Full Result 3.05 Sandown | 30 August 1997

Ford 21 Years Celebration Atalanta Stakes Class A

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

1st £11,522.50 2nd £3,490 3rd £1,705 4th £812.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	14. One So Wonderful 11/2C Pat Eddery Luca Cumani	Pat Eddery Luca Cumani	3	88	–	92	98	–
b f Nashwan (USA) - Someone Special (Habitat)
Good headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened, easily

2⁽⁸⁾ 8	8. Dragonada (USA) 11/2C Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	3	88	–	76	80	–
b f Nureyev (USA) - Don't Sulk (USA) (Graustark)
Always prominent, led over 3f out until over 1f out, unable to quicken

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	4. Apache Star 10/1 Paul Eddery G Wragg	Paul Eddery G Wragg	3	88 v	–	73	78	–
b f Arazi (USA) - Wild Pavane (Dancing Brave)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on

4⁽³⁾ ½ [9¾]	11. Jafn 25/1 Steve Drowne B Hanbury	Steve Drowne B Hanbury	3	88	–	72	77	–
ch f Sharpo - Harold's Girl (FR) (Northfields)
Ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [12¾]	2. Sally Slade 100/1 Royston Ffrench C A Cyzer	Royston Ffrench C A Cyzer	5	90	–	66	70	–
b m Dowsing (USA) - Single Gal (Mansingh)
Headway over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [13½]	10. Hirasah (IRE) 11/2C Richard Hills R W Armstrong	Richard Hills R W Armstrong	3	88	–	65	68	–
b f Lahib (USA) - Mayaasa (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁹⁾ 3 [16½]	1. Polish Rhythm (IRE) 100/1 Daragh O'Donohoe G A Hubbard	Daragh O'Donohoe G A Hubbard	4	90	–	58	62	–
b f Polish Patriot (USA) - Clanjingle (Tumble Wind I)
Led over 3f

8⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [17]	12. Khassah 9/1 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	88	–	57	61	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Kadwah (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [19]	7. Dancing Drop 16/1 W J O'Connor Richard Hannon Snr	W J O'Connor Richard Hannon Snr	3	88	–	53	56	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Moon Drop (Dominion)
Prominent over 3f

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [19¼]	6. Dances With Dreams 11/2C Robert Havlin Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Havlin Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	88	–	53	56	–
b f Be My Chief (USA) - Oh So Well (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁴⁾ nk [19½]	13. Mara River 33/1 C Lowther I A Balding	C Lowther I A Balding	3	88	–	52	55	–
b f Efisio - Island Mill (Mill Reef)
Always prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

12⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [20¾]	3. Unconditional Love I (IRE) 7/1 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	4	90	–	49	52	–
b f Polish Patriot (USA) - Thatcherite (Final Straw)
Prominent over 3f

13⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [24¼]	5. Boojum 25/1 J D Smith B W Hills	J D Smith B W Hills	3	88	–	42	44	–
b f Mujtahid (USA) - Haboobti (Habitat)
Behind final 3f

14⁽¹⁾ 2½ [26¾]	9. Egoli I (USA) 12/1 Tony Clark G Wragg	Tony Clark G Wragg	3	88	–	36	39	–
ch f Seeking The Gold (USA) - Krisalya (Kris)
Pulled hard, behind final 2f

14 ran Off time: 3:13:00 Winning time: 1m 46.80s (slow by 7.30s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Helena Springfield Ltd (One So Wonderful) 1st breeder: Meon Valley Stud
2nd owner: Niarchos Family (Dragonada)
3rd owner: A E Oppenheimer (Apache Star)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2.20 £2.20 £2.30 Ex: £27.90 CSF: £29.93 Trifecta: £91.20 Pool: £2,061.68. 60.05 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 29 (38%) M [6-9] 69 (30%) H [10-14] 52 (32%)

3:05 Sandown 30 Aug 1997

Ford 21 Years Celebration Atalanta Stakes Class A