Full Result 2.40 Southwell (AW) | 10 February 1997

Syrian Desert Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (4yo+) (7f14yds) 7f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,294 2nd £644 3rd £314

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	13. Sea Devil 8/1 L Charnock M J Camacho	L Charnock M J Camacho	11	83	–	56	56	–
gr g Absalom - Miss Poinciana (Averof)
Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¾	1. Rambo Waltzer 7/4F Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	5	91	–	64	64	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Vindictive Lady (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Disputed lead, outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3¼]	7. Dahiyah (USA) 15/2 Seb Sanders Bryan Smart	Seb Sanders Bryan Smart	6	87 v	–	53	52	–
b g Ogygian (USA) - Sticky Prospect (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Disputed lead until led 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong

4⁽¹³⁾ nk [3½]	2. Bentico 7/1 C Teague ³ Mrs N Macauley	C Teague ³ Mrs N Macauley	8	811 v	–	56	58	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Bentinck Hotel (Red God)
Slowly into stride, soon driven along, stayed on well final 2f, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁾ 2 [5½]	5. Northern Fan (IRE) 9/1 Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	5	89	–	49	49	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Easy Romance (USA) (Northern Jove)
Shaken up after start, soon chasing leaders, not quicken final 2f

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	3. Desert Invader (IRE) 11/4 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	6	810	–	47	47	–
br g Lead On Time (USA) - Aljood (Kris)
Disputed lead until weakened final 2f

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [7]	8. Spanish Stripper (USA) 25/1 Gary Bardwell Michael Chapman	Gary Bardwell Michael Chapman	6	87	–	44	43	–
b g El Gran Senor (USA) - Gourmet Dinner I (USA) (Raise A Cup)
In touch, soon pushed along, no impression final 3f

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [7½]	14. So Natural (IRE) 20/1 Iona Wands ⁷ Wilf Storey	Iona Wands ⁷ Wilf Storey	5	73	–	25	31	–
ch m Sharpo - Sympathy (Precocious)
Prominent 5f, gradually weakened

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [9¼]	6. Quinzii Martin 10/1 Simon Whitworth Derek Haydn Jones	Simon Whitworth Derek Haydn Jones	9	89 b	–	41	40	–
b g Song - Quaranta (Hotfoot I)
Effort halfway, no impression

10⁽¹²⁾ 4 [13¼]	11. Monis (IRE) 20/1 Steve Drowne John Balding	Steve Drowne John Balding	6	83 v	–	25	24	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Gratify (Grundy)
Disputed lead 4f, weakened

11⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [15]	12. Mu-Arrik 50/1 M McAndrew Geoff Oldroyd	M McAndrew Geoff Oldroyd	9	83 v	–	21	20	–
bb h Aragon - Maravilla (Mandrake Major)
Slowly into stride, never dangerous

12⁽³⁾ 19 [34]	4. Airborne Harris (IRE) 33/1 D Wright Alan Bailey	D Wright Alan Bailey	4	89	–	–	–	–
ch g Persian Heights - Excuse Slip (USA) (Damascus)
Soon outpaced and well behind

13⁽²⁾ 1¼ [35¼]	10. Natal Ridge 25/1 Tony Clark Derek Haydn Jones	Tony Clark Derek Haydn Jones	4	85	–	–	–	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Song Grove (Song)
Held up and always behind

13 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 1m 34.10s (slow by 7.90s) Total SP: 140%
Non-runners: Bold Joker
1st owner: A N Goacher (Sea Devil) 1st breeder: A L Goacher And E G Noble
2nd owner: W G Swiers (Rambo Waltzer)
3rd owner: Wayne Clifford (Dahiyah)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 30 (31%) M [5-9] 61 (42%) H [10-14] 59 (27%)

2:40 Southwell (AW) 10 Feb 1997

Syrian Desert Claiming Stakes Class F