Full Result 4.45 Bath | 23 July 1997

Dyrham Sprint Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (5f160yds) 5½f Firm

1st £3,738.25 2nd £1,126 3rd £545.50 4th £255.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	1. Hard To Figure 10/1 P P Murphy ³ Ron Hodges	P P Murphy ³ Ron Hodges	11	913 7	80	68	86	–
gr g Telsmoss - Count On Me (No Mercy I)
Behind until good headway over 1f out, ran on well to lead near finish

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	3. Sharp Pearl 10/1 Simon Whitworth Paul Webber	Simon Whitworth Paul Webber	4	910 b	74	64	79	–
ch g Sharpo - Silent Pearl (USA) (Silent Screen)
Headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [2]	2. Ansellman 11/2 P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	7	99 b	78	58	78	–
gr g Absalom - Grace Poole (Sallust)
Always prominent, led 1f out until inside final furlong

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2¾]	7. Akalim 7/1 Micky Fenton L G Cottrell	Micky Fenton L G Cottrell	4	811	61	44	59	–
b g Petong - Tiszta Sharok (Song)
Chased leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, one pace

5⁽²⁾ shd [3]	6. Kildee Lad 11/4F J D Smith ³ A P Jones	J D Smith ³ A P Jones	7	813	66	46	64	–
b g Presidium - National Time (USA) (Lord Avie)
Ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace

6⁽⁸⁾ 5 [8]	5. Beau Venture (USA) 9/1 T Sprake Bryn Palling	T Sprake Bryn Palling	9	92	66	36	51	–
ch h Explodent (USA) - Old Westbury (USA) (Francis S)
Led, clear over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8¾]	8. Meranti 7/1 Sophie Mitchell Milton Bradley	Sophie Mitchell Milton Bradley	4	811	61	29	44	–
b g Puissance - Sorrowful (Moorestyle)
Slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ 3 [11¾]	4. Victory Team (IRE) 5/1 Richard Hughes G B Balding	Richard Hughes G B Balding	5	98	72	32	47	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Hogan's Sister (USA) (Speak John)
Always behind

8 ran Off time: 4:45:00 Winning time: 1m 10.10s (slow by 1.90s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: J W Mursell (Hard To Figure) 1st breeder: J W Mursell
2nd owner: Dennis Yardy (Sharp Pearl)
3rd owner: Ansells Of Watford (Ansellman)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2.70 £3 £1.80 Ex: £45.70 CSF: £89.88 Tricast: £547.95
Jackpot: [None]
Placepot: £123.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £23,565.46. 138.97 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £78.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £724.53. 6.87 winning tickets.

4:45 Bath 23 Jul 1997

Dyrham Sprint Handicap Class D