Full Result 4.00 Epsom | 6 June 1997

Vodafone Oaks Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Good

1st £182,250 2nd £68,012.50 3rd £32,506.25 4th £13,981.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	9. Reams Of Verse (USA) 5/6F Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	3	90	–	111	117	–
ch f Nureyev (USA) - Modena (USA) (Roberto)
Steady headway over 3f out, bumped and not clear run over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	7. Gazelle Royale I (FR) 33/1 Jimmy Fortune J E Hammond	Jimmy Fortune J E Hammond	3	90	–	109	111	–
b f Garde Royale (IRE) - Beautywal (FR) (Magwal)
Headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [2¼]	4. Crown Of Light 11/1 Olivier Peslier Sir Michael Stoute	Olivier Peslier Sir Michael Stoute	3	90	–	108	110	–
b f Mtoto - Russian Countess (USA) (Nureyev)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¾]	12. Yashmak (USA) 6/1 Mick Kinane Sir Henry Cecil	Mick Kinane Sir Henry Cecil	3	90	–	107	109	–
b f Danzig (USA) - Slightly Dangerous (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, every chance when edged left over 2f out, one pace

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [3]	6. Etoile I (FR) 66/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	90	–	–	–	–
gr f Kris - La Luna (USA) (Lyphard)
Steady headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, bumped over 2f out, ran on one pace

6⁽²⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	5. Ebadiyla (IRE) 15/2 Johnny Murtagh	Johnny Murtagh	3	90	–	105	107	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Ebaziya (IRE) (Darshaan)
Always prominent, ridden over 4f out, led over 3f out until over 2f out, hampered on inside over 1f out, one pace

7⁽³⁾ 8 [12¼]	2. Bint Baladee 50/1 Kevin Darley Saeed bin Suroor	Kevin Darley Saeed bin Suroor	3	90	–	95	95	–
b f Nashwan (USA) - Sahara Baladee (USA) (Shadeed)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

8⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [17¼]	3. Book At Bedtime (IRE) 33/1 Pat Eddery C A Cyzer	Pat Eddery C A Cyzer	3	90	–	88	87	–
b f Mtoto - Akila (FR) (Top Ville)
Behind final 6f

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [17½]	8. Imperial Scholar (IRE) 150/1 Ray Cochrane James Eustace	Ray Cochrane James Eustace	3	90	–	88	87	–
b f Royal Academy (USA) - Last Ball (Last Tycoon)
Always behind

10⁽¹²⁾ 14 [31½]	1. Attitre (FR) 33/1 M Roberts Clive Brittain	M Roberts Clive Brittain	3	90	–	68	66	–
b f Mtoto - Aquaglow (Caerleon)
Always prominent, led over 4f out until over 3f out, soon weakened

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 15 [46½]	10. Siyadah (USA) 11/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	90 v¹	–	47	43	–
ch f Mr Prospector (USA) - Roseate Tern (Blakeney)
Led over 7f

12⁽¹⁾ 4 [50½]	11. Ukraine Venture 25/1 Willie Ryan S Woods	Willie Ryan S Woods	3	90	–	42	37	–
b f Slip Anchor - Sherkraine (Shergar)
Prominent 8f

12 ran Off time: 4:02:00 Winning time: 2m 35.59s (slow by 0.39s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Reams Of Verse) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: D Thompson (Gazelle Royale I)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Crown Of Light)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.10 £3.90 £2 Ex: £37.80 CSF: £39.26 Trifecta: £83 Pool: £5,624.06. 48.09 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 40 (17%) M [5-8] 73 (68%) H [9-12] 37 (15%)

4:00 Epsom 6 Jun 1997

Vodafone Oaks Class A (Group 1)