Full Result 4.50 Newmarket | 17 October 1996

European Breeders Fund Chesterton Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 1m Row Good To Firm

1st £7,281 2nd £2,178 3rd £1,044 4th £477

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	13. Royal Crusade (USA) 11/2 Brett Doyle William Haggas	Brett Doyle William Haggas	2	90	–	75	89	–
b g Diesis - Sainte Croix (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leader, led well over 1f out, ridden out

2⁽⁷⁾ 3	1. Catchable 13/8F Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	2	90	–	69	82	–
b c Pursuit Of Love - Catawba (Mill Reef)
Led until headed well over 1f out, kept on under pressure

3⁽²⁾ 1 [4]	9. Natural Eight (IRE) 50/1 Tony Clark B W Hills	Tony Clark B W Hills	2	90	–	67	80	–
b c In The Wings - Fenny Rough (Home Guard)
Held up, steady headway 2f out, stayed on well near finish

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5]	17. Valagalore 50/1 R Street B W Hills	R Street B W Hills	2	89	–	61	73	–
b f Generous (IRE) - Victoria Cross (USA) (Spectacular Bid)
Tracked leaders far side, one pace inside final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [6½]	6. Galibis (FR) 25/1 T Quinn P A Kelleway	T Quinn P A Kelleway	2	90	–	63	75	–
b c Groom Dancer (USA) - Damasquine (USA) (Damascus)
Prominent, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

6⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [7]	3. Davoski 9/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	90	–	62	74	–
b c Niniski (USA) - Pamela Peach (Habitat)
Hampered start, pushed along and headway halfway, one pace final 2f

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [9½]	11. Real Estate 33/1 Seb Sanders Chris Wall	Seb Sanders Chris Wall	2	90	–	57	68	–
b c High Estate - Haitienne (FR) (Green Dancer)
Mid-division until some late headway

8⁽⁸⁾ shd [9½]	15. Alifandango (IRE) 20/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	2	89	–	52	63	–
b f Alzao (USA) - Fandangerina (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, kept on approaching final furlong, no impression

9⁽¹⁷⁾ 4 [13½]	7. Highly Prized I 12/1 Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	2	90	–	49	59	–
b c Shirley Heights - On The Tiles (IRE) (Thatch)
Hampered start, tracked leaders from halfway, weakened final 2f

10⁽¹⁾ ½ [14]	2. City Hall I (IRE) 10/1 W R Swinburn Peter Chapple-Hyam	W R Swinburn Peter Chapple-Hyam	2	90	–	48	58	–
gr g Generous (IRE) - City Fortress (Troy)
Started slowly, headway 5f out, outpaced 3f out

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [20]	12. Regait 16/1 Ray Cochrane Michael Jarvis	Ray Cochrane Michael Jarvis	2	90	–	36	45	–
b c In The Wings - Rowa (Great Nephew)
Mid-division until pushed along and weakened over 2f out

12⁽³⁾ nk [20½]	4. FantailI 66/1 Richard Mullen ⁷ Mark H Tompkins	Richard Mullen ⁷ Mark H Tompkins	2	87	–	28	44	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Eleganza I (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Never near leaders

13⁽⁹⁾ ½ [21]	10. Oaken Wood (IRE) 100/1 Simon Whitworth N A Callaghan	Simon Whitworth N A Callaghan	2	90	–	34	43	–
ch c Lycius (USA) - Little Red Rose (Precocious)
Behind final 3f

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [22¾]	14. Timothy George (IRE) 100/1 Steve Drowne G B Balding	Steve Drowne G B Balding	2	90	–	31	39	–
b c Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Ward Of Court (IRE) (Law Society)
Went left start, always behind

15⁽⁵⁾ shd [22¾]	5. Gadroon 16/1 Richard Hughes P C Haslam	Richard Hughes P C Haslam	2	90	–	30	39	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Greensward Blaze (Sagaro)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out

16⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [23½]	16. Rinca 50/1 Nigel Day Jeff Pearce	Nigel Day Jeff Pearce	2	89	–	24	32	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - Branitska (Mummy's Pet)
Started slowly, always behind

17⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [25]	8. Joli's Prince 100/1 P Bloomfield C Murray	P Bloomfield C Murray	2	90	–	26	34	–
b g Superlative - Joli's Girl (Mansingh)
Chased leaders to halfway, gradually lost place

17 ran Off time: 4:53:00 Winning time: 1m 40.09s (slow by 4.19s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd (Royal Crusade) 1st breeder: Leo J Hamel
2nd owner: Exors Of The Late Lord Howard de Walden (Catchable)
3rd owner: Mrs Melody Siu (Natural Eight)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 62 (29%) M [7-11] 44 (42%) H [12-17] 44 (29%)

4:50 Newmarket 17 Oct 1996

European Breeders Fund Chesterton Maiden Stakes Class D