Chris Fairhurst	4	85 tv	57	23	51	–
b g Marju (IRE) - June Moon (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, driven along halfway, never dangerous (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

9⁽⁷⁾ 9 [21¼]	5. Netta Rufina (IRE) 16/1 Gary Carter Mark Johnston	Gary Carter Mark Johnston	4	813	65	19	45	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Age Of Elegance (Troy)
Soon behind, never dangerous (op 14-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [27¼]	1. Mister Benjamin (IRE) 5/1 Steve Drowne S Woods	Steve Drowne S Woods	4	910	76	22	47	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Frau Ahuyentante (ARG) (Frari)
Prominent, joined leader 7f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, saddle slipped and eased final furlong (op 4-1)

11⁽²⁾ 10 [37¼]	7. Meteor Strike (USA) 8/1 J D Smith ³ David Nicholls	J D Smith ³ David Nicholls	5	85	60	–	16	–
ch g Lomond (USA) - Meteoric (High Line)
Prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 4f out, lame (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

11 ran Off time: 4:26:00 Winning time: 2m 31.00s (fast by 0.30s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: R Wagner (Fatehalkhair) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: L B Holliday (Baffin Bay)
3rd owner: Mrs M Conti-Dack (Bergamo)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2 £3.40 £1.40 Ex: £50.70 CSF: £71.46 Tricast: £298.90 Trifecta: £614.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (46%) M [5-7] 56 (23%) H [8-11] 42 (31%)

4:25 Thirsk 4 Sep 1999

Tote Hambleton Cup (Handicap) Class D