Full Result 4.05 Bath | 14 June 1997

Beckford Tower Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m5yds) 1m OMS Good To Firm

1st £3,488 2nd £1,049 3rd £507 4th £236

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Confronter 7/1 Richard Hughes Simon Dow	Richard Hughes Simon Dow	8	810 2	55	45	57	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Grace Darling (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Held up, headway over 2f out, squeezed through on inside to lead inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	7. Blue Imperial (FR) 9/4F Matthew Henry ³ J W Hills	Matthew Henry ³ J W Hills	3	84	63	50	65	–
gr c Bluebird (USA) - Real Gold (Yankee Gold)
Always prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on well

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	2. Sooty Tern 6/1 Jonjo Fowle ⁷ Milton Bradley	Jonjo Fowle ⁷ Milton Bradley	10	92	68	–	–	–
br h Wassl - High Tern (High Line)
Chased leader, every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [1¾]	1. Night Wink (USA) 12/1 Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	5	100	73	59	71	–
ch g Rahy (USA) - Lady In White (Shareef Dancer)
Led until inside final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2¼]	9. Vanborough Lad 13/2 John Lowe M J Bolton	John Lowe M J Bolton	8	710	41	26	38	–
b g Precocious - Lustrous I (Golden Act)
Held up and pulled hard, headway 2f out, not much room and switched right over 1f out, ran on

6⁽⁵⁾ 2 [4¼]	4. Jalb (IRE) 6/1 Paul Eddery A C Stewart	Paul Eddery A C Stewart	3	93	73	55	66	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Adjacent (IRE) (Doulab)
Held up, ridden and switched right over 1f out, no headway

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4¾]	3. What Happened Was 16/1 Franny Norton Martyn Meade	Franny Norton Martyn Meade	3	96	76	57	67	–
b f Deploy - Berberana (Never So Bold)
Never near to challenge

8⁽³⁾ 1¼ [6]	5. Noeprob (USA) 11/2 Amanda Sanders ⁵ Ron Hodges	Amanda Sanders ⁵ Ron Hodges	7	85	55	28	44	–
b m Majestic Shore (USA) - Heat Haze (USA) (Jungle Savage)
Prominent over 5f

9⁽¹⁾ 4 [10]	8. Silver Purse 9/1 Fergus Sweeney ⁵ A P Jones	Fergus Sweeney ⁵ A P Jones	3	82	63	28	43	–
ch f Interrex (CAN) - Money Supply (Brigadier Gerard)
Behind until ridden and headway over 2f out, soon weakened

9 ran Off time: 4:06:00 Winning time: 1m 40.40s (slow by 1.60s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Hatfield Limited (Confronter) 1st breeder: Hamilton Bloodstock (uk) Ltd
2nd owner: George Tong (Blue Imperial)
3rd owner: J M Bradley (Sooty Tern)
Tote win: £7.60 PL: £2 £1.90 £1.70 Ex: £14.40 CSF: £22.76 Tricast: £97.70 Trifecta: £16.50 Pool: £277.65. 11.94 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 27 (32%) M [4-6] 63 (47%) H [7-9] 60 (21%)

4:05 Bath 14 Jun 1997

Beckford Tower Handicap Class D