Full Result 2.35 York | 17 August 1999

Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m7f195yds) 2m OMS Good

1st £34,300 2nd £12,700 3rd £6,100 4th £2,500 5th £1,000 6th £400

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Celeric 10/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	7	94	112	95	116	–
b g Mtoto - Hot Spice I (Hotfoot I)
Held up and behind, steady headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on under pressure (op 8-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1	1. Arctic Owl 6/5F Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	5	97	118	96	118	–
b g Most Welcome - Short Rations (Lorenzaccio)
Held up in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, led well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside last, ran on one pace (op 11-8 tchd 11-10)

3⁽⁴⁾ 3 [4]	7. Rainbow High 11/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	91	112	86	109	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Imaginary (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
In touch, outpaced over 4f out, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders (op 4-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4½]	8. Ashgar (USA) 40/1 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	3	81	97	85	109	–
ch g Bien Bien (USA) - Ardisia (USA) (Affirmed)
Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 4f out until well over 2f out, stayed on same pace from well over 1f out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	5. Generosity 10/1 Kieren Fallon Paul Cole	Kieren Fallon Paul Cole	4	91	102	82	107	–
ch c Generous (IRE) - Pageantry (Welsh Pageant)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside last (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

6⁽⁷⁾ 11 [17¼]	4. Canon Can (USA) 14/1 Mick Kinane Sir Henry Cecil	Mick Kinane Sir Henry Cecil	6	91 v¹	106	65	96	–
ch g Green Dancer (USA) - Lady Argyle (USA) (Don B)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 6f out, outpaced 4f out, soon lost place (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [18¼]	6. Kahtan 14/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	4	91	105	63	95	–
b c Nashwan (USA) - Harmless Albatross (Pas De Seul)
Led until joined 6f out, ridden 4f out, headed well over 2f out, soon beaten (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

8⁽¹⁾ dist [48¼]	3. Maridpour (IRE) 11/2 Gary Stevens Sir Michael Stoute	Gary Stevens Sir Michael Stoute	4	94	113	–	68	–
b c Shernazar - Maridana (USA) (Nijinsky)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, joined leader 6f out, ridden 4f out, weakening when slightly hampered 3f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off (jockey said his mount raced too keenly and so did not last home) (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 3m 23.03s Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Christopher Spence (Celeric) 1st breeder: Chieveley Manor Enterprises
2nd owner: The Owl Society (Arctic Owl)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Rainbow High)
Tote win: £7.20 PL: £1.80 £1.20 £1.60 Ex: £6.70 CSF: £18.97 Trifecta: £64.40 Pool: £2,255.18. 24.84 winning tickets

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

2:35 York 17 Aug 1999

Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Stakes Class A (Group 3)