Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 8 August 1998

Tote International Handicap Class B Showcase Race

(Class 2) (3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £86,000 2nd £32,000 3rd £15,500 4th £6,500 5th £2,750 6th £1,250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	7. Jo Mell 14/1 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	5	84	98	102	113	–
b g Efisio - Militia Girl (Rarity)
Tracked leader until led approaching 3f out, pushed clear inside final 2f, readily (stewards considered improvement in form from his last outing but the trainer could offer no explanation; they ordered a routine dope test) (tchd 16-1 in places)

2⁽²⁶⁾ 3½	5. Gaelic Storm 14/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	4	88	102	98	109	–
b g Shavian - Shannon Princess (Connaught)
Behind, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on well final furlong but no chance with winner (tchd 16-1 in places)

3⁽²⁵⁾ ¾ [4¼]	2. Ramooz (USA) 20/1 Willie Ryan B Hanbury	Willie Ryan B Hanbury	5	93	111	105	116	–
b h Rambo Dancer (CAN) - My Shafy (Rousillon)
Behind, steady headway 2f out, strong run final furlong, going on at finish (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4¾]	14. Showboat I 12/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁵ B W Hills	Adrian Nicholls ⁵ B W Hills	4	78	93	81	97	–
b c Warning - Boathouse I (Habitat)
Chased leaders far side, kept on well final furlong (tchd 14-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ shd [4¾]	15. Sugarfoot 14/1 C Rutter Nigel Tinkler	C Rutter Nigel Tinkler	4	713 3	93	86	97	–
ch c Thatching - Norpella (Northfields)
Prominent, led far side 1f out, one pace under pressure (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6⁽²⁴⁾ ½ [5¼]	1. Decorated Hero 9/2F Mick Kinane John Gosden	Mick Kinane John Gosden	6	913 3	121	113	123	–
b g Warning - Bequeath (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up, steady headway 2f out, kept on final furlong but not reach leaders (tchd 5-1 and 4-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3 [8¼]	20. Harmonic Way 11/1 Royston Ffrench Roger Charlton	Royston Ffrench Roger Charlton	3	711	97	82	92	–
ch c Lion Cavern (USA) - Pineapple (Superlative)
Prominent, led far side over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [9¼]	8. Warningford 16/1 Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	4	83 v	97	80	89	–
b c Warning - Barford Lady (Stanford)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 20-1 in a place)

9⁽⁵⁾ 3 [12¼]	6. Kumait (USA) 14/1 Pat Eddery Ed Dunlop	Pat Eddery Ed Dunlop	4	86	100	77	86	–
bb g Danzig (USA) - Colour Chart (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led far side until headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 12-1)

10⁽²¹⁾ ½ [12¾]	26. The Downtown Fox 66/1 S Righton ⁷ B A McMahon	S Righton ⁷ B A McMahon	3	710 7 6 v¹	103	71	87	–
br g Primo Dominie - Sara Sprint (Formidable I)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 50-1)

11⁽²⁾ ½ [13¼]	9. Return Of Amin 25/1 Paul Fessey James Bethell	Paul Fessey James Bethell	4	83	97	72	81	–
ch g Salse (USA) - Ghassanah (Pas De Seul)
Raced far side, speed 5f (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

12⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [13¾]	19. Chewit 13/2 Jimmy Quinn Gary Moore	Jimmy Quinn Gary Moore	6	712	92	65	73	–
gr g Beveled (USA) - Sylvan Song (Song)
Soon track leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

13⁽³⁾ nk [14]	13. Misbah (USA) 14/1 Martin Dwyer B Hanbury	Martin Dwyer B Hanbury	3	80	100	73	81	–
b c Gilded Time (USA) - For Dixie (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Raced far side, in touch over 4f (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

14⁽²³⁾ ¾ [14¾]	3. Tumbleweed Ridge 25/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	5	813 b	107	77	86	–
ch h Indian Ridge (IRE) - Billie Blue (Ballad Rock)
Soon driven along, never going pace to trouble leaders (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

