Full Result 3.10 York | 13 May 1999

Merewood Homes Yorkshire Cup Stakes Class A (Group 2)

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

1st £71,375 2nd £26,375 3rd £12,625 4th £5,125 5th £2,000 6th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Churlish Charm 25/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	4	89	102	52	115	–
b c Niniski (USA) - Blushing Storm (USA) (Blushing Groom)
In touch, ridden along behind leaders over 3f out, not clear run 2f out, switched inside last and stayed on strongly to lead close home (op 16-1)

2⁽³⁾ nk	3. Largesse 25/1 J F Egan John Berry	J F Egan John Berry	5	810	108	52	115	–
b h Cadeaux Genereux - Vilanika (FR) (Top Ville)
Raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 3f out, soon strongly pressed, disputed lead over 2f out until headed towards finish, kept on gamely (op 25-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

3⁽²⁾ ½ [¾]	2. Arctic Owl 2/1F Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	5	813	118	55	117	–
b g Most Welcome - Short Rations (Lorenzaccio)
Held up in rear going well, headway on bit from 3f out, challenged 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, no extra towards finish (op 5-2 tchd 7-4 in places)

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [1¼]	5. Yavana's Pace (IRE) 7/1 John Carroll Mark Johnston	John Carroll Mark Johnston	7	810	112	51	113	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Lady In Pace (Burslem)
Tracked leaders, ridden to dispute lead over 2f out until well inside last, no extra towards finish (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

5⁽⁸⁾ 4 [5¼]	4. Persian Punch (IRE) 11/2 C Asmussen David Elsworth	C Asmussen David Elsworth	6	810	118	46	108	–
ch g Persian Heights - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong (op 7-2)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [6¾]	6. Chist (USA) 14/1 Steve Drowne Mark H Tompkins	Steve Drowne Mark H Tompkins	4	89	102	44	106	–
bb c Lear Fan (USA) - Morna (Blakeney)
In touch, ridden along over 3f out, soon outpaced (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽⁶⁾ 12 [18¾]	10. The Glow-Worm (IRE) 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	89 b¹	110	29	91	–
b g Doyoun - Shakanda (IRE) (Shernazar)
Led, set steady pace until over 4f out, headed over 3f out, soon beaten (op 10-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [20¼]	8. Laurentide (USA) 7/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	4	89	104	27	89	–
b c Pleasant Colony (USA) - Northern Sunset (Northfields)
Held up, shaken up over 4f out, soon outpaced, behind final 2f (op 6-1 tchd 8-1, 9-1 in a place)

9⁽⁷⁾ nk [20½]	9. Ta-Lim 11/2 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	4	89	110	27	88	–
b c Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Alkaffeyeh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, raced keenly, ridden along 4f out, soon weakened and eased when beaten final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 3m 5.61s (slow by 9.81s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Silver Patriarch (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mohamed Suhail (Churlish Charm) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs Rosemary Moszkowicz (Largesse)
3rd owner: The Owl Society (Arctic Owl)
Tote win: £30.60 PL: £4.80 £5.60 £1.20 Ex: £195.80 CSF: £444.68
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 100 (37%) M [5-7] 13 (27%) H [8-10] 37 (36%)

3:10 York 13 May 1999

Merewood Homes Yorkshire Cup Stakes Class A (Group 2)