Full Result 3.10 Ripon | 19 July 1997

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⁽³⁾	7. Special-K 5/4F Tom Siddall ⁷ E Weymes	Tom Siddall ⁷ E Weymes	5	89	–	36	36	–
br m Treasure Kay - Lissi Gori (FR) (Bolkonski)
Tracked leaders, stayed on to lead just inside final furlong, held on well

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	5. My Handsome Prince 12/1 N Carlisle P J Bevan	N Carlisle P J Bevan	5	92	–	42	35	–
b g Handsome Sailor - My Serenade (USA) (Sensitive Prince)
Chased leader, led over 1f out, not quicken well inside final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ 2½ [2¾]	6. Shark (IRE) 33/1 Ollie Pears Kevin Morgan	Ollie Pears Kevin Morgan	4	92	–	37	30	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Gay Appeal (Star Appeal)
Pulled hard, led until over 1f out, gradually weakened

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [3]	8. Katie Komaite 6/1 P Roberts ⁵ Capt J Wilson	P Roberts ⁵ Capt J Wilson	4	86 b	–	27	24	–
b f Komaite (USA) - City To City (Windjammer)
Raced wide, held up, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [7]	10. Grovefair Lad (IRE) 10/1 Royston Ffrench ³ Martyn Wane	Royston Ffrench ³ Martyn Wane	3	85	–	26	20	–
b g Silver Kite (USA) - Cienaga (Tarboosh)
Behind, stayed on under pressure final 2f, never near leaders

6⁽⁷⁾ 3 [10]	1. Bernard Seven (IRE) 3/1 Alex Greaves Michael Dods	Alex Greaves Michael Dods	5	97 b	–	28	19	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Madame Nureyev (USA) (Nureyev)
Soon tracking leaders, effort over 2f out, hung right and not run on

7⁽²⁾ 1 [11]	2. Dragonjoy 7/1 Rodney Lappin Nick Littmoden	Rodney Lappin Nick Littmoden	4	97 v	–	26	17	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Nazakat (Known Fact)
Prominent early, headway under pressure 5f out, never near to challenge

8⁽⁹⁾ 2 [13]	9. Persian Sunset (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Garry Woodward	Jimmy Quinn Garry Woodward	5	811	–	12	2	–
b m Persian Mews (IRE) - Fifth Gear (Red Sunset)
Held up, always behind

9⁽⁵⁾ 16 [29]	3. First Option 33/1 H Bastiman ⁵ Robin Bastiman	H Bastiman ⁵ Robin Bastiman	7	92	–	–	–	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Merrywren (Julio Mariner)
Started slowly, always behind

PU⁽⁶⁾	4. Lab Test (IRE) 11/2 Mark Gallagher Les Eyre	Mark Gallagher Les Eyre	5	97	–	–	–	–
ch g Doulab (USA) - Princess Reema (USA) (Affirmed)
Chased leaders, effort 3f out, soon weakened, pulled up over 1f out, broke blood vessel. stewards' told: veterinary surgeon reported that the horse was found to be bleeding from the nose

10 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 1m 40.40s (slow by 3.30s) Total SP: 141%
1st owner: G Falshaw (Special-K) 1st breeder: Patrick Diamond
2nd owner: D B Holmes (My Handsome Prince)
3rd owner: M J Harmer (Shark)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.50 £2.60 £7.40 Ex: £13.80 CSF: £22.90 Trifecta: £93.30 Pool: £293.25. 2.23 winning tickets.
There was no bid for the winner.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 79 (43%) M [4-7] 32 (36%) H [8-10] 39 (21%)

3:10 Ripon 19 Jul 1997

Centaur Selling Stakes Class F