Ascot Result
16 Jun 1988
Gold Cup (Group 1)
- 2m4f Good To Firm
- £69,841.80, £25,986.44, £12,355.72, £5,244.04
| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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DSQ8 |
Royal Gait 15/2 | 5 | 9-0 | J Fellows | — | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Gunner B - High Gait (High Top) | C Asmussen | ||||||||||||
5th straight, led well over 1f out, ran on well, finished 1st, disqualified and placed last |
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110 |
Sadeem (USA) 7/2F | 5 | 9-0 | G Harwood | — | * | * | » | ||||
| ch h Forli (ARG) - Miss Mazepah (USA) (Nijinsky) | G Starkey | ||||||||||||
3rd straight, every chance over 1f out, no impression, finished 2nd, beaten 5l, placed 1st |
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24 |
5 | Sergeyevich 5/1 | 4 | 9-0 | John Dunlop | — | * | * | » | |||
| b h Niniski (USA) - Rexana (Relko) | Pat Eddery | ||||||||||||
Led 2f, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, unable quicken, finished 3rd, beaten 15l, placed 2nd |
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32 |
15 | Chauve Souris 66/1 | 5 | 9-0 | G Wragg | — | * | * | ||||
| b h Beldale Flutter (USA) - Sassalya (Sassafras) | Paul Eddery | ||||||||||||
Headway 6f out, 4th straight, one pace final 2f, finished 4th, beaten 4l, placed 3rd |
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412 |
4 | Spruce Baby (USA) 50/1 | 4 | 9-0 | S G Norton | — | * | * | » | |||
| b h Big Spruce (USA) - Tick Tock Baby (USA) (Dr Fager) | J Lowe | ||||||||||||
Headway 3f out, never nearer, finished 5th, beaten 3/4l, placed 4th |
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53 |
¾ | Shimshek (USA) 25/1 | 4 | 9-0 | David Elsworth | — | * | * | » | |||
| b g Gold Stage (USA) - Marie De Retz (Reliance II) | W Carson | ||||||||||||
Headway 5f out, 6th straight, no headway final 2f, finished 6th, beaten 1 1/2l, placed 5th |
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67 |
3 | Daarkom 9/1 | 5 | 9-0 | A C Stewart | — | * | * | » | |||
| b g Be My Guest (USA) - Lady Regrets (FR) (Sir Gaylord) | M Roberts | ||||||||||||
Never near to challenge |
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76 |
4 | Primitive Rising (USA) 4/1 | 4 | 9-0 | Sir Henry Cecil | — | * | * | ||||
| b h Raise A Man (USA) - Periquito (USA) (Olden Times) | S Cauthen | ||||||||||||
Never nearer |
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813 |
8 | Guarde Royale 10/1 | 4 | 9-0 | Henry Candy | — | * | * | » | |||
| b h Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Britannia's Rule (Blakeney) | W Newnes | ||||||||||||
Prominent 16f |
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91 |
15 | Wildvogel (GER) 100/1 | 5 | 9-0 | Wido Neuroth | — | * | * | » | |||
| b h Windlauf (GER) - Winky (GER) (Khalkis) | Ray Cochrane | ||||||||||||
Headway 10f out, ridden & weakened 5f out |
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105 |
3 | Naevog 66/1 | 5 | 8-11 | L Browne | — | * | * | » | |||
| b m Ela-Mana-Mou - Gale Bridge (Vaguely Noble) | John Reid | ||||||||||||
Always behind |
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1111 |
Area Code 200/1 | 4 | 9-0 b | J Berry | — | * | * | » | ||||
| gr h Blakeney - Fayreela (Zeddaan) | John Carroll | ||||||||||||
Well behind final 12f |
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UR9 |
El Conquistador 8/1 | 5 | 9-0 | G Harwood | — | * | * | » | ||||
| b h Shirley Heights - Fiddle-Faddle (Dancing Spree) | Tony Clark | ||||||||||||
Led 18f out, ridden & weakened over 3f out, 2nd straight, beaten when hit rails and unseated rider 2f out |
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13 ran
TIME 4m 15.67s (fast by 5.33s) Total SP 111%
1st OWNER: Sheikh Mohammed BRED: King Ranch Inc TRAINER: G Harwood
2nd OWNER: Mrs Douglas Riley-Smith
3rd OWNER: Sir Philip Oppenheimer
TOTE
After a stewards' inquiry Royal Gait was disqualified and placed last. The race was awarded to Sadeem with Sergeyevich promoted to second, Chauve Souris to third and Spruce Baby to fourth.
1st OWNER: Sheikh Mohammed BRED: King Ranch Inc TRAINER: G Harwood
2nd OWNER: Mrs Douglas Riley-Smith
3rd OWNER: Sir Philip Oppenheimer
TOTE
After a stewards' inquiry Royal Gait was disqualified and placed last. The race was awarded to Sadeem with Sergeyevich promoted to second, Chauve Souris to third and Spruce Baby to fourth.