Full Result 4.45 Bath | 19 May 1997

Timeform Silver Tankard Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) (1m2f37yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £3,101.25 2nd £930 3rd £447.50 4th £206.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. River Pilot 12/1 T Sprake Roger Charlton	T Sprake Roger Charlton	3	812	–	73	83	–
b c Unfuwain (USA) - Cut Ahead (Kalaglow)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	4. Chief Monarch 7/4 Pat Eddery Bryan Smart	Pat Eddery Bryan Smart	3	812	–	72	82	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - American Beauty (Mill Reef)
Always prominent, led over 1f out until inside final furlong

3⁽⁹⁾ 7 [7¾]	5. Natural Eight (IRE) 11/10F Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	812	–	61	69	–
b c In The Wings - Fenny Rough (Home Guard)
With leader, led over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 2 [9¾]	10. Whirlawhile (USA) 10/1 Daragh O'Donohoe ³ Ed Dunlop	Daragh O'Donohoe ³ Ed Dunlop	3	89	–	55	65	–
b c Silver Hawk (USA) - My Turbulent Beau (USA) (Beau's Eagle)
Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [10¾]	7. Royal Castle I (IRE) 16/1 Paul Eddery Major W R Hern	Paul Eddery Major W R Hern	3	812	–	56	64	–
b g Caerleon (USA) - Sun Princess (English Prince)
Never placed to challenge

6⁽⁶⁾ 2 [12¾]	3. Moon Colony 16/1 Declan O'Shea Lady Herries	Declan O'Shea Lady Herries	4	912	–	53	60	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Honeymooning (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Led 7f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁴⁾ 5 [17¾]	9. Stahr 33/1 N Adams Henry Candy	N Adams Henry Candy	3	812	–	45	51	–
b g Liboi (USA) - Celia Brady (Last Tycoon)
Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon behind

8⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [22¾]	2. Happy Medium I (IRE) 50/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Gerry Enright	Alan Daly ⁵ Gerry Enright	4	97	–	31	42	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Belle Origine (USA) (Exclusive Native)
Led over 3f, weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 10 [32¾]	8. Sadler's Blaze (IRE) 33/1 Tony Clark P W Harris	Tony Clark P W Harris	3	812	–	20	24	–
b c Alzao (USA) - Christine Daae (Sadler's Wells)
Always behind, tailed off

10⁽²⁾ 16 [48¾]	11. Gore Hill 50/1 Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	3	87	–	–	–	–
b f Be My Chief (USA) - Hollow Heart (Wolver Hollow)
Always behind, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 4:47:00 Winning time: 2m 15.50s (slow by 9.10s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Bonanza Peak
1st owner: Lady Rothschild (River Pilot) 1st breeder: Lord Rothschild
2nd owner: Miss N Jefford (Chief Monarch)
3rd owner: Mrs Melody Siu (Natural Eight)
Tote win: £7.80 PL: £1.80 £1.20 £1.20 Ex: £10.60 CSF: £31.52 Trifecta: £6.50 Pool: £378.71. 40.94 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (15%) M [4-8] 44 (40%) H [9-11] 45 (45%)

4:45 Bath 19 May 1997

Timeform Silver Tankard Maiden Stakes (Div II) Class D