Full Result 3.10 Chester | 8 May 1997

Ormonde Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m5f84yds) 1m5½f Heavy

1st £29,520 2nd £11,038.50 3rd £5,294.25 4th £2,297.25

Ormonde Stakes Class A (Group 3), 1m5½f - Heavy, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	7. Royal Court I (IRE) 9/4F John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	811	–	94	111	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rose Of Jericho (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, pushed along 6f out, headway over 3f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽³⁾ ¾	5. Further Flight 20/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	11	811	–	93	110	–
gr g Pharly (FR) - Flying Nelly (Nelcius)
Held up and behind, headway 5f out, came wide and led entering straight, hard ridden and headed well inside final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ 7 [7¾]	6. Moonax (IRE) 13/2 Darryll Holland B W Hills	Darryll Holland B W Hills	6	811	–	84	103	–
ch h Caerleon (USA) - Moonsilk (Solinus)
Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed entering straight, weakened approaching final furlong

4⁽⁶⁾ 26 [33¾]	9. Sweetness Herself 13/2 Gary Carter M J Ryan	Gary Carter M J Ryan	4	88	–	45	74	–
ch f Unfuwain (USA) - No Sugar Baby (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon lost touch

5⁽⁷⁾ 6 [39¾]	4. Eva Luna (USA) 5/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	5	811	–	40	71	–
b m Alleged (USA) - Media Luna I (Star Appeal)
Soon pushed along, always in rear, lost touch over 4f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [42¼]	3. Election Day (IRE) 5/1 Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute	Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute	5	811	–	36	68	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Hellenic (Darshaan)
Led until over 3f out, soon hard driven and weakened

7⁽⁸⁾ dist [72¼]	1. Salmon Ladder (USA) 4/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	5	90	–	–	–	–
b h Bering - Ballerina Princess (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Chased leader 8f, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off final 4f

7 ran Off time: 3:13:00 Winning time: 3m 15.85s (slow by 24.65s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Ela-Aristokrati, Water Poet
1st owner: R E Sangster (Royal Court I) 1st breeder: Swettenham Stud And Ron Con Ltd
2nd owner: S Wingfield Digby (Further Flight)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Moonax)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £2 £3.80 Ex: £52.80 CSF: £44.65 Trifecta: £57.20 Pool: £1,170.53. 14.51 winning tickets.

left 3:10 right Chester 8 May 1997

Ormonde Stakes Class A (Group 3)

3:10 Chester 8 May 1997