Full Result 2.40 Brighton | 23 May 1997

Grand Parade Limited Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (3yo+) (1m3f198yds) 1m4f Firm

1st £2,940.25 2nd £877 3rd £418.50 4th £189.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Opera Buff (IRE) 14/1 A Whelan ³ Gay Kelleway	A Whelan ³ Gay Kelleway	6	97	–	69	71	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Headway 5f out, chased leader over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well. stewards' told: trainer reported that in it's previous race, the horse dwelt at the start and never got into the race, but was positively ridden here

2⁽¹⁾ nk	6. Florentino (IRE) 9/4J Darryll Holland B W Hills	Darryll Holland B W Hills	4	98	–	69	69	–
b c Machiavellian (USA) - Helens Dreamgirl (Caerleon)
Badly hampered and lost place 5f out, switched right over 3f out, rallied over 2f out, hard ridden and hung left, ran on well inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [½]	9. Renown I 9/4J T Quinn Lord Huntingdon	T Quinn Lord Huntingdon	5	98	–	69	68	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Starlet (Teenoso)
Lost place over 5f out, rallied over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong

DSQ⁽⁶⁾ 2 [2½]	7. Isitoff 16/1 Pat McCabe ³ Stuart Williams	Pat McCabe ³ Stuart Williams	4	95	–	63	65	–
b g Vague Shot - Plum Blossom (USA) (Gallant Romeo)
Led 9f out, ridden over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken, finished 4th, disqualified

4⁽⁸⁾ 2 [4½]	1. At LibertyI (IRE) 11/1 R Perham Richard Hannon Snr	R Perham Richard Hannon Snr	5	910	–	–	–	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Music Of The Night (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, carried left well over 1f out, one pace, finished 5th, placed 4th

5⁽⁹⁾ 10 [14½]	8. Montecristo 16/1 P Bloomfield Rae Guest	P Bloomfield Rae Guest	4	98	–	50	46	–
br g Warning - Sutosky (Great Nephew)
Hampered 5f out, never near to challenge, finished 6th, placed 5th

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [14¾]	5. Charnwood Jack (USA) 6/1 Russell Price I Campbell	Russell Price I Campbell	4	98	–	50	46	–
ch g Sanglamore (USA) - Hyroglyph (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Led 10f out until 9f out, hampered on inside 5f out, soon weakened

8⁽³⁾ 6 [20¾]	10. Bronze Maquette I (IRE) 40/1 Mark Gallagher R Simpson	Mark Gallagher R Simpson	7	95	–	39	34	–
b m Ahonoora - Working Model (Ile De Bourbon)
Prominent over 9f

9⁽⁷⁾ 3 [23¾]	4. Bowled Over 8/1 Ray Cochrane C A Cyzer	Ray Cochrane C A Cyzer	4	98	–	38	33	–
b g Batshoof - Swift Linnet (Wolver Hollow)
Prominent over 6f

10⁽²⁾ 4 [27¾]	3. Apollono 14/1 Gary Carter Richard Lee	Gary Carter Richard Lee	5	98	–	33	27	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Daima (Dominion)
Led 2f, weakened over 8f out

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 28 [55¾]	11. Count Tony 10/1 Tony Clark S Woods	Tony Clark S Woods	3	87 v	–	–	–	–
ch g Keen - Turtle Dove I (Gyr)
Prominent over 8f

11 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 2m 29.10s (slow by 2.10s) Total SP: 132%
Rule 4:
1st owner: D W Watson (Opera Buff) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Lady Harrison (Florentino)
3rd owner: D H Caslon Partners (Renown I)
Tote win: £16.80 PL: £8.40 £2.40 £1.60 Ex: £51.80 CSF: £46.66 Trifecta: £49.40 Pool: £553.77. 7.95 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, Isitoff who finished fourth, was disqualified and placed last.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 40 (41%) M [5-7] 45 (36%) H [8-11] 65 (23%)

Isitoff finished fourth, but was disqualified following a Stewards' Enquiry.

2:40 Brighton 23 May 1997

Grand Parade Limited Stakes Class E