Full Result 5.05 Stratford | 31 May 1997

William Younger Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (3m3f119yds) 3m3½f Good 20 fences

1st £3,626 2nd £1,088 3rd £524 4th £242

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Diamond Fort 7/1 Mick Fitzgerald J C McConnochie	Mick Fitzgerald J C McConnochie	12	105	104	109	107	–
b g Mirror Boy - Fortina Lass (Schomberg)
Lost place 6th, headway 17th, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on to lead near finish

2 ½	8. Special Account 10/1 Barry Fenton C R Barwell	Barry Fenton C R Barwell	11	104	103	108	105	–
b g Le Moss (IRE) - Liffey's Choice (Little Buskins)
Held up, headway 17th, led approaching 3 out, clear 2 out, hung left and weakened flat, caught near finish

3 13 [13½]	3. Don't Light Up 20/1 Robert Thornton ³ Venetia Williams	Robert Thornton ³ Venetia Williams	11	113 v	119	113	108	–
b g Lighter - Hannah's Bar (Babu)
Soon prominent, jumped slowly 7th, mistakes 15th and 16th, led briefly after 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out

4 3 [16½]	9. Peruvian Gale (IRE) 7/1 G F Ryan ³ Sue Smith	G F Ryan ³ Sue Smith	8	911	99	92	85	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Peruvian Lady (Gala Performance)
Prominent, led 15th, mistake 4 out, soon headed, weakened 3 out

5 nk [16¾]	4. Smith Too (IRE) 5/1 D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	9	1012	111	107	97	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Beau St (Will Somers)
Held up, headway 17th, weakened 3 out

6 dist [46¾]	6. Banntown Bill (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	107 v	106	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Supple (Poynton)
With leader, led 10th to 15th, weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off

PU	12. Woodlands Genhire 33/1 Carl Llewellyn Peter Pritchard	Carl Llewellyn Peter Pritchard	12	100 13 b	99	–	–	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Spartella (Spartan General)
Led to 10th, weakened 12th, mistake 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	5. Harristown Lady 7/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	10	1011 b	110	–	–	–
b m Muscatite - Harristown Rose (Miami Springs)
Mid-division, jumped slowly 16th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

PU	11. Balasani (FR) 33/1 Sean Curran John O'Neill	Sean Curran John O'Neill	11	100 13	99	–	–	–
b g Labus (FR) - Baykara (Direct Flight)
Behind when jumped left 5th, mistake 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

PU	10. Fight To Win (USA) 33/1 Ollie McPhail ⁷ Liam Grassick	Ollie McPhail ⁷ Liam Grassick	9	910 3 4	99	–	–	–
b g Fit To Fight (USA) - Spark Of Life (USA) (Key To The Mint)
Always behind, hit 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	1. Bally Clover 4/1F Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	10	1110	123	–	–	–
ch g Deep Run - Miss De Jager (Lord Gayle)
Never going well, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th. stewards' told: trainer reported that the horse was never travelling and seemed not to enjoy the firm ground

PU	2. Merivel 25/1 D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	10	116	119	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Island Varra (Deep Run)
Behind, mistake 14th, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted before 17th

12 ran Off time: 5:05:00 Winning time: 6m 52.60s (slow by 10.60s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs R E Stocks (Diamond Fort) 1st breeder: Mrs M Lowry
2nd owner: Tony Fiorillo (Special Account)
3rd owner: Irvin S Naylor (Don't Light Up)
Tote win: £8.30 PL: £2.30 £2.90 £6.70 Ex: £33.50 CSF: £60.09 Tricast: £1,199.18 Trifecta: £56.70 Pool: £510.13. 6.38 winning tickets.

5:05 Stratford 31 May 1997

William Younger Handicap Chase Class D