Full Result 1.10 Fontwell | 3 December 1997

Selsey Selling Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (4-7yo) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £1,832.70 2nd £507.20 3rd £242.10

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Weather Wise 11/4 R Dunwoody Bill Turner	R Dunwoody Bill Turner	5	1012	–	–	90	–
b g Town And Country - Sunshine Gal (Alto Volante I)
Always prominent, led 6th, clear approaching last, ran on well

2 4	8. Sexton's Mirror (IRE) 20/1 D Gallagher T M Jones	D Gallagher T M Jones	5	1012	–	–	84	–
ch g Sexton Blake - Aries Star (King's Leap)
Led until 3rd, lost place 6th, rallied flat, ran on

3 3 [7]	4. English Invader 4/1 Mr K R O'Ryan ⁷ Chris Dwyer	Mr K R O'Ryan ⁷ Chris Dwyer	6	105	–	–	81	–
b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Modica (Persian Bold)
Headway 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, 2nd and beaten when mistake last

4 2½ [9½]	3. Ela-Ment (IRE) 9/4F Seamus Durack ⁵ B A Pearce	Seamus Durack ⁵ B A Pearce	5	107	–	–	78	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Dorado Llave (USA) (Well Decorated)
Ridden 6th, headway approaching 2 out, one pace

5 9 [18½]	7. Royal Then (FR) 11/2 A P McCoy J Neville	A P McCoy J Neville	4	1012 b¹	–	–	73	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Miss Then (FR) (Carmarthen)
Held up, chased winner approaching 2 out until approaching last, soon weakened

6 dist [48½]	9. Speedy Snaps Pride 14/1 Jim Culloty Julian Poulton	Jim Culloty Julian Poulton	5	1012 b	–	–	–	–
gr g Hallgate - Pineapple's Pride (John De Coombe)
Headway 2nd, weakened 6th, tailed off

7 16 [64½]	6. Norfolk Glory 40/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	5	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g Weldnaas (USA) - Caviar Blini (What A Guest)
Prominent until mistake 3rd, tailed off

8 20 [84½]	1. Arnie (IRE) 25/1 Leesa Long Jamie Poulton	Leesa Long Jamie Poulton	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Double Schwartz - The Moneys Gone (Precocious)
Always behind, tailed off

9 dist [114½]	2. Desert President 33/1 Jason Titley R P C Hoad	Jason Titley R P C Hoad	6	1012 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Majestic Kahala (USA) (Majestic Prince)
Always prominent, led 3rd until 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off when virtually pulled up flat

10 [114½]	5. Friar's Oak 33/1 Joe Tizzard ⁵ Paddy Butler	Joe Tizzard ⁵ Paddy Butler	5	107	–	–	–	–
b g Absalom - Sunset Ray (Hotfoot I)
Prominent until 3rd, tailed off from 6th

PU	10. Velvet Jones 25/1 Mr A Charles-Jones G F H Charles-Jones	Mr A Charles-Jones G F H Charles-Jones	4	1012	–	–	–	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Cradle Of Love (USA) (Roberto)
Behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before last

11 ran Off time: 1:12:00 Winning time: 4m 50.10s (slow by 39.10s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: David Chown (Weather Wise) 1st breeder: M C Denning And J C P G Scutt
2nd owner: Mervyn J Evans (Sexton's Mirror)
3rd owner: Mrs Shelley Dwyer (English Invader)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.40 £5.80 £1.40 Ex: £53.40 CSF: £54.23 Trifecta: £164.30 Pool: £324.04. 1.40 winning tickets.
There was no bid for the winner. There was no official distance recorded for tenth position.

1:10 Fontwell 3 Dec 1997

Selsey Selling Hurdle Class G