Full Result 2.15 Sandown | 24 July 1997

Tattersalls Maiden Auction Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (2yo) (5f10yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £3,582.50 2nd £1,085 3rd £530 4th £252.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. Cloudberry I 8/11F Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	2	85	–	74	65	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Chatterberry (Aragon)
Made virtually all, driven out

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	2. Statua (IRE) 4/1 Ray Cochrane Peter Makin	Ray Cochrane Peter Makin	2	87	–	75	66	–
b f Statoblest (IRE) - Amata (USA) (Nodouble)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, ran on well

3⁽²⁾ 3½ [3¾]	6. Bala 14/1 Kevin Darley Hughie Morrison	Kevin Darley Hughie Morrison	2	84	–	61	53	–
ch f Casteddu - Baladee (Mummy's Pet)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken

4⁽⁷⁾ 1 [4¾]	7. Mercury Falling 33/1 Martin Dwyer ³ David Arbuthnot	Martin Dwyer ³ David Arbuthnot	2	712	–	52	47	–
ch f Magic Ring I (IRE) - Try The Duchess (Try My Best)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

5⁽⁶⁾ 2 [6¾]	3. Thelonius (IRE) 20/1 Kieren Fallon Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	Kieren Fallon Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	2	87	–	55	47	–
ch g Statoblest (IRE) - Little Sega (FR) (Bellypha)
Outpaced, never near to challenge

6⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [8]	4. Sharp Fellow 6/1 Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	2	86	–	50	42	–
ch g Keen - Clarandal (Young Generation)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [9¾]	8. Natalie's Pet 20/1 Russell Price G Lewis	Russell Price G Lewis	2	83 2	–	42	34	–
b f Merdon Melody - Tripolitaine (FR) (Nonoalco)
Always behind

UR⁽⁸⁾	1. Life Sentence 25/1 D Harrison Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	D Harrison Mrs J Smyth-Osbourne	2	87	–	–	–	–
ch c Timeless Times (USA) - Marfen (Lochnager)
Jinked and unseated rider start

8 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 1m 2.37s (slow by 2.67s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Mrs Douglas Coker (Cloudberry I) 1st breeder: D A And Mrs Hicks
2nd owner: Skyline Racing Ltd (Statua)
3rd owner: Lord Margadale (Bala)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £1.40 £2 Ex: £1.90 CSF: £3.22
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2:15 Sandown 24 Jul 1997

Tattersalls Maiden Auction Stakes Class E