Full Result 4.25 Ascot | 28 September 1997

Tote Sunday Special Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £47,551.25 2nd £14,285 3rd £6,892.50 4th £3,196.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	7. Ridaiyma (IRE) 9/2F Kevin Darley Luca Cumani	Kevin Darley Luca Cumani	3	84	92	85	98	–
b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Riyda (Be My Guest)
4th when squeezed out and lost place 3f out, rallied over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, finished 2nd, awarded race

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	1. Taufan's Melody 20/1 John Reid Lady Herries	John Reid Lady Herries	6	910	104	98	111	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Glorious Fate (Northfields)
Always prominent, led over 2f out, hard ridden 1f out, ran on well, finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [1¼]	8. Arctic Owl 10/1 Nigel Day James Fanshawe	Nigel Day James Fanshawe	3	84 4	92	84	97	–
b g Most Welcome - Short Rations (Lorenzaccio)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, strong run final furlong, finished well

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [2½]	2. Better Offer I (IRE) 7/1 Mick Kinane Amanda Perrett	Mick Kinane Amanda Perrett	5	91	95	85	98	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Camden's Gift (Camden Town)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¼]	3. Willie Conquer 14/1 T Quinn R Akehurst	T Quinn R Akehurst	5	90	94	83	96	–
ch g Master Willie - Maryland Cookie (USA) (Bold Hour)
Mid-division when hampered 3f out, rallied over 1f out, ran on

6⁽⁹⁾ 2 [5¼]	12. Song Of Freedom 8/1 T Williams John Gosden	T Williams John Gosden	3	81	89	76	88	–
ch c Arazi (USA) - Glorious Song (CAN) (Halo)
Headway and switched right over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [6]	9. Taunt 8/1 Darryll Holland D Morley	Darryll Holland D Morley	3	83	91	77	89	–
b c Robellino (USA) - Minute WaltzI (Sadler's Wells)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace

8⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [6¾]	4. Rokeby Bowl 7/1 Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	5	90	94	79	91	–
b g Salse (USA) - Rose Bowl (USA) (Habitat)
Headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽²⁾ 8 [14¾]	14. Elbaaha 8/1 Paul Fessey ³ Michael Jarvis	Paul Fessey ³ Michael Jarvis	3	77	84	55	69	–
ch f Arazi (USA) - Gesedeh (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Prominent over 9f

10⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [17¼]	11. Honourable I 7/1 Royston Ffrench ³ J W Watts	Royston Ffrench ³ J W Watts	3	713	90	58	71	–
ch g Old Vic - Integrity (Reform)
Led over 7f, weakened over 2f out

11⁽⁸⁾ nk [17½]	10. Remaadi Sun 25/1 R Street Mark Usher	R Street Mark Usher	5	83	83	54	64	–
gr g Cadeaux Genereux - Catch The Sun (Kalaglow)
Some headway on inside 2f out, not much room and weakened well over 1f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [19¼]	13. Al's Alibi 33/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	4	710	76	45	54	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Lady Kris (IRE) (Kris)
Behind final 3f

13⁽⁵⁾ nk [19½]	5. Tykeyvor (IRE) 14/1 Fergal Lynch Lady Herries	Fergal Lynch Lady Herries	7	812 v	92	60	70	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Ivoronica (Targowice)
Always prominent, led over 4f out until over 2f out, soon weakened

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 30 [49½]	6. Arctic Thunder (USA) 66/1 Seb Sanders Bryn Palling	Seb Sanders Bryn Palling	6	812	92	19	25	–
b g Far North (CAN) - Flying Cloud (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Behind final 3f

14 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 2m 31.19s (slow by 1.49s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: H H Aga Khan (Ridaiyma) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: All At Sea (Taufan's Melody)
3rd owner: The Owl Society (Arctic Owl)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £2.40 £5 £3 Ex: £76.30 CSF: £94.74 Tricast: £802.03 Trifecta: £431.50 Pool: £3,209.08. 5.28 winning tickets.
Taufan's Melody finished first, beating Ridaiyma by three-quarters of a length. After a stewards' inquiry and an objection by the rider of the runner-up, Ridaiyma was placed first and Taufan's Melody, second.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 59 (43%) M [6-9] 44 (26%) H [10-14] 47 (31%)

4:25 Ascot 28 Sep 1997

Tote Sunday Special Handicap Class B