Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 19 June 1997

Gold Cup Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f210yds) 2m4f Good

1st £113,556 2nd £42,789.80 3rd £20,794.90 4th £9,319.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	2. Celeric 11/2 Pat Eddery D Morley	Pat Eddery D Morley	5	92	–	84	119	–
b g Mtoto - Hot Spice I (Hotfoot I)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, shaken up to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	3. Classic Cliche (IRE) 6/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	5	92	–	83	118	–
b h Salse (USA) - Pato (High Top)
Held up, headway 5f out, led 2f out until well inside final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ 1 [1¾]	6. Election Day (IRE) 25/1 Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	5	92 v	–	82	117	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Hellenic (Darshaan)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

4⁽³⁾ 5 [6¾]	10. Heron Island (IRE) 33/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	90	–	78	112	–
b c Shirley Heights - Dalawara (IRE) (Top Ville)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on

5⁽¹³⁾ 9 [15¾]	13. Samraan (USA) 10/1 T Quinn John Dunlop	T Quinn John Dunlop	4	90	–	71	103	–
br c Green Dancer (USA) - Sedra (Nebbiolo)
Held up, headway 4f out, ridden and beaten approaching final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [16]	4. Double Eclipse (IRE) 14/1 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	5	92	–	67	99	–
b h Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Solac (FR) (Gay Lussac)
Tracked leaders, led over 4f out to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened

7⁽²⁾ 3½ [19½]	11. Jiyush 20/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	4	90	–	65	96	–
b c Generous (IRE) - Urjwan (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up, headway on inside 4f out, ridden when hampered over 2f out, not recover

8⁽⁷⁾ 4 [23½]	5. Double Trigger (IRE) 9/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	6	92 b	–	61	92	–
ch h Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Solac (FR) (Gay Lussac)
Led 4f, hard ridden and weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁸⁾ 7 [30½]	8. Moonax (IRE) 16/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	6	92	–	55	85	–
ch h Caerleon (USA) - Moonsilk (Solinus)
Soon pushed along, always in rear

10⁽⁹⁾ 10 [40½]	1. Camp David (GER) 25/1 A Boschert A Wohler	A Boschert A Wohler	7	92	–	47	75	–
b h Surumu (GER) - Capitolina (FR) (Empery)
Held up in rear, beaten when badly hampered 3f out, tailed off

11⁽⁶⁾ 5 [45½]	9. Nononito (FR) 15/2 Gerald Mosse J Lesbordes	Gerald Mosse J Lesbordes	6	92	–	43	70	–
b h Nikos - Feuille D'Automne (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Chased leaders, hard driven and weakened 4f out, tailed off

12⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [46]	12. Persian Punch (IRE) 9/2F Ray Cochrane David Elsworth	Ray Cochrane David Elsworth	4	90	–	42	69	–
ch g Persian Heights - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Held up, headway 8f out, ridden when not clear run over 2f out, tailed off

13⁽⁵⁾ 1 [47]	7. Grey Shot 12/1 Olivier Peslier I A Balding	Olivier Peslier I A Balding	5	92	–	41	68	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Optaria (Song)
Led after 4f until over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

13 ran Off time: 3:47:00 Winning time: 4m 26.19s (slow by 5.69s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Christopher Spence (Celeric) 1st breeder: Chieveley Manor Enterprises
2nd owner: Godolphin (Classic Cliche)
3rd owner: Lord Weinstock (Election Day)
Tote win: £5.30 PL: £2 £1.90 £5 Ex: £9.70 CSF: £31.56 Trifecta: £125.30 Pool: £8,210.15. 46.49 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 82 (23%) M [5-9] 7 (34%) H [10-13] 61 (43%)

3:45 Ascot 19 Jun 1997

Gold Cup Class A (Group 1)