Full Result 2.25 Lingfield (AW) | 27 February 1997

Sumter Apprentices' Claiming Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (3yo) 1m4f Standard

1st £2,687.25 2nd £813 3rd £396.50 4th £188.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. As-Is 5/2 K Sked Mark Johnston	K Sked Mark Johnston	3	91	–	65	66	–
b g Lomond (USA) - Capriati I (USA) (Diesis)
Lost place 9f out, rallied to lead 4f out, ran wide bend well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ridden out

2⁽¹⁾ 2	2. State Of Gold (IRE) 11/4 J Bramhill J Hetherton	J Bramhill J Hetherton	3	93	–	64	65	–
b g High Estate - Mawaal Habeebee (Northfields)
Held up, every chance final 4f, ran wide bend well over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ 5 [7]	6. Neon Deion (IRE) 20/1 Darren Williams ⁷ Stuart Williams	Darren Williams ⁷ Stuart Williams	3	79	–	35	42	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sharnazad (IRE) (Track Barron)
Always prominent, led 7f out to 4f out, weakened over 3f out

4⁽³⁾ 1½ [8½]	4. Leg Beforum (IRE) 15/8F G Milligan Les Hall	G Milligan Les Hall	3	813	–	51	51	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Paulines Girl (Hello Gorgeous)
Held up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out

5⁽²⁾ 11 [19½]	5. Foxford Lad 66/1 D Denby ³ T M Jones	D Denby ³ T M Jones	3	84	–	28	29	–
b g Akid (USA) - Spring Rose (Blakeney)
Led 5f, weakened over 4f out

6⁽⁶⁾ 4 [23½]	1. Saxonbury 5/1 Mattie Batchelor ⁵ Gary Moore	Mattie Batchelor ⁵ Gary Moore	3	812 v¹	–	30	33	–
b c Shirley Heights - Dancing Vaguely (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Saddle slipped start, headway 10f out, weakened over 4f out