Full Result 2.30 Brighton | 11 April 1997

Elm Grove Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (4yo+) (5f215yds) 6f Firm

1st £2,277 2nd £627 3rd £297

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Sizzling 7/2 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	5	812	–	56	56	–
b g Sizzling Melody - Oriental Splendour (Runnett)
With leader, led over 2f out, ridden, ran on well

2⁽³⁾ 2½	12. Justinianus (IRE) 16/1 D Harrison John Bridger	D Harrison John Bridger	5	810	–	48	47	–
ch h Try My Best (USA) - Justitia (Dunbeath)
Led over 3f, hard ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3¼]	3. Jo Maximus 9/4F Alan Daly ⁵ Simon Dow	Alan Daly ⁵ Simon Dow	5	811	–	47	51	–
b g Prince Sabo - Final Call I (Town Crier)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, ran on one pace

4⁽¹¹⁾ hd [3½]	1. Sharp Pearl 7/1 W J O'Connor J White	W J O'Connor J White	4	98 b	–	58	56	–
ch g Sharpo - Silent Pearl (USA) (Silent Screen)
Ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace

5⁽⁴⁾ 3 [6½]	9. Pearl Dawn (IRE) 16/1 N Adams P C Clarke	N Adams P C Clarke	7	811	–	40	37	–
b m Jareer (USA) - Spy Girl (Tanfirion)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [7]	5. Halbert 20/1 Pat McCabe ³ Mark Usher	Pat McCabe ³ Mark Usher	8	89 v	–	37	37	–
b g Song - Stoneydale (Tickled Pink)
Slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, headway final furlong, never nearer

7⁽¹²⁾ shd [7]	2. Mellors (IRE) 13/2 Steve Drowne M J Heaton-Ellis	Steve Drowne M J Heaton-Ellis	4	96	–	47	45	–
b g Common Grounds - Simply Beautiful I (IRE) (Simply Great)
Prominent over 3f

8⁽⁸⁾ ½ [7½]	10. Backhander (IRE) 9/1 John Reid Richard Phillips	John Reid Richard Phillips	5	810 b	–	36	33	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Chevrefeuille (Ile De Bourbon)
Headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁵⁾ 4 [11½]	6. Lift Boy (USA) 10/1 Candy Morris Gary Moore	Candy Morris Gary Moore	8	812	–	29	25	–
b g Fighting Fit (USA) - Pressure Seat (USA) (Ginistrelli)
Mid-division and weakening when hampered 3f out

10⁽⁶⁾ 2 [13½]	13. Lady Westbury (IRE) 33/1 John Lowe P C Ritchens	John Lowe P C Ritchens	6	81	–	13	8	–
b m Superpower - Fleur-De-Luce (Tumble Wind I)
Always behind

11⁽⁹⁾ 13 [26½]	11. Cadford Jewel 33/1 Derek McGaffin ⁷ Bill Turner	Derek McGaffin ⁷ Bill Turner	4	83	–	–	–	–
gr g Distant Relative - Fast Car (FR) (Carwhite)
Prominent over 2f

12⁽²⁾ 1½ [28]	8. Maraeinca 33/1 Russell Price Peter Hedger	Russell Price Peter Hedger	4	811	–	–	–	–
b f Inca Chief I (USA) - Countess Mariga (Amboise I)
Started slowly, headway 5f out, weakened 3f out

12 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 1m 7.90s (slow by 0.20s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Petraco
1st owner: Mrs P Jubert (Sizzling) 1st breeder: Lord Victor Matthews
2nd owner: J J Bridger (Justinianus)
3rd owner: J & S Kelly et al (Jo Maximus)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £2 £4.70 £1.40 Ex: £45 CSF: £52.96 Trifecta: £80 Pool: £409.28. 3.63 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (30%) M [5-8] 23 (22%) H [9-12] 54 (48%)

2:30 Brighton 11 Apr 1997

Elm Grove Claiming Stakes Class F