Full Result 2.35 York | 15 May 1997

Duke Of York International Factors Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) 6f Good

1st £28,400 2nd £10,640 3rd £5,120 4th £2,240

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Royal Applause 3/1F Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	90	–	97	117	–
b c Waajib (IRE) - Flying Melody (Auction Ring)
Made all, ran on well under pressure final 2f

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¼	8. Farhana 9/2 T Quinn William Jarvis	T Quinn William Jarvis	4	811	–	91	111	–
b f Fayruz - Fahrenheit (Mount Hagen)
Tracked winner, kept on same pace inside final furlong

3⁽⁹⁾ 3 [4¼]	6. Blue Duster (USA) 100/30 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	811	–	84	103	–
b f Danzig (USA) - Blue Note (FR) (Habitat)
Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [4½]	3. Averti (IRE) 20/1 Kieren Fallon William Muir	Kieren Fallon William Muir	6	90	–	–	–	–
b h Warning - Imperial Jade (Lochnager)
Stumbled start, behind until stayed on approaching final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [4¾]	1. Diffident (FR) 10/1 Kevin Darley Saeed bin Suroor	Kevin Darley Saeed bin Suroor	5	96	–	92	111	–
b h Nureyev (USA) - Shy Princess (USA) (Irish River)
Tracked leaders, not much room after 2f, kept on same pace final 2f

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [4¾]	5. To The Roof (IRE) 10/1 G Hind P W Harris	G Hind P W Harris	5	90	–	86	104	–
b g Thatching - Christine Daae (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, hung left halfway, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong

7⁽²⁾ shd [4¾]	2. Danehill Dancer (IRE) 6/1 Pat Eddery N A Callaghan	Pat Eddery N A Callaghan	4	94	–	89	108	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Mira Adonde (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, kept on well final furlong

8⁽³⁾ 2½ [7¼]	9. Wildwood Flower 33/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	4	811	–	76	94	–
b f Distant Relative - Tolstoya (Northfields)
Soon outpaced, headway under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 6 [13¼]	7. Carranita (IRE) 12/1 John Carroll Bryn Palling	John Carroll Bryn Palling	7	811	–	61	78	–
b m Anita's Prince - Take More (GER) (Frontal)
Slowly into stride, always outpaced and behind

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [16¾]	10. Indian Spark 20/1 Mick Kinane Bill Turner	Mick Kinane Bill Turner	3	85	–	56	73	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Annes Gift (Ballymoss)
Driven along and well outpaced from halfway

10 ran Off time: 2:38:00 Winning time: 1m 12.13s (slow by 2.13s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Royal Applause) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: A Foustok (Farhana)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Blue Duster)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.40 £1.60 £1.60 Ex: £6.40 CSF: £15.10 Trifecta: £6.30 Pool: £1,452.36. 161.47 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 52 (36%) M [4-7] 71 (34%) H [8-10] 27 (30%)

2:35 York 15 May 1997

Duke Of York International Factors Stakes Class A (Group 3)