Full Result 4.30 Folkestone | 5 August 1997

Kent Messenger Group Newspaper Maiden Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m1f149yds) 1m1½f Good To Firm

1st £3,494.25 2nd £1,044 3rd £499.50 4th £227.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Country Thatch 4/1 Royston Ffrench ³ C A Horgan	Royston Ffrench ³ C A Horgan	4	77	38	35	42	–
b g Thatching - Alencon (Northfields)
Always prominent, led over 1f out, ridden out

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	1. Bear Hug 11/4 Paul Eddery Lady Herries	Paul Eddery Lady Herries	4	100	70	70	73	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tender Loving Care (Final Straw)
Chased leaders 8f out, led over 2f out until over 1f out, ran on

3⁽¹⁾ 3 [3¼]	5. Tezaab 8/1 Martin Dwyer ³ B Hanbury	Martin Dwyer ³ B Hanbury	3	710	50	42	48	–
gr g Petong - Very Nice (FR) (Green Dancer)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken

4⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [4]	4. Samara Song 15/8F Kieren Fallon	Kieren Fallon	4	811	53	47	50	–
ch g Savahra Sound - Hosting (Thatching)
Ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace

5⁽²⁾ 2½ [6½]	2. Literary 6/1 G Hind John Gosden	G Hind John Gosden	3	95	70	60	62	–
bb f Woodman (USA) - Book Collector (USA) (Irish River)
Never near to challenge

6⁽⁴⁾ 4 [10½]	8. Executive Officer 16/1 Jimmy Quinn R M Flower	Jimmy Quinn R M Flower	4	710 13 b	38	21	23	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Caro's Niece (USA) (Caro)
Behind final 2f

7⁽⁷⁾ 7 [17½]	3. Dragon's Back (IRE) 20/1 Gary Bardwell Daniel O'Brien	Gary Bardwell Daniel O'Brien	4	92	58	30	30	–
ch g Digamist (USA) - Classic Choice (Patch)
Led 7f

8⁽⁸⁾ 2 [19½]	7. Rosalee Royale 40/1 John Lowe John Berry	John Lowe John Berry	5	710 6	38	6	7	–
ch m Out Of Hand - Miss Ark Royal (Broadsword)
Slowly into stride, always behind