Full Result 4.20 Warwick | 24 June 1998

Syd Mercer Memorial Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m6f194yds) 1m7f Good To Soft

1st £3,785 2nd £1,130 3rd £540 4th £245

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Ultimate Smoothie 7/2J Gary Carter M C Pipe	Gary Carter M C Pipe	6	91	67	48	87	–
b g Highest Honor (FR) - Baino Charm (USA) (Diesis)
Always prominent, led 7f out, clear 3f out, eased final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a place.)

2⁽⁵⁾ 9	1. Silently I 5/1 Steve Drowne J S King	Steve Drowne J S King	6	911	77	48	79	–
b g Slip Anchor - Land Of Ivory (USA) (The Minstrel)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced (op 3-1 tchd 11-2 in places.)

3⁽³⁾ 5 [14]	3. Unchanged 7/2J Fergus Sweeney John Harris	Fergus Sweeney John Harris	6	92	68	33	64	–
b m Unfuwain (USA) - Favorable Exchange (USA) (Exceller)
Prominent, lost place 9f out, rallied over 6f out, outpaced final 3f (op 5-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [16½]	7. The Blues Academy (IRE) 9/1 Dale Gibson Mark Buckley	Dale Gibson Mark Buckley	3	712	69	30	59	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - She's The Tops (Shernazar)
Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, never troubled leaders (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in a place.)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [18]	8. Woodland Nymph 20/1 Richard Mullen ³ D J G Murray Smith	Richard Mullen ³ D J G Murray Smith	4	79	50	8	40	–
gr f Norton Challenger - Royal Meeting (Dara Monarch)
Behind, effort 6f out, outpaced from 3f out (op 14-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 1 [19]	5. Mystic Ridge 10/1 Jimmy Quinn Barney Curley	Jimmy Quinn Barney Curley	4	83 b	55	15	44	–
ch g Mystiko (USA) - Vallauris (Faustus)
Held up, headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in a place.)

7⁽⁶⁾ 6 [25]	2. Slip The Net (IRE) 15/2 Philip Robinson Paul Cole	Philip Robinson Paul Cole	4	93 b¹	69	22	50	–
b g Slip Anchor - Circus Ring I (IRE) (High Top)
Tracked leaders, ridden 7f out, soon lost place (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in a place.)

8⁽²⁾ 16 [41]	9. Pianist (IRE) 33/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Karen George	Paul Doe ⁵ Karen George	3	78 3 8	70	–	–	–
ch g Balla Cove (IRE) - Hit For Six (Tap On Wood)
Led 4f, weakened 4f out (op 16-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 7 [48]	6. Golden Hadeer 9/2 P Bradley ⁷ M J Ryan	P Bradley ⁷ M J Ryan	7	78	53	–	–	–
ch g Hadeer - Verchinina (Star Appeal)
Disputed lead, led after 4f out, headed 7f out, ridden and weakened 5f out (op 3-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:23:00 Winning time: 3m 15.70s Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Isca Bloodstock (Ultimate Smoothie) 1st breeder: Fares Stables Ltd
2nd owner: G G Grayson (Silently I)
3rd owner: Mrs T L Martin (Unchanged)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.80 £1.70 £1.60 Ex: £19.50 CSF: £19.68 Tricast: £60.10 Trifecta: £10.10 Pool: £205.79. 14.36 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 67 (40%) M [4-6] 50 (28%) H [7-9] 33 (32%)

4:20 Warwick 24 Jun 1998

Syd Mercer Memorial Handicap Class D