Full Result 2.30 Fontwell | 4 September 1997

Fontwell Park Selling Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (4yo+) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Good 7 hurdles 2 omitted

1st £2,042.40 2nd £566.40 3rd £271.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Irkutsk (USA) 4/9F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	115 b	–	–	91	–
b g Nureyev (USA) - Herb Wine (USA) (Full Pocket)
Steady headway 3 out, chased leader approaching 2 out, led approaching last, comfortably

2 5	5. Blue Rosette 12/1 R Farrant Matt Sheppard	R Farrant Matt Sheppard	8	1012	–	–	74	–
b g Lucky Wednesday - Cadenette (Brigadier Gerard)
Led 5th to 3 out, lost place approaching 2 out

3 1½ [6½]	2. Milzig (USA) 7/1 Carl Llewellyn J Joseph	Carl Llewellyn J Joseph	8	115	–	–	79	–
b g Ziggy's Boy (USA) - Legume (USA) (Northern Baby)
Headway approaching last, ran on one pace

4 6 [12½]	9. Lady Margaretta 33/1 P M McLoughlin R Simpson	P M McLoughlin R Simpson	6	107	–	–	64	–
b m Rolfe (USA) - Needwood Fortune (Tycoon II)
Headway 3rd, led 3 out until approaching last, weakened flat

5 7 [19½]	3. Dragonmist (IRE) 12/1 Sean Curran John Best	Sean Curran John Best	7	110 b	–	–	61	–
b m Digamist (USA) - Etage (Ile De Bourbon)
Prominent to 3 out

6 16 [35½]	7. Irish Dominion 20/1 Rodi Greene Andy Hobbs	Rodi Greene Andy Hobbs	7	1012	–	–	43	–
b g Dominion - Irish Cookie (Try My Best)
Chased leader, led 3rd to 5th, weakened 3 out

7 7 [42½]	8. Neverold (IRE) 25/1 M Ahern P C Ritchens	M Ahern P C Ritchens	7	1012	–	–	36	–
br g Never So Bold (IRE) - Fraulein Tobin (USA) (J O Tobin)
Headway 3rd, weakened 2 out

8 15 [57½]	4. Baylord Prince (IRE) 20/1 Sophie Mitchell ⁵ Mrs J A Ewer	Sophie Mitchell ⁵ Mrs J A Ewer	9	107 v	–	–	–	–
b g Horage - Miss Moat (Dike)
Always behind, tailed off from 4th

F	6. Green Buck 14/1 Mick Fitzgerald Sirrell Griffiths	Mick Fitzgerald Sirrell Griffiths	9	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Green Ruby (USA) - Habitab (Sovereign Path)
Not jump well, led to 3rd, soon weakened, behind when fell 4th

9 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 4m 28.20s (slow by 17.20s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Martin Pipe Racing Club (Irkutsk) 1st breeder: Helen C Alexander
2nd owner: Mrs Roger Guilding (Blue Rosette)
3rd owner: Jack Joseph (Milzig)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.10 £2.90 £1.40 Ex: £6.90 CSF: £6.37 Trifecta: £5.10 Pool: £317.94. 43.57 winning tickets.
The second-last flight was omitted (injured jockey). There was no bid for the winner.

2:30 Fontwell 4 Sep 1997

Fontwell Park Selling Hurdle Class G