Full Result 4.25 Sandown | 16 September 1997

Kennington Oval Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo) (1m1f209yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £3,452.50 2nd £1,045 3rd £510 4th £242.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Flagship 14/1 T Sprake Major W R Hern	T Sprake Major W R Hern	3	89	–	73	78	–
ch f Rainbow Quest (USA) - Bireme (Grundy)
Headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out

2⁽⁸⁾ 2	5. Tonight's Prize (IRE) 6/4F George Duffield Chris Wall	George Duffield Chris Wall	3	90	–	75	79	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Bestow (Shirley Heights)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out until inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [3½]	9. Messina I (IRE) 9/1 Pat Eddery Roger Charlton	Pat Eddery Roger Charlton	3	89	–	67	72	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Magic Of Life (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong

4⁽⁶⁾ 2 [5½]	7. Beacon Silver 20/1 M Roberts Lord Huntingdon	M Roberts Lord Huntingdon	3	89	–	64	68	–
b f Belmez (USA) - Nettle (Kris)
Always prominent, led over 2f out to 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong

5⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [8½]	4. Lysandros (IRE) 25/1 John Carroll John Gosden	John Carroll John Gosden	3	90	–	65	68	–
b g Lycius (USA) - Trojan Relation (Trojan Fen)
Ridden 3f out, never near to challenge

6⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [11]	11. Mrs Miniver I (USA) 9/2 John Reid P A Kelleway	John Reid P A Kelleway	3	89	–	56	58	–
b f Septieme Ciel (USA) - Becomes A Rose (CAN) (Deputy Minister)
Always prominent, led over 3f out to over 2f out, weakened 1f out

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [11¼]	1. Bel Canto I (IRE) 11/4 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	90	–	60	63	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Fair Of The Furze (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up, ridden 4f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong

8⁽³⁾ 1¼ [12½]	12. Pradesh 20/1 G Hind John Gosden	G Hind John Gosden	3	89	–	53	55	–
ch f Generous (IRE) - Bareilly (USA) (Lyphard)
Led over 6f, weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [13¾]	10. Miss Vita (USA) 33/1 Jimmy Quinn R J R Williams	Jimmy Quinn R J R Williams	3	89	–	51	53	–
b f Alleged (USA) - Torrid Tango (USA) (Green Dancer)
Behind final 8f

10⁽²⁾ 3 [16¾]	2. Dukhan (USA) 12/1 Gary Carter R W Armstrong	Gary Carter R W Armstrong	3	90	–	51	53	–
b c Silver Hawk (USA) - Azayim (Be My Guest)
Prominent over 8f

11⁽⁹⁾ 7 [23¾]	6. After Hours 50/1 J Weaver Dominic Ffrench Davis	J Weaver Dominic Ffrench Davis	3	89	–	35	35	–
b f Polar Falcon (USA) - Tarasova (USA) (Green Forest)
Always behind

11 ran Off time: 4:26:00 Winning time: 2m 8.62s (slow by 1.62s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: London Lights
1st owner: R D Hollingsworth (Flagship) 1st breeder: R D Hollingsworth
2nd owner: Shunya Seki (Tonight's Prize)
3rd owner: Niarchos Family (Messina I)
Tote win: £26.30 PL: £4.50 £1.10 £1.90 Ex: £41.70 CSF: £33.27 Trifecta: £56 Pool: £560.37. 7.10 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (36%) M [5-7] 43 (20%) H [8-12] 65 (44%)

4:25 Sandown 16 Sep 1997

Kennington Oval Maiden Stakes Class D