Full Result 3.40 Goodwood | 22 May 1997

Booker Foodservice Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-100, 4yo+) (1m3f218yds) 1m4f Good

1st £7,310 2nd £2,180 3rd £1,040 4th £470

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Hoh Express 20/1 Kevin Darley I A Balding	Kevin Darley I A Balding	5	93	85	65	91	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Tissue Paper (Touch Paper)
Ridden over 2f out, headway and not clear run on inside over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, led near finish. stewards told: trainer reported that the horse had improved for racing over the longer distance after running badly last time

2⁽¹⁾ ½	1. Valedictory 11/4F Richard Hughes Sir Henry Cecil	Richard Hughes Sir Henry Cecil	4	100	96	75	97	–
b g Slip Anchor - Khandjar (Kris)
Always prominent, ridden over 3f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish

3⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [1¼]	2. Humourless 7/2 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	4	911	93	71	93	–
ch c Nashwan (USA) - Sans Blague (USA) (The Minstrel)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 3 [4¼]	5. Transom (USA) 40/1 John Reid Amanda Perrett	John Reid Amanda Perrett	6	90	82	56	77	–
bb g Private Account (USA) - Trestle (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Steady headway over 1f out, never placed to challenge

5⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5]	6. Mr Wild I (USA) 7/2 T Quinn R Akehurst	T Quinn R Akehurst	4	813	81	54	75	–
b g Wild Again (USA) - Minstress (USA) (The Minstrel)
Chased leader 10f, weakened over 1f out

6⁽²⁾ 1½ [6½]	4. Captain's Guest (IRE) 40/1 Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	7	91	83	54	75	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Watership (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	9. Slip Jig I (IRE) 12/1 Darryll Holland K R Burke	Darryll Holland K R Burke	4	88	76	45	66	–
b c Marju (IRE) - Taking Steps (Gay Fandango)
Always behind

8⁽⁷⁾ shd [7¾]	8. My Learned Friend 6/1 A McGlone A Hide	A McGlone A Hide	6	810	78	47	68	–
bb g Broken Hearted - Circe (Main Reef I)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁴⁾ 7 [14¾]	7. Prince Kinsky 13/2 D Harrison Jim Old	D Harrison Jim Old	4	811	79	38	58	–
ch g Master Willie - Princess Lieven (Royal Palace)
Behind final 2f

9 ran Off time: 3:42:00 Winning time: 2m 41.03s (slow by 6.73s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: D F Allport (Hoh Express) 1st breeder: Mrs M Upsdell
2nd owner: Exors Of The Late Lord Howard de Walden (Valedictory)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Humourless)
Tote win: £21.30 PL: £3.60 £1.70 £1.30 Ex: £29.20 CSF: £67.46 Tricast: £223.34 Trifecta: £22.80 Pool: £805.24. 25.05 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 87 (29%) M [4-6] 46 (33%) H [7-9] 17 (38%)

3:40 Goodwood 22 May 1997

Booker Foodservice Handicap Class C