Full Result 3.40 Redcar | 21 June 1997

Vaux Gold Tankard Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m2f1yds) 1m2f Good

1st £10,260 2nd £3,105 3rd £1,515 4th £720

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. Hen Harrier 5/1 Gary Carter John Dunlop	Gary Carter John Dunlop	3	93	89	78	88	–
ch f Polar Falcon (USA) - Circus Feathers (Kris)
Held up, steady headway 6f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, held on towards finish

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	1. Billy Bushwacker 5/1 S Copp ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	S Copp ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	6	99	88	72	86	–
b g Most Welcome - Secret Valentine (Wollow)
Held up, headway on inside 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [1]	2. Bay Of Islands 5/1 Nigel Day Dave Morris	Nigel Day Dave Morris	5	97	81	68	78	–
b g Jupiter Island - Lawyer's Wave (USA) (Advocator)
Chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well near finish

4⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [1¾]	3. Sandmoor Chambray 13/2 John Carroll Tim Easterby	John Carroll Tim Easterby	6	95	79	65	75	–
ch g Most Welcome - Valadon (High Line)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [2½]	8. Eurobox Boy 7/1 D Wright Alan Jarvis	D Wright Alan Jarvis	4	81	61	46	55	–
ch g Savahra Sound - Princess Poquito (Hard Fought)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ 3 [5½]	7. Slip Jig I (IRE) 16/1 Fergus Sweeney ⁵ K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney ⁵ K R Burke	4	87	72	47	61	–
b c Marju (IRE) - Taking Steps (Gay Fandango)
Held up, headway over 3f out, not much room 2f out, kept on

7⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [9]	9. Night Mirage (USA) 16/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	80 b	72	47	55	–
b f Silver Hawk (USA) - Colony Club I (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Led, clear 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

8⁽⁶⁾ 5 [14]	6. Mels Baby (IRE) 10/1 Mark Gallagher Les Eyre	Mark Gallagher Les Eyre	4	91	75	42	49	–
br g Contract Law I (USA) - Launch The Raft (Home Guard)
Held up, headway under pressure 4f out, lost place 2f out

9⁽⁴⁾ 9 [23]	5. Crystal Gold 5/2F Matthew Henry ³ Sir Michael Stoute	Matthew Henry ³ Sir Michael Stoute	3	813	88	37	46	–
ch g Arazi (USA) - Crystal Land (Kris)
Tracked leaders, driven along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, eased. stewards' told: trainer could offer no explanation

9 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 2m 7.00s (slow by 4.60s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Sir Thomas Pilkington (Hen Harrier) 1st breeder: Mrs Rebecca Philipps
2nd owner: Exors Of The Late T S Child (Billy Bushwacker)
3rd owner: Bloomsbury Stud (Bay Of Islands)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £2.20 £1.20 £2 Ex: £11.80 CSF: £30.08 Tricast: £124.99 Trifecta: £33.90 Pool: £461.81. 9.67 winning tickets.
Photo 1st
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 83 (37%) M [4-6] 20 (40%) H [7-9] 47 (23%)

3:40 Redcar 21 Jun 1997

Vaux Gold Tankard Handicap Class C