Full Result 4.45 York | 22 August 1991

City Of York Stakes (Listed Race) Class A

(Class 1) (3yo+) (6f214yds) 7f OMS Good

1st £12,525 2nd £3,750 3rd £1,800 4th £825

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Norton Challenger 9/2F M Birch M H Easterby	M Birch M H Easterby	4	90	–	90	108	–
gr c Absalom - Klaire (Klairon)
Made all, clear over 2f out, driven out

2⁽¹¹⁾ 3	0. Batzushka (USA) 10/1 L Piggott Mrs L Piggott	L Piggott Mrs L Piggott	4	90	–	83	101	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Nicole Mon Amour (USA) (Bold Bidder)
Outpaced and behind, hampered 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on well towards finish

2⁽⁵⁾ 3	0. Sapieha (IRE) 5/1 W R Swinburn James Fanshawe	W R Swinburn James Fanshawe	3	93	–	90	109	–
b c Petorius (IRE) - Sugarbird (Star Appeal)
Switched outside and headway halfway, chased winner final 2f, hard ridden and not quicken

4⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [8½]	0. Parliament Piece 15/2 S Cauthen Richard Whitaker	S Cauthen Richard Whitaker	5	90 v	–	77	96	–
ch g Burslem (IRE) - Sallywell (Manado)
Headway halfway, soon ridden and never able to challenge

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [10]	0. Salmino (IRE) 12/1 Ray Cochrane Mrs M Reveley	Ray Cochrane Mrs M Reveley	3	89	–	73	93	–
b c Salmon Leap (USA) - Amina (Brigadier Gerard)
Slowly into stride, headway 2f out, stayed on

6⁽⁹⁾ 6 [16]	0. Vintage Only 11/1 Dean McKeown Mrs J R Ramsden	Dean McKeown Mrs J R Ramsden	3	89 b¹	–	59	–	–
b g Sayf El Arab (USA) - Bias (Royal Prerogative)
With leader, came wide straight, ridden and beaten 2f out

7⁽³⁾ 4 [20]	0. Arany 10/1 B Raymond Mark H Tompkins	B Raymond Mark H Tompkins	4	90	–	50	–	–
b c Precocious - BellagioI (Busted)
Never went pace

8⁽²⁾ ½ [20½]	0. Royal Blue Bell (USA) 5/1 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	3	84	–	44	–	–
ch f Sharpen Up - Irish Royal (USA) (Irish River)
Slowly into stride, in touch after 2f, weakened 2f out

9⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [21¼]	0. Croupier 14/1 Pat Eddery Clive Brittain	Pat Eddery Clive Brittain	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Countess Walewski (Brigadier Gerard)
Never near leaders

10⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [23¾]	0. Sheer Precocity 6/1 W Carson F H Lee	W Carson F H Lee	4	90	–	42	–	–
b c Precocious - Age Of Elegance (Troy)
Chased leaders 4f

11⁽⁸⁾ [23¾]	0. Cheveux Mitchell 40/1 T Quinn Mick Channon	T Quinn Mick Channon	4	90 v	–	–	–	–
ch c Dunbeath (USA) - Hide Out (Habitat)
Prominent 4f

12⁽⁶⁾ [23¾]	0. Appledorn 50/1 A Cruz B A McMahon	A Cruz B A McMahon	4	89 b	–	–	–	–
ch f Doulab (USA) - Mythical Lady (Track Spare)
With winner until halfway, soon weakened and virtually pulled up inside final furlong

12 ran Off time: 4:47:00 Winning time: 1m 25.46s (slow by 2.26s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Maj J S Linley (Norton Challenger) 1st breeder: Mrs P J Van Straubenzee And C J R Trotter
2nd owner: Henryk De Kwiatkowski (Batzushka) Baron G De Geer (Sapieha)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (45%) M [5-8] 27 (23%) H [9-12] 54 (32%)

4:45 York 22 Aug 1991

City Of York Stakes (Listed Race) Class A