Full Result 4.20 Southwell (AW) | 15 August 1997

Venus Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (2yo) (4f214yds) 5f Fbrs Standard

1st £1,984.50 2nd £547 3rd £259.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Beechwood Quest (IRE) 7/4F L Charnock Brian Rothwell	L Charnock Brian Rothwell	2	811 eb	–	67	64	–
b f River Falls - Egalite (IRE) (Fools Holme)
Made all, stayed on under pressure final furlong, held on towards finish

2⁽¹²⁾ hd	4. Ok John (IRE) 5/1 Paul Eddery John Akehurst	Paul Eddery John Akehurst	2	811	–	66	63	–
b g Mac's Imp (USA) - Ching A Ling (Pampapaul)
Always chasing leaders, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [1½]	1. Charlies Lad (IRE) 3/1 P Bloomfield Rae Guest	P Bloomfield Rae Guest	2	92	–	68	65	–
b g Petardia - Brigadina (Brigadier Gerard)
Always chasing leaders, every chance over 1f out, not quicken

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2]	9. I'm Not Sure 11/1 Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	2	83	–	53	53	–
gr f Petong - Glenfield Portion (Mummy's Pet)
With leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened towards finish

5⁽¹³⁾ 2 [4]	12. Super Geil 11/2 A Whelan ³ Chris Dwyer	A Whelan ³ Chris Dwyer	2	83	–	47	47	–
b f Superlative - Mild Deception (IRE) (Glow)
Chased leaders, edged left and weakened final furlong

6⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [4¾]	7. Double Appeal (IRE) 25/1 Gary Bardwell Capt J Wilson	Gary Bardwell Capt J Wilson	2	86	–	48	45	–
b f Waajib (IRE) - Leaping Salmon (Salmon Leap)
Soon outpaced and well behind, hard ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [5]	13. Thwing 14/1 Gyles Parkin ³ Michael Easterby	Gyles Parkin ³ Michael Easterby	2	83	–	44	44	–
b f Presidium - Swinging Baby (Swing Easy)
Slowly into stride, outpaced and soon driven along, some headway 2f out, never near leaders

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [5¼]	11. River Frontier (IRE) 33/1 J Marshall Mark Usher	J Marshall Mark Usher	2	86	–	46	43	–
b f Imperial Frontier (USA) - River Low (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Soon outpaced, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous

9⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [7¾]	8. Hoyland Common (IRE) 20/1 Ray Cochrane Nigel Tinkler	Ray Cochrane Nigel Tinkler	2	86 b	–	39	36	–
ch f Common Grounds - Scoby Lass (Prominer)
Chased leaders, edged left and lost place over 1f out, eased

10⁽⁹⁾ shd [8]	14. Tui 20/1 Brett Doyle Kevin McAuliffe	Brett Doyle Kevin McAuliffe	2	86	–	38	35	–
b f Tina's Pet - Curious Feeling (Nishapour)
Prominent early, outpaced from halfway

11⁽⁴⁾ 2 [10]	3. Margaret's Dancer 33/1 Ted Durcan ³ Charles Smith	Ted Durcan ³ Charles Smith	2	88 b	–	34	34	–
b c Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Cateryne (Ballymoss)
Soon outpaced

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [15]	10. Jilvarra 14/1 Dean McKeown Bill Turner	Dean McKeown Bill Turner	2	86	–	16	14	–
b f Desert Splendour - Charlotte Daughter (Brigadier Gerard)
Slowly into stride, hung badly left throughout, behind from halfway

13⁽³⁾ 3 [18]	6. The Fuelologist 20/1 S Webster Miss J F Craze	S Webster Miss J F Craze	2	811	–	12	10	–
b g Skyliner I - Munequita (Marching On)
Soon well outpaced

13 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 1m 0.90s (slow by 4.20s) Total SP: 140%
Non-runners: Precisely
1st owner: B Valentine (Beechwood Quest) 1st breeder: W J Murphy And T J Newman
2nd owner: Ok Partnership (Ok John)
3rd owner: M & G Hill Ltd (environmental Engineers) (Charlies Lad)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.10 £2.50 £1.70 Ex: £11.60 CSF: £10.80 Trifecta: £5.60 Pool: £311.43. 38.89 winning tickets.
There was no bid for the winner.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 43 (30%) M [5-10] 39 (42%) H [11-14] 68 (28%)

4:20 Southwell (AW) 15 Aug 1997

Venus Selling Stakes Class G