Full Result 2.25 Nottingham | 17 May 1997

'Cup Final' Selling Stakes (Div I) Class G

(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m1f213yds) 1m2f OMS Good

1st £1,634.50 2nd £447 3rd £209.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	4. Esperto 9/2 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	4	97	–	48	51	–
b g Risk Me (FR) - Astrid Gilberto (Runnett)
Held up and pulled hard, good headway over 3f out, hard ridden over 2f out, edged left, led over 1f out, ran on

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	1. Action Jackson 7/4F George Duffield Brian McMath	George Duffield Brian McMath	5	97	–	46	49	–
ch g Hadeer - Water Woo (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Led, quickened clear over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [4¾]	10. Rochea 11/2 Seb Sanders Mrs N Macauley	Seb Sanders Mrs N Macauley	3	82	–	35	37	–
br f Rock City (IRE) - Pervenche (Latest Model)
Held up, headway over 3f out, edged left 2f out, ran on one pace

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [5]	7. Persian Sunset (IRE) 40/1 L Newton Miss J Bower	L Newton Miss J Bower	5	92	–	35	37	–
b m Persian Mews (IRE) - Fifth Gear (Red Sunset)
Prominent, ridden over 3f out, ran on one pace final 2f

5⁽²⁾ 7 [12]	9. Gilding The Lily (IRE) 7/2 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	3	82	–	23	24	–
b f High Estate - Millingdale Lillie (Tumble Wind I)
No headway final 3f

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [15½]	2. Alpheton Prince 50/1 Richard Mullen ⁵ John Harris	Richard Mullen ⁵ John Harris	4	92	–	17	23	–
b g Prince Of Cill Dara - Batsam Lady (Battle Hymn I)
Prominent over 6f

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [16¾]	8. Tocco Jewel 33/1 M Baird ³ M J Ryan	M Baird ³ M J Ryan	7	813	–	12	16	–
br m Reesh - Blackpool Belle (The Brianstan)
Always behind

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [17½]	3. Cinnamon Stick (IRE) 25/1 D Wright P S Felgate	D Wright P S Felgate	4	97	–	19	19	–
ch g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Gothic Lady (Godswalk)
Chased leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁶⁾ 11 [28½]	5. Timely Example (USA) 50/1 N Adams B R Cambidge	N Adams B R Cambidge	6	97	–	–	–	–
ch g Timeless Moment (USA) - Dearest Mongo (USA) (Mongo)
Slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off final 4f

10⁽¹⁾ 5 [33½]	6. Apartments Abroad 12/1 T Field ⁷ Kevin McAuliffe	T Field ⁷ Kevin McAuliffe	4	89 b	–	–	–	–
b f Prince Sabo - La Graciosa (Comedy Star)
Prominent 7f, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 2:27:00 Winning time: 2m 11.40s Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs Anne V Holman-Chappell (Esperto) 1st breeder: Roldvale Ltd
2nd owner: Richard Levin (Action Jackson)
3rd owner: J Teasdale (Rochea)
Tote win: £7.90 PL: £1.90 £1.10 £1.20 Ex: £6.90 CSF: £10.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 52 (59%) M [4-7] 62 (34%) H [8-10] 36 (7%)

2:25 Nottingham 17 May 1997

'Cup Final' Selling Stakes (Div I) Class G