Full Result 4.50 Pontefract | 22 April 1997

Levy Board Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) (2m1f27yds) 2m1f Good To Firm

1st £3,687.50 2nd £1,100 3rd £525 4th £237.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	8. Great Oration (IRE) 16/1 Nick Connorton Fred Watson	Nick Connorton Fred Watson	8	84	54	53	57	–
bb g Simply Great (FR) - Spun Gold I (Thatch)
In touch, headway 4f out, challenged over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	5. Shirley Sue 11/4F J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	4	93	71	70	74	–
b f Shirley Heights - Dame Ashfield (Grundy)
Led, ridden 3f out, stayed on gamely, no extra towards finish

3⁽³⁾ nk [½]	6. Onefourseven 7/2 T Williams Les Eyre	T Williams Les Eyre	4	811	65	64	67	–
b g Jumbo Hirt (USA) - Dominance I (Dominion)
Held up, headway 5f out, disputed lead 2f out, not quicken under pressure final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [2]	4. Royal Expression 4/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	5	98	72	69	73	–
b g Sylvan Express - Edwins' Princess (Owen Dudley)
Mid-division, effort 5f out, outpaced 3f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, no impression

5⁽⁸⁾ 5 [7]	1. Embryonic (IRE) 5/1 John Carroll Martin Todhunter	John Carroll Martin Todhunter	5	100	78	70	74	–
b g Prince Rupert (FR) - Belle Viking (FR) (Riverman)
Tracked leaders, effort and hampered over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ 2 [9]	2. Warning Reef 20/1 Frankie Dettori P Eccles	Frankie Dettori P Eccles	4	912	80	71	74	–
b g Warning - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Behind, effort 6f out, no impression

7⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [11½]	7. Brodessa 12/1 Kevin Darley Mrs M Reveley	Kevin Darley Mrs M Reveley	11	810	60	48	51	–
gr g Scallywag - Jeanne Du Barry (Dubassoff)
Close up until weakened final 3f

8⁽⁶⁾ 11 [22½]	9. Sterling Fellow 8/1 D Harrison Dai Williams	D Harrison Dai Williams	4	84	58	36	38	–
b c Pharly (FR) - Favorable Exchange (USA) (Exceller)
Prominent until weakened over 4f out

PU⁽²⁾	3. Invest Wisely 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Micky Hammond	Jimmy Fortune Micky Hammond	5	911	75	–	–	–
ch g Dashing Blade - Saniette (Crystal Palace)
Chased leaders 6f, soon tailed off, pulled up over 1f out

9 ran Off time: 4:52:00 Winning time: 3m 46.50s (slow by 2.70s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: M D Hetherington (packaging) Ltd (Great Oration) 1st breeder: P F I Cole
2nd owner: Greenland Park Ltd (Shirley Sue)
3rd owner: J Roundtree (Onefourseven)
Tote win: £10.80 PL: £1.80 £1.50 £2.10 Ex: £18.90 CSF: £56.65 Tricast: £177.49 Trifecta: £17 Pool: £618.44. 25.80 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 70 (39%) M [4-6] 30 (18%) H [7-9] 50 (43%)

4:50 Pontefract 22 Apr 1997

Levy Board Handicap Class D