Full Result 1.45 York | 19 August 2003

Ladbroke Knavesmire Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m3f198yds) 1m4f OMS Good To Firm

1st £22,425 2nd £6,900 3rd £3,450 4th £1,725

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	7. Bagan (FR) 50/1 T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	4	813	80	85	92	–
bb c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Maid Of Erin (USA) (Irish River)
Rear-division, good headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on (tchd 66-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁹⁾ 1	11. Trust Rule 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	88	85	88	96	–
b c Selkirk (USA) - Hagwah (USA) (Dancing Brave)
Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ran on final furlong

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [1¼]	1. Hambleden 8/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	6	100	95	98	105	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Dalu (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Led, quickened 4f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

4⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [2]	15. Crathorne (IRE) 20/1 Jamie Spencer James Bethell	Jamie Spencer James Bethell	3	87 1	84	85	93	–
b c Alzao (USA) - Shirley Blue (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Dwelt, headway on wide outside over 3f out, edged left, not quicken final furlong (tchd 25-1)

5⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [3]	9. Neckar Valley (IRE) 20/1 Christophe Soumillon Richard Fahey	Christophe Soumillon Richard Fahey	4	810	77	76	84	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Solar Attraction (IRE) (Salt Dome)
Mid-division, headway over 4f out, staying on same pace when slightly hampered inside final furlong (tchd 25-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4]	14. Sporting Gesture 12/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	6	86	73	70	79	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Chased leaders, stayed on same pace final 2f

7⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [6½]	4. Solo Flight 12/1 Frankie Dettori B W Hills	Frankie Dettori B W Hills	6	95	86	78	88	–
gr g Mtoto - Silver Singer (Pharly)
Slowly into stride, headway on inside over 3f out, not clear run 2f out, never reached leaders (tchd 14-1 in places)

8⁽⁵⁾ 2 [8½]	18. Night Sight (USA) 20/1 Dominic Fox ⁵ Michael Chapman	Dominic Fox ⁵ Michael Chapman	6	711	69	57	68	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - El Hamo (USA) (Search For Gold)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, one pace final 2f (tchd 25-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [8¾]	12. Blue Star 33/1 Luke Fletcher ³ Michael Mullineaux	Luke Fletcher ³ Michael Mullineaux	7	85 1 b	75	62	73	–
b g Whittingham (IRE) - Gold And Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Slowly into stride, behind, kept on final 3f, never near leaders

10⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [10]	8. Sarin 12/1 Darryll Holland Luca Cumani	Darryll Holland Luca Cumani	5	813	80	65	76	–
b g Deploy - Secretilla (USA) (Secreto)
In touch, driven along 5f out, one pace when not much room 2f out

11⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [10¾]	6. Spectrometer 9/2F K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	6	90 4	81	64	76	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Selection Board (Welsh Pageant)
In rear, driven along 6f out, ridden 4f out, never a factor (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 5-1 in places)

12⁽³⁾ hd [11]	10. Aleron (IRE) 25/1 Dean Mernagh John Quinn	Dean Mernagh John Quinn	5	89	76	59	71	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - High Hawk (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, faded final 2f (tchd 33-1 in places)

13⁽¹⁾ ¾ [11¾]	16. Red Scorpion (USA) 66/1 J F Egan Mark Brisbourne	J F Egan Mark Brisbourne	4	83	70	51	63	–
ch g Nureyev (USA) - Pricket (USA) (Diesis)
Mid-division, driven along 5f out, hampered 2f out, not clear run over 1f out (tchd 100-1 in places)

14⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [13¼]	3. Ring Of Destiny 14/1 Willie Supple P W Harris	Willie Supple P W Harris	4	97	88	66	79	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Canna (Caerleon)
Chased leader, weakened over 2f out (op 12-1)

15⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [15¾]	19. Ampoule 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Clive Brittain	Jimmy Quinn Clive Brittain	4	713 v	66	39	53	–
b g Zamindar (USA) - Diamond Park (IRE) (Alzao)
In touch, lost place over 2f out (tchd 20-1 in places)

16⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [17¾]	13. Arjay 50/1 Kevin Darley Andy Turnell	Kevin Darley Andy Turnell	5	86	73	42	57	–
b g Shaamit (IRE) - Jenny's Call (Petong)
In touch, not much room and lost place over 2f out

17⁽²⁾ 1¼ [19]	5. Conquering Love (IRE) 11/1 Tony Hamilton ⁵ Brian Ellison	Tony Hamilton ⁵ Brian Ellison	5	811	83	49	65	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Susquehanna Days (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Soon behind and driven along, never a factor (trainer said gelding was found to have mucus on the lungs when scoped after race) (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

18⁽¹³⁾ 8 [27]	2. Navado (USA) 7/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	4	910	91	41	60	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Miznah (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Took keen hold on outer, tracked leaders, lost place when not much room 2f out, eased (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 8-1)

18 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 2m 28.86s (fast by 0.14s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Arcalis (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Niarchos Family (Bagan) 1st breeder: Suc S Niarchos
2nd owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Trust Rule)
3rd owner: Stag & Huntsman (Hambleden)
Tote win: £54.70 PL: £7.90 £3.70 £2.50 Ex: £1,103.70 CSF: £521.29 Tricast: £5,256.36 Trifecta: £1,936.20 Part won. Pool of £2,727.10 - 0.30 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 37 (22%) M [7-12] 48 (36%) H [13-19] 65 (42%)

1:45 York 19 Aug 2003

Ladbroke Knavesmire Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C