Full Result 3.00 Thirsk | 1 August 2003

Peter Bell Memorial Stakes (Handicap) Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £6,087.25 2nd £1,873 3rd £936.50 4th £468.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Smirfys Systems 66/1 Tom McLaughlin Mark Brisbourne	Tom McLaughlin Mark Brisbourne	4	95	68	69	86	–
b g Safawan - Saint Systems (Uncle Pokey)
Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, ran on well

2⁽¹²⁾ 2½	3. Sharp Hat 11/2 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	9	98	71	62	82	–
b g Shavian - Madam Trilby (Grundy)
Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, ran on, no impression (op 5-1)

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	10. Sharoura 5/1 Dale Swift ⁷ Richard Fahey	Dale Swift ⁷ Richard Fahey	7	84 6	60	44	65	–
ch m Inchinor - Kinkajoo (Precocious)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace (tchd 11-2 in places)

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [4½]	6. Parkside Pursuit 4/1F Paul Fitzsimons Milton Bradley	Paul Fitzsimons Milton Bradley	5	94	67	51	71	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Ivory Bride (Domynsky)
Midfield, effort when not clear run well over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never able to challenge (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4¾]	13. Eastern Blue (IRE) 12/1 Willie Supple Linda Stubbs	Willie Supple Linda Stubbs	4	86	55	39	58	–
ch f Be My Guest (USA) - Stifen (Burslem)
Towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong

6⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [5¾]	15. Petongski 10/1 Tony Hamilton ⁵ Brian Ellison	Tony Hamilton ⁵ Brian Ellison	5	713 4	53	29	53	–
b g Petong - Madam Petoski (Petoski)
In rear, ridden 2f out, staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6¼]	12. College Queen 10/1 Neil Callan Steve Gollings	Neil Callan Steve Gollings	5	87	56	36	56	–
b m Lugana Beach - Eccentric Dancer (Rambo Dancer)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, faded final 2f

8⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [7½]	1. Brigadore 6/1 Royston Ffrench John Weymes	Royston Ffrench John Weymes	4	911	74	49	70	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Music Mistress (IRE) (Classic Music)
Led until ridden and headed over 2f out, faded (tchd 13-2 in places)

9⁽¹⁾ ½ [8]	7. Desraya (IRE) 16/1 Robert Winston Kevin Ryan	Robert Winston Kevin Ryan	6	90 b	63	36	57	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Madaraya (USA) (Shahrastani)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, no headway (op 20-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [9½]	11. Snow Bunting 14/1 Leanne Kershaw ⁷ Jedd O'Keeffe	Leanne Kershaw ⁷ Jedd O'Keeffe	5	83	59	26	49	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Marl (Lycius)
Dwelt, never dangerous

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [11¼]	8. Vintage Style 20/1 David Allan ³ Tony McWilliams	David Allan ³ Tony McWilliams	4	810 p	62	22	47	–
ch g Piccolo - Gibaltarik (IRE) (Jareer)
In rear most of way (op 33-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 5 [16¼]	5. Penny Ha'penny 25/1 Dale Gibson D W Barker	Dale Gibson D W Barker	4	95 p	68	–	38	–
b f Bishop Of Cashel - Madam Millie (Milford)
Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final 2f (jockey said the filly lost her action) (op 33-1)

13⁽⁷⁾ 10 [26¼]	2. Grandma Lily (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Mathers ⁷ Michael Chapman	Paddy Mathers ⁷ Michael Chapman	5	93	73	–	13	–
b m Bigstone (IRE) - Mrs Fisher (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Dwelt, in rear most of way

13 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 1m 10.10s (slow by 0.80s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Downland (unsuitable ground), Mufreh (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs Dian Plant (Smirfys Systems) 1st breeder: Gerard Bingham
2nd owner: Miss N F Thesiger (Sharp Hat)
3rd owner: Manor House Partnership (Sharoura)
Tote win: £81.60 PL: £11.50 £2.10 £2.20 Ex: £279.70 CSF: £402.44 Tricast: £2,273.01
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 63 (23%) M [7-11] 35 (41%) H [12-15] 52 (36%)

3:00 Thirsk 1 Aug 2003

Peter Bell Memorial Stakes (Handicap) Class D