Full Result 3.55 Bath | 28 June 1997

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) (1m5yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £6,110.25 2nd £1,842 3rd £893.50 4th £419.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Mara River 5/2 Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	3	94	82	53	80	–
b f Efisio - Island Mill (Mill Reef)
Tracked leaders, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out

2⁽³⁾ nk	9. What Happened Was 25/1 Franny Norton Martyn Meade	Franny Norton Martyn Meade	3	88	72	42	69	–
b f Deploy - Berberana (Never So Bold)
Held up and behind, good headway over 2f out, every chance final furlong, ran on well

3⁽⁵⁾ shd [½]	2. Stilett (IRE) 15/8F G Hind Luca Cumani	G Hind Luca Cumani	3	95	83	53	80	–
b c Tirol (IRE) - Legal Steps (IRE) (Law Society)
Led until inside final furlong, ran on

4⁽⁷⁾ 3 [3½]	7. Don Sebastian 9/1 C Rutter William Haggas	C Rutter William Haggas	3	89	73	37	64	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Sunley Stars (Sallust)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁾ shd [3½]	8. Kewarra 7/1 John Reid Rod Millman	John Reid Rod Millman	3	89	73	37	63	–
b g Distant Relative - Shalati (FR) (High Line)
Pulled hard, always prominent, one pace final 2f

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4]	4. Faringdon Future 16/1 Paul Eddery B W Hills	Paul Eddery B W Hills	3	92	80	43	69	–
b c Distant Relative - Lady Dowery (USA) (Manila)
Chased leader, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁴⁾ 5 [9]	6. Supremism 12/1 W J O'Connor Clive Brittain	W J O'Connor Clive Brittain	3	811	75	28	53	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Ever Welcome (Be My Guest)
Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

8⁽²⁾ 2 [11]	1. Sheer Folly (USA) 14/1 J F Egan Paul Cole	J F Egan Paul Cole	3	97	85	34	59	–
ch c Woodman (USA) - Why So Much (USA) (Northern Baby)
Held up in rear, came wide and headway 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 18 [29]	5. Zimiri 16/1 Tony Clark James Toller	Tony Clark James Toller	3	811	75	–	9	–
ch c Keen - Annabrianna (Night Shift)
Pulled hard, prominent until weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 3:56:00 Winning time: 1m 43.70s (slow by 4.90s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Nigel Harris (Mara River) 1st breeder: Mrs I A Balding
2nd owner: Beyts Livestock Ltd (What Happened Was)
3rd owner: Scuderia Rencati Srl (Stilett)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £1.30 £3 £1.60 Ex: £31.60 CSF: £56.20 Tricast: £129.11 Trifecta: £21.60 Pool: £293.30. 9.61 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 50 (20%) M [4-6] 67 (61%) H [7-9] 33 (19%)

3:55 Bath 28 Jun 1997

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C