15⁽²²⁾ shd [14¾]	16. Nomore Mr Niceguy 40/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	4	712 b¹	92	62	71	–
b c Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Lariston Gale (Pas De Seul)
Mid-division, ridden and effort halfway, weakened inside final 2f (op 33-1)

16⁽²⁰⁾ ¾ [15½]	11. Crumpton Hill (IRE) 12/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ N A Graham	Neil Pollard ⁵ N A Graham	6	710	95	58	72	–
b g Thatching - Senane (Vitiges)
In touch over 4f (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

17⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [19]	10. Emerging Market 33/1 T Sprake John Dunlop	T Sprake John Dunlop	6	82	96	57	65	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Flitteriss Park (Beldale Flutter)
Behind, brief effort 3f out, never dangerous (op 25-1)

18⁽¹¹⁾ nk [19¼]	18. Russian Music 33/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Gay Kelleway	Adrian McCarthy ³ Gay Kelleway	5	79 b	92	50	61	–
b g Forzando - Sunfleet (Red Sunset)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, weakened over 2f out (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

19⁽⁹⁾ 2 [21¼]	21. Law Commission 40/1 N Varley David Elsworth	N Varley David Elsworth	8	710	90	46	55	–
ch g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Adjala (Northfields)
Never going pace to reach leaders, behind final 3f (op 33-1)

20⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [21¾]	24. Mantusis (IRE) 33/1 Gary Bardwell P W Harris	Gary Bardwell P W Harris	3	710 3	96	50	58	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Mana (GER) (Windwurf)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

21⁽¹²⁾ 1 [22¾]	17. Hurricane State (USA) 40/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Peter Chapple-Hyam	Paul Doe ⁵ Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	77 b¹	92	39	52	–
ch c Miswaki (USA) - Regal State (USA) (Affirmed)
Chased leaders over 4f (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

22⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [24¼]	22. Silca Blanka (IRE) 33/1 Richard Mullen ³ Tony Newcombe	Richard Mullen ³ Tony Newcombe	6	79 2	92	38	49	–
b h Law Society (USA) - Reality I (Known Fact)
Speed to halfway

23⁽¹⁾ 5 [29¼]	25. Atlantic Viking (IRE) 50/1 Matthew Henry Mark Johnston	Matthew Henry Mark Johnston	3	710 5	96	34	41	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Hi Bettina (Henbit)
Raced far side, soon behind

24⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [34¼]	4. Reunion (IRE) 40/1 Michael Hills J W Hills	Michael Hills J W Hills	4	811	105	30	38	–
br f Be My Guest (USA) - Phylella (Persian Bold)
Raced far side, soon ridden, lost touch from halfway (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

25⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [35¼]	12. Volontiers (FR) 16/1 Daragh O'Donohoe P W Harris	Daragh O'Donohoe P W Harris	3	80	100	23	31	–
b g Common Grounds - Senlis (USA) (Sensitive Prince)
Led until headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out (jockey reported horse lost his action during race) (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

25 ran Off time: 3:56:00 Winning time: 1m 27.29s (slow by 1.59s) Total SP: 138%
Non-runners: Sweet Wilhelmina
1st owner: C H Newton Jnr Ltd (Jo Mell) 1st breeder: D B Lamplough
2nd owner: H C Racing Club (Gaelic Storm)
3rd owner: Hilal Salem (Ramooz)
Tote win: £13.80 PL: £3.70 £4.60 £4 Ex: £119.30 CSF: £171.48 Tricast: £3,640.28 Trifecta: £11,041.90 Pool: £100,000.00. 6.43 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-9] 57 (32%) M [10-18] 23 (26%) H [19-26] 70 (42%)

3:50 Ascot 8 Aug 1998

Tote International Handicap Class B Showcase Race