Full Result 8.15 Hamilton | 17 May 1997

Sharp At Stepek Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m65yds) 1m½f OMS Good To Soft

1st £3,468.75 2nd £1,050 3rd £512.50 4th £243.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	7. Principal Boy (IRE) 20/1 Dale Gibson Tim Etherington	Dale Gibson Tim Etherington	4	713	35	24	46	–
br g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Shenley Lass (Prince Tenderfoot)
Track leaders until outpaced and lost place 3f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on strongly

2⁽⁸⁾ 5	9. Nobby Barnes 12/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	8	710 1	32	11	32	–
b g Nordance (USA) - Loving Doll (Godswalk)
Went prominent halfway, switched 2f out, every chance 1f out, ran on one pace

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	2. Stormless 6/4F J Bramhill ⁵ P Monteith	J Bramhill ⁵ P Monteith	6	93	58	30	55	–
b g Silly Prices - Phyl's Pet (Aberdeen)
Rear division, came wide straight, led well over 1f out to inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [7½]	3. One Life To Live (IRE) 33/1 Tony Culhane S E Kettlewell	Tony Culhane S E Kettlewell	4	812	48	22	42	–
gr g Classic Music (USA) - Fine Flame (Le Prince)
Behind, good headway 2f out, soon chasing leaders, not quicken final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [7¾]	5. Gold Desire 8/1 John Carroll Mel Brittain	John Carroll Mel Brittain	7	89	45	19	39	–
b g Grey Desire - Glory Gold (Hittite Glory)
Driven along halfway, stayed on, not pace to challenge

6⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [9¼]	6. Hutchies Lady 9/2 Paul Fessey ⁵ R M McKellar	Paul Fessey ⁵ R M McKellar	5	78	35	1	26	–
b m Efisio - Keep Mum (Mummy's Pet)
Prominent until outpaced 3f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽²⁾ hd [9½]	8. Bedazzle 16/1 Dean Mernagh ⁷ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ⁷ Mel Brittain	6	75	34	–	24	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Wasimah (Caerleon)
Dwelt, headway and prominent approaching straight, chance 3f out, outpaced final 2f

8⁽⁵⁾ 4 [13½]	10. Rapid Mover 33/1 P Bradley ⁷ Donal Nolan	P Bradley ⁷ Donal Nolan	10	73 4 b	32	–	14	–
ch g Final Straw - Larive (Blakeney)
Led until headed and weakened over 1f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [14¼]	1. Northern Fan (IRE) 13/2 Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	5	910	60	21	40	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Easy Romance (USA) (Northern Jove)
With leader until weakened over 2f out

10⁽¹⁾ 18 [32¼]	4. Hanby 7/1 T Williams Jim Goldie	T Williams Jim Goldie	5	89	45	–	–	–
b g Most Welcome - My Princess (King Emperor)
Pulled hard early, in touch, effort over 3f out, weakened final 2f, eased

10 ran Off time: 8:19:00 Winning time: 1m 51.00s (slow by 6.10s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Chris Moreno (Principal Boy) 1st breeder: Mrs M Mansergh
2nd owner: Don Enrico Incisa (Nobby Barnes)
3rd owner: D St Clair (Stormless)
Tote win: £44 PL: £5.70 £3.40 £1.10 Ex: £62.40 CSF: £218.35 Tricast: £542.08 Trifecta: £88.20 Pool: £226.17. 1.82 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 52 (19%) M [4-7] 43 (61%) H [8-10] 55 (20%)

8:15 Hamilton 17 May 1997

Sharp At Stepek Handicap Class E