Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 16 June 1988

Gold Cup (Group 1)

(2m3f210yds) 2m4f Good To Firm

1st £69,841.80 2nd £25,986.44 3rd £12,355.72 4th £5,244.04

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽⁸⁾	0. Royal Gait 15/2 C Asmussen J Fellows	C Asmussen J Fellows	5	90	–	–	–	–
b g Gunner B - High Gait (High Top)
5th straight, led well over 1f out, ran on well, finished 1st, disqualified and placed last

1⁽¹⁰⁾	0. Sadeem (USA) 7/2F G Starkey G Harwood	G Starkey G Harwood	5	90	–	–	113	–
ch h Forli (ARG) - Miss Mazepah (USA) (Nijinsky)
3rd straight, every chance over 1f out, no impression, finished 2nd, beaten 5l, placed 1st

2⁽⁴⁾ 5 [5]	0. Sergeyevich 5/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	90	–	–	110	–
b c Niniski (USA) - Rexana (Relko)
Led 2f, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, unable quicken, finished 3rd, beaten 15l, placed 2nd

3⁽²⁾ 15 [20]	0. Chauve Souris 66/1 Paul Eddery G Wragg	Paul Eddery G Wragg	5	90	–	–	93	–
b h Beldale Flutter (USA) - Sassalya (Sassafras)
Headway 6f out, 4th straight, one pace final 2f, finished 4th, beaten 4l, placed 3rd

4⁽¹²⁾ 4 [24]	0. Spruce Baby (USA) 50/1 John Lowe S G Norton	John Lowe S G Norton	4	90	–	–	91	–
b c Big Spruce (USA) - Tick Tock Baby (USA) (Dr. Fager)
Headway 3f out, never nearer, finished 5th, beaten 3/4l, placed 4th

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [24¾]	0. Shimshek (USA) 25/1 W Carson David Elsworth	W Carson David Elsworth	4	90	–	–	90	–
b c Gold Stage (USA) - Marie De Retz (Reliance II)
Headway 5f out, 6th straight, no headway final 2f, finished 6th, beaten 1 1/2l, placed 5th

6⁽⁷⁾ 3 [27¾]	0. Daarkom I 9/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	5	90	–	–	87	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Lady Regrets (FR) (Sir Gaylord)
Never near to challenge

7⁽⁶⁾ 4 [31¾]	0. Primitive Rising (USA) 4/1 S Cauthen Sir Henry Cecil	S Cauthen Sir Henry Cecil	4	90	–	–	86	–
b c Raise A Man (USA) - Periquito (USA) (Olden Times)
Never nearer

8⁽¹³⁾ 8 [39¾]	0. Guarde Royale 10/1 Billy Newnes Henry Candy	Billy Newnes Henry Candy	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Britannia's Rule (Blakeney)
Prominent 16f

9⁽¹⁾ 15 [54¾]	0. Wildvogel (GER) 100/1 Ray Cochrane Wido Neuroth	Ray Cochrane Wido Neuroth	5	90	–	–	72	–
b h Windlauf (GER) - Winky (GER) (Khalkis)
Headway 10f out, ridden & weakened 5f out

10⁽⁵⁾ 3 [57¾]	0. Naevog 66/1 John Reid L Browne	John Reid L Browne	5	811	–	–	54	–
b m Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Gale Bridge (Vaguely Noble)
Always behind

11⁽¹¹⁾ [57¾]	0. Area Code 200/1 John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	4	90 b	–	–	56	–
gr c Blakeney - Fayreela (Zeddaan)
Well behind final 12f

UR⁽⁹⁾	0. El Conquistador 8/1 Tony Clark G Harwood	Tony Clark G Harwood	5	90	–	–	–	–
b h Shirley Heights - Fiddle-Faddle I (Silly Season)
Led 18f out, ridden & weakened over 3f out, 2nd straight, beaten when hit rails and unseated rider 2f out

13 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 4m 15.67s (fast by 4.83s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Sadeem) 1st breeder: King Ranch Inc
2nd owner: Mrs Douglas Riley-Smith (Sergeyevich)
3rd owner: Sir Philip Oppenheimer (Chauve Souris)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 75 (21%) M [5-9] 14 (49%) H [10-13] 61 (30%)

After a stewards' inquiry Royal Gait was disqualified and placed last. The race was awarded to Sadeem with Sergeyevich promoted to second, Chauve Souris to third and Spruce Baby to fourth.

3:45 Ascot 16 Jun 1988

Gold Cup (Group 1)