Full Result 4.30 Bath | 8 September 1997

Sherston Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo) (5f160yds) 5½f Good

1st £3,809.75 2nd £1,148 3rd £556.50 4th £260.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. First Principle 3/1 Seb Sanders Chris Wall	Seb Sanders Chris Wall	3	90	–	67	66	–
b c Rudimentary (USA) - Revoke (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¼	13. Tithcar 10/1 J Stack B Hanbury	J Stack B Hanbury	3	89	–	59	57	–
b f Cadeaux Genereux - Miznah (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
With leader, led over 2f out until inside final furlong

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [1¾]	7. Mr Majica 10/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	3	90	–	62	61	–
b c Rudimentary (USA) - Pellinora (USA) (King Pellinore)
Behind until good headway final furlong, finished well

4⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [2½]	12. Persevere 12/1 M Roberts Lord Huntingdon	M Roberts Lord Huntingdon	3	89	–	55	54	–
b f Pursuit Of Love - Seastream (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken

5⁽⁷⁾ hd [2¾]	9. Dark Mile (USA) 4/5F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	89	–	55	54	–
b f Woodman (USA) - Fateful (USA) (Topsider)
Held up, headway when not clear run over 1f out, one pace final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [4]	8. Nobalino 20/1 Steve Drowne Mrs N Macauley	Steve Drowne Mrs N Macauley	3	90	–	55	54	–
ch c Sharpo - Zipperti Do (Precocious)
Slowly into stride, headway over 1f out, nearest finish

7⁽¹⁾ nk [4¼]	3. Dancing Mystery 33/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Eric Wheeler	Alan Daly ⁵ Eric Wheeler	3	89	–	49	53	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Batchworth Dancer (Ballacashtal)
No headway final 2f

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [4½]	6. Marylebone (IRE) 16/1 Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	Paul Fessey ³ J Berry	3	811	–	51	52	–
ch g River Falls - Pasadena Lady (Captain James)
Never nearer

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	2. Churchill's Shadow (IRE) 50/1 John Reid B A Pearce	John Reid B A Pearce	3	90	–	49	47	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Shy Princess (USA) (Irish River)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁴⁾ 3 [9¼]	11. Hiltons Executive (IRE) 14/1 Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	3	89	–	36	34	–
b f Petorius (IRE) - Theatral (Orchestra)
Prominent until weakened well over 1f out

11⁽²⁾ 5 [14¼]	1. Bicton Park 66/1 Micky Fenton K C Comerford	Micky Fenton K C Comerford	3	90 b	–	26	26	–
b c Distant Relative - Merton Mill (Dominion)
Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [16¼]	5. Geordie LadI 66/1 Tony Clark James Bennett	Tony Clark James Bennett	3	90	–	21	20	–
ch g Tina's Pet - Edraianthus (Windjammer)
Behind final 2f

13⁽¹³⁾ 7 [23¼]	10. Heathyards Pearl (USA) 66/1 D Griffiths ³ Reg Hollinshead	D Griffiths ³ Reg Hollinshead	3	86 v	–	–	–	–
ro f Mining (USA) - Dance Dance Dance (IRE) (Dance Of Life)
Prominent over 3f

13 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 1m 12.20s (slow by 4.00s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Sheikh Rashid Bin Ahmed Al Mualla (First Principle) 1st breeder: T Newcombe
2nd owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Tithcar)
3rd owner: C J Metcalfe (Mr Majica)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £1.60 £1.90 £3.40 Ex: £17.40 CSF: £32.87 Trifecta: £43.80 Pool: £565.40. 9.16 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 43 (27%) M [5-9] 69 (60%) H [10-13] 38 (13%)

4:30 Bath 8 Sep 1997

Sherston Maiden Stakes Class D