Full Result 3.30 Folkestone | 31 July 2000

Tote Placepot Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 7f Str Good To Firm

1st £7,124 2nd £2,192 3rd £1,096 4th £548

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	6. Hail The Chief 10/1 Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	3	89	68	80	80	–
b c Be My Chief (USA) - Jade Pet (Petong)
Dwelt, held up towards rear, progress and switched right 2f out, hard ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out (official explanation: trainer had no explanation for the improved performance) (op 8-1 after 16-1 in a place)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	3. Aretino (IRE) 8/1 A Beech ⁵ P W Harris	A Beech ⁵ P W Harris	3	811	75	85	85	–
ch g Common Grounds - Inonder (Belfort)
Led to over 2f out, shaken up and not quicken well over 1f out, stayed on again final furlong, took 2nd last 100y (op 5-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1½]	2. Dilkusha (IRE) 3/1 T Quinn Brian Meehan	T Quinn Brian Meehan	5	910	76	83	84	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Crimson Glen (Glenstal)
Settled last, plenty to do 3f out, good progress 2f out, pulled out and driven over 1f out, not quicken entering final furlong, kept on (tchd 7-2, 4-1 in places)

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	1. Goodenough Mover 2/1F Robert Havlin J S King	Robert Havlin J S King	4	911	77	80	82	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Rekindled Flame (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened last 100y (op 7-4 tchd 9-4)

5⁽³⁾ 2½ [5¼]	4. Rule Of Thumb I 12/1 J F Egan Gary Moore	J F Egan Gary Moore	3	92	75	69	74	–
ch g Inchinor - Rockin' Rosie (Song)
Tracked leading group, shaken up over 2f out, one pace and no progress (tchd 10-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 5 [10¼]	8. L A Touch 7/1 Jimmy Quinn Chris Dwyer	Jimmy Quinn Chris Dwyer	7	713	51	27	37	–
b m Tina's Pet - Silvers Era (Balidar)
Hung right throughout, always rear, ridden and no progress well over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 8-1, 9-1 in a place)

7⁽¹⁾ 3½ [13¾]	7. Shudder 6/1 Steve Carson ³ Ron Hodges	Steve Carson ³ Ron Hodges	5	85	60	24	38	–
b g Distant Relative - Oublier L'Ennui (FR) (Bellman)
Prominent 4f, soon weakened (op 9-2 tchd 7-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 6 [19¾]	5. AnalyticalI 6/1 Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	4	813 v¹	65	7	28	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Risha Flower (Kris)
With leaders over 4f, weakened rapidly (op 11-2 tchd 7-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 1m 26.70s (slow by 1.20s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Peter M Crane (Hail The Chief) 1st breeder: Green Meadow Stud And P Crane
2nd owner: Mrs A M Palmer (Aretino)
3rd owner: Trevor Painting (Dilkusha)
Tote win: £16.30 PL: £2.40 £3.10 £1.50 Ex: £121.50 CSF: £86.90 Tricast: £281.16 Trifecta: £561.90

3:30 Folkestone 31 Jul 2000

Tote Placepot Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D