Full Result 3.25 Folkestone | 19 August 1997

Rochester Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £3,252.25 2nd £973 3rd £466.50 4th £213.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	10. Norsong 8/1 Paul Eddery John Akehurst	Paul Eddery John Akehurst	5	82	44	45	45	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Winsong Melody (Music Maestro)
Made all, driven out

2⁽¹²⁾ ½	8. Zamalek (USA) 9/2 Dane O'Neill R M Flower	Dane O'Neill R M Flower	5	84	46	46	46	–
b g Northern Baby (CAN) - Chellingoua (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	11. Country Thatch 4/1F Royston Ffrench ³ C A Horgan	Royston Ffrench ³ C A Horgan	4	712	43	38	41	–
b g Thatching - Alencon (Northfields)
Always prominent, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, unable to quicken

4⁽⁹⁾ 1 [2¾]	3. Classic Dame (FR) 33/1 Martin Dwyer ³ Simon Dow	Martin Dwyer ³ Simon Dow	4	94	63	57	60	–
gr f Highest Honor (FR) - Reem El Fala (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Started slowly, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁾ nk [3]	1. Lear Jet (ZIM) 9/2 Nigel Day Bob Jones	Nigel Day Bob Jones	4	100	70	66	66	–
ch g Lear Fan (USA) - Lajna (Be My Guest)
Chased winner over 10f, one pace

6⁽⁴⁾ 3 [6]	6. Veronica Franco 5/1 Steve Drowne Peter Hedger	Steve Drowne Peter Hedger	4	87	49	41	41	–
b f Darshaan - Maiden Eileen (Stradavinsky)
Ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [6¾]	7. Serious Trust 14/1 Fergus Sweeney ³ Linda Jewell	Fergus Sweeney ³ Linda Jewell	4	82	47	35	38	–
b c Alzao (USA) - Mill Line (Mill Reef)
Headway over 7f out, weakened over 1f out

8⁽⁵⁾ 3 [9¾]	2. Hoofprints (IRE) 10/1 Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	4	99	65	52	51	–
b c Distinctly North (USA) - Sweet Reprieve (Shirley Heights)
Held up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁷⁾ 7 [16¾]	5. Karachi 16/1 Antony Procter R J O'Sullivan	Antony Procter R J O'Sullivan	7	88	50	28	26	–
b g Nishapour (FR) - Lady Dacre (Queen's Hussar)
Held up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹¹⁾ 20 [36¾]	9. Krayyan Dawn 25/1 Gary Carter John Akehurst	Gary Carter John Akehurst	7	83	45	–	–	–
ch g Krayyan - Tana Mist (Homeboy)
Headway over 7f out, weakened 6f out

11⁽⁸⁾ hd [37]	12. Canton Ron 50/1 N Adams Hugh Collingridge	N Adams Hugh Collingridge	3	710 18	48	–	–	–
ch g Ron's Victory (USA) - Briery Fille (Sayyaf)
Always behind

12⁽²⁾ hd [37¼]	4. Snow Carnival 8/1 T Sprake Lady Herries	T Sprake Lady Herries	4	813	55	4	–	–
ch g Belmez (USA) - Winter Queen I (Welsh Pageant)
Behind final 6f

12 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 2m 37.50s (slow by 0.50s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: The Golfers Partnership (Norsong) 1st breeder: Deepwood Farm Stud
2nd owner: Rare Stakes Partnership (Zamalek)
3rd owner: Mrs B Sumner (Country Thatch)
Tote win: £10.60 PL: £3.10 £2.20 £1.90 Ex: £17.50 CSF: £41.89 Tricast: £157.34 Trifecta: £24.40 Pool: £632.91. 18.40 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (52%) M [5-8] 21 (19%) H [9-12] 77 (29%)

3:25 Folkestone 19 Aug 1997

Rochester Handicap Class E