Full Result 4.00 Nottingham | 19 July 1997

Ladies Day Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) (1m54yds) 1m OMS Good To Firm

1st £6,388 2nd £1,924 3rd £932 4th £436

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	9. Merciless Cop 16/1 Daragh O'Donohoe ³ Brian Meehan	Daragh O'Donohoe ³ Brian Meehan	3	80 4 b	64	37	69	–
ch g Efisio - Naturally Bold (Bold Lad)
Held up in rear, headway on outside to lead over 2f out, ridden out

2⁽²⁾ ½	1. Muhtafel 2/1F Gary Carter John Dunlop	Gary Carter John Dunlop	3	97	85	57	86	–
b g Nashwan (USA) - The Perfect Life (IRE) (Try My Best)
Held up, headway and switched inside 2f out, ridden and edged right and ran on close home

3⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [3]	4. Burning Truth I (USA) 6/1 W J O'Connor Roger Charlton	W J O'Connor Roger Charlton	3	92	80	47	75	–
ch c Known Fact (USA) - Galega (Sure Blade)
Always prominent, driven to lead over 2f out, soon headed, one pace final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [4]	8. Night Chorus 16/1 Micky Fenton Brian Rothwell	Micky Fenton Brian Rothwell	3	84	68	34	61	–
b c Most Welcome - Choral Sundown (Night Shift)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ 6 [10]	5. Nominator Lad 8/1 M Wigham B A McMahon	M Wigham B A McMahon	3	811	75	29	55	–
b g Nomination - Ankara's Princess (USA) (Ankara)
Held up, effort 3f out, no impression

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [11]	6. Gharib (USA) 4/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	3	89	73	26	51	–
b c Dixieland Band (USA) - The Way We Were (USA) (Avatar)
Held up, headway entering straight, every chance over 2f out, driven and weakened

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [12]	3. Telemania (IRE) 9/1 Fergal Lynch William Haggas	Fergal Lynch William Haggas	3	94	82	33	58	–
b f Mujtahid (USA) - African Dance (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Led after 2f until over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

8⁽⁹⁾ shd [12]	2. Moon Blast 6/1 George Duffield Lady Herries	George Duffield Lady Herries	3	97	85	35	60	–
gr g Reprimand - Castle Moon (Kalamoun)
Held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten

9⁽⁶⁾ hd [12¼]	7. I Can't Remember 20/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	3	89 v	73	23	48	–
gr g Petong - Glenfield Portion (Mummy's Pet)
Led 2f, every chance until weakened 2f out

9 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 1m 41.20s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Mario Lanfranchi (Merciless Cop) 1st breeder: G S Shropshire
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Muhtafel)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Burning Truth I)
Tote win: £14.50 PL: £4 £1.50 £1.70 Ex: £27.60 CSF: £45.58 Tricast: £208.42 Trifecta: £47.50 Pool: £254.48. 3.80 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 93 (38%) M [4-6] 30 (30%) H [7-9] 27 (32%)

4:00 Nottingham 19 Jul 1997

Ladies Day Handicap Class D