Full Result 2.30 Chepstow | 26 May 1997

St Arvans Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (1m4f23yds) 1m4f OMS Good

1st £3,715.50 2nd £1,119 3rd £542 4th £253.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	9. Prairie Falcon (IRE) 7/2 J D Smith ³ B W Hills	J D Smith ³ B W Hills	3	86	–	71	79	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sea Harrier (Grundy)
Held up, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, ran on well

2⁽¹²⁾ 2½	10. Tikopia 11/4F Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	3	89	–	71	75	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Shesadelight (Shirley Heights)
Headway over 3f out, chased winner final 2f, ran on one pace

3⁽⁸⁾ 5 [7½]	6. Badenoch (IRE) 12/1 G Hind John Gosden	G Hind John Gosden	3	89	–	64	68	–
br c Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Highland Ball (Bold Lad)
Always prominent, one pace final 2f

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [9]	2. Psicossis 4/1 A McGlone Sir Henry Cecil	A McGlone Sir Henry Cecil	4	912	–	62	65	–
b g Slip Anchor - Precious Jade (IRE) (Northfields)
Prominent, chased leader 9f out, led 3f out until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

5⁽⁹⁾ 1 [10]	8. Mardi Gras (IRE) 6/1 Richard Hughes John Dunlop	Richard Hughes John Dunlop	3	810 1	–	62	65	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Gracieuse Majeste (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Led 9f, weakened well over 1f out

6⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [11¼]	11. Yak Alfaraj 10/1 D Harrison Sir Michael Stoute	D Harrison Sir Michael Stoute	3	89	–	59	62	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Clara Bow I (USA) (Coastal)
Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [11¾]	5. Alhosaam 33/1 Declan O'Shea Major W R Hern	Declan O'Shea Major W R Hern	3	89	–	58	67	–
b c Belmez (USA) - Leipzig (Relkino)
Slowly into stride, steady headway final 3f, never placed to challenge

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [16¾]	13. Puteri Wentworth 33/1 A Whelan ³ Gay Kelleway	A Whelan ³ Gay Kelleway	3	81	–	44	49	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Sweeping I (Indian King)
Behind final 4f

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [17¾]	3. Sheep Stealer 100/1 Russell Price Ray Peacock	Russell Price Ray Peacock	9	912	–	50	52	–
gr g Absalom - Kilroe's Calin (Be Friendly)
Behind until ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened over 3f out

10⁽³⁾ 12 [29¾]	4. All Done 100/1 M Wigham S Mellor	M Wigham S Mellor	4	97	–	29	29	–
ch f Northern State (USA) - Doogali (Doon)
Chased leader 3f, weakened over 4f out, tailed off

11⁽²⁾ 2½ [32¼]	7. Copper Shell 33/1 Daragh O'Donohoe ³ A P Jones	Daragh O'Donohoe ³ A P Jones	3	86	–	27	31	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Luly My Love (Hello Gorgeous)
Pulled hard in rear, tailed off final 4f

12⁽⁷⁾ 6 [38¼]	12. Eastbury Rose 50/1 N Adams A P Jones	N Adams A P Jones	3	84	–	17	17	–
ch f Beveled (USA) - Shapina (Sharp Edge)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off final 4f

13⁽¹³⁾ 8 [46¼]	1. Nigels Choice 100/1 Robert Havlin ³ C J Hill	Robert Havlin ³ C J Hill	5	99	–	7	10	–
gr g Teenoso (USA) - Warm Winter (Kalaglow)
Always behind, tailed off

13 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 2m 38.00s (slow by 6.50s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Lady Harrison (Prairie Falcon) 1st breeder: Holborn Trust Co
2nd owner: Robert & Elizabeth Hitchins (Tikopia)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Badenoch)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £2 £1.50 £3.20 Ex: £4.30 CSF: £11.19 Trifecta: £28.60 Pool: £339.62. 8.42 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 27 (14%) M [5-9] 77 (58%) H [10-13] 46 (28%)

2:30 Chepstow 26 May 1997

St Arvans Maiden Stakes Class D