Full Result 4.40 Newmarket (July) | 9 August 1997

Auckland Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) 1m2f omsJly Good To Firm

1st £5,726.25 2nd £1,710 3rd £817.50 4th £371.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	6. Hajr (IRE) 5/1 Willie Ryan Ed Dunlop	Willie Ryan Ed Dunlop	3	93	82	65	86	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Dance By Night (Northfields)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, squeezed through over 1f out, ridden to lead near finish

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	3. Silver Groom (IRE) 10/1 Seb Sanders R Akehurst	Seb Sanders R Akehurst	7	96	76	59	76	–
gr g Shy Groom (USA) - Rustic Lawn (Rusticaro)
Held up, steady headway to lead inside final furlong, headed and unable to quicken near finish

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [1¾]	2. OrsayI 9/1 T Sprake William Muir	T Sprake William Muir	5	910	80	60	78	–
gr h Royal Academy (USA) - Bellifontaine (FR) (Bellypha)
Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2]	1. Farmost 7/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	910	80	60	77	–
ch g Pharly (FR) - Dancing Meg (USA) (Marshua's Dancer)
Led over 8f, ran on

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [3]	5. Invermark 13/2 Gary Carter James Fanshawe	Gary Carter James Fanshawe	3	94	83	61	78	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Applecross (Glint Of Gold)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, beaten approaching final furlong

6⁽³⁾ hd [3¼]	8. Red Guard 10/1 Ray Cochrane G Wragg	Ray Cochrane G Wragg	3	91	80	58	75	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Zinzara (USA) (Stage Door Johnny)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

7⁽⁹⁾ 4 [7¼]	10. American Whisper 3/1F C Lowther ⁵ P W Harris	C Lowther ⁵ P W Harris	3	85	75	42	63	–
b c Dixieland Band (USA) - Only A Rumour (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Tracked leaders until ridden and beaten 2f out. stewards' told: trainer reported that the colt could be dehydrated

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [9]	4. Scoss 10/1 Mirco Demuro Luca Cumani	Mirco Demuro Luca Cumani	3	95	84	53	69	–
b c Batshoof - Misguided (Homing)
Held up, headway 4f out, no impression final 2f

9⁽⁶⁾ dist [39]	9. Maradi (IRE) 16/1 Micky Fenton Michael Bell	Micky Fenton Michael Bell	3	810	75	–	–	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Tigora (Ahonoora)
Always behind

9 ran Off time: 4:41:00 Winning time: 2m 5.80s (slow by 4.80s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Go For Salt
1st owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Hajr) 1st breeder: Ridgecourt Stud
2nd owner: The Silver Darling Partnership (Silver Groom)
3rd owner: D J Deer (OrsayI)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.60 £2.10 £3.30 Ex: £27.30 CSF: £45.69 Tricast: £376.88 Trifecta: £47.20 Pool: £992.14. 14.91 winning tickets.
Hand-timed
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 70 (35%) M [4-7] 60 (23%) H [8-10] 20 (42%)

4:40 Newmarket (July) 9 Aug 1997

Auckland Handicap Class C