Full Result 3.20 Thirsk | 16 May 1997

Station Road Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (4yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good

1st £2,757.50 2nd £770 3rd £372.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. Heathyards Rock 5/1 Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	5	89	–	43	43	–
br g Rock City (IRE) - Prudence (Grundy)
Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, hung badly left, led approaching final furlong, hung left again, ran on

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¾	7. Junior Ben (IRE) 12/1 Paul Fessey ⁵ Mike Sowersby	Paul Fessey ⁵ Mike Sowersby	5	83	–	35	36	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Piney Pass (Persian Bold)
Led until headed approaching final furlong, kept on

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¼]	6. Bold Top 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Brian Rothwell	Jimmy Fortune Brian Rothwell	5	88	–	39	36	–
ch g Bold Owl - Whirlygigger (Taufan)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [2½]	1. Whothehellisharry 16/1 Pat McCabe ³ Paul Dalton	Pat McCabe ³ Paul Dalton	4	811	–	42	41	–
ch g Rich Charlie - Ballagarrow Girl (IRE) (North Stoke)
Chased leaders, challenged entering straight, not quicken approaching final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3]	5. Bedouin Prince (USA) 5/1 J F Egan Linda Stubbs	J F Egan Linda Stubbs	10	88	–	38	34	–
b g Danzig (USA) - Regal Heiress I (English Prince)
Chased leaders until lost place approaching straight, kept on final 2f

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [3¾]	2. Durgams First (IRE) 9/2 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	5	812	–	41	37	–
ch g Durgam (USA) - Miromaid (Simply Great)
Held up, effort 3f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge

7⁽²⁾ 1¼ [5]	12. Champagne Warrior (IRE) 7/4F L Charnock M J Camacho	L Charnock M J Camacho	4	83	–	30	26	–
b f Waajib (IRE) - Late Swallow (My Swallow I)
Tracked leaders, effort 3f out, not much room over 1f out, eased when beaten

8⁽³⁾ 3 [8]	9. May King Mayhem 25/1 A Garth Anabel K Murphy	A Garth Anabel K Murphy	4	86	–	29	25	–
ch g Great Commotion (USA) - Queen Ranavalona (Sure Blade)
In touch, outpaced when bumped over 2f out, never dangerous after

9⁽⁴⁾ 7 [15]	11. Club Elite 25/1 P P Murphy ⁵ Ann Stokell	P P Murphy ⁵ Ann Stokell	5	80 1	–	13	13	–
b m Salse (USA) - Little Bittern (USA) (Riva Ridge)
Prominent until lost place approaching straight

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [16½]	10. Finestatetobein 33/1 Nick Connorton Fred Watson	Nick Connorton Fred Watson	4	85	–	16	11	–
ch f Northern State (USA) - Haywain I (Thatching)
Headway and prominent halfway, weakened final 3f

11⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [17¼]	8. Stone Cross (IRE) 16/1 John Carroll Martin Todhunter	John Carroll Martin Todhunter	5	88	–	18	13	–
b g Pennine Walk - Micro Mover (Artaius)
Pulled hard, headway on outside 5f out, weakened final 3f

12⁽⁶⁾ dist [47¼]	4. Double Vintage (IRE) 33/1 George Duffield Michael Chapman	George Duffield Michael Chapman	4	810 b	–	–	–	–
b g Double Schwartz - Great Alexandra (Runnett)
Driven along throughout, not keen and tailed off

12 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 2m 40.60s (slow by 9.30s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: L A Morgan (Heathyards Rock) 1st breeder: N E And Mrs Poole
2nd owner: Racing Ladies (Junior Ben)
3rd owner: Mrs G M Z Spink (Bold Top)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £2.10 £5.40 £3.20 Ex: £64.70 CSF: £56.93 Trifecta: £345.50 Pool: £486.62. 0.84 winning tickets.. Pool of £77.86 carried over to Newbury 4.35 today
The winner was claimed for £6,000 by Robert McKellar
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (48%) M [5-8] 69 (17%) H [9-12] 29 (35%)

3:20 Thirsk 16 May 1997

Station Road Claiming Stakes Class F