Full Result 2.40 Leicester | 27 March 1997

Billesdon Selling Stakes (Div I) Class G

(Class 6) (3yo+) (7f9yds) 7f OMS Good

1st £2,077 2nd £572 3rd £271

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. First Gold 5/2J Kieren Fallon J Wharton	Kieren Fallon J Wharton	8	97	–	48	45	–
gr g Absalom - Cindys Gold (Sonnen Gold)
Behind, ridden over 4f out, headway 2f out, ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	2. Backhander (IRE) 25/1 Michael Tebbutt Richard Phillips	Michael Tebbutt Richard Phillips	5	97 b	–	47	44	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Chevrefeuille (Ile De Bourbon)
Led, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong

2⁽⁶⁾ dht	1. Northern Fan (IRE) 4/1 Kevin Darley Nigel Tinkler	Kevin Darley Nigel Tinkler	5	912	–	52	49	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Easy Romance (USA) (Northern Jove)
Chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, rallied approaching final furlong, finished well

4⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [3]	7. Bag And A Bit 5/2 Willie Ryan N M Babbage	Willie Ryan N M Babbage	4	92	–	36	33	–
b f Distant Relative - Vaigrant Wind (Vaigly Great)
Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ 4 [7]	5. Rafter-J 14/1 T Quinn John Harris	T Quinn John Harris	6	97 b	–	33	28	–
bb g Petoski - Coming Out (Fair Season)
Headway 3f out, soon ridden, beaten when eased inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [8¾]	12. Patrick 20/1 G Milligan ⁵ Dai Burchell	G Milligan ⁵ Dai Burchell	3	81	–	–	–	–
b g Backchat (USA) - Girton Degree (Balliol I)
Chased leaders over 5f

7⁽²⁾ nk [9]	6. Southern Rule 12/1 D Hayes ⁷ P M Mooney	D Hayes ⁷ P M Mooney	10	90 b	–	22	23	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Isobelline (USA) (Pronto)
Prominent, every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

8⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [15]	8. Dhes-C 8/1 Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	4	813	–	7	4	–
b f Lochnager - Keep Cool (FR) (Northern Treat)
Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ 9 [24]	11. River Ensign 50/1 Richard Mullen ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	Richard Mullen ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	4	811	–	–	–	–
br f River God I (USA) - Ensigns Kit (Saucy Kit)
Soon driven along, never troubled leaders, tailed off

10⁽⁵⁾ 9 [33]	3. Cerbera 33/1 Declan O'Shea J P Smith	Declan O'Shea J P Smith	8	97	–	–	–	–
b g Caruso I - Sealed Contract (Runnymede I)
Behind from halfway, tailed off

11⁽⁹⁾ shd [33¼]	10. New Regime (IRE) 50/1 Pat McCabe ³ Paul Dalton	Pat McCabe ³ Paul Dalton	4	813	–	–	–	–
b f Glenstal (USA) - Gay Refrain (Furry Glen)
Started slowly, always well behind, tailed off

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 13 [46¼]	9. Lady Komaite 50/1 Steve Drowne T T Bill	Steve Drowne T T Bill	4	92	–	–	–	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Hyperion Girl (Royal Palm)
Hung right, always behind, tailed off final 3f

12 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 1m 25.10s (slow by 2.10s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: K D Standen (First Gold) 1st breeder: Messinger Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Lester Metcalf (Backhander) Speedlith Group (Northern Fan)
Tote win: £3.40 Trifecta: £16.10 Pool: £307.65. 13.52 winning tickets.
There was no bid for the winner.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (40%) M [5-8] 53 (24%) H [9-12] 28 (36%)

2:40 Leicester 27 Mar 1997

Billesdon Selling Stakes (Div I) Class G