Full Result 4.50 Leicester | 5 October 1997

Leicester Mercury Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo) (1m1f216yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £3,761.25 2nd £1,140 3rd £557.50 4th £266.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Recourse (USA) 4/9F Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	3	90	–	52	70	–
b c Alleged (USA) - Queens Only (USA) (Marshua's Dancer)
Made all, clear over 2f out, unchallenged

2⁽⁷⁾ 5	7. Waterspout (USA) 10/1 Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	3	90	–	44	60	–
b c Theatrical (IRE) - Water Angel (USA) (Halo)
Held up, headway on inside over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner

3⁽⁵⁾ 4 [9]	9. Balfour Lady 20/1 Seb Sanders James Toller	Seb Sanders James Toller	3	89	–	33	48	–
gr f Absalom - Pearl Cove (Town And Country)
In touch, headway 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f

4⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [11½]	3. Flowing Fortune 5/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Ed Dunlop	Daragh O'Donohoe Ed Dunlop	3	90	–	34	48	–
b g Kenmare (FR) - Green Flower (USA) (Fappiano)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase winner, ridden and beaten over 2f out

5⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [13¼]	8. Aeolina (FR) 10/1 Jimmy Fortune S E Kettlewell	Jimmy Fortune S E Kettlewell	3	89	–	26	40	–
gr f Kaldoun (FR) - Folia (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, hard driven 2f out, no impression

6⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [16¾]	13. Lawfull Blue (IRE) 50/1 N Varley Chris Dwyer	N Varley Chris Dwyer	3	89	–	20	34	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Maraquiba (FR) (Kenmare)
Held up, good headway 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [17¼]	11. Damara 50/1 L Charnock Chris Fairhurst	L Charnock Chris Fairhurst	3	89	–	–	–	–
b f Damister (USA) - Gem-May (Mansingh)
Never near to challenge

8⁽¹¹⁾ shd [17¼]	10. Cape Siren 20/1 Gary Carter M J Ryan	Gary Carter M J Ryan	3	89	–	19	33	–
b f Warning - Cape Race (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Driven along halfway, always in rear

9⁽²⁾ 4 [21¼]	2. Catchment I 25/1 Gaye Harwood Amanda Perrett	Gaye Harwood Amanda Perrett	3	90	–	18	31	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Cachou (USA) (Roberto)
Pulled hard, prominent 6f, soon lost touch

10⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [22]	12. Eider Hill 16/1 Nigel Day Dave Morris	Nigel Day Dave Morris	3	89	–	12	24	–
b f Alawir (FR) - Matrah (Northfields)
Tracked leaders over 6f, soon weakened

11⁽³⁾ 1 [23]	1. Blue Island (IRE) 66/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	3	90	–	15	27	–
br g Contract Law (USA) - Bluebutton (Blue Cashmere)
Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out

12⁽⁸⁾ 10 [33]	5. Shanons Shinanigan (IRE) 25/1 D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	3	90	–	–	9	–
ch g Salt Dome (USA) - Insight (Ballad Rock)
Always behind, tailed off from halfway

13⁽¹⁾ 8 [41]	14. Tawny Artist 50/1 Micky Fenton Rod Millman	Micky Fenton Rod Millman	3	89	–	–	–	–
b f Pontevecchio Notte - Artistic Peace (Prince Of Peace)
Always behind, tailed off

13 ran Off time: 4:52:00 Winning time: 2m 7.70s (slow by 4.10s) Total SP: 135%
Non-runners: Spartan Royale
1st owner: K Abdullah (Recourse) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Waterspout)
3rd owner: The Buckingham Partnership (Balfour Lady)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £3 £4.20 Ex: £6.60 CSF: £6.25 Trifecta: £38.10 Pool: £664.91. 12.36 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 25 (12%) M [5-9] 82 (66%) H [10-14] 43 (22%)

4:50 Leicester 5 Oct 1997

Leicester Mercury Maiden Stakes Class D