Full Result 6.30 Leicester | 22 July 1998

O'Rourke Group Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (3yo) (1m8yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £2,136 2nd £596 3rd £288

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	11. Catfoot Lane 20/1 M Roberts Bill Turner	M Roberts Bill Turner	3	86	–	58	57	–
b f Batshoof - T Catty (USA) (Sensitive Prince)
Made virtually all, clear well over 1f out, stayed on well (op 25-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ 9	2. Crofters Edge 4/1 Fergus Sweeney Alan Jarvis	Fergus Sweeney Alan Jarvis	3	811	–	47	42	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Zamindara (Crofter)
Always prominent, outpaced 2f out, rallied to chase winner final furlong, no impression (op 5-2 tchd 9-2 in a place.)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [10¼]	10. Astrolfell (IRE) 20/1 P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	P P Murphy ³ J S Moore	3	83	–	37	35	–
ch f River Falls - Indian Starlight (Kafu)
Prominent, chased winner 2f out, soon outpaced (op 25-1 tchd 50-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [10¾]	9. Top Maite 20/1 Ross Studholme ⁵ G F H Charles-Jones	Ross Studholme ⁵ G F H Charles-Jones	3	86 b	–	38	38	–
ch g Komaite (USA) - Top Yard (Teekay)
With winner, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place.)

5⁽⁹⁾ hd [11]	1. Top Floor (IRE) 8/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	3	92	–	48	43	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Keen Note (Sharpo)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

6⁽²⁾ hd [11¼]	14. Little Imp I (IRE) 50/1 Neil Callan ⁷ K R Burke	Neil Callan ⁷ K R Burke	3	80 1 b¹	–	32	34	–
b f Imp Society (USA) - Poka Poka (FR) (King Of Macedon)
Held up, effort over 2f out, not pace to challenge (clipped heels of runner-up after line and fell) (op 25-1)

7⁽¹³⁾ 5 [16¼]	8. Picula Biere (IRE) 20/1 Franny Norton N M Babbage	Franny Norton N M Babbage	3	811 b¹	–	34	27	–
ch g Balla Cove (IRE) - Loreo (IRE) (Lord Chancellor)
Held up, pulled hard, never dangerous (tchd 25-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 6 [22¼]	5. First Dance 9/4F Ray Cochrane Dr Jon Scargill	Ray Cochrane Dr Jon Scargill	3	811	–	22	13	–
b f Primo Dominie - Soviet Swan (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, effort halfway, soon behind (op 2-1 tchd 11-4, 3-1 in a place.)

9⁽⁷⁾ 3 [25¼]	3. Dorrington 8/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	811	–	17	7	–
b g Puissance - Prydwen (Hard Fought)
Started slowly, headway halfway, weakened 3f out (op 7-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [26¼]	12. Lady Lew (IRE) 33/1 S Watkins ⁷ J S Moore	S Watkins ⁷ J S Moore	3	713	–	3	–	–
b f River Falls - Tropical Desert (IRE) (King Persian)
Prominent over 3f (op 25-1 tchd 50-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 11 [37¼]	13. Lamoura 50/1 Royston Ffrench Roy Brotherton	Royston Ffrench Roy Brotherton	3	86	–	–	–	–
ch f Executive Man - Armalou (Ardoon)
Chased leaders to halfway (op 25-1)

12⁽³⁾ 8 [45¼]	4. Fen Warrior 6/1 J Tate William Haggas	J Tate William Haggas	3	811 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Kennedys Prima (Primo Dominie)
Bolted to post, held up, pulled hard, behind from halfway (op 4-1 tchd 7-1 in places.)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [46]	7. How High 10/1 Mark Gallagher R Simpson	Mark Gallagher R Simpson	3	811 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Puissance - Lucky Starkist (Lucky Wednesday)
Raced alone stand side, prominent over 4f (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in a place.)

14⁽⁸⁾ 17 [63]	6. Heathyards Hero 50/1 W J O'Connor D McCain	W J O'Connor D McCain	3	811 b	–	–	–	–
b g Puissance - Heathyards Gem (Governor General)
Dwelt, held up, bumped after 1f, always behind (op 25-1)

14 ran Off time: 6:32:00 Winning time: 1m 35.40s (fast by 5.60s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: T Lightbowne (Catfoot Lane) 1st breeder: T Lightbown
2nd owner: Crofter's Edge (Crofters Edge)
3rd owner: Mrs P M Ratcliffe (Astrolfell)
Tote win: £17.10 PL: £2.70 £2.40 £10.10 Ex: £34.70 CSF: £85.86
The winner was bought in for 6,500gns
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 49 (22%) M [6-9] 56 (36%) H [10-14] 45 (42%)

6:30 Leicester 22 Jul 1998

O'Rourke Group Selling Stakes Class G