Full Result 4.30 York | 8 October 1997

Stonegate Limited Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m3f195yds) 1m4f OMS Soft

1st £6,004 2nd £1,792 3rd £856 4th £388

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Celestial Choir 4/1F Kieren Fallon Les Eyre	Kieren Fallon Les Eyre	7	91	–	–	–	–
b m Celestial Storm (USA) - Choir (High Top)
Outpaced and driven along approaching straight, behind and hampered well over 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong

2⁽⁶⁾ 3½	1. Hoh Express 10/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	5	94	–	66	86	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Tissue Paper (Touch Paper)
Behind, headway 4f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

3⁽¹³⁾ 5 [8½]	10. Mister Pink I 14/1 Kevin Darley R F Johnson Houghton	Kevin Darley R F Johnson Houghton	3	89	–	57	76	–
gr g Absalom - Blush Rambler (IRE) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, challenged 4f out, one pace approaching final furlong

4⁽¹²⁾ nk [8¾]	12. Flagship 11/2 T Sprake Major W R Hern	T Sprake Major W R Hern	3	88	–	56	75	–
ch f Rainbow Quest (USA) - Bireme (Grundy)
Held up, headway entering straight, challenged over 3f out, ridden and beaten approaching final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [9½]	5. Merit (IRE) 8/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	5	92	–	56	75	–
b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Fur Hat I (Habitat)
Held up, headway 4f out, hung badly left final 2f, never able to challenge

6⁽²⁾ 5 [14½]	8. Patriot Games (IRE) 6/1 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	–	51	69	–
b c Polish Patriot (USA) - It's Now Or Never (High Line)
In touch, challenged 4f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 2 [16½]	2. Billy Bushwacker 6/1 Ray Cochrane Mrs M Reveley	Ray Cochrane Mrs M Reveley	6	92	–	46	64	–
b g Most Welcome - Secret Valentine (Wollow)
Behind, effort 4f out, beaten 2f out

8⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [18¼]	3. Colour Code 7/1 Seb Sanders Ann Duffield	Seb Sanders Ann Duffield	5	92	–	–	–	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Reprocolor (Jimmy Reppin)
Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [18½]	13. Khawafi 12/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	3	88	–	42	60	–
b f Kris - Tabdea (USA) (Topsider)
Close up, led over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened

10⁽¹¹⁾ 14 [32½]	11. Royal Crusade (USA) 20/1 Michael Hills William Haggas	Michael Hills William Haggas	3	89	–	22	40	–
b g Diesis - Sainte Croix (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leaders, led over 4f out until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

11⁽¹⁾ 2½ [35]	4. Filmore West 16/1 Frankie Dettori David Arbuthnot	Frankie Dettori David Arbuthnot	4	92	–	19	36	–
b c In The Wings - Sistabelle (Bellypha)
Effort over 4f out, weakened 3f out

12⁽⁷⁾ 22 [57]	9. Happy Minstral (USA) 16/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	3	89 b	–	–	3	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Minstrelete (USA) (Round Table)
Led until headed over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 4:33:00 Winning time: 2m 42.04s (slow by 13.04s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Oops Pettie
1st owner: Mrs Carole Sykes (Celestial Choir) 1st breeder: J L Eyre
2nd owner: Platinum Racing Ltd (Hoh Express)
3rd owner: C W Sumner (Mister Pink I)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.80 £4.20 £4.90 Ex: £32.30 CSF: £44.34 Trifecta: £187 Pool: £1,462.16. 5.55 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (41%) M [5-8] 38 (29%) H [9-13] 58 (30%)

4:30 York 8 Oct 1997

Stonegate Limited Stakes Class D