Full Result 4.40 Salisbury | 4 May 1997

Wessex Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) 1m6f OMS Good To Firm

1st £5,407 2nd £1,636 3rd £798 4th £379

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Rising Spray 7/4F Paul Eddery C A Horgan	Paul Eddery C A Horgan	6	810	67	–	61	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Rose Bouquet (General Assembly)
Held up, led 1f out, driven out

2⁽¹⁾ hd	5. Desert Dunes 5/1 Dane O'Neill N A Graham	Dane O'Neill N A Graham	4	812	70	2	64	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Palm Springs I (Top Ville)
With leader, led over 2f out until 1f out, hard ridden, ran on well

3⁽³⁾ 3½ [3¾]	8. Viking Dream (IRE) 20/1 Richard Mullen ⁵ Jimmy Fox	Richard Mullen ⁵ Jimmy Fox	5	78	56	–	45	–
b m Vision (USA) - Nordic Pride (Horage)
Ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on one pace

4⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4¾]	1. Castle Courageous 8/1 Paul Doe ⁷ Lady Herries	Paul Doe ⁷ Lady Herries	10	97	85	4	73	–
b g Castle Keep - Peteona (Welsh Saint)
Led over 11f, weakened over 1f out

5⁽⁸⁾ 4 [8¾]	4. Casual Water (IRE) 4/1 D Griffiths ³ Tony Newcombe	D Griffiths ³ Tony Newcombe	6	813	73	–	56	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Top Nurse (High Top)
Never near to challenge

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [9¼]	2. Royal Seaton 7/2 Antony Procter Nerys Dutfield	Antony Procter Nerys Dutfield	8	99	80	1	62	–
b g Blakeney - Aldbury Girl (Galivanter)
Always behind

7⁽²⁾ 20 [29¼]	7. Western Playboy 33/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	5	87 2	64	–	–	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Reine D'Beaute (Caerleon)
Prominent 11f. stewards told: bled from the nose

7 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 3m 12.30s (slow by 13.80s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Shaft Of Light I
1st owner: J T Heritage (Rising Spray) 1st breeder: Pendley Farm
2nd owner: Mrs Laura Jones (Desert Dunes)
3rd owner: Ms Miriam Mulcahy (Viking Dream)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.40 £2.90 Ex: £5.40 CSF: £9.95 Tricast: £114.89
The winners' time of 3m 12.30s was hand-timed. No stalls were used, the race was flip-started.