Full Result 4.40 Southwell (AW) | 19 June 1997

Armitage Shanks Apprentices' Selling Handicap Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (7f14yds) 7f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,007.50 2nd £570 3rd £282.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	11. Ring The Chief 4/1F Gabriel Hannon Mark Usher	Gabriel Hannon Mark Usher	5	84	33	10	37	–
b g Chief Singer - Lomond Ring (Lomond)
Led, clear over 2f out, just held on

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	13. Spanish Stripper (USA) 14/1 Steve Carson Michael Chapman	Steve Carson Michael Chapman	6	710	25	1	28	–
b g El Gran Senor (USA) - Gourmet Dinner I (USA) (Raise A Cup)
Always chasing leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish

3⁽¹⁵⁾ 7 [7¼]	15. Arrasas Lady 33/1 Jonjo Fowle Jamie Poulton	Jonjo Fowle Jamie Poulton	7	710 9	25	–	11	–
ch m Arrasas (USA) - Sharelle (Relko)
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ 3 [10¼]	7. Pc's Cruiser (IRE) 7/1 K Pierrepont ⁵ Nick Littmoden	K Pierrepont ⁵ Nick Littmoden	5	84 v	38	–	17	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Ivy Holme (Silly Season)
Started slowly, behind, good headway on outside over 2f out, edged left, never near to challenge

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [10½]	12. Astral Invader (IRE) 7/1 Kerry Baker Malcolm Saunders	Kerry Baker Malcolm Saunders	5	83	32	–	11	–
ch g Astronef - Numidia (Sallust)
Chased leaders until weakened over 1f out

6⁽⁶⁾ 1 [11½]	1. Eastleigh 10/1 Lisa Watson ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	Lisa Watson ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	8	95	53	–	29	–
b g Efisio - Blue Jane I (Blue Cashmere)
Behind, headway on outside over 2f out, edged left, hung right final furlong, never near leaders

7⁽²⁾ 1¾ [13¼]	5. Rocky Waters (USA) 6/1 R Cody-Boutcher Mark Usher	R Cody-Boutcher Mark Usher	8	810 v	39	–	11	–
bb g Rocky Marriage (USA) - Running Melody (Rheingold)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out

8⁽⁸⁾ 5 [18¼]	9. Soviet Lady (IRE) 5/1 S Buckley Les Eyre	S Buckley Les Eyre	3	87	45	–	5	–
b f Soviet Lad (USA) - La Vosgienne (Ashmore)
Behind, some headway 2f out, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [18½]	2. First Gold 8/1 Tom Siddall J Wharton	Tom Siddall J Wharton	8	96	49	–	9	–
gr g Absalom - Cindys Gold (Sonnen Gold)
Behind, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁾ ¾ [19¼]	8. Red Time 20/1 Claire Angell Malcolm Saunders	Claire Angell Malcolm Saunders	4	89	38	–	–	–
br g Timeless Times (USA) - Crimson Dawn I (Manado)
Never better than mid-division

11⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [20¾]	6. Persian Dawn 20/1 Nicola Wright ⁵ Richard Phillips	Nicola Wright ⁵ Richard Phillips	4	85	39	–	–	–
br f Anshan - Visible Form (Formidable I)
Behind and came wide entering straight, never dangerous

12⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [21½]	4. Magic Melody 25/1 S Righton John Spearing	S Righton John Spearing	4	813	42	–	–	–
b f Petong - Miss Rossi (Artaius)
Mid-division, effort on outside over 2f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹³⁾ 7 [28½]	10. Mrs Keen 33/1 Neil Pollard Paddy Butler	Neil Pollard Paddy Butler	4	85	34	–	–	–
b f Beveled (USA) - Haiti Mill (Free State I)
Hampered start, always behind

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 9 [37½]	3. Julia's Relative 12/1 Dean Mernagh Ronald Thompson	Dean Mernagh Ronald Thompson	3	90 b	52	–	–	–
b f Distant Relative - Alkion (Fordham)
Swerved left start, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out

15⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [38¾]	14. Rustic Song (IRE) 33/1 P Bradley J Wharton	P Bradley J Wharton	4	710 b	25	–	–	–
b f Fayruz - Red Note (Rusticaro)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out