Full Result 4.15 Southwell (AW) | 28 February 1997

Rufford Selling Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (4yo+) (1m13yds) 1m Fbrs Standard

1st £3,095.40 2nd £937.20 3rd £457.60 4th £217.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Northern Fan (IRE) 3/1 Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	Dean McKeown Nigel Tinkler	5	812	–	36	58	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Easy Romance (USA) (Northern Jove)
Led until over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, held on towards finish

2⁽⁵⁾ nk	4. Flag Fen (USA) 12/1 J Bramhill ⁵ J Parkes	J Bramhill ⁵ J Parkes	6	87	–	31	57	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Damascus Flag (USA) (Damascus)
Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, led over 2f out until just inside final furlong, no extra

3⁽³⁾ 3 [3¼]	3. Desert Invader (IRE) 11/2 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	6	812	–	30	51	–
br g Lead On Time (USA) - Aljood (Kris)
Tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4¼]	7. Sandmoor Denim 7/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Roy Bowring	Alan Daly ⁵ Roy Bowring	10	87	–	22	49	–
b g Red Sunset - Holernzaye (Sallust)
Raced wide, chased leaders, outpaced halfway, kept on approaching final furlong

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [4¾]	5. Major Mouse 20/1 Rodney Lappin W W Haigh	Rodney Lappin W W Haigh	9	812	–	26	47	–
ch g All Systems Go - Tzu-Hsi (Songedor)
Soon outpaced, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression

6⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [8¼]	2. Allez Cyrano (IRE) 20/1 P Roberts ⁵ O O'Neill	P Roberts ⁵ O O'Neill	6	87	–	14	40	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Miss Bergerac (Bold Lad)
Soon with leaders, weakened over 1f out

7⁽²⁾ 17 [25¼]	1. Sarasi 11/8F Jimmy Quinn M J Camacho	Jimmy Quinn M J Camacho	5	94	–	–	8	–
ch g Midyan (USA) - Early Call (Kind Of Hush)
Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no response. stewards told: jockey reported that the gelding likes to race prominently but today he was unable to dominate, he then resented the kickback and was never travelling thereafter

7 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 1m 46.90s (slow by 8.00s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Speedlith Group (Northern Fan) 1st breeder: Mrs Max Morris
2nd owner: Vince Dolan (Flag Fen)
3rd owner: David W Chapman (Desert Invader)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.90 £8.90 Ex: £14.70 CSF: £32.42
The winner was bought in for 4,000 guineas.

4:15 Southwell (AW) 28 Feb 1997

Rufford Selling Stakes Class E