Full Result 2.00 Newmarket | 17 April 1997

NGK Spark Plugs Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) 1m2f Row Good To Firm

1st £6,067.50 2nd £1,815 3rd £870 4th £397.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	11. River's Source (USA) 9/1 Pat Eddery B W Hills	Pat Eddery B W Hills	3	89	82	72	83	–
b c Irish River (FR) - Singing (USA) (The Minstrel)
Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, just held on

2⁽¹¹⁾ shd	7. Generous Gift 13/2F Daragh O'Donohoe ³ Ed Dunlop	Daragh O'Donohoe ³ Ed Dunlop	3	812	88	75	89	–
ch c Generous (IRE) - Barari (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Pulled hard, always prominent, led stands' side over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on well

3⁽³⁾ shd [hd]	2. Ihtiyati (USA) 8/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	94	91	80	92	–
ch c Chief's Crown (USA) - Native Twine (Be My Native)
Headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, ran on

4⁽¹⁵⁾ shd [nk]	8. Sausalito Bay 12/1 Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	3	812	85	74	85	–
b g Salse (USA) - Cantico (Green Dancer)
Held up, headway over 1f out, hard driven and ran on well close home

5⁽¹⁾ shd [½]	6. Blue River I (IRE) 16/1 Brett Doyle T G Mills	Brett Doyle T G Mills	3	91	88	77	88	–
ch g River Falls I - Royal Resident (Prince Regent)
Held up and pulled hard, headway over 1f out, switched right and ran on well final furlong

6⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1½]	14. Mantles Prince 14/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	3	86	79	67	77	–
ch g Emarati (USA) - Miami Mouse (Miami Springs)
Led far side, clear over 2f out, headed, ridden and no extra final furlong

7⁽²⁰⁾ shd [1½]	17. Princess Topaz 33/1 Jimmy Quinn C A Cyzer	Jimmy Quinn C A Cyzer	3	712	71	58	69	–
b f Midyan (USA) - Diamond Princess I (Horage)
Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [2¼]	13. Bold Oriental (IRE) 16/1 Steve Drowne N A Callaghan	Steve Drowne N A Callaghan	3	87	80	66	77	–
b c Tirol (IRE) - Miss Java (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders far side until ridden and one pace approaching final furlong

9⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [2¾]	16. Maradi (IRE) 10/1 Richard Mullen ⁵ Michael Bell	Richard Mullen ⁵ Michael Bell	3	710	74	54	70	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Tigora (Ahonoora)
Held up centre, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [3]	18. FantailI 25/1 Dale Gibson Mark H Tompkins	Dale Gibson Mark H Tompkins	3	711 1 1	70	55	66	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Eleganza I (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Held up, ridden and headway 3f out, one pace final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [4½]	15. City Gambler 33/1 David McCabe Giles Bravery	David McCabe Giles Bravery	3	82	75	58	68	–
b f Rock City (IRE) - Sun Street (Ile De Bourbon)
Chased leaders far side, no headway final 2f

12⁽²⁾ nk [4¾]	1. Mister Pink I 16/1 John Reid R F Johnson Houghton	John Reid R F Johnson Houghton	3	97	94	76	86	–
gr g Absalom - Blush Rambler (IRE) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders far side 7f, eased when beaten

13⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [6½]	3. Polar Flight 16/1 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	3	93	90	69	79	–
br c Polar Falcon (USA) - Fine Honey (USA) (Drone)
Led stands' side over 6f, weakened and eased over 1f out

14⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [7¼]	9. Sir Talbot 15/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	810	83	61	71	–
b c Ardross - Bermuda Lily (Dunbeath)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out

15⁽⁹⁾ 7 [14¼]	12. Heart Of Armor 20/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	88	81	48	56	–
b c Tirol (IRE) - Hemline (Sharpo)
Always in rear

16⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [15]	4. Sheer Face 25/1 Mick Kinane William Muir	Mick Kinane William Muir	3	93	90	56	64	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Rock Face (Ballad Rock)
Held up, never near leaders

17⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [16¼]	5. Love Has No Pride (USA) 12/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	91	88	52	60	–
gr c El Prado (IRE) - Chili Lee (USA) (Belted Earl)
Chased leaders far side, weakened over 2f out

18⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [16¾]	19. Top Shelf 20/1 John Lowe Clive Brittain	John Lowe Clive Brittain	3	710 2	69	32	40	–
b f Warning - Troy Moon (Troy)
Prominent until halfway, soon lost place

19⁽¹⁹⁾ 1¼ [18]	10. Supreme Sound 16/1 Kieren Fallon P W Harris	Kieren Fallon P W Harris	3	89	82	43	50	–
b c Superlative - Sing Softly (Luthier)
Held up and pulled hard, ridden 4f out, soon behind

19 ran Off time: 2:04:00 Winning time: 2m 8.72s (slow by 6.62s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: Red Embers
1st owner: K Abdullah (River's Source) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Generous Gift)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Ihtiyati)
Tote win: £9.40 PL: £2.50 £1.80 £3 Ex: £23 CSF: £57.28 Tricast: £460.74 Trifecta: £45.90 Pool: £1,993.79. 30.80 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 64 (27%) M [7-14] 29 (42%) H [15-20] 57 (31%)

2:00 Newmarket 17 Apr 1997

NGK Spark Plugs Handicap Class C