Full Result 4.10 York | 14 July 2001

42nd John Smith's Cup Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-110, 3yo+) (1m2f85yds) 1m2½f OMS Good

1st £87,750 2nd £27,000 3rd £13,500 4th £6,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	13. Foreign Affairs 5/2F George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	86	97	83	110	–
ch c Hernando (FR) - Entente Cordiale (USA) (Affirmed)
Pulled hard towards rear, good headway on outside 3f out, quickened to lead over 1f out, ran on well (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in places and 9-4)

2⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾	1. Man O'Mystery (USA) 12/1 Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda	Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda	4	910	104	97	114	–
b g Diesis - Eurostorm (USA) (Storm Bird)
Started slowly, switched left after start, headway 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on well, no real impression (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

3⁽³⁾ 1 [2¾]	16. Golconda (IRE) 20/1 A Beech ³ Lady Herries	A Beech ³ Lady Herries	5	80	83	74	91	–
br m Lahib (USA) - David's Star (Welsh Saint)
Chased leaders, not much room 2f out, kept on well final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [3½]	21. Ballet Master (USA) 12/1 Gary Bardwell Michael Easterby	Gary Bardwell Michael Easterby	5	710 3 b	76	65	83	–
ch h Kingmambo (USA) - Danse Royale (IRE) (Caerleon)
Pulled hard in rear, headway on inside 3f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on well near finish (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

5⁽¹¹⁾ hd [3¾]	15. Little Amin 14/1 Dean Mernagh K R Burke	Dean Mernagh K R Burke	5	84	84	73	91	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Ghassanah (Pas De Seul)
Always chasing leaders, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽²²⁾ 2 [5¾]	19. Denise Margaret (IRE) 20/1 David Kinsella ⁷ Jeremy Noseda	David Kinsella ⁷ Jeremy Noseda	3	75 5	89	63	92	–
b f Flying Spur (AUS) - Rachel Pringle (IRE) (Doulab)
Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

7⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [6]	11. Chem's Truce (IRE) 10/1 John Reid William Muir	John Reid William Muir	4	88	88	73	91	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - In The Rigging (USA) (Topsider)
Held up and behind, headway on outside 3f out, never near leaders (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6½]	10. Parisien Star (IRE) 20/1 Paul Fitzsimons ³ N Hamilton	Paul Fitzsimons ³ N Hamilton	5	85	88	72	90	–
ch g Paris House - Auction Maid (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Behind, stayed on final 2f, never near leaders (op 16-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7]	9. Prize Winner 12/1 Willie Supple Jeremy Noseda	Willie Supple Jeremy Noseda	3	813	104	76	105	–
b c Mtoto - Rose Show (Belmez)
Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, never a danger (op 9-1)

10⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [7½]	5. Pantar (IRE) 25/1 B Marcus I A Balding	B Marcus I A Balding	6	94	98	80	98	–
b g Shirley Heights - Spring Daffodil (Pharly)
Towards rear, not much room 2f out, never on terms (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

11⁽⁹⁾ 2 [9½]	14. Jedi Knight 20/1 Paul Hanagan ⁵ Michael Easterby	Paul Hanagan ⁵ Michael Easterby	7	81	86	64	82	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Hannie Caulder (Workboy I)
Chased leaders, faded final 2f (tchd 25-1 in places)

12⁽²¹⁾ nk [9¾]	2. Zafonium (USA) 50/1 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	4	910	104	81	100	–
ch c Zafonic (USA) - Bint Pasha (USA) (Affirmed)
Tracked leaders, led over 2f out until headed and weakened over 1f out (op 40-1)

13⁽⁷⁾ hd [10]	3. Prince Alex (IRE) 8/1 A McGlone Amanda Perrett	A McGlone Amanda Perrett	7	98 t	102	79	97	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Finalist I (Star Appeal)
Tracked leaders, not much room 2f out, soon faded (tchd 9-1)

13⁽²⁰⁾ dht [10]	4. Sharp Play 33/1 K Dalgleish ³ Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish ³ Mark Johnston	6	93	100	77	95	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Child's Play I (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Always towards rear

15⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [12½]	17. Pinchincha (FR) 25/1 J Tate Dave Morris	J Tate Dave Morris	7	81	81	53	72	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Western Heights (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, weakened 2f out (tchd 33-1 in places)

16⁽²⁾ nk [12¾]	6. Lermontov (USA) 33/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	91	95	66	85	–
bb g Alleged (USA) - Prospect Dalia (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Mid-division, effort 3f out, soon well outpaced

17⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [13½]	20. Pension Fund 9/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	7	710	76	45	65	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Navarino Bay (Averof)
Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

18⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [14½]	18. Gudlage (USA) 33/1 Sam Hitchcott ⁷ Michael Easterby	Sam Hitchcott ⁷ Michael Easterby	5	77 tb¹	80	47	67	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Triple Kiss (Shareef Dancer)
Swerved left start, headway on wide outside over 6f out, lost place 3f out (trainer said gelding returned with a dirty nose)

19⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [16]	7. Blue Sugar (USA) 14/1 Michael Hills James Fanshawe	Michael Hills James Fanshawe	4	91 v¹	95	59	80	–
ch g Shuailaan (USA) - Chelsea My Love (USA) (Opening Verse)
Mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out

19 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 2m 10.15s (slow by 1.15s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Bawsian (withdrawn; vet's advice), Octane II (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Riberac (withdrawn; unruly in stalls)
Rule 4: Nos 8, Riberac (14-1), 12 Bawsian (33-1) and 22 Octane (33-1) were withdrawn. Rule 4 applies to all bets, deduction 5p in the pound
1st owner: The Speculators (Foreign Affairs) 1st breeder: Miss K Rausing
2nd owner: Ecurie Pharos (Man O'Mystery)
3rd owner: D K R & Mrs J B C Oliver (Golconda)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.60 £2.40 £3.90 Ex: £57.60 CSF: £26.33 Tricast: £435.48 Trifecta: £1,206.90 3.27 w/u, pool £5,558.58
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 58 (29%) M [8-15] 39 (53%) H [16-22] 53 (18%)

4:10 York 14 Jul 2001

42nd John Smith's Cup Showcase Handicap Class B