Full Result 2.30 Leicester | 14 October 1997

European Breeders Fund Reference Point Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) (7f9yds) 7f OMS Good To Soft

1st £3,379 2nd £1,012 3rd £486 4th £223

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Goodwood Cavalier 50/1 M Rimmer John Dunlop	M Rimmer John Dunlop	2	811	–	65	77	–
b g Efisio - Brassy Nell (Dunbeath)
Always prominent, led over 2f out, clear entering final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	3. Bombastic 6/5F T Quinn B W Hills	T Quinn B W Hills	2	811	–	62	74	–
ch c Polish Precedent (USA) - Fur Hat I (Habitat)
Always prominent, led well over 2f out, soon headed, rallied under pressure near finish

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [3¾]	13. Russian Party (IRE) 10/1 Willie Ryan A C Stewart	Willie Ryan A C Stewart	2	811	–	57	68	–
ch c Lycius (USA) - Sherkova (USA) (State Dinner)
Pulled hard, headway 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4½]	11. Mudalal (USA) 11/1 Richard Hills D Morley	Richard Hills D Morley	2	811	–	55	66	–
b c Dixieland Band (USA) - Barakat (Bustino)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered, outpaced 3f out, stayed on again final furlong

5⁽⁶⁾ hd [4¾]	7. Empire Gold (USA) 11/4 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	2	811	–	54	66	–
ch g Strike The Gold (USA) - Careless Halo (USA) (Sunny's Halo)
Prominent, one pace final 2f

6⁽¹²⁾ 7 [11¾]	6. Desert Spa (USA) 14/1 Tony Clark P W Harris	Tony Clark P W Harris	2	811	–	39	49	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - Healing Waters (USA) (Temperence Hill)
Led over 4f, soon driven along, lost touch

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [12]	1. After Eight 33/1 Franny Norton R W Armstrong	Franny Norton R W Armstrong	2	811	–	38	48	–
b g Presidium - Vickenda (Giacometti)
Mid-division, behind final 3f

8⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [13¾]	2. Balla D'Aire (IRE) 12/1 Jimmy Fortune R Boss	Jimmy Fortune R Boss	2	811	–	34	44	–
bb c Balla Cove (IRE) - Silius I (IRE) (Junius)
Pulled hard, always in rear

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [15]	14. Stormy Blue (IRE) 20/1 Nigel Day S Woods	Nigel Day S Woods	2	811	–	32	41	–
b c Bluebird (USA) - Angel Divine (Ahonoora)
Always behind

10⁽³⁾ 2½ [17½]	9. Hunt Hill (IRE) 33/1 C Nutter Sir Mark Prescott Bt	C Nutter Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	811	–	26	35	–
b c High Estate - Royaltess (Royal And Regal)
Always behind

11⁽²⁾ ½ [18]	12. Pressurise 25/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	2	811	–	25	34	–
ch g Sanglamore (USA) - Employ Force (USA) (Alleged)
Always in rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 3 [21]	4. Brooksie 20/1 Matthew Henry ³ J W Hills	Matthew Henry ³ J W Hills	2	88	–	15	27	–
b c Efisio - Elkie Brooks (Relkino)
Ridden 4f out, soon lost touch

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [22¾]	10. Master Caster (IRE) 20/1 Gary Carter David Loder	Gary Carter David Loder	2	811	–	14	22	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Honourable Sheba (USA) (Roberto)
Always behind, outpaced

13 ran Off time: 2:33:00 Winning time: 1m 29.90s (slow by 6.90s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Chist
1st owner: Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group (three) (Goodwood Cavalier) 1st breeder: Fulling Mill Farm And Stud
2nd owner: H R H Prince Fahd Salman (Bombastic)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Russian Party)
Tote win: £78.60 PL: £8.40 £1.10 £2.60 Ex: £60 CSF: £102.95 Trifecta: £217.90 Pool: £306.98. 0.19 winning tickets.. Carry-over of £248.65 to Haydock 3.00 today
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 57 (42%) M [6-10] 59 (40%) H [11-14] 34 (18%)

2:30 Leicester 14 Oct 1997

European Breeders Fund Reference Point Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D