Full Result 2.20 Lingfield (AW) | 26 December 1996

Santa Claus Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (1m1yds) 1m Standard

1st £3,468.75 2nd £1,050 3rd £512.50 4th £243.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Royal Carlton (IRE) 4/1 Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	Simon Whitworth Gary Moore	4	90	–	47	60	–
b g Mulhollande (USA) - Saintly Angel (So Blessed)
Held up in touch, chased leader 4f out, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden and flashed tail inside final furlong, ran on

2⁽⁴⁾ 4	9. Passage Creeping (IRE) 5/6F Seb Sanders Simon Dow	Seb Sanders Simon Dow	3	88	–	34	47	–
b f Persian Bold (IRE) - TiptoeI (Dance In Time)
Chased leaders, soon pushed along, hard ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5]	4. Hever Golf Eagle 11/1 Darryll Holland T J Naughton	Darryll Holland T J Naughton	3	813	–	37	49	–
b g Aragon - Elkie Brooks (Relkino)
Led 4f out, headed 2f out, one pace

4⁽²⁾ 11 [16]	6. River Seine (FR) 5/1 Willie Ryan S G Knight	Willie Ryan S G Knight	4	89	–	11	21	–
b f Shining Steel (FR) - River Sans Retour (FR) (Vacarme)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, no headway

5⁽⁷⁾ 2 [18]	8. Fancy Design (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Philip Mitchell	Jimmy Quinn Philip Mitchell	3	88 v¹	–	7	17	–
b f Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Crimson Robes (Artaius)
Slowly into stride, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

6⁽³⁾ 14 [32]	5. Little Pilgrim 66/1 R Perham T M Jones	R Perham T M Jones	3	813	–	–	–	–
b g Precocious - Bonny Bright Eyes (Barathea)
Led 4f, soon weakened

7⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [34½]	3. Georgie Boy I (USA) 14/1 Angela Gallimore ⁷ Gay Kelleway	Angela Gallimore ⁷ Gay Kelleway	3	86	–	–	–	–
bb g Zilzal (USA) - Stealthy Lady (USA) (J O Tobin)
In touch until ridden and weakened 3f out

8⁽⁵⁾ hd [34¾]	7. Broughtons Relish 33/1 Darren Williams ⁷ Willie Musson	Darren Williams ⁷ Willie Musson	3	81	–	–	–	–
b f Nomination - Mosso (Ercolano)
Always behind

9⁽¹⁾ dist [64¾]	2. Be Satisfied 20/1 Tony Clark A Moore	Tony Clark A Moore	3	813	–	–	–	–
gr g Chilibang - Gentalyn (Henbit)
Behind final 4f, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 1m 40.26s (slow by 5.36s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Mrs Mary Doyle (Royal Carlton) 1st breeder: Des De Vere Hunt
2nd owner: Paul G Jacobs (Passage Creeping)
3rd owner: Hever Racing Club Iii (Hever Golf Eagle)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (19%) M [4-6] 60 (54%) H [7-9] 57 (27%)

2:20 Lingfield (AW) 26 Dec 1996

Santa Claus Maiden Stakes Class D