Full Result 7.30 Ascot | 1 August 1997

O'Keefe Challenge Nursery Class C

(Class 3) (2yo) 7f Good

1st £5,784 2nd £1,752 3rd £856 4th £408

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	6. Country Garden I 7/1 Kevin Darley Richard Hannon Snr	Kevin Darley Richard Hannon Snr	2	88	–	79	83	–
b f Selkirk (USA) - Totham (Shernazar)
Pulled hard mid-division, not clear run 2f out, switched left over 1f out, squeezed through to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	2. Hujoom (IRE) 11/4F Frankie Dettori John Dunlop	Frankie Dettori John Dunlop	2	96	–	87	88	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Maellen (River Beauty I)
Always prominent, led on bit well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3]	7. Ringleader I 9/1 Ray Cochrane Paul Cole	Ray Cochrane Paul Cole	2	88	–	73	73	–
b g Magic Ring I (IRE) - Kinlet Vision (IRE) (Vision)
Held up, headway over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4½]	3. Sea Magic (IRE) 10/1 John Reid B W Hills	John Reid B W Hills	2	95	–	80	80	–
bb f Distinctly North (USA) - Danger Ahead (Mill Reef)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [4¾]	5. Water Force 20/1 T Sprake G B Balding	T Sprake G B Balding	2	89	–	70	70	–
b c River Falls I - Quelle Chemise (Night Shift)
Held up and behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ hd [5]	1. Commander Charlie 100/30 Pat Eddery I A Balding	Pat Eddery I A Balding	2	97	–	81	81	–
ch c Alnasr Alwasheek - Bentinck Hotel (Red God)
Held up and behind, not clear run over 1f out, switched right, headway final furlong, never near to challenge

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	9. Bali Dance 14/1 Robert Winston ⁷ C B B Booth	Robert Winston ⁷ C B B Booth	2	76	–	49	56	–
br f Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Baliana (Midyan)
Held up, switched right over 1f out, never troubled leaders

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6¾]	4. Respond 14/1 Tony Clark Gary Moore	Tony Clark Gary Moore	2	811	–	67	67	–
b f Reprimand - Kina (USA) (Bering)
Pulled hard early, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out

9⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [9¼]	8. Island Girl I (IRE) 14/1 Royston Ffrench ³ David Arbuthnot	Royston Ffrench ³ David Arbuthnot	2	711	–	47	50	–
br f Elbio - Miss Java (Persian Bold)
Led over 5f, beaten when hampered over 1f out

10⁽⁸⁾ 14 [23¼]	10. The Honorable Lady 6/1 Jimmy Quinn Mick Channon	Jimmy Quinn Mick Channon	2	711 5	–	14	13	–
b f Mystiko (USA) - Mrs Thatcher (Law Society)
With leader, ridden over 2f out, beaten when not much room over 1f out, eased

10 ran Off time: 7:30:00 Winning time: 1m 31.36s (slow by 5.66s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: 7th Earl Of Carnarvon (Country Garden I)
2nd owner: Kuwait Racing Syndicate (Hujoom)
3rd owner: Axom (Ringleader I)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £1.70 £1.60 £2.40 Ex: £9.20 CSF: £25.01 Tricast: £164.95 Trifecta: £100.80 Pool: £927.84. 6.53 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 82 (38%) M [4-7] 56 (39%) H [8-10] 12 (23%)

7:30 Ascot 1 Aug 1997

O'Keefe Challenge Nursery Class C