Full Result 4.15 Salisbury | 10 June 1997

Sherborne Claiming Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m4f5yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £2,994 2nd £834 3rd £402

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	12. Norsong 8/1 Tony Clark R Akehurst	Tony Clark R Akehurst	5	89	40	40	42	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Winsong Melody (Music Maestro)
Led after 2f, all out

2⁽¹⁷⁾ ½	9. Courageous Knight I 10/1 Matthew Henry ³ P Hayward	Matthew Henry ³ P Hayward	8	88	42	38	43	–
gr g Midyan (USA) - Little Mercy (No Mercy II)
Headway 3f out, hard ridden and ran on inside final furlong

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	11. Rock The Barney (IRE) 9/2 David McCabe Mark Usher	David McCabe Mark Usher	8	89	40	38	39	–
ch h Coquelin (USA) - Lady Loire (Wolverlife)
Well behind until rapid headway over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2]	17. Chief Predator (USA) 10/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	86	52	49	51	–
ch c Chief's Crown (USA) - Tsavorite (USA) (Halo)
Behind until good headway final 2f, nearest finish

5⁽¹¹⁾ shd [2]	1. Two Socks 16/1 Royston Ffrench ⁵ J S King	Royston Ffrench ⁵ J S King	4	99	59	51	58	–
ch g Phountzi (USA) - Mrs Feathers (Pyjama Hunt)
Pulled hard, always prominent, every chance 2f out, one pace

6⁽¹³⁾ 3 [5]	5. High Desire (IRE) 16/1 D Harrison J R Arnold	D Harrison J R Arnold	4	94	49	42	43	–
b f High Estate - Sweet Adelaide (USA) (The Minstrel)
Held up, headway 4f out, weakened 2f out

7⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [5½]	20. Ronquista D'Or 12/1 N Carlisle Gerald Ham	N Carlisle Gerald Ham	3	85	51	44	45	–
b g Ron's Victory (USA) - Gild The Lily (Ile De Bourbon)
Never nearer

8⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [5¾]	16. Shy Paddy (IRE) 33/1 Brett Doyle Ken Cunningham-Brown	Brett Doyle Ken Cunningham-Brown	5	87	38	31	32	–
b g Shy Groom (USA) - Griqualand (Connaught)
Prominent until weakened 2f out

9⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [7]	3. Sun Of Spring 4/1F Paul Fessey ³ D W Chapman	Paul Fessey ³ D W Chapman	7	97 5	55	43	47	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Unsuspected (Above Suspicion)
Prominent until weakened 2f out

10⁽⁸⁾ shd [7]	8. Blue And Royal (IRE) 33/1 C Rutter V Soane	C Rutter V Soane	5	811	42	33	33	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Cat Girl (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Always mid-division

11⁽⁵⁾ 3 [10]	10. Oscar Rose 33/1 Jimmy Quinn M J Bolton	Jimmy Quinn M J Bolton	4	810	41	28	28	–
b g Aragon - Mossy Rose (King Of Spain)
Never near leaders

12⁽¹⁾ 2½ [12½]	6. Country Thatch 12/1 Paul Eddery C A Horgan	Paul Eddery C A Horgan	4	813	44	28	27	–
b g Thatching - Alencon (Northfields)
Well behind until some late headway

13⁽²⁾ ¾ [13¼]	7. Racing Hawk (USA) 33/1 Russell Price Malcolm Saunders	Russell Price Malcolm Saunders	5	812	43	25	25	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Lorn Lady (Lorenzaccio)
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, behind final 2f

14⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [15]	19. Rapid Liner 33/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	4	87 2	38	18	17	–
b g Skyliner I - Stellaris (Star Appeal)
Prominent, hard ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 2½ [17½]	14. Kingsdown Trix (IRE) 14/1 R Perham Gary Moore	R Perham Gary Moore	3	89	55	32	31	–
b g Contract Law I (USA) - Three Of Trumps (Tyrnavos)
Held up, headway 5f out, weakened over 2f out

16⁽²⁰⁾ 2 [19½]	18. Blaze Of Oak (USA) 16/1 T Sprake Milton Bradley	T Sprake Milton Bradley	6	85	36	10	9	–
ch g Green Forest (USA) - Magic Robe (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Held up mid-division, behind final 3f

17⁽¹⁴⁾ 5 [24½]	4. Nornax Lad (USA) 9/1 Franny Norton Martyn Meade	Franny Norton Martyn Meade	9	95	50	17	15	–
b g Northern Baby (CAN) - Naxos (USA) (Big Spruce)
Led 2f, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out

18⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [25¾]	15. Prove The Point I (IRE) 33/1 Aimee Cook ⁵ Nerys Dutfield	Aimee Cook ⁵ Nerys Dutfield	4	82	38	–	1	–
b f Maelstrom Lake - In Review (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Always behind

19⁽³⁾ 18 [43¾]	2. Seventh Edition 33/1 Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	4	910	55	–	–	–
b g Classic Music (USA) - Funny-Do (Derring-Do)
Prominent over 8f, tailed off

20⁽⁷⁾ nk [44]	13. Thor's Phantom 33/1 J Marshall Mark Usher	J Marshall Mark Usher	4	89	40	–	–	–
ch g Weldnaas (USA) - La Carlotta (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Prominent 6f, tailed off final 3f

20 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 2m 34.90s (slow by 2.20s) Total SP: 141%
1st owner: The Fairy Story Partnership (Norsong) 1st breeder: Deepwood Farm Stud
2nd owner: L Kirkwood (Courageous Knight I)
3rd owner: Mrs Satu Marks (Rock The Barney)
Tote win: £10.70 PL: £2.60 £5.50 £1.30 Ex: £149.60 CSF: £82.10 Tricast: £373.40 Trifecta: £387.90 Pool: £2,420.50. 4.43 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 37 (24%) M [8-13] 69 (32%) H [14-20] 44 (44%)

4:15 Salisbury 10 Jun 1997

Sherborne Claiming Handicap Class F