Full Result 4.20 Ascot | 17 June 1997

Coventry Stakes (Group 3)

(Class 1) (2yo) 6f Good

1st £26,920 2nd £10,196 3rd £4,998 4th £2,286

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	8. Harbour Master (FR) 16/1 C Roche A P O'Brien	C Roche A P O'Brien	2	812 b	–	108	108	–
b c Bluebird (USA) - Pharsala (FR) (Hello Gorgeous)
Ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, strong run to lead well inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½	5. Desert Prince (IRE) 3/1F Olivier Peslier David Loder	Olivier Peslier David Loder	2	812	–	104	104	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Flying Fairy (Bustino)
Always prominent, not much room over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [2]	3. Bold Fact (USA) 7/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	2	812	–	103	108	–
bb c Known Fact (USA) - Sookera (USA) (Roberto)
Always prominent, led 2f out, hung badly right over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, not recover

4⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [4½]	6. Diligence (IRE) 10/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	2	812	–	–	96	–
b g Dilum (USA) - Florinda (CAN) (Vice Regent)
Always prominent, hard ridden over 1f out, one pace

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [6]	9. Hayil (USA) 12/1 Michael Hills D Morley	Michael Hills D Morley	2	812	–	93	92	–
br c Dayjur (USA) - Futuh (USA) (Diesis)
Always prominent, led 3f out to 2f out, weakened final furlong

6⁽¹²⁾ ½ [6½]	12. Shadow Of Doubt (IRE) 7/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	2	812	–	92	90	–
b c Pips Pride - Sarah Siddons (Reform)
No headway final 2f

7⁽⁴⁾ 2 [8½]	13. Speedfit Too (IRE) 100/1 Gary Carter George Margarson	Gary Carter George Margarson	2	812	–	86	85	–
b c Scenic (IRE) - Safka (USA) (Irish River)
Outpaced, headway over 1f out, never nearer

8⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [8¾]	14. Swift Alliance 33/1 D Harrison R Akehurst	D Harrison R Akehurst	2	812	–	86	84	–
b c Belong To Me (USA) - One Quick Bid (USA) (Commemorate)
Ridden over 3f out, never near to challenge

9⁽²⁾ 4 [12¾]	10. Hickory I (IRE) 100/1 Ray Cochrane M J Haynes	Ray Cochrane M J Haynes	2	812	–	75	73	–
b c Fayruz - La Mortola I (Bold Lad)
Never nearer

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [13½]	11. Rusty Babe (IRE) 20/1 Mick Kinane John Quinn	Mick Kinane John Quinn	2	812	–	73	70	–
ch g Red Sunset - Derring Dee (Derrylin)
Ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, soon weakened

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [15]	4. Chips (IRE) 8/1 Richard Hughes David Elsworth	Richard Hughes David Elsworth	2	812 v	–	69	68	–
ch g Common Grounds - Inonder (Belfort)
Led 3f

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [15½]	1. Blueridge Dancer (IRE) 16/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	2	812	–	68	65	–
gr c Bluebird (USA) - Maraquiba (FR) (Kenmare)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

13⁽³⁾ 1¾ [17¼]	2. Bold Edge 4/1 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	2	812	–	63	62	–
ch c Beveled (USA) - Daring Ditty (Daring March)
Prominent over 3f

14⁽⁹⁾ 2 [19¼]	7. Hadid (USA) 14/1 Richard Hills B W Hills	Richard Hills B W Hills	2	812	–	58	57	–
b c Irish River (FR) - Top Corsage (USA) (Topsider)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

15⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [20½]	15. Out Like Magic 50/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	2	87	–	49	46	–
ch f Magic Ring I (IRE) - Thevetia (Mummy's Pet)
Always behind

15 ran Off time: 4:22:00 Winning time: 1m 14.45s (slow by 1.95s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier (Harbour Master) 1st breeder: Haras De Bernesq
2nd owner: Lucayan Stud (Desert Prince)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Bold Fact)
Tote win: £26.90 PL: £6.10 £2.20 £2.70 Ex: £74.20 CSF: £59.64 Trifecta: £162.50 Pool: £6,697.23. 29.25 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 38 (29%) M [6-10] 42 (26%) H [11-15] 70 (45%)

4:20 Ascot 17 Jun 1997

Coventry Stakes (Group 3)