Full Result 5.35 Ascot | 24 July 1999

Finsch Diamond Stakes (Handicap) Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £7,230 2nd £2,190 3rd £1,070 4th £510

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Deploy Venture 7/2C Dane O'Neill S Woods	Dane O'Neill S Woods	3	91	92	85	100	–
ch g Deploy - Tasseled (USA) (Tate Gallery)
Held up rear, closed 4f out, smooth progress to track leaders over 1f out, shaken up to lead last 150y, driven out to hold on near finish (official explanation: trainer said that settling better allowed the gelding to show improved form) (op 4-1 tchd 3-1)

2⁽³⁾ nk	6. Livius (IRE) 9/1 Michael Hills Major D N Chappell	Michael Hills Major D N Chappell	5	810	75	67	83	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Marie De Beaujeu (FR) (Kenmare)
Led 1f, chased leader after, narrow lead again over 4f out, jinked bend 3f out, kicked on 2f out, headed last 150y, rallied near finish (op 10-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1 [1¼]	5. Carlys Quest 5/1 Steve Drowne J Neville	Steve Drowne J Neville	5	90 v	79	70	86	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Tuppy (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Waited with, closed 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, close up 2f out, soon ridden and not quicken, stayed on again inside final furlong (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in a place)

4⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2]	2. Grinkov (IRE) 7/2C C Rutter Hughie Morrison	C Rutter Hughie Morrison	4	93	82	72	87	–
b g Soviet Lad (USA) - Tallow Hill (Dunphy)
Chased leading pair, slightly hampered bend 3f out, soon chased leader, hard ridden to challenge and every chance 1f out, faded last 150y (op 3-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 4 [6]	8. King Priam (IRE) 14/1 John Lowe M J Polglase	John Lowe M J Polglase	4	81 b	66	51	65	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Barinia (Corvaro)
Waited with, closed on leaders 4f out, ridden and not run on from 2f out (op 12-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 4 [10]	7. Doc Ryan'S 14/1 Steve Carson ⁵ M J Ryan	Steve Carson ⁵ M J Ryan	5	712 b	68	43	61	–
b g Damister (USA) - Jolimo (Fortissimo)
Held up rear, pushed along before halfway, struggling from 5f out (op 10-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 14 [24]	1. Eshtiaal I (USA) 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Gary Moore	Jimmy Fortune Gary Moore	5	910 b	89	50	61	–
bb h Riverman (USA) - Lady Cutlass (USA) (Cutlass)
Slowly into stride, rushed up to lead after 1f and set strong pace, steadied and headed over 4f out, hampered bend 3f out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place and 33-1 in a place)

8⁽⁸⁾ 7 [31]	9. Imshishway (IRE) 7/2C Paul Doe ³ M C Pipe	Paul Doe ³ M C Pipe	4	711	65	23	37	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Mama Lucia (Workboy I)
Tracked leaders, closed 4f out, ridden and weakened rapidly over 2f out (op 3-1)

PU⁽⁴⁾	4. Suplizi (IRE) 20/1 Richard Hughes Peter Bowen	Richard Hughes Peter Bowen	8	91	80	–	–	–
b h Alzao (USA) - Sphinx (GER) (Alpenkonig)
Held up last, pulled up after 4f, lame

9 ran Off time: 5:35:00 Winning time: 2m 33.12s (slow by 3.42s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Dr Frank S B Chao (Deploy Venture) 1st breeder: Woodsway Stud And Chao Racing And Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: D J Dickinson (Livius)
3rd owner: John Williams (Old) (Carlys Quest)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.90 £3.40 £1.80 Ex: £30.10 CSF: £33.19 Tricast: £140.22 Trifecta: £330 5.28 w/u, pool £2,454.26 Place 6 £55.70, Place 5 £27.29
Jackpot:
Placepot: £66.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £96,618.30. 1,058.55 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £25.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,448.04. 100.68 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 87 (33%) M [4-6] 43 (25%) H [7-9] 20 (42%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered; No official distance was recorded between the last two horses in this race

5:35 Ascot 24 Jul 1999

Finsch Diamond Stakes (Handicap) Class C