Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 20 June 2000

St James's Palace Stakes Class A Showcase Race (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo) (7f213yds) 1m Rnd Good To Firm

1st £156,600 2nd £59,400 3rd £29,700 4th £13,500 5th £6,750 6th £4,050

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	6. Giant's Causeway (USA) 7/2F Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	3	90	–	101	119	–
ch c Storm Cat (USA) - Mariah's Storm (USA) (Rahy)
Led until narrowly headed 4f out, stayed pressing leader until led again 2f out, hard driven and narrowly headed again well inside last, rallied gamely to lead close home (tchd 4-1, 9-2 in places and 3-1 in a place)

2⁽¹⁾ hd	11. Valentino II 16/1 Gerald Mosse John Gosden	Gerald Mosse John Gosden	3	90 t	–	100	119	–
ch c Nureyev (USA) - Divine Danse (FR) (Kris)
Held up in rear, headway and switched left 2f out, ridden and strong run to lead well inside final furlong, headed and caught close home (tchd 14-1 in places)

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [1]	8. Medicean 16/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	90	–	98	117	–
ch c Machiavellian (USA) - Mystic Goddess (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on throughout final furlong but not pace to challenge near finish (tchd 20-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [1½]	10. Shibboleth (USA) 9/2 T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	3	90 t	–	96	116	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Razyana (USA) (His Majesty)
Keen hold, always tracking leaders, ridden from 2f out, strong challenge and flashed tail inside last, not quicken final 100 yards (jockey banned eight days for using whip with excessive force) (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2]	9. Sarafan (USA) 12/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	90	112	95	115	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Saraa Ree (USA) (Caro)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, kept on close home (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ hd [2¼]	1. Bachir (IRE) 6/1 J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	J D Bailey Saeed bin Suroor	3	90	–	94	114	–
b c Desert Style (IRE) - Morning Welcome (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Raced alone but with leader until led 4f out, headed 2f out, stayed pressing winner until outpaced inside last (op 4-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [3¾]	7. Inglenook (IRE) 12/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	3	90	–	90	111	–
b c Cadeaux Genereux - Spring (Sadler's Wells)
Raced on outside and towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on from 2f out and kept on inside last but not pace to trouble leaders (tchd 14-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [5¼]	5. Fanaar 16/1 J Weaver Jeremy Noseda	J Weaver Jeremy Noseda	3	90	–	85	108	–
ch c Unfuwain (USA) - Catalonda (African Sky I)
Behind, pushed along 3f out, never going pace to reach leaders (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9⁽⁸⁾ ½ [5¾]	4. Compton Bolter (IRE) 33/1 Thierry Jarnet Gerard Butler	Thierry Jarnet Gerard Butler	3	90	111	83	107	–
b c Red Sunset - Milk And Honey I (So Blessed)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous after (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

10⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [6½]	3. China Visit (USA) 11/2 John R Velazquez Saeed bin Suroor	John R Velazquez Saeed bin Suroor	3	90	–	81	105	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Furajet (USA) (The Minstrel)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

11⁽⁵⁾ shd [6½]	2. Cape Town (IRE) 20/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	90	116	81	105	–
gr c Desert Style (IRE) - Rossaldene (Mummy's Pet)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 3:51:00 Winning time: 1m 42.61s (slow by 3.41s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Giant's Causeway) 1st breeder: Orpendale And Michael Tabor
2nd owner: A E Oppenheimer (Valentino II)
3rd owner: Cheveley Park Stud (Medicean)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.60 £2.70 £3.40 Ex: £62 CSF: £52.51 Trifecta: £1,401.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (32%) M [5-7] 27 (25%) H [8-11] 54 (43%)

3:45 Ascot 20 Jun 2000

St James's Palace Stakes Class A Showcase Race (Group 1)