Full Result 6.00 Ascot | 1 August 1997

Buckingham Palace Apprentice Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good

1st £4,119 2nd £1,257 3rd £621 4th £303

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Gold Desire 13/2 Dean Mernagh ³ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ³ Mel Brittain	7	90	54	58	58	–
b g Grey Desire - Glory Gold (Hittite Glory)
Held up, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	2. Passing Strangers (USA) 7/2 Derek McGaffin ³ P W Harris	Derek McGaffin ³ P W Harris	4	910	64	67	66	–
b g Lyphard (USA) - The Way We Were (USA) (Avatar)
Chased leader, led and hung left 2f out, headed inside final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ 5 [6¼]	6. Zorro 3/1F G Milligan R M Flower	G Milligan R M Flower	3	87	55	54	50	–
gr c Touch Of Grey - Snow Huntress (Shirley Heights)
Held up and pulled hard, headway over 6f out, one pace final 2f

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [7¾]	1. Opera Buff (IRE) 9/2 J Wilkinson Gay Kelleway	J Wilkinson Gay Kelleway	6	100	65	62	57	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, headway over 5f out, lost place over 4f out, ran on one pace final 2f

5⁽³⁾ 1 [8¾]	3. Glow Forum 100/30 D Hayden ⁵ Les Hall	D Hayden ⁵ Les Hall	6	92	58	49	49	–
b m Kalaglow (IRE) - Beau's Delight (USA) (Lypheor)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

6⁽⁷⁾ shd [8¾]	7. Bint Rosie 33/1 K Sked M J Fetherston-Godley	K Sked M J Fetherston-Godley	3	710 2	44	39	35	–
b f Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Butterfly Rose (USA) (Iron Ruler)
Led until headed and slightly hampered 2f out, soon weakened

7⁽¹⁾ 6 [14¾]	5. Rock The Barney (IRE) 10/1 Steve Carson ⁵ Mark Usher	Steve Carson ⁵ Mark Usher	8	84	46	28	28	–
ch h Coquelin (USA) - Lady Loire (Wolverlife)
Started slowly, always behind

7 ran Off time: 6:01:00 Winning time: 2m 37.70s (slow by 8.00s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Northgate Lodge Racing Club (Gold Desire) 1st breeder: Northgate Lodge Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs P W Harris (Passing Strangers)
3rd owner: G George (Zorro)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £2.60 £2.40 Ex: £18.70 CSF: £26.49

6:00 Ascot 1 Aug 1997

Buckingham Palace Apprentice Handicap Class E