Full Result 2.35 York | 21 August 1996

Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m3f195yds) 1m4f OMS Good

1st £78,815.50 2nd £28,964.50 3rd £13,732.25 4th £5,423.75 5th £1,961.88 6th £577.12

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	. Key Change (IRE) 7/1 Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	3	88	–	111	112	–
b f Darshaan - Kashka (USA) (The Minstrel)
Always prominent, led over 6f out, stayed on strongly final furlong

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¾	. Papering (IRE) 8/1 Kevin Darley Luca Cumani	Kevin Darley Luca Cumani	3	88	–	109	110	–
b f Shaadi (USA) - Wrapping (Kris)
Held up, headway on inside over 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [2]	. Mezzogiorno 16/1 Michael Hills G Wragg	Michael Hills G Wragg	3	88	–	105	105	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - Aigue (High Top)
Held up, effort and ridden along 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge, finished 4th, beaten 3 lengths, placed 3rd

4⁽⁸⁾ 3 [5]	. Shamadara (IRE) 2/1F Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	Gerald Mosse A De Royer-Dupre	3	88	–	104	105	–
b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Shamarzana (Darshaan)
Held up, outpaced and lost place over 5f out, ridden and stayed on final 2f, finished 5th beaten neck, placed 4th

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [5¼]	. Whitewater Affair 14/1 T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	3	88	–	104	104	–
ch f Machiavellian (USA) - Much Too Risky (Bustino)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, slightly hampered well over 1f out, one pace, finished 6th, beaten neck, placed 5th

6⁽³⁾ nk [5¾]	. Russian Snows (IRE) 11/2 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	94	–	108	109	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Arctique Royale (Royal And Regal)
Led 1f, tracked leaders, hard ridden 2f out, edged left and kept on final furlong, finished 3rd beaten neck, disqualified and placed 6th

7⁽⁴⁾ 1 [6¾]	. ShemozzleI (IRE) 15/2 Pat Eddery John Gosden	Pat Eddery John Gosden	3	88	–	103	103	–
b f Shirley Heights - Reactress (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Led over 7f out, soon headed, ridden over 2f out, one pace

8⁽²⁾ 4 [10¾]	. Quota 16/1 Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	3	88	–	–	–	–
b f Rainbow Quest (USA) - Armeria (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Led after 1f to 7f out, hung right over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

9⁽⁹⁾ 24 [34¾]	. Sil Sila (IRE) 9/2 Ray Cochrane Bryan Smart	Ray Cochrane Bryan Smart	3	88	–	65	63	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Porto Alegre I (Habitat)
Held up, effort 4f out, lost place and eased well over 2f out, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 2m 27.56s (fast by 1.44s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Lady Clague (Key Change) 1st breeder: H H Aga Khan
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Papering)
3rd owner: Mrs R Philipps (Mezzogiorno)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 53 (28%) M [4-6] 60 (24%) H [7-9] 37 (48%)

Russian Snows finished third, beaten threequarters of a length and a neck by Key Change and Papering. After a stewards' inquiry Russian Snows was demoted to sixth.

2:35 York 21 Aug 1996

Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks Class A (Group 1)