Full Result 3.10 Ripon | 20 July 1996

Centaur Selling Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo+) 1m Good To Firm

1st £2,600 2nd £725 3rd £350

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	. Roi De La Mer (IRE) EvensF Kevin Darley John Akehurst	Kevin Darley John Akehurst	5	97	–	42	57	–
b h Fairy King (USA) - Sea Mistress (Habitat)
Tracked leaders, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, driven clear

2⁽³⁾ 2	. Sis Garden 6/1 M Birch Tim Easterby	M Birch Tim Easterby	3	84 1 b	–	29	44	–
b f Damister (USA) - Miss Nanna (Vayrann)
Tracked leader, left in lead over 4f out, headed inside final furlong, found nil

3⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [4½]	. Dance Of Joy 20/1 N Kennedy J M Carr	N Kennedy J M Carr	4	92	–	28	43	–
b f Shareef Dancer (USA) - Lady Habitat (Habitat)
Behind until headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [5]	. Miletrian City 10/1 S D Williams J Berry	S D Williams J Berry	3	88 b	–	27	41	–
gr g Petong - Blueit (FR) (Bold Lad)
Held up, effort over 3f out, one pace final 2f

5⁽⁶⁾ 4 [9]	. Battle Colours (IRE) 33/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	7	97	–	25	38	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Streamertail (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [10½]	. Nukud (USA) 33/1 John Lowe Geoff Oldroyd	John Lowe Geoff Oldroyd	4	92	–	17	30	–
b g Topsider (USA) - Summer Silence I (USA) (Stop The Music)
Behind, some headway 2f out, never dangerous

7⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [11¼]	. Blue Grit 9/1 Jimmy Fortune Michael Dods	Jimmy Fortune Michael Dods	10	97 b	–	20	33	–
b g Thatching - Northern Wisdom (Northfields)
Chased leaders until weakened over 1f out

8⁽⁷⁾ hd [11½]	. Irie Mon (IRE) 14/1 L Newton ⁵ M P Bielby	L Newton ⁵ M P Bielby	4	92	–	15	33	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Achafalaya (USA) (Apalachee)
In touch, effort under pressure over 3f out, weakened 2f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [14]	. Double Oscar (IRE) 11/4 T Williams Mark Johnston	T Williams Mark Johnston	3	813 v	–	15	28	–
ch g Royal Academy (USA) - Broadway Rosie (Absalom)
Soon chasing leaders, weakened 2f out

10⁽²⁾ hd [14¼]	. Steel Sovereign 33/1 Dale Gibson Michael Dods	Dale Gibson Michael Dods	5	97	–	14	27	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Perioscope (Legend Of France)
Always in rear

11⁽¹¹⁾ 22 [36¼]	. Mr Blue 33/1 Gyles Parkin ⁵ G P Kelly	Gyles Parkin ⁵ G P Kelly	4	811	–	–	–	–
b c Sylvan Express - Footstool (Artaius)
Led, ran very wide entering straight, behind and eased final 2f

11 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 1m 40.80s (slow by 3.70s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Foundation Developments Ltd (Roi De La Mer) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Lodge Stud
2nd owner: Lin Cheng Lee (Sis Garden)
3rd owner: Mrs Tina Carr (Dance Of Joy)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 77 (57%) M [5-7] 40 (10%) H [8-12] 33 (33%)

3:10 Ripon 20 Jul 1996

Centaur Selling Stakes Class F