Full Result 1.30 Ascot | 9 October 1999

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final (Handicap) (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class E

(Class 5) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £4,895.25 2nd £1,482 3rd £723.50 4th £344.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	1. Conspicuous I (IRE) 7/1 Mr L Jefford L G Cottrell	Mr L Jefford L G Cottrell	9	120	78	79	94	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Mystery Lady (USA) (Mahler)
Held up rear, smooth headway to stalk leader over 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, shaken up to hold on near finish (op 13-2)

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	14. Protocol I (IRE) 16/1 Mr S Dobson ⁵ Mrs S Lamyman	Mr S Dobson ⁵ Mrs S Lamyman	5	99 t	50	46	66	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Ukraine's Affair (USA) (The Minstrel)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, hit rail and headed over 1f out, kept on close home (tchd 20-1 in a place)

3⁽¹⁷⁾ 7 [7¼]	5. Burundi (IRE) 15/2 Mr A Bradley ⁵ Tony Carroll	Mr A Bradley ⁵ Tony Carroll	5	1010	65	52	71	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sofala (Home Guard)
Rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace, finished lame (op 7-1 tchd 8-1, 9-1 in places and 10-1 in a place)

4⁽⁹⁾ 2 [9¼]	13. A Chef Too Far 50/1 Mr A Holdsworth ³ R G Frost	Mr A Holdsworth ³ R G Frost	6	102 t	55	41	58	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Epithet (Mill Reef)
Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 2f out, no impression (op 33-1)

5⁽¹⁶⁾ 6 [15¼]	12. Meilleur (IRE) 6/1F Mr P Pritchard-Gordon Lady Herries	Mr P Pritchard-Gordon Lady Herries	5	106	56	36	50	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Lucy Limelight (Hot Spark)
Rear, headway and wide entering straight, one pace (op 11-2 tchd 13-2, 7-1 in places)

6⁽¹⁾ 2 [17¼]	17. Ambidextrous (IRE) 14/1 Mr A Jones ⁵ Eric Alston	Mr A Jones ⁵ Eric Alston	7	95 1	46	18	37	–
b h Shareef Dancer (USA) - Amber Fizz (USA) (Effervescing)
Held up rear, ridden and stayed on final 3f, never reached leaders (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [18½]	16. Kent 40/1 Mark Nicolls ⁵ Peter Cundell	Mark Nicolls ⁵ Peter Cundell	4	96	47	18	36	–
b g Kylian (USA) - Precious Caroline (IRE) (The Noble Player)
Disputed lead for 3f, driven along and weakened over 2f out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [25½]	11. Oscietra 14/1 Tom Scudamore ⁵ G B Balding	Tom Scudamore ⁵ G B Balding	3	101	63	24	41	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Top Treat (USA) (Topsider)
Held up towards rear, driven along 3f out, not trouble leaders (op 10-1)

9⁽²⁾ ½ [26]	15. Famous (FR) 9/1 Tom Best ⁵ John Bridger	Tom Best ⁵ John Bridger	6	98	49	9	26	–
b g Tropular - Famous Horse (FR) (Labus)
Headway to chase leaders after 4f, hard ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

10⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [27]	4. Two Socks 16/1 Howie Ephgrave ⁵ J S King	Howie Ephgrave ⁵ J S King	6	1013	68	26	44	–
ch g Phountzi (USA) - Mrs Feathers (Pyjama Hunt)
Prominent until weakened 3f out (op 14-1)

11⁽¹³⁾ nk [27¼]	10. My Pledge (IRE) 20/1 Tony Evans C A Horgan	Tony Evans C A Horgan	4	109	59	22	34	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Pollys Glow (IRE) (Glow)
In touch, outpaced halfway, no danger after (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [27½]	18. Saseedo (USA) 40/1 Mr Michael Murphy ⁵ John Bridger	Mr Michael Murphy ⁵ John Bridger	9	95 9	46	4	21	–
ch g Afleet (CAN) - Barbara's Moment (USA) (Super Moment)
Slowly away, always rear (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

13⁽⁵⁾ 4 [31½]	2. Wait For The Will (USA) 9/1 Ian Mongan Gary Moore	Ian Mongan Gary Moore	3	119 b	80	37	49	–
ch g Seeking The Gold (USA) - You'd Be Surprised (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Led until weakened over 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

14⁽⁶⁾ 6 [37½]	3. Diminutive (USA) 12/1 Mr C B Hills ³ J W Hills	Mr C B Hills ³ J W Hills	6	113	70	15	30	–
b g Diesis - Graceful Darby (USA) (Darby Creek Road)
Held up in touch, taken wide halfway, soon weakened (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 7 [44½]	8. Taarish (IRE) 12/1 Mr C Bonner Philip Mitchell	Mr C Bonner Philip Mitchell	6	1012	62	–	11	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Strike It Rich (FR) (Rheingold)
Always rear (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

16⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [45¾]	9. Boater 10/1 Paul W Flynn A T Murphy	Paul W Flynn A T Murphy	5	1011	61	–	9	–
b g Batshoof - Velvet Beret (IRE) (Dominion)
Chased leaders for 3f, midfield after, outpaced halfway, no chance when hampered over 2f out (op 8-1)

17⁽³⁾ 3 [48¾]	6. Totem Dancer 15/2 Mr R Latham ⁵ Les Eyre	Mr R Latham ⁵ Les Eyre	6	109 v	64	–	7	–
b m Mtoto - Ballad Opera (Sadler's Wells)
Pressed leader after 4f, driven along halfway, weakened 4f out (op 8-1)

18⁽¹⁴⁾ dist [78¾]	7. Wadi 33/1 Mr Ray Barrett ⁵ Dr Jeremy Naylor	Mr Ray Barrett ⁵ Dr Jeremy Naylor	4	108	63	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Eternal I (Kris)
Chased leaders until lost place halfway, soon behind, finished distressed (op 25-1)

18 ran Off time: 1:31:00 Winning time: 2m 43.24s (slow by 13.54s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: Mrs Jenny Hopkins (Conspicuous I) 1st breeder: Gerry Canavan
2nd owner: P Lamyman (Protocol I)
3rd owner: Gary J Roberts (Burundi)
Tote win: £7.40 PL: £2 £4.50 £2.50 Ex: £137.90 CSF: £108.77 Tricast: £819.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 21 (41%) M [7-12] 76 (28%) H [13-18] 53 (31%)

1:30 Ascot 9 Oct 1999

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final (Handicap) (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class E