Full Result 2.40 Wolverhampton (AW) | 15 January 1997

Manchester Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £5,146.45 2nd £1,558.60 3rd £761.30 4th £362.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	1. Opera Buff (IRE) 6/1 A Whelan ³ Gay Kelleway	A Whelan ³ Gay Kelleway	6	911	89	85	92	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Held up and behind, headway 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁹⁾ 1	4. Star Rage (IRE) 12/1 J Weaver J L Harris	J Weaver J L Harris	7	93	78	75	80	–
b g Horage - Star Bound (Crowned Prince)
Held up in rear, headway 4f out, led well over 1f out until inside final furlong

3⁽⁸⁾ 10 [11]	6. Infamous (USA) 14/1 Jimmy Quinn R J O'Sullivan	Jimmy Quinn R J O'Sullivan	4	90	79	62	67	–
ch g Diesis - Name And Fame (USA) (Arts And Letters)
Held up, headway 4f out, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced

4⁽⁵⁾ 7 [18]	7. Nikita's Star (IRE) 14/1 Seb Sanders D J G Murray Smith	Seb Sanders D J G Murray Smith	4	812	77	50	55	–
ch g Soviet Lad (USA) - Sally Chase (Sallust)
Chased leaders, led over 3f out until well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened

5⁽⁷⁾ 5 [23]	3. Prince Danzig (IRE) 6/1 D Harrison D J G Murray Smith	D Harrison D J G Murray Smith	6	910	85	51	56	–
ch g Roi Danzig (USA) - Veldt (High Top)
Held up, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

6⁽⁶⁾ 22 [45]	2. Celestial Choir 6/4F Ollie Pears ³ Les Eyre	Ollie Pears ³ Les Eyre	7	99	87	–	–	–
b m Celestial Storm (USA) - Choir (High Top)
Held up in rear, effort and ridden 3f out, no impression, tailed off

7⁽⁴⁾ shd [45]	8. Out On A Promise (IRE) 8/1 Fergal Lynch ³ N J H Walker	Fergal Lynch ³ N J H Walker	5	87	71	–	11	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Lovers' Parlour (Beldale Flutter)
Led after 4f, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off

8⁽³⁾ 25 [70]	10. State Approval 16/1 J Bramhill ⁷ P Eccles	J Bramhill ⁷ P Eccles	4	74	62	–	–	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Tabeeba (Diesis)
Chased leaders 7f, soon ridden and lost touch, tailed off. stewards told: trainer reported, the gelding was lame on its near fore.

9⁽²⁾ 21 [91]	9. Prophets Honour 6/1 Steve Drowne P C Haslam	Steve Drowne P C Haslam	5	86	67	–	–	–
ch g Deploy - Cat's Claw I (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Led 4f, weakened 5f out, tailed off

10⁽¹⁾ 27 [118]	5. At LibertyI (IRE) 14/1 R Perham Richard Hannon Snr	R Perham Richard Hannon Snr	5	92	77	–	–	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Music Of The Night (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 2m 47.80s Total SP: 128%
1st owner: B R Tregurtha (Opera Buff) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: J David Abell (Star Rage)
3rd owner: Mrs Barbara Marchant (Infamous)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 0 (21%) M [4-7] 50 (57%) H [8-10] 100 (22%)

2:40 Wolverhampton (AW) 15 Jan 1997

Manchester Handicap Class C