Full Result 2.45 Brighton | 15 July 1997

Steine Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (2yo) (6f210yds) 7f Firm

1st £2,277 2nd £627 3rd £297

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Bettron 100/30 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	93	–	60	69	–
b g Alnasr Alwasheek - Aigua Blava (USA) (Solford)
Started slowly and hampered start, headway and not much room on inside 2f out, not clear run on inside over 1f out, switched right 1f out, hard ridden, led near finish

2⁽⁴⁾ hd	3. Private Seal 15/8F George Duffield Gary Moore	George Duffield Gary Moore	2	92	–	59	68	–
b c King's Signet (USA) - Slender (Aragon)
Always prominent, led 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, headed near finish

3⁽⁵⁾ 4 [4¼]	6. Persian Fortune 13/2 Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Bill Turner	Fergus Sweeney ⁵ Bill Turner	2	81	–	35	48	–
b f Forzando - Persian Air (Persian Bold)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace

4⁽⁷⁾ 2 [6¼]	1. Persian Venture 5/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	2	97	–	51	58	–
b c Midyan (USA) - Scharade (Lombard)
Ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer

5⁽¹⁾ nk [6½]	8. Chika Shan (IRE) 33/1 Royston Ffrench ⁵ Bryan Smart	Royston Ffrench ⁵ Bryan Smart	2	710	–	25	37	–
ch c Archway (IRE) - Judy's Pinch (Ballymore)
Led 5f, weakened over 1f out

6⁽⁸⁾ 3 [9½]	5. Jilvarra 25/1 Derek McGaffin ⁷ Bill Turner	Derek McGaffin ⁷ Bill Turner	2	81	–	23	37	–
b f Desert Splendour - Charlotte Daughter (Brigadier Gerard)
Started slowly, swerved left start, never near to challenge

7⁽³⁾ ½ [10]	4. Estopped (IRE) 5/1 T Quinn Mick Channon	T Quinn Mick Channon	2	813	–	34	41	–
b g Case Law (IRE) - Action Belle (Auction Ring)
Prominent over 5f

8⁽²⁾ 9 [19]	7. Hugger-Mugger 33/1 A Whelan ³ J R Arnold	A Whelan ³ J R Arnold	2	80 b	–	1	9	–
br g Prince Sabo - Fair Eleanor (Saritamer)
Chased leader over 4f

PU⁽⁹⁾	9. Goldenacres 12/1 Steve Drowne J Neville	Steve Drowne J Neville	2	82 1 b	–	–	–	–
b c Desert Splendour - Normanby Damsel (High Line)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up inside final furlong, dismounted

9 ran Off time: 2:47:00 Winning time: 1m 25.20s (slow by 6.30s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: R Gander (Bettron) 1st breeder: R A Gander
2nd owner: K Higson (Private Seal)
3rd owner: G L Barker (Persian Fortune)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £2.60 £1.10 £1.90 Ex: £17.10 CSF: £9.54 Trifecta: £13.90 Pool: £322.36. 16.43 winning tickets.
Photo. After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 17 (18%) M [4-6] 83 (59%) H [7-9] 50 (23%)

2:45 Brighton 15 Jul 1997

Steine Claiming Stakes Class F