Full Result 4.20 Ascot | 17 June 1998

Royal Hunt Cup (Handicap) Class B Showcase Race

(Class 2) (0-115, 3yo+) 1m Str Good To Soft

1st £63,100 2nd £23,500 3rd £11,400 4th £4,800 5th £2,050 6th £950

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁷⁾	29. Refuse To Lose 20/1 J Tate James Eustace	J Tate James Eustace	4	711	83	86	96	–
ch c Emarati (USA) - Petrol I (Troy)
Reluctant to enter stalls, made all stands' side, overall leader over 3f out, ran on strongly (tchd 25-1)

2⁽³⁰⁾ 1½	1. Fly To The Stars 6/1F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	911	111	111	121	–
b c Bluebird (USA) - Rise And Fall (Mill Reef)
Held up, headway to chase winner over 2f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong (op 7-1 after 8-1 in a place.)

3⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [4]	18. Prince Of My Heart 40/1 T Quinn Derek Haydn Jones	T Quinn Derek Haydn Jones	5	86	92	87	96	–
ch h Prince Daniel (USA) - Blue Room (Gorytus)
Behind, good headway over 2f out, finished well (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place.)

4⁽¹⁸⁾ ¾ [4¾]	27. Sugarfoot 40/1 Royston Ffrench Nigel Tinkler	Royston Ffrench Nigel Tinkler	4	712	84	78	87	–
ch c Thatching - Norpella (Northfields)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places.)

5⁽²⁶⁾ 1 [5¾]	15. Labeq (IRE) 25/1 Richard Hills P T Walwyn	Richard Hills P T Walwyn	4	89	95	87	95	–
b c Lycius (USA) - Ahbab (IRE) (Ajdal)
Headway over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

6⁽²⁴⁾ 1¾ [7½]	14. Hunters Of Brora (IRE) 20/1 John Reid James Bethell	John Reid James Bethell	8	89	95	84	92	–
b m Sharpo - Nihad (Alleged)
Headway over 1f out, never nearer (op 16-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [8¼]	3. Hornbeam 20/1 W R Swinburn J R Jenkins	W R Swinburn J R Jenkins	4	97	107	94	102	–
b c Rich Charlie - Thinkluckybelucky (Maystreak)
Raced far side, headway 3f out, one pace approaching final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ 3 [11¼]	7. Gulf Shaadi 14/1 Seb Sanders Eric Alston	Seb Sanders Eric Alston	6	811	97	77	86	–
b g Shaadi (USA) - Ela Meem (USA) (Kris)
Headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure, not reach leaders (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

9⁽²⁰⁾ shd [11¼]	19. Concer Un 33/1 Kevin Darley Stuart Williams	Kevin Darley Stuart Williams	6	84	90	70	78	–
ch g Lord Bud - Drudwen (Sayf El Arab)
Never near to challenge (tchd 40-1 in a place.)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [12¾]	25. Raheen (USA) 14/1 Robert Winston ⁵ Richard Fahey	Robert Winston ⁵ Richard Fahey	5	710	87	59	71	–
b h Danzig (USA) - Belle De Jour (USA) (Speak John)
Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 12-1)

11⁽¹⁾ nk [13¼]	11. Showboat I 20/1 Darryll Holland B W Hills	Darryll Holland B W Hills	4	810	96	73	80	–
b c Warning - Boathouse I (Habitat)
Raced far side, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 25-1, 33-1 in a place.)

12⁽²⁸⁾ 2½ [15¾]	21. Silca Blanka (IRE) 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Tony Newcombe	Jimmy Quinn Tony Newcombe	6	82	88	60	67	–
b h Law Society (USA) - Reality I (Known Fact)
Prominent stands' side, ridden 2f out, gradually weakened (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

13⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [16¼]	4. Supercal 20/1 Neil Pollard ⁷ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁷ David Elsworth	4	811	104	68	82	–
gr f Environment Friend - Sorayah (Persian Bold)
In touch centre until weakened well over 1f out (tchd 25-1)

14⁽⁸⁾ ½ [16¾]	28. Topatori (IRE) 25/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁷ Mark H Tompkins	Adrian Nicholls ⁷ Mark H Tompkins	4	75 1	84	47	61	–
ch f Topanoora (IRE) - Partygoer (General Assembly)
Never reached leaders (tchd 33-1 in places.)

15⁽²³⁾ 1 [17¾]	8. For Your Eyes Only 11/1 J Weaver Tim Easterby	J Weaver Tim Easterby	4	811 7 b	97	65	72	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Rivers Rhapsody (Dominion)
Prominent over 5f (op 14-1 tchd 10-1)

16⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [18½]	32. Zugudi 66/1 M Baird ³ K Mahdi	M Baird ³ K Mahdi	4	77	82	45	54	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Overdrive I (Shirley Heights)
Prominent far side, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place.)

17⁽⁷⁾ ½ [19]	9. Right Wing (IRE) 12/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	810	96	61	67	–
b c In The Wings - Nekhbet (Artaius)
Led far side to halfway, weakened over 2f out (tchd 10-1, 14-1 in places.)

