Full Result 4.55 Ascot | 18 June 1997

Queen's Vase Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo) (2m45yds) 2m OMS Good To Firm

1st £32,450 2nd £12,285 3rd £6,017.50 4th £2,747.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	10. Windsor Castle 9/2 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	811 b	–	100	98	–
b c Generous (IRE) - One Way Street (Habitat)
Chased leaders, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	9. Three Cheers I (IRE) 8/1 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	811 v	–	100	98	–
bb g Slip Anchor - Three Tails (Blakeney)
Held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, rallied approaching final furlong, finished well

3⁽⁹⁾ 2 [2¼]	12. Book At Bedtime (IRE) 12/1 Kieren Fallon C A Cyzer	Kieren Fallon C A Cyzer	3	88	–	95	93	–
b f Mtoto - Akila (FR) (Top Ville)
Held up and behind, headway on inside and not clear run 3f out, stayed on final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2¾]	11. Winter Garden 9/2 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani	Pat Eddery Luca Cumani	3	811	–	–	95	–
ch c Old Vic - Winter Queen I (Welsh Pageant)
Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, ridden and no extra

5⁽¹²⁾ 1 [3¾]	5. Public Purse (USA) 4/1F Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	3	811	–	97	94	–
b c Private Account (USA) - Prodigious I (FR) (Pharly)
Held up, headway to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [5½]	3. Fletcher 40/1 Richard Hughes Hughie Morrison	Richard Hughes Hughie Morrison	3	811	–	95	93	–
b g Salse (USA) - Ballet Classique (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on

7⁽³⁾ 1½ [7]	4. Flirting Around (USA) 9/1 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	–	93	91	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Dancing Grass (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Prominent, ridden and one pace final 2f

8⁽⁸⁾ 3 [10]	6. Sausalito Bay 20/1 Ray Cochrane I A Balding	Ray Cochrane I A Balding	3	811	–	90	88	–
b g Salse (USA) - Cantico (Green Dancer)
Tracked leaders, hard driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [11¼]	1. Assured Gamble 16/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	3	811	–	89	87	–
b c Rock Hopper - Willowbank I (Gay Fandango)
Led until over 2f out, soon hard ridden, weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [12¼]	7. Shii-Take I 9/1 Tony Clark R Akehurst	Tony Clark R Akehurst	3	811	–	88	86	–
b c Deploy - Super Sally (Superlative)
Behind, some headway when not clear run over 2f out

11⁽²⁾ 17 [29¼]	8. State Fair I 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	811	–	71	69	–
b c Shirley Heights - Lobinda (Shareef Dancer)
With leader until ridden and weakening when hampered on inside over 1f out, tailed off

11 ran Off time: 4:55:00 Winning time: 3m 29.48s Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Eldorado
1st owner: H R H Prince Fahd Salman (Windsor Castle) 1st breeder: Newgate Stud Co
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Three Cheers I)
3rd owner: R M Cyzer (Book At Bedtime)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2.10 £1.70 £3.30 Ex: £17.60 CSF: £36.27 Trifecta: £90.70 Pool: £5,695.37. 44.57 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (41%) M [5-7] 43 (22%) H [8-12] 38 (37%)

4:55 Ascot 18 Jun 1997

Queen's Vase Class A (Group 3)