Full Result 5.30 Ascot | 22 June 2000

Britannia Stakes (Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo) 1m Str Good To Firm

1st £35,750 2nd £11,000 3rd £5,500 4th £2,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁸⁾	21. El Gran Papa (USA) 4/1F Franny Norton John Gosden	Franny Norton John Gosden	3	84	85	105	103	–
b c El Gran Senor (USA) - Banner Hit (USA) (Oh Say)
Held up rear, steady progress from 3f out, joined leaders 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, ran on well, just held on (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

2⁽²⁵⁾ nk	16. Sign Of Hope 14/1 J F Egan I A Balding	J F Egan I A Balding	3	85	86	105	103	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Rainbow's End (My Swallow I)
Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden to press winner over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, just failed (op 16-1)

3⁽¹⁷⁾ 2½ [2¾]	7. Kookaburra (FR) 25/1 Gerald Mosse Brian Meehan	Gerald Mosse Brian Meehan	3	812	93	105	105	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - Annoconnor (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up mid-division, progress from 2f out, ran on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression (tchd 33-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1½ [4¼]	4. Man O'Mystery (USA) 12/1 Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda	Pat Eddery Jeremy Noseda	3	813	94	101	102	–
b g Diesis - Eurostorm (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up well in rear, not clear run 3f out, switched right and effort over 2f out, driven and ran on from over 1f out, nearest finish (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

5⁽²²⁾ shd [4½]	3. Atlantic Rhapsody (FR) 12/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	3	90	95	101	103	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - First Waltz (FR) (Green Dancer)
Held up well in rear, pushed along and plenty to do over 2f out, ran on strongly final 2f, finished fastest of all (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ hd [4½]	2. Sobriety (IRE) 50/1 Richard Hughes R F Johnson Houghton	Richard Hughes R F Johnson Houghton	3	95	100	106	108	–
b c Namaqualand (USA) - Scanno's Choice (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Held up rear, not clear run briefly 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, ran on from over 1f out, nearest finish

7⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [4¾]	12. Red N' Socks (USA) 12/1 T Quinn John Dunlop	T Quinn John Dunlop	3	89	90	96	97	–
ch c Devil's Bag (USA) - Racing Blue (Reference Point)
Always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace (op 10-1)

8⁽²⁰⁾ shd [5]	22. Nooshman (USA) 16/1 Lee Newman ³ Sir Michael Stoute	Lee Newman ³ Sir Michael Stoute	3	81	85	90	92	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Knoosh (USA) (Storm Bird)
Always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [5¼]	8. Kingsdon (IRE) 50/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	811 t	92	96	98	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Richly Deserved (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Held up well in rear, not clear run 3f out, switched sharply right over 2f out, driven and ran on approaching final furlong, not reach leaders

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [6¼]	9. Moon Solitaire (IRE) 14/1 John Reid Ed Dunlop	John Reid Ed Dunlop	3	810 v¹	91	92	95	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Gay Fantastic (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up, progress from halfway, joined leaders 2f out, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong (tchd 16-1)

11⁽²⁷⁾ nk [6½]	27. Kingdom Of Gold (USA) 20/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	81 1	82	82	85	–
b c Gone West (USA) - Aviara (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, one pace after (tchd 25-1 in places)

12⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [7¼]	1. Cornelius 50/1 Fergus Sweeney Paul Cole	Fergus Sweeney Paul Cole	3	97	102	100	104	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Rainbow Mountain (Rainbow Quest)
Held up towards rear, effort when not clear run 2f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out

13⁽⁸⁾ ½ [7¾]	17. Argentan (USA) 50/1 Philip Robinson John Gosden	Philip Robinson John Gosden	3	85 v¹	86	82	87	–
b c Gulch (USA) - Honfleur I (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Reared start, hampered after 1f, progress from rear halfway, closed on leaders well over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 33-1)

14⁽⁴⁾ hd [8]	5. Tumbleweed Tor 50/1 David McCabe Brian Meehan	David McCabe Brian Meehan	3	813	94	89	94	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Hilly (Town Crier)
With leaders until weakened over 1f out

15⁽³⁰⁾ ½ [8½]	13. Malleus 12/1 Mick Kinane Ralph Beckett	Mick Kinane Ralph Beckett	3	86	87	81	86	–
ch g Hamas (IRE) - Queen Warrior (Daring March)
Never on terms with leaders, driven and one pace from 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

16⁽⁹⁾ shd [8½]	24. Cote Soleil 50/1 Richard Mullen Michael Bell	Richard Mullen Michael Bell	3	83 b¹	84	78	83	–
ch g Inchinor - Sunshine CoastI (Posse I)
Chased leaders, hard ridden and close up over 1f out, weakened (tchd 66-1 in places)

17⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [9¼]	32. Pays D'Amour (IRE) 50/1 M Baird Richard Hannon Snr	M Baird Richard Hannon Snr	3	710 1	77	69	74	–
b c Pursuit Of Love - Lady Of The Land (Wollow)
Made most until headed and weakened over 1f out

18⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [12¼]	29. Pretrail (IRE) 40/1 C Rutter A C Stewart	C Rutter A C Stewart	3	713	80	61	71	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Pretty Lady (High Top)
Towards rear, shaken up and no progress 2f out (op 50-1)

19⁽¹³⁾ shd [12½]	11. Material Witness (IRE) 25/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	3	89	90	71	81	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Dial Dream (Gay Mecene)
Well in rear, hard driven and effort over 2f out, no impression

20⁽²⁶⁾ 3½ [16]	25. Auchonvillers 50/1 Adrian Nicholls ³ B A McMahon	Adrian Nicholls ³ B A McMahon	3	713	83	53	66	–
b g Deploy - Forbearance (Bairn)
With leaders until weakened and eased from well over 1f out

21⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [21]	14. French Lieutenant 16/1 Kevin Darley Gerard Butler	Kevin Darley Gerard Butler	3	86	87	41	59	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Madame Crecy (USA) (Al Nasr)
Dwelt, held up rear, ridden and no progress over 2f out (tchd 20-1 in a place.)

22⁽²⁸⁾ hd [21]	15. Chem's Truce (IRE) 66/1 D Harrison William Muir	D Harrison William Muir	3	86 b¹	87	41	58	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - In The Rigging (USA) (Topsider)
Always well in rear (tchd 100-1 in places.)

23⁽²⁴⁾ shd [21¼]	18. Cair Paravel (IRE) 50/1 M Roberts Richard Hannon Snr	M Roberts Richard Hannon Snr	3	85	86	40	57	–
bb c Dolphin Street (FR) - Queen's Ransom (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Always rear, struggling over 2f out

24⁽²³⁾ 1¾ [23]	6. Qamous (USA) 25/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	3	812	93	40	60	–
gr c Bahri (USA) - Bel Ray (USA) (Restivo)
Always rear, behind final 2f

25⁽⁶⁾ ½ [23½]	30. Chapel Royale (IRE) 50/1 John Lowe K Mahdi	John Lowe K Mahdi	3	711	78	25	44	–
gr c College Chapel - Merci Royale (Fairy King)
Always well in rear

26⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [23¾]	28. Travelling Lite (IRE) 25/1 Matthew Henry Rod Millman	Matthew Henry Rod Millman	3	713	80	24	46	–
b c Blues Traveller (IRE) - Lute And Lyre (IRE) (The Noble Player)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened (trainer said the colt was stiff after the race)

27⁽³²⁾ 5 [28¾]	20. French Horn 20/1 Jamie Mackay ⁷ M J Ryan	Jamie Mackay ⁷ M J Ryan	3	712	86	14	41	–
b g Fraam - Runcina (Runnett)
Started slowly, behind and pushed along, ridden and no progress over 2f out (op 25-1)

28⁽⁵⁾ ½ [29¼]	19. All The Gears (USA) 10/1 J D Bailey Sir Michael Stoute	J D Bailey Sir Michael Stoute	3	85	86	14	39	–
b c Gone West (USA) - Buckeye Gal (USA) (Good Counsel)
With leader until weakened and eased over 2f out (op 8-1)

29⁽²⁾ 2½ [31¾]	10. Ejtithaab (IRE) 50/1 Willie Supple R W Armstrong	Willie Supple R W Armstrong	3	89 b¹	90	7	38	–
ch c Arazi (USA) - Cunning (Bustino)
Mid-division to halfway, soon weakened

30⁽²¹⁾ ½ [32¼]	26. Kareeb (FR) 50/1 Robyn Brisland ⁵ William Muir	Robyn Brisland ⁵ William Muir	3	710	82	–	29	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Braari (USA) (Gulch)
Never on terms with leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out

31⁽³¹⁾ 11 [43¼]	31. Sahara Spirit (IRE) 33/1 Gary Bardwell Ed Dunlop	Gary Bardwell Ed Dunlop	3	711	78	–	–	–
b g College Chapel - Desert Palace (Green Desert)
Always well in rear (op 50-1)

32⁽²⁹⁾ hd [43½]	23. Pythagoras 66/1 Paul Doe William Muir	Paul Doe William Muir	3	84	85	–	7	–
ch g Kris - Tricorne (Green Desert)
Always rear, well behind final 2f (op 100-1 in places.)

32 ran Off time: 5:34:00 Winning time: 1m 41.91s (slow by 3.01s) Total SP: 142%
1st owner: Thomas P Tatham (El Gran Papa) 1st breeder: Robert Losey, William Ezzell And Paul McGinty
2nd owner: George Strawbridge (Sign Of Hope)
3rd owner: Mrs Susan Roy (Kookaburra)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.60 £3.60 £3.60 Ex: £83.80 CSF: £45.16 Tricast: £1,228.49 Trifecta: £4,518.60 Place 6 £73.49 Place 5 £44.85
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £59.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £208,616.56. 2,574.48 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £11.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £6,874.05. 441.30 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-11] 49 (31%) M [12-21] 65 (37%) H [22-32] 36 (32%)

5:30 Ascot 22 Jun 2000

Britannia Stakes (Handicap) Class B