Full Result 2.15 Lingfield (AW) | 8 February 1997

Agatha Christie Selling Handicap Class G

(Class 6) (0-60, 4yo+) 1m5f Standard

1st £2,145.50 2nd £603 3rd £294.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. English Invader 4/1 Seb Sanders R Akehurst	Seb Sanders R Akehurst	6	97	48	57	55	–
b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Modica (Persian Bold)
Headway 7f out, led over 3f out, clear over 2f out, ridden out

2⁽⁴⁾ 3½	2. Colosse 5/1 Royston Ffrench ⁷ Les Eyre	Royston Ffrench ⁷ Les Eyre	5	93	51	49	53	–
b m Reprimand - French Cutie (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Lost place 9f out, rallied 4f out, chased winner over 1f out, ran on

3⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [7]	9. Sharp Thrill 13/2 Alan Daly ⁵ Bryan Smart	Alan Daly ⁵ Bryan Smart	6	712 b	30	25	28	–
ch g Squill (USA) - Brightelmstone (Prince Regent)
Headway 7f out, chased winner over 3f out to over 1f out, unable to quicken

4⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [10½]	5. Oozlem (IRE) 7/1 Martin Dwyer ⁵ Les Hall	Martin Dwyer ⁵ Les Hall	8	87 v	39	30	32	–
b g Burslem (IRE) - Fingers I (Lord Gayle)
Headway 10f out, ridden 7f out, weakened over 3f out

5⁽³⁾ 17 [27½]	4. Ela Man Howa 11/4F Frankie Dettori Alan Bailey	Frankie Dettori Alan Bailey	6	93	44	19	15	–
b g Mtoto - Top Treat (USA) (Topsider)
Led over 9f

6⁽⁵⁾ 7 [34½]	6. Blue Jumbo (IRE) 5/1 M Baird ³ Willie Musson	M Baird ³ Willie Musson	4	86	40	3	2	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Finalist I (Star Appeal)
Always behind

7⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [37]	7. Komodo (USA) 50/1 Leesa Long John E Long	Leesa Long John E Long	5	86	33	–	–	–
ch g Ferdinand (USA) - Platonic Interest (USA) (Drone)
Pulled hard, headway 10f out, weakened over 3f out

8⁽⁶⁾ 5 [42]	1. Royal Legend I 9/1 M Wigham Jeff Pearce	M Wigham Jeff Pearce	5	912	53	9	5	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Legend Of Arabia (Great Nephew)
Pulled hard, always prominent, led over 6f out to over 4f out, weakened over 3f out

9⁽²⁾ dist [72]	8. Prince Zizim 25/1 J Bramhill ⁵ R C Spicer	J Bramhill ⁵ R C Spicer	4	81	37	–	–	–
b c Shareef Dancer (USA) - Possessive Lady (Dara Monarch)
Behind final 7f, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 2m 48.89s (slow by 7.89s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Michael Blackburn (English Invader) 1st breeder: Bloodstock Management Int Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Diamond Racing Ltd (Colosse)
3rd owner: K H Burks (Sharp Thrill)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 57 (42%) M [4-6] 46 (35%) H [7-9] 47 (23%)

2:15 Lingfield (AW) 8 Feb 1997

Agatha Christie Selling Handicap Class G