Full Result 2.00 Ascot | 11 October 1996

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final Handicap Gentleman Amateur Riders Class E

(Class 5) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good

1st £4,396.50 2nd £1,332 3rd £651 4th £310.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	9. Fairy Knight 4/1F Mr C Bonner Richard Hannon Snr	Mr C Bonner Richard Hannon Snr	4	1012	63	49	67	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Vestal Flame (Habitat)
Headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾	5. Country Lover 12/1 Mr A Balding Lord Huntingdon	Mr A Balding Lord Huntingdon	5	112 v	67	51	68	–
ch g Thatching - Fair Country (Town And Country)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, ran on

3⁽¹⁾ 7 [8¾]	4. Namoodaj 9/2 Mr V Lukaniuk ⁴ A C Stewart	Mr V Lukaniuk ⁴ A C Stewart	3	1012	74	44	65	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Leipzig (Relkino)
Pulled hard, always prominent, led 5f out, hung left over 2f out, hard ridden, swerved badly left and headed over 1f out, one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [11¼]	11. Warm Spell 14/1 K Goble Gary Moore	K Goble Gary Moore	6	109	60	–	–	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Warm Wind (Tumble Wind I)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, one pace

5⁽⁷⁾ 3 [14¼]	10. Rex Mundi 7/1 Mr M Rimell David Evans	Mr M Rimell David Evans	4	1010	61	27	44	–
b g Gunner B - Rose Standish (Gulf Pearl)
Always prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

6⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [14½]	15. Sam Rockett 33/1 Jim Crowley ⁴ C A Horgan	Jim Crowley ⁴ C A Horgan	3	99 6 2	53	13	33	–
b g Petong - Art Deco (Artaius)
Headway over 1f out, never nearer

7⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [16¼]	16. Golden Hadeer 50/1 Mr S Lavallin ⁴ M J Ryan	Mr S Lavallin ⁴ M J Ryan	5	93 8	44	4	24	–
ch g Hadeer - Verchinina (Star Appeal)
Never nearer

8⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [21¼]	12. Harding 33/1 Mr J Rees S Mellor	Mr J Rees S Mellor	5	107	58	14	30	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Orange Hill (High Top)
Always mid-division

9⁽⁹⁾ 3 [24¼]	3. Artic Bay 8/1 Mr L Jefford ⁴ Nerys Dutfield	Mr L Jefford ⁴ Nerys Dutfield	4	1013 5	68	16	36	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Galley Bay I (Welsh Saint)
Always prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹⁶⁾ 7 [31¼]	2. Newport Knight 6/1 Robert Thornton R Akehurst	Robert Thornton R Akehurst	5	118	73	15	30	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - Clara Barton (Youth)
Prominent over 8f

11⁽³⁾ 6 [37¼]	14. Desert Challenger (IRE) 50/1 R Wakley J R Jenkins	R Wakley J R Jenkins	6	97	44	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Verily (IRE) (Known Fact)
Behind final 6f

12⁽¹³⁾ ½ [37¾]	1. Roufontaine 9/1 Mr T McCarthy William Muir	Mr T McCarthy William Muir	5	120	79	11	–	–
gr m Rousillon (USA) - Bellifontaine (FR) (Bellypha)
Headway 6f out, weakened over 2f out

13⁽⁵⁾ ½ [38¼]	7. Red PhantomI (IRE) 33/1 Mr P Scott S Mellor	Mr P Scott S Mellor	4	1013	64	–	–	–
ch g Kefaah (USA) - Highland Culture (Lomond)
Behind final 7f

14⁽⁸⁾ 3 [41¼]	8. Bajan (IRE) 14/1 Mr P Pritchard-Gordon Lady Herries	Mr P Pritchard-Gordon Lady Herries	5	1012	63	–	–	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Thatcherite (Final Straw)
Always behind

15⁽²⁾ 1¾ [43]	13. Persian Conquest (IRE) 50/1 Mr K Santana ⁴ Roger Ingram	Mr K Santana ⁴ Roger Ingram	4	99 b	50	–	–	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Alaroos I (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Led 7f, weakened over 2f out

16⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [43¾]	6. Montone I (IRE) 14/1 Dr M Mannish J R Jenkins	Dr M Mannish J R Jenkins	6	111 5 v	66	–	4	–
b g Pennine Walk - Aztec Princess (Indian King)
Started slowly, always behind

16 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 2m 42.88s (slow by 13.18s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: P & S Lever Partners (Fairy Knight) 1st breeder: Peter McCalmont
2nd owner: Sir Gordon Brunton (Country Lover)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Namoodaj)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 27 (25%) M [6-11] 65 (37%) H [12-16] 58 (38%)

2:00 Ascot 11 Oct 1996

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final Handicap Gentleman Amateur Riders Class E