Full Result 2.50 Newcastle | 26 July 1997

Eldon Garden Shopping Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m2f32yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £3,468.75 2nd £1,050 3rd £512.50 4th £243.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	2. Party Romance (USA) 5/2F Willie Ryan B Hanbury	Willie Ryan B Hanbury	3	96	84	68	86	–
gr c Black Tie Affair - Tia Juanita (USA) (My Gallant)
Disputed lead to halfway, close up, disputed lead well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on gamely. stewards' told: jockey reported the horse settled here, he didn't at Newmarket previously

2⁽⁸⁾ 1	7. Keep Battling 6/1 Paul Fessey ³ Jim Goldie	Paul Fessey ³ Jim Goldie	7	77	50	30	50	–
b g Hard Fought - Keep Mum (Mummy's Pet)
Held up and behind, good headway on inside to challenge inside final furlong, ridden and no extra

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	4. Lay The Blame 7/1 John Carroll Micky Hammond	John Carroll Micky Hammond	4	93	71	52	69	–
b c Reprimand - Rose And The Ring (Welsh Pageant)
Tracked leaders, disputed lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [3½]	5. Royal Ceilidh (IRE) 10/1 Jimmy Fortune Denys Smith	Jimmy Fortune Denys Smith	4	92	70	49	66	–
b f Prince Rupert (FR) - Isa I (Dance In Time)
Held up, effort and switched over 1f out, stayed on, never able to challenge

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4]	3. Can Can Lady 10/1 Stanley Chin ³ Mark Johnston	Stanley Chin ³ Mark Johnston	3	91	82	57	77	–
ch f Anshan - Agama (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, effort 3f out, ran on one pace

6⁽³⁾ 3½ [7½]	6. Bulsara 8/1 K Sked ⁵ Chris Fairhurst	K Sked ⁵ Chris Fairhurst	5	79 2	52	22	42	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Taiga (Northfields)
Made most until headed well over 1f out, gradually weakened

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [8¼]	1. Flying North (IRE) 7/2 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	4	912	80	52	67	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - North Kildare (USA) (Northjet)
Held up and behind, effort 3f out, soon ridden and no impression

8⁽¹⁾ 25 [33¼]	8. Bold Appeal (IRE) 50/1 Darren Moffatt ³ Wilf Storey	Darren Moffatt ³ Wilf Storey	5	77	50	–	–	–
b g Caerleon (USA) - La Bella Fontana (Lafontaine I)
Chased leaders until weakened quickly final 2f

8 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 2m 10.60s (slow by 3.60s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Party Romance) 1st breeder: Mollie E Boyd & Vinery
2nd owner: J S Goldie (Keep Battling)
3rd owner: James-Douglas Gordon (Lay The Blame)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.90 £1.60 £2.80 Ex: £8.70 CSF: £14.52 Tricast: £73.15
(Hand time).

2:50 Newcastle 26 Jul 1997

Eldon Garden Shopping Handicap Class D