Full Result 4.10 Pontefract | 25 September 1997

Frier Wood Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) (1m6yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £3,387.50 2nd £1,025 3rd £500 4th £237.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	3. Close Up (IRE) 6/5F Kevin Darley John Dunlop	Kevin Darley John Dunlop	2	90	–	65	77	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Zoom Lens (IRE) (Caerleon)
Tracked leader, led just inside final furlong, driven out

2⁽⁹⁾ 2½	7. Free Option (IRE) 12/1 J Stack B Hanbury	J Stack B Hanbury	2	90	–	60	71	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Saneena (Kris)
Tracked leaders, hung left over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3]	6. Fly By Night (IRE) 5/1 T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	2	90	–	59	70	–
bb c Night Shift (USA) - Fatah Flare (USA) (Alydar)
Led until just inside final furlong, no extra

4⁽¹¹⁾ shd [3]	1. After The Rain 7/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	90	–	58	70	–
ch c Sanglamore (USA) - Rainy Sky (Rainbow Quest)
Headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final 2f

5⁽¹⁾ 2 [5]	9. Major Ballaby (IRE) 66/1 Gyles Parkin ³ Mrs S A Bramall	Gyles Parkin ³ Mrs S A Bramall	2	811	–	51	66	–
b g Balla Cove (IRE) - Surreal (Bustino)
Held up, effort and outpaced 3f out, headway over 1f out, never near leaders

6⁽⁸⁾ 1 [6]	5. Dentardia (IRE) 50/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	2	90	–	52	64	–
b c Petardia - Modena (Sassafras)
Soon chasing leaders, one pace final 2f

7⁽²⁾ shd [6¼]	8. Konker 20/1 Fergal Lynch William Haggas	Fergal Lynch William Haggas	2	90	–	52	63	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Helens Dreamgirl (Caerleon)
Soon tracking leaders, effort and not much room over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

8⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [6½]	2. Asset Manager 5/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	2	90	–	52	63	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Hud Hud (USA) (Alydar)
Outpaced and pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, ran green, kept on

9⁽³⁾ 13 [19½]	12. Southern-Be-George 50/1 Fergus Sweeney ³ Bill Turner	Fergus Sweeney ³ Bill Turner	2	811	–	22	34	–
b c Be My Chief (USA) - Southern Sky (Comedy Star)
Soon prominent, driven along over 2f out, soon weakened

10⁽¹³⁾ 2 [21½]	4. Common View (IRE) 50/1 L Charnock Nigel Tinkler	L Charnock Nigel Tinkler	2	90	–	20	30	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Stony Ground (Relko)
Soon behind

11⁽⁵⁾ shd [21½]	13. Walton Grey (IRE) 50/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	2	90	–	20	30	–
gr g Paris House - Green Bonnet (FR) (Green Dancer)
Chased leaders until lost place over 2f out

12⁽⁷⁾ 3 [24½]	11. Sledmere (IRE) 50/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	2	90	–	14	23	–
ch g Shalford (IRE) - Jazirah (Main Reef I)
Slowly into stride, always behind

13⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [25¾]	10. Silver Hope (IRE) 50/1 Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	2	90	–	11	20	–
ch c Silver Kite (USA) - Cloven Dancer (USA) (Hurok)
Soon behind and driven along

13 ran Off time: 4:11:00 Winning time: 1m 45.80s (slow by 4.10s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Ian Cameron (Close Up) 1st breeder: Lowquest Ltd
2nd owner: Ahmed Buhaleeba (Free Option)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Fly By Night)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.40 £3.40 £1.60 Ex: £18.30 CSF: £17.86 Trifecta: £36.50 Pool: £685.53. 13.31 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 38 (8%) M [5-9] 58 (47%) H [10-13] 54 (45%)

4:10 Pontefract 25 Sep 1997

Frier Wood Maiden Stakes Class D