Full Result 2.50 Sandown | 24 July 1997

Sun Bank Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (1m14yds) 1m OMS Good To Firm

1st £3,517.50 2nd £1,065 3rd £520 4th £247.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Crown Of Thorns I (USA) 13/8F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	813	–	64	74	–
b g Diesis - Mystery Play (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always prominent, led over 1f out, ridden out

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	1. Bright Heritage (IRE) 9/4 Pat Eddery David Loder	Pat Eddery David Loder	4	97	–	62	72	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Mother Of The Wind (Tumble Wind I)
Led over 6f, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	3. Blot 7/1 Paul Eddery Julie Cecil	Paul Eddery Julie Cecil	3	813	–	59	68	–
b c Warning - Rattle Along (Tap On Wood)
Held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 3 [5¾]	5. Fatal Baraari 4/1 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	3	813	–	53	61	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Possessive I (Posse I)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace

5⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [9¼]	6. Joust 20/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	3	813	–	46	54	–
b g Keen - Tudorealm (USA) (Palace Music)
Started slowly, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace

6⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [12¾]	8. Galaxy Flight 66/1 Franny Norton Martyn Meade	Franny Norton Martyn Meade	3	88	–	34	41	–
ch f Superlative - Glide Path (Sovereign Path)
Ridden 4f out, never near to challenge

7⁽³⁾ shd [12¾]	2. Waasef 16/1 Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	Seb Sanders Gay Kelleway	4	97	–	39	46	–
b g Warning - Thubut (USA) (Tank's Prospect)
Never nearer

8⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [16¼]	7. Flying Flip 25/1 C Hodgson B C Morgan	C Hodgson B C Morgan	3	88	–	27	33	–
b f Rolfe (USA) - Needwood Sprite (Joshua I)
Behind final 2f

9⁽²⁾ hd [16½]	10. Rock River 100/1 Gary Bardwell Daniel O'Brien	Gary Bardwell Daniel O'Brien	3	88	–	26	33	–
ch f Rock Hopper - Emmer Green (Music Boy)
Always behind

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [18¼]	9. Just Dickens 100/1 A McGlone Roger Ingram	A McGlone Roger Ingram	3	88	–	23	29	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Lucy Manette (Final Straw)
Swerved left start, headway 7f out, weakened over 2f out

10 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 1m 43.34s (slow by 3.84s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Crown Of Thorns I) 1st breeder: Darley Stud Management Co Ltd
2nd owner: John E Guest (Bright Heritage)
3rd owner: Bernard Gover Bloodstock Trading Ltd (Blot)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.10 £1.20 £2 Ex: £3.90 CSF: £4.90 Trifecta: £9.90 Pool: £667.70. 47.57 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 52 (38%) M [4-7] 83 (57%) H [8-10] 15 (5%)

2:50 Sandown 24 Jul 1997

Sun Bank Maiden Stakes Class D