Full Result 2.35 Doncaster | 8 September 2000

Rothmans Royals Mallard Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) (1m6f115yds) 1m6½f Good To Firm

1st £22,035 2nd £6,780 3rd £3,390 4th £1,695

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	8. Romantic Affair (IRE) 3/1F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	3	812	98	101	111	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Broken Romance (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up and behind, headway and not much room 3f out, squeezed through over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside last, held on (tchd 7-2, 4-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ hd	7. Afterjacko (IRE) 15/2 Mick Kinane David Elsworth	Mick Kinane David Elsworth	4	93	91	93	104	–
ch g Seattle Dancer (USA) - Shilka (Soviet Star)
Held up, good headway on outer 3f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and headed well inside last, kept on (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

3⁽³⁾ 3½ [3¾]	2. Bay Of Islands 10/1 Kevin Darley Dave Morris	Kevin Darley Dave Morris	8	99 v	97	94	105	–
b g Jupiter Island - Lawyer's Wave (USA) (Advocator)
In touch, pushed along over 2f out, switched right and stayed on under pressure entering last, nearest finish (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4]	5. Eminence Grise (IRE) 7/1 Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	5	97	95	91	103	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Impatiente (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led briefly well over 1f out, driven and one pace entering last (tchd 8-1, 9-1 in a place)

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [4¼]	6. Temple Way 8/1 Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	4	95 v	93	89	100	–
b g Shirley Heights - Abbey Strand (USA) (Shadeed)
Tracked leaders until effort over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace entering last (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [5]	13. KennetI 16/1 Franny Norton Peter Cundell	Franny Norton Peter Cundell	5	712	72	67	78	–
b g Kylian (USA) - Marwell Mitzi (Interrex)
Held up and behind, headway and not clear run 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace approaching last (tchd 20-1 in places)

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5½]	11. Cover UpI (IRE) 14/1 George Duffield Sir Michael Stoute	George Duffield Sir Michael Stoute	3	85	91	85	97	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Sought Out (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out, driven and weakened well over 1f out (op 10-1)

8⁽¹⁾ hd [5¾]	9. Prairie Falcon (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Mackay ⁵ B W Hills	Jamie Mackay ⁵ B W Hills	6	83	82	75	87	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sea Harrier (Grundy)
Always midfield (op 14-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [8¼]	12. Promising Lady 20/1 Craig A Williams Mick Channon	Craig A Williams Mick Channon	3	81 1	87	76	89	–
b f Thunder Gulch (USA) - Sovinista (Soviet Star)
Always rear (op 14-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ hd [8½]	4. Virgin Soldier (IRE) 11/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	4	97	95	80	94	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Never Been Chaste (Posse I)
Soon led, ridden clear over 3f out, driven 2f out, soon headed and weakened (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

11⁽⁷⁾ 2 [10½]	10. Bid Me Welcome 20/1 John Reid Miss D A McHale	John Reid Miss D A McHale	4	86	80	65	79	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Blushing Barada (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened (op 14-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ nk [10¾]	3. Knockholt 11/1 Frankie Dettori S Woods	Frankie Dettori S Woods	4	99	97	82	96	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Saffron Crocus (Shareef Dancer)
In touch, effort and headway 4f out, ridden and beaten well over 2f out (op 8-1)

13⁽⁸⁾ hd [11]	1. Mowbray (USA) 11/1 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	5	910	98	83	97	–
bb g Opening Verse (USA) - Peppy Raja (USA) (Raja Baba)
Always rear (op 8-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 3m 4.25s (fast by 0.25s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: The Earl Cadogan (Romantic Affair) 1st breeder: Mount Coote Stud
2nd owner: Mcdowell Racing (Afterjacko)
3rd owner: Bloomsbury Stud (Bay Of Islands)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.50 £2.60 £4 Ex: £26 CSF: £22.68 Tricast: £184.14 Trifecta: £398.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 75 (27%) M [5-9] 16 (32%) H [10-13] 59 (41%)

2:35 Doncaster 8 Sep 2000

Rothmans Royals Mallard Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B