Full Result 2.10 Nottingham | 8 October 1997

Second Row Selling Stakes Class G

(Class 6) (2yo) (1m54yds) 1m OMS Good To Soft

1st £1,984.50 2nd £547 3rd £259.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	1. Blue Desert 8/1 Richard Mullen ⁵ Michael Bell	Richard Mullen ⁵ Michael Bell	2	86	–	77	74	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Shehana (USA) (The Minstrel)
Made virtually all, clear over 1f out, unchallenged

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 8	8. Royal Ground (IRE) 7/4F G Hind Mick Channon	G Hind Mick Channon	2	811	–	66	56	–
b c Common Grounds - Miss Goodbody (Castle Keep)
Held up, headway 5f out, joined winner 4f out, ridden and one pace final 2f

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [10]	15. Little Cracker 50/1 Steve Drowne Tony Newcombe	Steve Drowne Tony Newcombe	2	86	–	57	47	–
ch f Tina's Pet - All That Crack (Stanford)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [10½]	13. CherishedI (IRE) 8/1 George Duffield Nigel Tinkler	George Duffield Nigel Tinkler	2	86 b	–	56	46	–
b f Distinctly North (USA) - Key Partner (Law Society)
Held up in touch, headway under pressure over 2f out, never able to challenge

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [13]	3. Emperor's Gold 12/1 Allan Mackay I Campbell	Allan Mackay I Campbell	2	811	–	56	45	–
gr g Petong - Tarnside Rosal (Mummy's Game)
Held up, headway over 2f out, nearest finish

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [13¾]	9. Sharp Monkey 12/1 S Webster Mrs N Macauley	S Webster Mrs N Macauley	2	811	–	54	44	–
b g Man Among Men (IRE) - Sharp Thistle (Sharpo)
Behind, stayed on final 2f, never nearer

7⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [14½]	2. CompassionateI 14/1 Fergus Sweeney ³ Bill Turner	Fergus Sweeney ³ Bill Turner	2	88	–	50	42	–
b g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Snow Child (Mandrake Major)
Held up, headway over 2f out, not reach leaders

8⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [15¼]	17. Total Tropix 25/1 Fergal Lynch William Haggas	Fergal Lynch William Haggas	2	86	–	46	35	–
b f Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Ivana (IRE) (Taufan)
Mid-division, effort 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

9⁽¹⁾ 2 [17¼]	11. Blanche The Almond 50/1 Tony Culhane C A Smith	Tony Culhane C A Smith	2	87 1	–	43	32	–
ch f Northern Park (USA) - Gaucherie (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Started slowly, well behind until some late headway

10⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [18¾]	4. High Money 4/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	2	811	–	44	33	–
b c Dilum (USA) - Renira (Relkino)
Headway entering straight, ridden and weakened 2f out

11⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [20½]	14. Crystal Waters (IRE) 66/1 K Hodgson Geoff Oldroyd	K Hodgson Geoff Oldroyd	2	86	–	35	24	–
b f River Falls - Annie's Glen (IRE) (Glenstal)
Chased leaders over 5f

12⁽³⁾ 4 [24½]	16. Muja's Magic (IRE) 16/1 Gavin Faulkner ⁵ K T Ivory	Gavin Faulkner ⁵ K T Ivory	2	85 4	–	26	19	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Grave Error (Northern Treat)
Prominent 4f, weakened and eased well over 1f out

13⁽⁷⁾ 4 [28½]	5. Itsnotyetnamed 40/1 N Adams A Smith	N Adams A Smith	2	811	–	24	11	–
b c Kasakov - Wych Willow (Hard Fought)
With winner, ridden entering straight, soon weakened

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 9 [37½]	10. Windspeed 50/1 P Roberts ³ Brian Baugh	P Roberts ³ Brian Baugh	2	88	–	1	–	–
ch g Sheerwind - Speed Baby (USA) (Diplomat Way)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off

15⁽⁴⁾ 7 [44½]	7. Pride Of Fashion 50/1 Sophie Mitchell S G Knight	Sophie Mitchell S G Knight	2	811	–	–	–	–
gr g Triune - Fashion Princess (Van Der Linden)
Always behind, tailed off

16⁽¹²⁾ 2 [46½]	6. Perfect Way 33/1 P Bloomfield Mrs N Macauley	P Bloomfield Mrs N Macauley	2	811	–	–	–	–
b c Norton Challenger - Russet Way (Blushing Scribe)
Slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off

16 ran Off time: 2:13:00 Winning time: 1m 49.90s Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Candy Twist
1st owner: Billion In Mind Partnership (Blue Desert) 1st breeder: Catridge Farm And Stud Ltd And Trickledown Stud
2nd owner: Maygain Ltd (Royal Ground)
3rd owner: Michael Smith Racing Partnership (Little Cracker)
Tote win: £7.80 PL: £2.30 £1.30 £8.30 Ex: £14.10 CSF: £19.74 Trifecta: £118.10 Pool: £211.33. 1.27 winning tickets.
The winner was sold to G LEWIS for 11,000gns.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 38 (20%) M [6-11] 71 (28%) H [12-16] 41 (52%)

2:10 Nottingham 8 Oct 1997

Second Row Selling Stakes Class G