Full Result 3.10 York | 20 August 1997

Tote Ebor Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m5f194yds) 1m6f OMS Good

1st £99,441.25 2nd £29,905 3rd £14,452.50 4th £6,726.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	15. Far Ahead 33/1 T Williams Les Eyre	T Williams Les Eyre	5	80	82	61	87	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on gamely

2⁽¹⁵⁾ nk	9. Media Star (USA) 5/1F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	4	86 7 v	88	66	93	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Media Luna I (Star Appeal)
Led until over 3f out, led over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on under pressure

3⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [½]	11. Puce 11/2 Royston Ffrench ³ Luca Cumani	Royston Ffrench ³ Luca Cumani	4	713	84	59	89	–
b f Darshaan - Souk (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, every chance final furlong, ran on

4⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [1]	4. Further Flight 25/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	11	94	100	77	104	–
gr g Pharly (FR) - Flying Nelly (Nelcius)
Held up and behind, headway and not clear run over 4f out and over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

5⁽¹⁸⁾ 2 [3]	7. Mohawk River (IRE) 7/1 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	4	812 4	94	69	95	–
b c Polish Precedent (USA) - High Hawk (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on one pace

6⁽¹⁹⁾ 2 [5]	8. Top Cees 16/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	7	810	92	65	91	–
b g Shirley Heights - Sing Softly (Luthier)
Held up and behind, stayed on final 3f, never nearer

7⁽¹²⁾ ½ [5½]	10. Docklands Limo 20/1 M Roberts Brian McMath	M Roberts Brian McMath	4	84	86	58	84	–
b c Most Welcome - Bugle Sound (Bustino)
Chased leader, led over 3f out until over 1f out, weakened towards finish

8⁽¹³⁾ nk [5¾]	22. Turgenev (IRE) 50/1 Franny Norton Robin Bastiman	Franny Norton Robin Bastiman	8	710 4 10	78	50	76	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Tilia (ITY) (Dschingis Khan)
Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ 4 [9¾]	19. Prairie Falcon (IRE) 33/1 Paul Fessey ³ B W Hills	Paul Fessey ³ B W Hills	3	77 1	90	55	83	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sea Harrier (Grundy)
Some headway final 2f, never near to challenge

10⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [11½]	20. Foundry Lane 33/1 L Charnock Mrs M Reveley	L Charnock Mrs M Reveley	6	710 3	78	44	68	–
b g Mtoto - Eider (Niniski)
Behind, some headway 3f out, never nearer

11⁽³⁾ ½ [12]	18. Raffles Rooster 12/1 Robert Winston ⁷ Tony Newcombe	Robert Winston ⁷ Tony Newcombe	5	73	78	36	68	–
ch g Galetto (FR) - Singapore Girl (FR) (Lyphard)
Held up, good headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out

12⁽²⁾ 1¾ [13¾]	14. Bimsey (IRE) 12/1 Jimmy Quinn R Akehurst	Jimmy Quinn R Akehurst	7	80	82	45	69	–
b h Horage - Cut It Out (IRE) (Cut Above)
Never better than mid-division

13⁽²¹⁾ 2 [15¾]	16. Premier Night 33/1 Martin Dwyer ³ Simon Dow	Martin Dwyer ³ Simon Dow	4	710	81	39	66	–
b f Old Vic - Warm Welcome (IRE) (General Assembly)
Never near to challenge

14⁽⁸⁾ 4 [19¾]	3. Better Offer I (IRE) 25/1 Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	5	94	100	56	80	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Camden's Gift (Camden Town)
Always in rear

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 10 [29¾]	1. Taufan's Melody 33/1 Ray Cochrane Lady Herries	Ray Cochrane Lady Herries	6	910	106	51	73	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Glorious Fate (Northfields)
Held up, always behind

16⁽²²⁾ 3½ [33¼]	12. Dreams End 16/1 Gary Carter Peter Bowen	Gary Carter Peter Bowen	9	81	83	24	45	–
ch h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Be Easy (Be Friendly)
Behind, effort 3f out, soon no impression

17⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [36¾]	13. Purist 9/1 Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	3	81 1	95	32	53	–
b c Polish Precedent (USA) - Mill Line (Mill Reef)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out

18⁽⁵⁾ nk [37]	5. Daraydan (IRE) 33/1 Kevin Darley M C Pipe	Kevin Darley M C Pipe	5	92	98	34	55	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Delsy (FR) (Abdos)
In touch over 9f

19⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [38¾]	6. Willie Conquer 10/1 Seb Sanders R Akehurst	Seb Sanders R Akehurst	5	812	94	28	49	–
ch g Master Willie - Maryland Cookie (USA) (Bold Hour)
Always in rear

20⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [43¾]	2. Gordi (USA) 16/1 Mick Kinane D K Weld	Mick Kinane D K Weld	4	910	106	34	54	–
ch c Theatrical (IRE) - Royal Alydar (USA) (Alydar)
Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out, tailed off

UR⁽¹⁴⁾	17. Colour Code 25/1 George Duffield Ann Duffield	George Duffield Ann Duffield	5	80 1	82	–	–	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Reprocolor (Jimmy Reppin)
Unseated rider leaving stalls

21 ran Off time: 3:29:00 Winning time: 2m 58.21s (slow by 2.41s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Totem Dancer
1st owner: Sunpak Potatoes (Far Ahead) 1st breeder: Sir John Astor
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Media Star)
3rd owner: Fittocks Stud (Puce)
Tote win: £64.80 PL: £9 £2 £1.90 Ex: £247.40 CSF: £166.02 Tricast: £1,000 Trifecta: £352.60 Pool: £9,139.54. 18.40 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 30 (33%) M [8-15] 60 (30%) H [16-22] 60 (37%)

3:10 York 20 Aug 1997

Tote Ebor Handicap Class B