Full Result 4.00 Catterick | 23 April 1997

Dragon Troop Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo) 5f Good

1st £3,509 2nd £1,052 3rd £506 4th £233

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Brutal Fantasy (IRE) 9/4F Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	3	97	78	79	82	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Flash Donna (USA) (Well Decorated)
With leaders, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, eased towards finish

2⁽¹⁰⁾ shd	3. Ballymote 6/1 Jimmy Fortune J Berry	Jimmy Fortune J Berry	3	94	75	76	76	–
b g Chilibang - Be My Honey (Bustino)
Unruly in stalls, chased leaders, led and edged right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

3⁽⁸⁾ 4 [4]	10. Tinker's Surprise (IRE) 14/1 N Carlisle John Balding	N Carlisle John Balding	3	711 1 1	54	43	43	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Lils Fairy (Fairy King)
Led, headed and not much room over 1f out, gradually weakened

4⁽¹⁾ 3 [7]	7. Soda 15/2 John Carroll David Barron	John Carroll David Barron	3	83 b	60	40	40	–
gr g Belfort (FR) - Bella Seville (King Of Spain)
Raced far side, stayed on inside final furlong, never near to challenge

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [7½]	6. Sylvan Dancer (IRE) 12/1 George Duffield Chris Wall	George Duffield Chris Wall	3	812	69	47	47	–
bb f Dancing Dissident (USA) - Unspoiled (Tina's Pet)
Started slowly, behind until stayed on approaching final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 1½ [9]	5. Tear White (IRE) 11/2 T Williams T G Mills	T Williams T G Mills	3	813 b	70	44	44	–
b g Mac's Imp (USA) - Exemplary I (Sovereign Lord)
Led far side until weakened inside final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [9½]	4. Jedi Knight 12/1 Gyles Parkin ⁵ Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin ⁵ Michael Easterby	3	89	71	39	44	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Hannie Caulder (Workboy I)
Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon lost place

8⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [10¼]	2. Weet Ees Girl (IRE) 8/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	3	95	76	47	47	–
ro f Common Grounds - Kastiliya (Kalamoun)
Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon weakened

9⁽⁹⁾ 1 [11¼]	9. Melbourne Princess 9/1 D Wright Richard Whitaker	D Wright Richard Whitaker	3	712	55	22	23	–
ch f Primo Dominie - Lurking (Formidable I)
Slightly hampered over 1f out, never dangerous

10⁽³⁾ 6 [17¼]	8. Red RomanceI 12/1 L Charnock Denys Smith	L Charnock Denys Smith	3	80	57	6	7	–
b g Prince Daniel (USA) - Rio Piedras (Kala Shikari)
Raced far side, chased leader until weakened 2f out, eased

10 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 59.90s (slow by 2.80s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Diamond Racing Ltd (Brutal Fantasy) 1st breeder: Michael G O'Brien
2nd owner: Manny Bernstein (racing) Ltd (Ballymote)
3rd owner: Classic Racing (Tinker's Surprise)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.30 £2.50 £5.30 Ex: £7.90 CSF: £15.17 Tricast: £147.54 Trifecta: £117.90 Pool: £265.80. 1.60 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 36 (28%) M [4-7] 53 (47%) H [8-10] 61 (25%)

4:00 Catterick 23 Apr 1997

Dragon Troop Handicap Class D