Full Result 7.45 Leicester | 14 June 1997

Leicester Mercury Stakes Class A

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m3f179yds) 1m4f Good

1st £10,441 2nd £3,766 3rd £1,808 4th £740 5th £295

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Eva Luna (USA) 9/4 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	5	813	–	81	114	–
b m Alleged (USA) - Media Luna I (Star Appeal)
Chased leader, raced centre straight, led 3f out, soon ridden, drew clear approaching final furlong

2⁽¹⁾ 9	5. River North (IRE) 20/1 John Reid Lady Herries	John Reid Lady Herries	7	812	–	68	96	–
ch g Lomond (USA) - Petillante (USA) (Riverman)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [9¼]	3. Sharaf Kabeer 5/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	91	–	70	99	–
ch c Machiavellian (USA) - Sheroog (USA) (Shareef Dancer)
Led to 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on

4⁽³⁾ nk [9½]	1. Key To My Heart I (IRE) 11/4 J Weaver Sally Hall	J Weaver Sally Hall	7	91	–	70	99	–
b h Broken Hearted - Originality (Godswalk)
Held up, brought centre to chase winner straight, ridden well over 1f out, one pace

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [10¾]	2. Medaille Militaire 15/8F Kevin Darley John Dunlop	Kevin Darley John Dunlop	5	91	–	68	97	–
gr h Highest Honor (FR) - Lovely Noor (USA) (Fappiano)
Held up and behind, headway over 3f out, ridden and beaten 2f out. stewards told: no explanation could be offered