Full Result 3.50 Thirsk | 19 April 1997

Racing Channel Limited Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (3yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £2,880.25 2nd £862 3rd £413.50 4th £189.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Desert Fighter 4/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	6	98	–	60	69	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Made all, shaken up over 3f out, stayed on strongly, eased near finish

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	1. Fairy Knight 6/1 Kevin Darley Richard Hannon Snr	Kevin Darley Richard Hannon Snr	5	910	–	61	67	–
b h Fairy King (USA) - Vestal Flame (Habitat)
Chased winner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [3]	5. Lookingforarainbow (IRE) 100/30F M Wigham Bob Jones	M Wigham Bob Jones	9	98	–	56	62	–
ch g Godswalk (USA) - Bridget Folly (Crofter)
Driven along 7f out, stayed on final 2f, never near to challenge

4⁽³⁾ 4 [7]	7. Pearl Venture 9/1 D Biggs S Woods	D Biggs S Woods	5	95	–	48	53	–
b m Salse (USA) - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left, never near to challenge

5⁽⁸⁾ 4 [11]	8. Nile Valley (IRE) 4/1 R Cody-Boutcher ⁷ Peter Chapple-Hyam	R Cody-Boutcher ⁷ Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	77 1	–	36	48	–
b f Royal Academy (USA) - Sphinx (GER) (Alpenkonig)
Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, gradually weakened

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [12¼]	4. Kaitak (IRE) 20/1 L Charnock J M Carr	L Charnock J M Carr	6	98	–	44	49	–
ch g Broken Hearted - Klairelle (Klairon)
Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

7⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [13½]	6. Slasher Jack (IRE) 9/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	6	98	–	42	47	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sherkraine (Shergar)
Tracked leaders until lost place over 4f out

8⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [14¾]	2. Contrafire (IRE) 6/1 J Supple Ann Duffield	J Supple Ann Duffield	5	98	–	40	45	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Fiery Song (Ballad Rock)
Held up, effort over 3f out, no impression

8 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 2m 37.10s (slow by 5.40s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: A Frame (Desert Fighter) 1st breeder: P D And Mrs Player
2nd owner: P & S Lever Partners (Fairy Knight)
3rd owner: B M Saumtally (Lookingforarainbow)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.50 £2 £1.30 Ex: £12.70 CSF: £26.11

3:50 Thirsk 19 Apr 1997

Racing Channel Limited Stakes Class E