Full Result 2.00 Newmarket (July) | 23 August 1997

European Breeders Fund NGK Spark Plugs Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 6f omsJly Good To Firm

1st £4,163.50 2nd £1,243 3rd £594 4th £269.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Bemsha Swing (IRE) 2/1J Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	2	90	–	96	94	–
bb c Night Shift (USA) - Move It Baby (Thatching)
Made all, ridden and held on well final furlong

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	9. Ikhteyaar (USA) 2/1J Richard Hills R W Armstrong	Richard Hills R W Armstrong	2	89	–	90	88	–
bb f Mr Prospector (USA) - Linda's Magic (USA) (Far North)
Tracked leaders, every chance final furlong, unable to quicken near finish

3⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [6¼]	10. Obsessed 7/2 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	2	89	–	75	72	–
b f Storm Bird (CAN) - Secret Obsession (USA) (Secretariat)
With winner, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ 4 [10¼]	11. Queen Salote 20/1 Tony Clark David Loder	Tony Clark David Loder	2	89	–	65	61	–
b f Mujtahid (USA) - Island Ruler (Ile De Bourbon)
Steadied start, headway 2f out, never able to challenge

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [11]	6. Polo Venture 25/1 Nigel Day S Woods	Nigel Day S Woods	2	90	–	68	64	–
ch c Polar Falcon (USA) - Ceramic (USA) (Raja Baba)
Prominent until outpaced final 2f

6⁽²⁾ 1¼ [12¼]	4. Nautical Warning 25/1 D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	2	90	–	65	61	–
bb g Warning - Night At SeaI (Night Shift)
Kept on final 2f, never near leaders

7⁽³⁾ hd [12½]	8. Holy Smoke 25/1 Fergal Lynch Les Eyre	Fergal Lynch Les Eyre	2	89	–	60	55	–
b f Statoblest (IRE) - Native Flair (Be My Native)
Never nearer

8⁽¹⁾ 4 [16½]	5. Paarl Rock 33/1 C Hodgson David Loder	C Hodgson David Loder	2	90	–	54	49	–
ch c Common Grounds - Markievicz I (IRE) (Doyoun)
Never troubled leaders

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [17¾]	2. Legal Lark (IRE) 50/1 G Hind Paul Howling	G Hind Paul Howling	2	90	–	51	46	–
ro g Case Law (IRE) - Park Silver (Beldale Flutter)
Dwelt, headway over 3f out, weakened and eased final furlong

10⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [19¼]	7. Sconced (USA) 10/1 Michael Hills G Wragg	Michael Hills G Wragg	2	90	–	47	42	–
ch g Affirmed (USA) - Quaff I (USA) (Raise A Cup)
Chased leaders over 3f

11⁽⁷⁾ 19 [38¼]	3. Mantello 40/1 Gary Carter Major D N Chappell	Gary Carter Major D N Chappell	2	90	–	–	–	–
ch g Mon Tresor - Laena (Roman Warrior)
Dwelt, hampered after 1f, soon well behind

11 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 1m 12.70s (slow by 2.30s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Michael Pescod (Bemsha Swing) 1st breeder: Ben Sangster
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Ikhteyaar)
3rd owner: Cheveley Park Stud (Obsessed)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.20 £1.40 £1.40 Ex: £3.70 CSF: £5.10 Trifecta: £2.50 Pool: £577.12. 162.07 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (13%) M [5-7] 12 (11%) H [8-11] 96 (76%)

2:00 Newmarket (July) 23 Aug 1997

European Breeders Fund NGK Spark Plugs Maiden Stakes Class D