Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 14 June 1988

St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1)

(3yo) (7f213yds) 1m Rnd Good To Firm

1st £103,869.60 2nd £38,799.18 3rd £18,574.59 4th £8,022.63

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Persian Heights 9/2 Pat Eddery G A Huffer	Pat Eddery G A Huffer	3	90	–	–	122	–
ch c Persian Bold (IRE) - Ready And Willing (Reliance II)
3rd straight, led over 1f out, comfortably

2⁽⁶⁾ 1½	0. Raykour 9/2 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani	Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani	3	90	–	–	119	–
b c Dalsaan - Rose Ness (Charlottesville)
4th straight, chased winner final furlong, ran on well

3⁽³⁾ ½ [2]	0. Caerwent 8/1 W R Swinburn M V O'Brien	W R Swinburn M V O'Brien	3	90 b	–	–	118	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Marwell (IRE) (Habitat)
6th straight, headway over 1f out, not much room, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	0. Blushing John (USA) 15/2 F Head F Boutin	F Head F Boutin	3	90	–	–	115	–
ch c Blushing Groom (FR) - La Griffe (USA) (Prince John)
2nd straight, every chance well over 1f out, unable to quicken

5⁽⁵⁾ 3 [6½]	0. Prince Of Birds (USA) 7/2F John Reid M V O'Brien	John Reid M V O'Brien	3	90	–	–	109	–
ch c Storm Bird (CAN) - Special Key (USA) (Key To The Mint)
Headway over 1f out, never nearer

6⁽²⁾ 1 [7½]	0. Carmelite House (USA) 9/2 S Cauthen Sir Henry Cecil	S Cauthen Sir Henry Cecil	3	90	–	–	107	–
ch c Diesis - Sancta (So Blessed)
Led, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [9]	0. Drapeau Tricolore (USA) 14/1 C Asmussen A Fabre	C Asmussen A Fabre	3	90	–	–	104	–
b c Irish River (FR) - Danseuse Etoile (USA) (Buckpasser)
5th straight, hard ridden 2f out, no response

7 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 1m 39.57s (slow by 0.37s) Total SP: 107%
1st owner: H H Prince Yazid Saud (Persian Heights) 1st breeder: The Banstead Manor Stud
2nd owner: H H Aga Khan (Raykour)
3rd owner: Sir Edmund Loder (Caerwent)