Full Result 2.45 Goodwood | 2 August 1997

Vodafone Nursery Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (2yo) 7f Good To Firm

1st £11,275 2nd £3,400 3rd £1,650 4th £775

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	3. Merlin's Ring 11/4F Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	2	95	–	103	96	–
br c Magic Ring I (IRE) - Dramatic Mood (Jalmood)
Headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, all out

2⁽¹⁾ hd	4. Mantles Star 13/2 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	2	92	–	100	93	–
ch c Beveled (USA) - Nosey (Nebbiolo)
Steady headway on inside 3f out, not clear run well over 1f out and 1f out, switched left, ran on well inside final furlong

3⁽⁹⁾ 4 [4¼]	7. King Darius (IRE) 16/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	812	–	87	79	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Valiant Friend (USA) (Shahrastani)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [4½]	5. Fayrana (IRE) 7/1 Kieren Fallon J W Hills	Kieren Fallon J W Hills	2	90	–	88	80	–
b f Fayruz - Paryiana (Shernazar)
Always prominent, ridden over 4f out, every chance 2f out, unable to quicken

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [5¼]	2. Shawdon 8/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	96	–	93	84	–
b c Inchinor - Play With Me (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leader, led over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [10¼]	6. Gypsy HillI 20/1 Steve Drowne Derek Haydn Jones	Steve Drowne Derek Haydn Jones	2	813	–	75	65	–
ch f Theatrical Charmer - Mirkan Honey (Ballymore)
Ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [11½]	1. The Rich Man (IRE) 5/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	97	–	80	70	–
b c Last Tycoon (IRE) - Diavolina (USA) (Lear Fan)
Prominent over 5f

8⁽¹²⁾ hd [11¾]	8. Bellow (IRE) 14/1 C Lowther ⁵ Hughie Morrison	C Lowther ⁵ Hughie Morrison	2	81	–	59	55	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Kristen Belle (Viking)
Led, soon clear, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

9⁽⁶⁾ 3 [14¾]	11. Red Maple (USA) 25/1 Franny Norton Paul Cole	Franny Norton Paul Cole	2	84 b	–	56	46	–
br c With Approval (CAN) - Sheer Gold (USA) (Cutlass)
Behind final 3f

10⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [17¼]	10. Persian Venture 33/1 Kevin Darley Brian Meehan	Kevin Darley Brian Meehan	2	85	–	51	41	–
b c Midyan (USA) - Scharade (Lombard)
Always behind

11⁽²⁾ ½ [17¾]	9. Mohawk I (IRE) 16/1 D Biggs John Dunlop	D Biggs John Dunlop	2	86	–	51	41	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Dazzling Fire (IRE) (Bluebird)
Always behind

12⁽³⁾ 4 [21¾]	12. Blueberry 16/1 J F Egan Simon Dow	J F Egan Simon Dow	2	84	–	40	29	–
b f Batshoof - Always A Lady (Dominion)
Always behind

12 ran Off time: 2:46:00 Winning time: 1m 27.03s (slow by 2.73s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs Richard Plummer & Partners (Merlin's Ring) 1st breeder: Mrs A Plummer
2nd owner: David Barker (Mantles Star)
3rd owner: E John Perry (King Darius)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.50 £2.30 £3.90 Ex: £9.60 CSF: £17.32 Tricast: £222.50 Trifecta: £69.60 Pool: £2,448.44. 24.97 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (31%) M [5-8] 31 (31%) H [9-12] 77 (38%)

2:45 Goodwood 2 Aug 1997

Vodafone Nursery Handicap Class C