Full Result 3.40 Newbury | 24 October 1997

Gardner Merchant Rated Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-110, 3yo+) (6f8yds) 6f OMS Good

1st £8,681.20 2nd £3,230.80 3rd £1,565.40 4th £657 5th £278.50 6th £127.10

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. My Best Valentine 10/1 Ray Cochrane V Soane	Ray Cochrane V Soane	7	97 3	106	99	111	–
b h Try My Best (USA) - Pas De Calais (Pas De Seul)
Headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out

2⁽¹⁾ 1¾	5. Brave Edge 20/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	6	92	101	90	101	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Daring Ditty (Daring March)
Always prominent, led over 3f out until inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2¼]	15. Prends Ca (IRE) 8/1 P Roberts ³ William Muir	P Roberts ³ William Muir	4	84	92	76	91	–
b f Reprimand - Cri De Coeur (USA) (Lyphard)
Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on one pace

4⁽³⁾ 1 [3¼]	7. Double Action 5/1F L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	91	101	86	97	–
br g Reprimand - Final ShotI (Dalsaan)
Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3¾]	11. Astrac (IRE) 16/1 Frankie Dettori Nigel Tinkler	Frankie Dettori Nigel Tinkler	6	88 1	93	77	88	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Shirleen (Daring Display)
Led over 2f, ridden 2f out, one pace

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [4]	8. Bowden Rose 25/1 Fergus Sweeney ³ Michael Blanshard	Fergus Sweeney ³ Michael Blanshard	5	88 b	96	76	90	–
ch m Dashing Blade - Elegant Rose (Noalto)
Held up, hard ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace

7⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	12. Patsy Grimes 10/1 T Quinn J S Moore	T Quinn J S Moore	7	87	92	70	81	–
b m Beveled (USA) - Blue Angel (Lord Gayle)
Lost place over 3f out, ran on one pace final 2f

8⁽⁸⁾ hd [6]	16. Open Credit 16/1 A McGlone Sir Henry Cecil	A McGlone Sir Henry Cecil	3	86	92	70	81	–
ch f Magical Wonder (USA) - Forest Treasure (USA) (Green Forest)
Held up, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [6¾]	3. Carranita (IRE) 20/1 T Sprake Bryn Palling	T Sprake Bryn Palling	7	96	105	81	92	–
b m Anita's Prince - Take More (GER) (Frontal)
Prominent over 4f

10⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [7¼]	17. Distinctive Dream (IRE) 40/1 J F Egan K T Ivory	J F Egan K T Ivory	3	86 b	92	67	77	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Green Side (USA) (Green Dancer)
Started slowly, ridden and headway on inside over 2f out, one pace

11⁽¹⁵⁾ shd [7¼]	18. Lucayan Beach 100/1 Micky Fenton Brian Gubby	Micky Fenton Brian Gubby	3	86	92	66	77	–
gr g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Mrs Gray (Red Sunset)
Started slowly, headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ nk [7¾]	6. The Puzzler (IRE) 10/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	6	92 3	101	75	85	–
br g Sharpo - Enigma (Ahonoora)
Never nearer

13⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [7¾]	14. Hello Mister 12/1 Pat McCabe ³ Ted Powell	Pat McCabe ³ Ted Powell	6	84	92	62	76	–
b h Efisio - Ginnies Petong (Petong)
Never nearer

14⁽¹³⁾ ½ [8¼]	13. No Extras (IRE) 10/1 Gyles Parkin ³ Gary Moore	Gyles Parkin ³ Gary Moore	7	84	92	61	75	–
b g Efisio - Parkland Rose (Sweet Candy)
Always behind

15⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [9]	1. Bolshoi (IRE) 25/1 Emma O'Gorman J Berry	Emma O'Gorman J Berry	5	97	106	–	–	–
br g Royal Academy (USA) - Mainly Dry (The Brianstan)
Behind final 2f

16⁽⁷⁾ 6 [15]	9. Bold Effort (FR) 20/1 Steve Drowne Ken Cunningham-Brown	Steve Drowne Ken Cunningham-Brown	5	89 b	94	48	58	–
b g Bold Arrangement - Malham Tarn (Riverman)
Prominent over 4f

17⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [15½]	10. Shock Value (IRE) 12/1 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	3	88	94	47	57	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Rince Deas (IRE) (Alzao)
Prominent over 2f

18⁽¹⁸⁾ 5 [20½]	4. Daring Destiny 12/1 Richard Hills K R Burke	Richard Hills K R Burke	6	95 b	104	44	53	–
b m Daring March - Raunchy Rita (Brigadier Gerard)
Always behind

18 ran Off time: 3:42:00 Winning time: 1m 14.27s (slow by 3.97s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: The Valentines (My Best Valentine) 1st breeder: Ridgecourt Stud
2nd owner: Horris Vale Racing Partnership (Brave Edge)
3rd owner: B Bull (Prends Ca)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £2.10 £6 £2.20 Ex: £128.50 CSF: £184.65 Tricast: £971.32 Trifecta: £378.70 Pool: £3,867.04. 7.25 winning tickets.
Photo 2nd
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 86 (40%) M [7-12] 49 (31%) H [13-18] 15 (29%)

3:40 Newbury 24 Oct 1997

Gardner Merchant Rated Handicap Class B