Full Result 3.40 Leicester | 17 June 2001

Regional Newspaper Of The Year - Leicester Mercury Stakes Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m3f179yds) 1m4f Good

1st £13,978 2nd £5,302 3rd £2,651 4th £1,205 5th £602.50 6th £361.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Zindabad (FR) 4/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	5	812	113	94	114	–
b h Shirley Heights - Miznah (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied to lead post (op 3-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ shd	1. Mubtaker (USA) 4/1 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	4	91	109	97	117	–
ch c Silver Hawk (USA) - Gazayil (USA) (Irish River)
Held up in touch, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed post (op 7-2)

3⁽³⁾ 5 [5]	2. Sacred Song (USA) 6/4F T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	4	813	112	85	108	–
b f Diesis - Ruby Ransom (CAN) (Red Ransom)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 2-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [5½]	4. Courteous 12/1 Gary Carter Paul Cole	Gary Carter Paul Cole	6	812	110	84	106	–
b h Generous (IRE) - Dayanata (Shirley Heights)
Led over 8f, one pace final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

5⁽²⁾ 3½ [9]	7. Flossy 7/1 John Reid C W Thornton	John Reid C W Thornton	5	87	100	72	96	–
b m Efisio - Sirene Bleu Marine (USA) (Secreto)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous (tchd 8-1 in places)

6⁽¹⁾ 4 [13]	3. Blue Gold 10/1 Lee Newman Richard Hannon Snr	Lee Newman Richard Hannon Snr	4	812	106	69	95	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Relatively Special (Alzao)
Held up in touch, every chance 3f out, soon ridden and not much room, weakened over 1f out (op 7-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ dist [43]	5. Maylane 20/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	7	812	107	–	3	–
b g Mtoto - Possessive Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Reluctant to race, always behind (op 12-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ dist [73]	8. She's Bonnie (IRE) 200/1 Franny Norton William de Best-Turner	Franny Norton William de Best-Turner	4	87	–	–	3	–
b f Mtoto - Clyde Goddess (IRE) (Scottish Reel II)
Started slowly, always well behind (op 100-1 tchd 500-1 in a place)

8 ran Off time: 3:41:00 Winning time: 2m 31.70s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Zindabad) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Mubtaker)
3rd owner: Niarchos Family (Sacred Song)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.50 £2 £1.10 Ex: £17.60 CSF: £18.60 Trifecta: £14.50 Pool £, w/u

3:40 Leicester 17 Jun 2001

Regional Newspaper Of The Year - Leicester Mercury Stakes Class A (Listed Race)