Full Result 3.30 Nottingham | 8 April 1997

Bagthorpe Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (6f18yds) 6f Good To Firm

1st £3,382.25 2nd £1,013 3rd £486.50 4th £223.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	16. Meranti 12/1 Royston Ffrench ⁷ Milton Bradley	Royston Ffrench ⁷ Milton Bradley	4	78	43	54	62	–
b g Puissance - Sorrowful (Moorestyle)
Always chasing leaders, edged right and ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well

2⁽¹¹⁾ 4	4. Beau Venture (USA) 16/1 T Sprake Bryn Palling	T Sprake Bryn Palling	9	98	64	72	72	–
ch h Explodent (USA) - Old Westbury (USA) (Francis S)
Always prominent, led well over 1f out, soon headed, one pace

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [6]	18. Grey Kingdom 20/1 Dean Mernagh ⁷ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ⁷ Mel Brittain	6	76	41	37	44	–
gr g Grey Desire - Miss Realm (Realm)
Always prominent, ran on one pace final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [8½]	7. Pointer I 4/1J Darryll Holland Nerys Dutfield	Darryll Holland Nerys Dutfield	5	92	58	55	54	–
b g Reference Point - Greenhill Lass (Upper Case I)
Always chasing leaders, one pace final furlong

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [9]	2. Chadwell Hall 7/1 K Sked ⁷ Roy Bowring	K Sked ⁷ Roy Bowring	6	95 v	68	57	63	–
b h Kala Shikari - Cherrywood Blessin (Good Times)
Led over 4f, one pace

6⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [9½]	11. Sound The Trumpet (IRE) 16/1 Robert Havlin ³ R C Spicer	Robert Havlin ³ R C Spicer	5	88	53	44	46	–
b g Fayruz - Red Note (Rusticaro)
Headway over 1f out, ran on

7⁽⁵⁾ shd [9½]	1. Will Do 16/1 John Reid Martyn Meade	John Reid Martyn Meade	4	100	70	64	63	–
br g Weldnaas (USA) - Philogyny (Philip Of Spain)
No headway final 2f

8⁽⁴⁾ 2 [11½]	9. Fame Again I 4/1J Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	5	90	56	45	44	–
b m Then Again - Starawak (Star Appeal)
Never nearer. stewards told: trainer was unable to offer any explanation

9⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [12]	6. Sing With The Band 9/1 Kevin Darley B A McMahon	Kevin Darley B A McMahon	6	94	60	48	47	–
b m Chief Singer - Ra Ra Girl (Shack)
Chased leaders over 3f

10⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [12¾]	15. Gay Breeze 25/1 G Hind P S Felgate	G Hind P S Felgate	4	82 1	44	30	29	–
b g Dominion - Judy's Dowry (Dragonara Palace)
No headway final 2f

11⁽¹⁹⁾ 1 [13¾]	14. Magazine Gap 25/1 Amanda Sanders ⁵ Pat Mitchell	Amanda Sanders ⁵ Pat Mitchell	4	84	51	30	33	–
ch c Weldnaas (USA) - Divissima (Music Boy)
Hung left 3f out, never dangerous

12⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [14½]	13. Dashing Dancer (IRE) 33/1 Gary Carter Derek Shaw	Gary Carter Derek Shaw	6	810	52	34	32	–
ch g Conquering Hero (USA) - Santa Maria I (GER) (Literat)
Never dangerous

13⁽³⁾ 2 [16½]	8. Goretski (IRE) 12/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	4	92	58	35	33	–
ro g Polish Patriot (USA) - Celestial Path (Godswalk)
Never near leaders

14⁽²⁰⁾ nk [16¾]	5. Fairy Prince (IRE) 12/1 Kieren Fallon Anabel K Murphy	Kieren Fallon Anabel K Murphy	4	96	62	38	36	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Danger Ahead (Mill Reef)
Never reached leaders

15⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [17½]	17. College Night (IRE) 12/1 N Varley Chris Dwyer	N Varley Chris Dwyer	5	80	42	16	14	–
b m Night Shift (USA) - Gertrude Lawrence (Ballymore)
Chased leaders over 3f

16⁽²²⁾ nk [17¾]	22. Into DebtI 33/1 Adrian McCarthy ⁷ Jamie Poulton	Adrian McCarthy ⁷ Jamie Poulton	4	75 2 3	38	6	11	–
b f Cigar - Serious Affair (Valiyar)
Soon behind

17⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [18¼]	21. Margaretrose Anna 20/1 J Bramhill ⁵ Brian Baugh	J Bramhill ⁵ Brian Baugh	5	75	38	5	8	–
b m Handsome Sailor - Be Bold I (Bustino)
Always behind

18⁽²⁾ ¾ [19]	3. Cross The Border 16/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	912	68	38	36	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Brave Advance (USA) (Bold Laddie)
Behind final 3f

19⁽¹³⁾ nk [19¼]	12. Magic Melody 33/1 J Weaver John Spearing	J Weaver John Spearing	4	810	52	21	19	–
b f Petong - Miss Rossi (Artaius)
Always behind

20⁽¹²⁾ 4 [23¼]	10. Zain Dancer 20/1 Dale Gibson David Nicholls	Dale Gibson David Nicholls	5	811	53	12	9	–
ch g Nabeel Dancer (USA) - Trojan Lady (USA) (Irish River)
Always behind

21⁽²¹⁾ 12 [35¼]	19. Maysimp (IRE) 33/1 P Clarke ⁷ Brian Baugh	P Clarke ⁷ Brian Baugh	4	711 6	40	–	–	–
ch f Mac's Imp (USA) - Splendid Yankee (Yankee Gold)
Always behind, tailed off

22⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [36¾]	20. Miss Carottene 33/1 Gary Bardwell M J Ryan	Gary Bardwell M J Ryan	4	711	39	–	–	–
b f Siberian Express (USA) - Silk St James (Pas De Seul)
Always behind, tailed off

22 ran Off time: 3:34:00 Winning time: 1m 13.10s (slow by 1.90s) Total SP: 154%
1st owner: John Wallis (Meranti) 1st breeder: K Birkinshaw
2nd owner: Mrs A L Stacey (Beau Venture)
3rd owner: Mel Brittain (Grey Kingdom)
Tote win: £16.20 PL: £5.10 £6.90 £5.80 Ex: £229.70 CSF: £189.42 Tricast: £3,568.44 Trifecta: £1 Pool: £19,725.91. 7.46 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 57 (41%) M [8-15] 63 (36%) H [16-22] 30 (23%)

3:30 Nottingham 8 Apr 1997

Bagthorpe Handicap Class E