18⁽³⁾ ½ [19½]	10. Crumpton Hill (IRE) 20/1 M Roberts N A Graham	M Roberts N A Graham	6	810	96	60	66	–
b g Thatching - Senane (Vitiges)
Tracked leaders, effort and ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

19⁽²²⁾ nk [19¾]	13. Rock Falcon (IRE) 14/1 Ray Cochrane Lady Herries	Ray Cochrane Lady Herries	5	89 b	95	59	65	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Rockfest (USA) (Stage Door Johnny)
Overall leader centre to halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out (tchd 16-1 in places.)

20⁽²⁹⁾ nk [20]	16. Cayman Kai (IRE) 33/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	5	88	94	57	63	–
ch h Imperial Frontier (USA) - Safiya (USA) (Riverman)
Always in rear (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in a place.)

21⁽¹¹⁾ nk [20¼]	12. Omaha City (IRE) 50/1 Jimmy Fortune Brian Gubby	Jimmy Fortune Brian Gubby	4	810	96	58	65	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Be Discreet (Junius)
Mid-division until weakened 3f out (tchd 66-1 in a place.)

22⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [21¼]	17. Latalomne (USA) 20/1 Olivier Peslier Ed Dunlop	Olivier Peslier Ed Dunlop	4	88	94	54	61	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Sanctuary I (Welsh Pageant)
Tracked leaders centre 5f (tchd 25-1, 33-1 in places.)

23⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [22½]	31. Chief Monarch 33/1 Allan Mackay Richard Fahey	Allan Mackay Richard Fahey	4	710	82	40	45	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - American Beauty (Mill Reef)
Behind final 3f (tchd 50-1 in places.)

24⁽²⁾ nk [22¾]	23. King Of Tunes (FR) 20/1 Steve Drowne J J Sheehan	Steve Drowne J J Sheehan	6	82	88	45	50	–
b h Chief Singer - Marcotte (Nebos)
Always behind (tchd 33-1 in a place.)

25⁽¹⁴⁾ 4 [26¾]	24. Sharp Hat 33/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	4	82 1	88	36	42	–
b g Shavian - Madam Trilby (Grundy)
Tracked leaders centre over 5f, soon weakened (tchd 40-1 in a place.)

26⁽¹⁹⁾ 2 [28¾]	26. Consort 25/1 C Rutter Amanda Perrett	C Rutter Amanda Perrett	5	80	86	30	35	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Darnelle (Shirley Heights)
Started slowly, always behind (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

27⁽⁴⁾ hd [29]	22. Kayvee 33/1 Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	Tony Clark Amanda Perrett	9	82	88	32	37	–
gr g Kaldoun (FR) - Secret Life (USA) (Elocutionist)
Raced far side, always in rear

28⁽³²⁾ 1¼ [30¼]	20. Silver Prey (USA) 100/1 Matthew Henry M J Bolton	Matthew Henry M J Bolton	5	83	89	30	–	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Truly My Style (USA) (Mount Hagen)
Behind final 3f

29⁽²⁵⁾ ¾ [31]	5. Darnaway 12/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	4	813	99	39	–	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Reuval (Sharpen Up)
Prominent stands' side over 5f (tchd 14-1 in places and 10-1)

30⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [35]	30. Lionize (USA) 50/1 Martin Dwyer Julie Cecil	Martin Dwyer Julie Cecil	5	710 b	82	13	–	–
ch h Storm Cat (USA) - Pedestal (High Line)
Tongue tied down, with leader far side over 4f, soon ridden, weakened 2f out (op 33-1)

31⁽³¹⁾ 14 [49]	6. Strazo (IRE) 25/1 Dean McKeown Lady Herries	Dean McKeown Lady Herries	5	812	98	–	–	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Ministra (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off (tchd 33-1 in a place.)

32⁽²¹⁾ nk [49¼]	2. Bold Words (CAN) 16/1 Mick Kinane Ed Dunlop	Mick Kinane Ed Dunlop	4	98	108	7	–	–
ch c Bold Ruckus (USA) - Trillium Woods (CAN) (Briartic)
Chased leaders centre to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off (op 12-1)

32 ran Off time: 4:29:00 Winning time: 1m 43.21s (slow by 4.31s) Total SP: 149%
1st owner: J C Smith (Refuse To Lose) 1st breeder: Britton House Stud
2nd owner: Godolphin (Fly To The Stars)
3rd owner: G J Hicks (Prince Of My Heart)
Tote win: £20.10 PL: £3.80 £1.90 £13 Ex: £40.60 CSF: £100.13 Tricast: £4,500.15 Trifecta: £1,485.60 Pool: £14,751.77. 7.05 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-11] 44 (31%) M [12-21] 46 (27%) H [22-32] 60 (42%)

4:20 Ascot 17 Jun 1998

Royal Hunt Cup (Handicap) Class B Showcase Race