Full Result 3.25 Nottingham | 17 May 1997

'Watch Football Here' Limited Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m54yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £2,277 2nd £627 3rd £297

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	18. Viva Verdi (IRE) 11/2 T Sprake John Dunlop	T Sprake John Dunlop	3	85	–	55	63	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¾	2. Baba Au Rhum (IRE) 12/1 Seb Sanders Ian Williams	Seb Sanders Ian Williams	5	96	–	54	62	–
b g Baba Karam - Spring About (Hard Fought)
Headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace

3⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2½]	9. Pekay 14/1 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	4	96	–	53	60	–
b g Puissance - K-Sera (Lord Gayle)
Pulled hard, always prominent, came centre straight, ran on well inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3]	13. Mardrew 8/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Terry Clement	Alan Daly ⁵ Terry Clement	3	86	–	50	62	–
b c Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Having Fun (Hard Fought)
Headway over 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong

5⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [3¼]	5. Godmersham Park 12/1 George Duffield P S Felgate	George Duffield P S Felgate	5	96	–	52	59	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Brown Velvet I (Mansingh)
Led over 6f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [5¾]	6. Legal Issue (IRE) 12/1 Ollie Pears ³ W W Haigh	Ollie Pears ³ W W Haigh	5	93	–	44	53	–
b h Contract Law (USA) - Natuschka (Authi)
Headway final 2f, not reach leaders

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [7]	4. Doctor Bravious (IRE) 11/2 Richard Mullen ⁵ Michael Bell	Richard Mullen ⁵ Michael Bell	4	91 v	–	39	51	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Sharp Slipper (Sharpo)
Slowly into stride, headway 3f out, one pace final 2f

8⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [8¾]	3. Czarna (IRE) 10/1 Gary Bardwell Clive Brittain	Gary Bardwell Clive Brittain	6	96	–	41	47	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Noble Dust (USA) (Dust Commander)
Took keen hold, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁷⁾ 5 [13¾]	11. Classic Ballet (FR) 16/1 Russell Price I Campbell	Russell Price I Campbell	4	93	–	28	33	–
b f Fabulous Dancer (USA) - Tyranesque (USA) (Key To The Mint)
Never troubled leaders

10⁽⁵⁾ 3 [16¾]	8. Ochos Rios (IRE) 9/2F Fergal Lynch ³ Brian Rothwell	Fergal Lynch ³ Brian Rothwell	6	93	–	22	29	–
br g Horage - Morgiana (Godswalk)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 2f out

11⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [17¾]	7. Midday Cowboy (USA) 33/1 Franny Norton Micky Hammond	Franny Norton Micky Hammond	4	96	–	23	27	–
b g Houston (USA) - Perfect Isn't Easy (USA) (Saratoga Six)
Always behind

12⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [17¾]	15. Ella Lamees 12/1 J Stack Willie Musson	J Stack Willie Musson	3	85	–	20	24	–
b f Statoblest (IRE) - Lamees (USA) (Lomond)
Always behind

13⁽¹⁵⁾ shd [18]	1. Acerbus Dulcis 50/1 Amanda Sanders ⁵ Michael Chapman	Amanda Sanders ⁵ Michael Chapman	6	91	–	18	27	–
ch g Hadeer - Current Pattie (USA) (Little Current)
Prominent over 7f

14⁽⁶⁾ shd [18]	12. Time Of Night (USA) 12/1 D Griffiths ³ Rae Guest	D Griffiths ³ Rae Guest	4	90	–	17	23	–
ro f Night Shift (USA) - Tihama (USA) (Sassafras)
Led over 1f, weakened over 2f out

15⁽²⁾ 2½ [20½]	17. Sherzetto 16/1 A McGlone Richard Phillips	A McGlone Richard Phillips	3	85	–	15	18	–
b f Classic Music (USA) - Lake Isle (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, always behind

16⁽³⁾ 4 [24½]	16. Kustom Kit Xpres 33/1 N Adams Roy Bowring	N Adams Roy Bowring	3	85	–	7	9	–
gr f Absalom - Miss Serlby (Runnett)
Always behind

17⁽¹⁾ 12 [36½]	14. Homestead 14/1 J Tate Richard Hannon Snr	J Tate Richard Hannon Snr	3	88	–	–	–	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Bertrade (Homeboy)
Soon prominent, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

17 ran Off time: 12:00:00 Winning time: 1m 46.30s Total SP: 141%
Non-runners: Proud Monk
1st owner: Mrs Sonia Rogers (Viva Verdi) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs John Poynton (Baba Au Rhum)
3rd owner: Mr T G & Mrs M E Holdcroft (Pekay)
Tote win: £6.60 PL: £2.60 £11.30 £5.20 Ex: £95.30 CSF: £73.05 Trifecta: £209.10 Pool: £294.63. 0.57 winning tickets.. Pool of £126.69 carried over to Newbury 3.00 today
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 18 (40%) M [7-11] 78 (29%) H [12-18] 54 (31%)

3:25 Nottingham 17 May 1997

'Watch Football Here' Limited Stakes Class F