Full Result 2.35 York | 13 May 1997

Shepherd Trophy Rated Class B Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (1m2f85yds) 1m2½f OMS Good

1st £13,534.40 2nd £5,009.60 3rd £2,404.80 4th £984 5th £392 6th £155.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	3. The Fly 4/1J Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	92	93	108	107	–
gr c Pharly (FR) - Nelly Do Da (Derring-Do)
Held up and behind, steady headway 3f out, quickened to lead 1f out, ran on

2⁽¹¹⁾ 2	8. Silverani (IRE) 4/1J Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	3	812	89	101	98	–
b c High Estate - Rose Society (Caerleon)
Held up and behind, smooth headway 4f out, disputed lead well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, kept on

3⁽¹⁾ nk [2¼]	5. Blue River I (IRE) 8/1 Mick Kinane T G Mills	Mick Kinane T G Mills	3	813	90	102	98	–
ch g River Falls I - Royal Resident (Prince Regent)
Chased leaders, ridden to disputed lead well over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on

4⁽⁹⁾ 5 [7¼]	9. Delilah (IRE) 8/1 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	3	810	87	91	87	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Courtesane (USA) (Majestic Light)
Prominent until outpaced 4f out, kept on under pressure final 2f

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [8]	2. Bali Paradise (USA) 15/2 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	96	97	100	95	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Dream Creek (USA) (The Minstrel)
Led until headed well over 2f out, gradually weakened

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [8¼]	6. Polar Flight 10/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	3	813	90	93	88	–
br c Polar Falcon (USA) - Fine Honey (USA) (Drone)
Close up, ridden to lead well over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon outpaced

7⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [11¾]	11. Mr Bombastique (IRE) 12/1 Darryll Holland B W Hills	Darryll Holland B W Hills	3	810	87	84	79	–
b c Classic Music (USA) - Duende I (High Top)
Behind, effort over 3f out, never reached leaders

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [12¼]	12. Stone Flower (USA) 14/1 Robert Havlin ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	Robert Havlin ³ Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	85	85	79	76	–
b f Storm Bird (CAN) - Lively Living (USA) (Key To The Mint)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened final 2f

9⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [13½]	13. Noble Dane (IRE) 13/2 Pat Eddery P W Harris	Pat Eddery P W Harris	3	85 1 2	82	77	71	–
b f Danehill (USA) - Noble Dust (USA) (Dust Commander)
Behind, good headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon beaten

10⁽³⁾ hd [13½]	1. Caviar Royale (IRE) 25/1 John Carroll David Barron	John Carroll David Barron	3	97	98	93	87	–
ch c Royal Academy (USA) - Petite Liqueurelle (IRE) (Shernazar)
Outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous

11⁽¹³⁾ ½ [14]	4. Sugarfoot 25/1 Kevin Darley Nigel Tinkler	Kevin Darley Nigel Tinkler	3	91	92	86	80	–
ch c Thatching - Norpella (Northfields)
Prominent, outpaced, not much room 2f out, no impression after

12⁽²⁾ 2½ [16½]	10. Love Has No Pride (USA) 14/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	810	87	77	71	–
gr c El Prado (IRE) - Chili Lee (USA) (Belted Earl)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened final 2 1/2f

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [20½]	7. Marathon Maid 25/1 Tony Culhane Richard Fahey	Tony Culhane Richard Fahey	3	812	89	73	66	–
gr f Kalaglow (IRE) - El Rabab (USA) (Roberto)
In touch until outpaced entering straight, soon beaten

13 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 2m 12.31s (slow by 3.31s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: The Hon Mrs J M Corbett (The Fly) 1st breeder: S Wingfield Digby
2nd owner: Paul G S Silver (Silverani)
3rd owner: M J Legg (Blue River I)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £2 £1.60 £2 Ex: £5.50 CSF: £17.80 Tricast: £114.54 Trifecta: £14.50 Pool: £1,811.48. 88.27 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 39 (26%) M [5-9] 54 (37%) H [10-13] 57 (37%)

2:35 York 13 May 1997

Shepherd Trophy Rated Class B Handicap