Full Result 3.10 York | 14 May 1998

Merewood Group Yorkshire Cup Class A Showcase Race (Group 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m5f194yds) 1m6f OMS Good

1st £62,800 2nd £23,200 3rd £11,100 4th £4,500 5th £1,750 6th £650

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Busy Flight 2/1F Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	5	89	116	38	116	–
br h Pharly (FR) - Bustling Nelly (Bustino)
Held up, effort over 2f out, ran on well to lead near finish

2⁽¹⁾ ¾	5. Strategic Choice (USA) 8/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	7	89	115	37	115	–
b h Alleged (USA) - Danlu (USA) (Danzig)
Held up, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 1f out until last 50 yards

3⁽³⁾ nk [1]	3. Persian Punch (IRE) 11/4 Kieren Fallon David Elsworth	Kieren Fallon David Elsworth	5	89	113	37	115	–
ch g Persian Heights - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Led until over 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, came outside and stayed on well final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [2½]	4. Sacho (IRE) 8/1 Frankie Dettori J L Harris	Frankie Dettori J L Harris	5	89	111	35	113	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Oh So Sharp (Kris)
Tracked leaders, led over 3f out until over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

5⁽²⁾ 8 [10½]	6. Symonds Inn 20/1 Mick Kinane J G Fitzgerald	Mick Kinane J G Fitzgerald	4	89 b¹	104	27	103	–
ch g In The Wings - Shining Eyes (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Tracked leaders, driven along 4f out, lost place over 2f out

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [10¾]	1. Celeric 100/30 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	6	90	123	30	107	–
b g Mtoto - Hot Spice I (Hotfoot I)
Held up, effort over 3f out, never able to challenge, eased approaching final furlong

6 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 3m 4.02s (slow by 8.22s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Exors Of The Late Mr S Wingfield Digby (Busy Flight) 1st breeder: S Wingfield Digby
2nd owner: Sir Martyn Arbib (Strategic Choice)
3rd owner: J C Smith (Persian Punch)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.70 £3.50 Ex: £10.90 CSF: £15.96