Full Result 2.35 Newmarket | 16 April 1997

Earl Of Sefton Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) 1m1f Row Good

1st £19,188 2nd £7,092 3rd £3,396 4th £1,380 5th £540 6th £204

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Ali-Royal (IRE) 11/4F Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	4	810	–	97	99	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Alidiva (Chief Singer)
Held up, smooth headway to lead 1 1/2f out, shaken up and ran on well

2⁽⁸⁾ 2	11. Wixim (USA) 9/1 Pat Eddery Roger Charlton	Pat Eddery Roger Charlton	4	810	–	94	95	–
ch c Diesis - River Lullaby (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, steady headway to challenge over 1f out, ridden and not pace of winner

3⁽²⁾ nk [2¼]	4. Amrak Ajeeb (IRE) 12/1 M Rimmer B Hanbury	M Rimmer B Hanbury	5	810	–	93	94	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Noble Dust (USA) (Dust Commander)
Started slowly, held up and behind, headway over 2f out, ran on

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3½]	5. Behaviour 25/1 John Reid Julie Cecil	John Reid Julie Cecil	5	810	–	91	92	–
b h Warning - Berry's Dream (Darshaan)
In touch, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [3¾]	2. Acharne 20/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	4	810	–	91	91	–
ch c Pharly (FR) - Sibley (Northfields)
Always prominent, led 2f out, soon headed, gradually weakened

6⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [5]	6. Dreams End 50/1 Ray Cochrane Peter Bowen	Ray Cochrane Peter Bowen	9	810	–	89	89	–
ch h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Be Easy (Be Friendly)
Held up, effort 3f out, stayed on, no impression

7⁽⁹⁾ hd [5¼]	7. Farasan (IRE) 13/2 Mick Kinane Sir Henry Cecil	Mick Kinane Sir Henry Cecil	4	810	–	88	88	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Gracieuse Majeste (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and never able challenge

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [6½]	1. Restructure (IRE) 13/2 Paul Eddery Julie Cecil	Paul Eddery Julie Cecil	5	813	–	89	89	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Twine (Thatching)
In touch until outpaced final 2 1/2f

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [7¼]	8. Prince Babar 20/1 J Stack J E Banks	J Stack J E Banks	6	810	–	85	84	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Bell Toll (High Line)
Led until headed 2f out, weakened

10⁽¹¹⁾ 11 [18¼]	9. Rocky Oasis (USA) 4/1 T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	4	810	–	66	62	–
b c Gulch (USA) - Knoosh (USA) (Storm Bird)
With leader until ridden and beaten over 2f out

11⁽³⁾ 18 [36¼]	10. Russian Music 11/1 Frankie Dettori Gay Kelleway	Frankie Dettori Gay Kelleway	4	810 b	–	34	26	–
b g Forzando - Sunfleet (Red Sunset)
Raced alone centre, slight lead 5f, soon weakened

11 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 1m 50.46s (slow by 1.46s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Greenbay Stables Ltd (Ali-Royal) 1st breeder: C H Wacker Iii
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Wixim)
3rd owner: A Merza (Amrak Ajeeb)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.50 £3 £4 Ex: £11.70 CSF: £23.53 Trifecta: £113.10 Pool: £1,035.76. 6.50 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 50 (20%) M [5-7] 62 (38%) H [8-11] 38 (42%)

2:35 Newmarket 16 Apr 1997

Earl Of Sefton Stakes Class A (Group 3)