Full Result 5.30 Ascot | 18 June 1997

Bessborough Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £29,180 2nd £8,840 3rd £4,320 4th £2,060

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	9. Zaralaska 8/1 Pat Eddery Luca Cumani	Pat Eddery Luca Cumani	6	813	90	87	104	–
ch g Shernazar - Eskimo Spring (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, good headway 2f out, switched right and led 1f out, ran on strongly

2⁽⁸⁾ 2½	2. Nabhaan (IRE) 14/1 Richard Hills D Morley	Richard Hills D Morley	4	99	100	94	106	–
b c In The Wings - Miss Gris (USA) (Hail The Pirates)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, not pace of winner

3⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [3½]	10. Willie Conquer 14/1 Tony Clark R Akehurst	Tony Clark R Akehurst	5	811	88	80	93	–
ch g Master Willie - Maryland Cookie (USA) (Bold Hour)
Held up, headway 2f out, every chance 1f out, unable to quicken

4⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [6]	20. Mazurek 13/2 Paul Eddery M C Pipe	Paul Eddery M C Pipe	4	81	78	67	79	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Maria Waleska (Filiberto)
Led 3f, led over 3f out until over 1f out, one pace

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [6¼]	11. Tykeyvor (IRE) 10/1 Gary Stevens Lady Herries	Gary Stevens Lady Herries	7	811	88	77	89	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Ivoronica (Targowice)
Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, one pace

6⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [6½]	5. Humourless 6/1F Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	4	93	94	82	94	–
ch c Nashwan (USA) - Sans Blague (USA) (The Minstrel)
Led after 3f until over 3f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, one pace

7⁽¹⁾ ½ [7]	8. Hoh Express 14/1 Michael Hills I A Balding	Michael Hills I A Balding	5	813	90	78	89	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Tissue Paper (Touch Paper)
Held up, headway final furlong, never nearer

8⁽¹¹⁾ shd [7]	7. Rokeby Bowl 20/1 Martin Dwyer ³ I A Balding	Martin Dwyer ³ I A Balding	5	810	90	75	89	–
b g Salse (USA) - Rose Bowl (USA) (Habitat)
Stayed on final 2f, never nearer

9⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [7¼]	17. Wild Rita 25/1 Dane O'Neill William Muir	Dane O'Neill William Muir	5	84	81	68	80	–
ch m Risk Me (FR) - Ma Pierrette (Cawston's Clown)
Behind, headway over 2f out, not reach leaders

10⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7¾]	16. Docklands Limo 33/1 Gary Bardwell Brian McMath	Gary Bardwell Brian McMath	4	84	81	68	79	–
b c Most Welcome - Bugle Sound (Bustino)
Behind, hard driven 3f out, no impression

11⁽⁶⁾ hd [8]	13. Oops Pettie 11/1 Ray Cochrane Julie Cecil	Ray Cochrane Julie Cecil	4	89	86	73	84	–
ch f Machiavellian (USA) - Miquette (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Never troubled leaders

12⁽⁴⁾ nk [8¼]	12. Ground Game 16/1 Olivier Peslier David Loder	Olivier Peslier David Loder	4	810	87	73	85	–
b f Gildoran (IRE) - Running Game (Run The Gantlet)
Never placed to challenge

13⁽³⁾ 1¼ [9½]	1. Better Offer I (IRE) 16/1 Mick Kinane Amanda Perrett	Mick Kinane Amanda Perrett	5	100	105	90	101	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Camden's Gift (Camden Town)
Held up, always behind

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [10½]	14. Far Ahead 25/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	5	87	84	67	78	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow)
Always mid-division

15⁽¹⁹⁾ 1¾ [12¼]	3. Kuala Lipis (USA) 25/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	4	94	95	76	87	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Caerna (USA) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, hard driven 2f out, eased when beaten and not much room approaching final furlong

16⁽⁹⁾ 2 [14¼]	6. Rockforce 25/1 Richard Hughes Mick Channon	Richard Hughes Mick Channon	5	91	92	70	81	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Sleepline Princess (Royal Palace)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened well over 1f out

17⁽²⁾ 2 [16¼]	19. Filial (IRE) 33/1 Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	4	83	80	56	66	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sephira (Luthier)
Prominent until weakened final 2f

18⁽²⁰⁾ nk [16½]	18. Berlin Blue 20/1 John Carroll J W Watts	John Carroll J W Watts	4	83	80	55	65	–
b g Belmez (USA) - Blue Brocade (Reform)
Held up, headway 7f out, weakened over 2f out

19⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [20]	4. Wahiba Sands 9/1 Kevin Darley John Dunlop	Kevin Darley John Dunlop	4	94	95	66	75	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Lovely Noor (USA) (Fappiano)
Held up in rear, hard driven entering straight, no impression

19 ran Off time: 5:31:00 Winning time: 2m 31.76s (slow by 2.06s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Whitechapel
1st owner: Fittocks Stud (Zaralaska) 1st breeder: Fittocks Stud
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Nabhaan)
3rd owner: Raymond Tooth (Willie Conquer)
Tote win: £8 PL: £1.90 £4.50 £4 Ex: £123.90 CSF: £95.98 Tricast: £1,430.99 Trifecta: £853.80 Pool: £9,175.89. 7.63 winning tickets.
Jackpot: Not won. Pool of £86,261.65 carried forward to Ascot today.
Placepot: £4,566.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £191,348.81. 30.59 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £789.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £7,960.85. 7.46 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 39 (25%) M [7-14] 60 (40%) H [15-20] 51 (35%)

5:30 Ascot 18 Jun 1997

Bessborough Handicap Class B