Full Result 5.15 Sandown | 5 July 1997

Victoria Amateur Turf Club Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (5f10yds) 5f Good To Soft

1st £5,810 2nd £1,760 3rd £860 4th £410

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. My Best Valentine 20/1 Ray Cochrane V Soane	Ray Cochrane V Soane	7	100	95	93	103	–
b h Try My Best (USA) - Pas De Calais (Pas De Seul)
Good headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, comfortably

2⁽⁴⁾ 2½	4. That Man Again 11/2 Kevin Darley Stuart Williams	Kevin Darley Stuart Williams	5	94	85	75	85	–
ch g Prince Sabo - Milne's Way (The Noble Player)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3]	3. Music Gold (IRE) 50/1 D Harrison W A O'Gorman	D Harrison W A O'Gorman	4	911 b	92	81	91	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Nonnita (Welsh Saint)
Ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽²⁾ nk [3¼]	11. Barranak (IRE) 8/1 M Baird ³ G M McCourt	M Baird ³ G M McCourt	5	79	65	50	63	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Saulonika (Saulingo)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [4]	7. Clan Chief I 5/1F Tony Clark J R Arnold	Tony Clark J R Arnold	4	92	83	68	79	–
b g Clantime - Mrs Meyrick (Owen Dudley)
With leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, soon weakened

6⁽⁶⁾ nk [4¼]	6. Ziggy's Dancer (USA) 10/1 Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	Kieren Fallon Eric Alston	6	93	84	68	79	–
b h Ziggy's Boy (USA) - My Shy Dancer (USA) (Northjet)
Ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer

7⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5]	9. Gone Savage 11/2 Frankie Dettori Willie Musson	Frankie Dettori Willie Musson	9	813	80	62	73	–
b g Nomination - Trwyn Cilan (Import)
Ridden over 1f out, headway final furlong, never nearer

8⁽³⁾ ½ [5½]	5. White Emir 11/2 Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	4	93 b	84	65	75	–
b g Emarati (USA) - White African (Carwhite)
Headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽¹⁾ ½ [6]	8. Galine 10/1 Emma O'Gorman W A O'Gorman	Emma O'Gorman W A O'Gorman	4	91	82	61	72	–
b f Most Welcome - Tarasova (USA) (Green Forest)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹³⁾ 2 [8]	13. Scissor Ridge 50/1 Paul Doe ⁷ John Bridger	Paul Doe ⁷ John Bridger	5	73	63	29	47	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Golden Scissors (Kalaglow)
Always behind

11⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [8¼]	10. Rudi's Pet (IRE) 12/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	812 b	84	56	67	–
ch g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Pink Fondant (Northfields)
Prominent over 3f

12⁽⁹⁾ 2 [10¼]	2. Speed On 20/1 C Rutter Henry Candy	C Rutter Henry Candy	4	100	95	61	72	–
b g Sharpo - Pretty Poppy (Song)
Prominent over 3f

13⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [11]	12. Akalim 33/1 Aimee Cook ⁵ L G Cottrell	Aimee Cook ⁵ L G Cottrell	4	76	64	24	40	–
b g Petong - Tiszta Sharok (Song)
Prominent until weakened and hampered over 1f out

13 ran Off time: 5:18:00 Winning time: 1m 2.28s (slow by 2.58s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: The Valentines (My Best Valentine) 1st breeder: Ridgecourt Stud
2nd owner: J T Duffy & R E Duffy (That Man Again)
3rd owner: N S Yong (Music Gold)
Tote win: £18.40 PL: £3.50 £2.20 £12 Ex: £48.80 CSF: £107.56 Tricast: £4,876.76 Trifecta: £389.80 Pool: £2,525.70. 4.60 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 66 (44%) M [5-9] 71 (32%) H [10-13] 13 (24%)

5:15 Sandown 5 Jul 1997

Victoria Amateur Turf Club Handicap Class C