Full Result 3.10 York | 21 August 1997

Nunthorpe Stakes Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (2yo+) 5f Good

1st £53,110 2nd £53,110 3rd £13,517.75 4th £5,326.25 5th £1,913.13 6th £547.88

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	9. Ya Malak 11/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	6	99	–	95	113	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - La Tuerta (Hot Spark)
Held up, steady headway halfway, ran on well under pressure final furlong to dead-heat on line

1⁽⁶⁾ dht	4. Coastal Bluff 6/1 Kevin Darley David Barron	Kevin Darley David Barron	5	99	–	95	113	–
gr g Standaan (FR) - Combattente (Reform)
Bumped start, bridle soon broke, with leaders, led well over 1f out, just lasted. stewards' told: jockey reported that the bit broke at about the four furlong marker

3⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [hd]	2. Averti (IRE) 10/1 Kieren Fallon William Muir	Kieren Fallon William Muir	6	99	–	–	–	–
b h Warning - Imperial Jade (Lochnager)
Fly-jumped start, headway over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish

4⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [1]	6. Cyrano's Lad (IRE) 50/1 Jimmy Fortune Chris Dwyer	Jimmy Fortune Chris Dwyer	8	99	–	93	110	–
bb g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Patiala (Crocket)
Always chasing leaders, kept on well final furlong

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [2]	15. Eveningperformance 12/1 C Rutter Henry Candy	C Rutter Henry Candy	6	96	–	87	104	–
b m Night Shift (USA) - Classic Design (Busted)
Led to halfway, no extra final furlong

6⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [2¼]	16. Hever Golf Rose 20/1 John Reid T J Naughton	John Reid T J Naughton	6	96	–	86	103	–
b m Efisio - Sweet Rosina (Sweet Revenge)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced halfway, stayed on well final furlong

7⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [3½]	7. Mind Games 9/1 Darryll Holland J Berry	Darryll Holland J Berry	5	99	–	85	102	–
b h Puissance - Aryaf (CAN) (Vice Regent)
With leaders, led halfway until over 1f out, gradually weakened

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [3¾]	3. Bolshoi (IRE) 20/1 Emma O'Gorman J Berry	Emma O'Gorman J Berry	5	99 b	–	–	–	–
br g Royal Academy (USA) - Mainly Dry (The Brianstan)
Soon outpaced, ridden halfway, kept on well final furlong

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [4]	14. Don't Worry Me (IRE) 10/1 Olivier Peslier G Henrot	Olivier Peslier G Henrot	5	96	–	80	98	–
b m Dancing Dissident (USA) - Diva Encore (Star Appeal)
In touch, ridden and outpaced halfway, stayed on approaching final furlong

10⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [4½]	13. Indian Rocket 9/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	97	–	83	100	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Selvi (Mummy's Pet)
Mid-division, staying on when not clear run 1f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [7]	5. Croft Pool 40/1 Gary Carter Jeremy Glover	Gary Carter Jeremy Glover	6	99	–	75	92	–
b g Crofthall - Blackpool Belle (The Brianstan)
Soon well outpaced and behind

12⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [7¾]	12. Easycall 12/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	3	97	–	73	90	–
b c Forzando - Up And Going (FR) (Never So Bold)
Held up, some headway halfway, hung left, soon weakened

13⁽⁸⁾ 1 [8¾]	8. Struggler 16/1 Pat Eddery David Loder	Pat Eddery David Loder	5	99	–	70	87	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Dreamawhile (Known Fact)
Swerved left start, soon tracking leaders, hung left and weakened over 1f out, eased towards finish

14⁽³⁾ 8 [16¾]	10. Compton Place 9/2F Seb Sanders James Toller	Seb Sanders James Toller	3	97	–	45	63	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Nosey (Nebbiolo)
Dwelt start, headway under pressure halfway, weakened 2f out

15⁽²⁾ 1½ [18¼]	1. Almaty (IRE) 10/1 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	4	99	–	40	59	–
b c Dancing Dissident (USA) - Almaaseh (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Chased leaders over 3f, soon weakened

15 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 59.58s (slow by 2.18s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Danetime
1st owner: Contrac Promotions Ltd, Consultco Ltd (Ya Malak) Mrs D E Sharp (Coastal Bluff) 1st breeder: Mrs R B Kennard (Ya Malak), R M West (Coastal Bluff)
3rd owner: D J Deer (Averti)
Ex: £34.10 Trifecta: £109.50 Pool: £4,688.67. 30.39 winning tickets.
Photo.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 48 (43%) M [6-11] 54 (29%) H [12-16] 48 (28%)

3:10 York 21 Aug 1997

Nunthorpe Stakes Class A (Group 1)