Full Result 3.40 Longchamp (FR) | 14 September 1997

Prix Niel (Colts and Fillies) (Group 2)

(3yo) 1m4f Good

1st £44,893 2nd £17,957 3rd £8,979 4th £4,489

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	2. Rajpoute (FR) 57/10 Gerald Mosse F Doumen	Gerald Mosse F Doumen	3	92	–	80	115	–
b c Double Bed (FR) - Gai Lizza (FR) (Gairloch)
Held up in second, led 2f out, ridden out

2⁽¹⁾ nk	5. Peintre Celebre (USA) 1/10F Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	3	92	–	80	115	–
ch c Nureyev (USA) - Peinture Bleue (USA) (Alydar)
Held up, 4th straight, not clear run on rails from 2f out to approaching final furlong, finished well

3⁽⁴⁾ 1 [1¼]	1. Ivan Luis (FR) 149/10 John Reid Michael Bell	John Reid Michael Bell	3	92	–	79	113	–
b c Lycius (USA) - Zivania (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up, last straight, headway to go 2nd well over 1f out, hard ridden & no extra final furlong

4⁽²⁾ 4 [5¼]	4. New Frontier I (IRE) 145/10 Thierry Jarnet A Fabre	Thierry Jarnet A Fabre	3	92	–	73	107	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Diamond Field (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led until 2f out, one pace

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [6]	3. Ithaki (IRE) 9/1 C Asmussen	C Asmussen	3	92	–	72	106	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Idyllic (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
3rd straight, beaten over 1f out