Full Result 2.15 Ascot | 30 July 2000

Sha Tin Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £6,890 2nd £2,120 3rd £1,060 4th £530

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	10. Mana D'Argent (IRE) 14/1 K Dalgleish ⁵ Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish ⁵ Mark Johnston	3	83	72	84	84	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Petite-D-Argent (Noalto)
Keen hold early, chased leaders, lost place 6f out, headway 4f out, led and went left 2f out, went right inside last, stayed on well (tchd 16-1, 20-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 3½	4. Zibeline (IRE) 11/1 B Marcus Clive Brittain	B Marcus Clive Brittain	3	95	83	88	89	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Zia (USA) (Shareef Dancer)
Behind, still plenty to do 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside last to take 2nd last strides, no chance with winner (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [3¾]	5. Inching Closer I 11/1 Richard Hughes N A Callaghan	Richard Hughes N A Callaghan	3	93	81	85	87	–
b g Inchinor - Maiyaasah (Kris)
Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong but no chance with winner (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

4⁽¹⁾ shd [4]	6. Principle (IRE) 5/2F George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	813	77	81	83	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Point Of Honour (Kris)
Keen hold, with leader 2f, stayed in 2nd, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, caught for 2nd close home (op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in places)

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [4¾]	14. After The Blue (IRE) 6/1 Paul Fessey Mick Channon	Paul Fessey Mick Channon	3	82	66	68	71	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Sudden Interest (FR) (Highest Honor)
Held up in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f (tchd 13-2 in places)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ 3 [7¾]	12. Ignite (IRE) 20/1 John Carroll Richard Phillips	John Carroll Richard Phillips	3	84	68	64	68	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Save Me The Waltz (Kings Lake)
Behind, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong (op 25-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

7⁽¹³⁾ 1 [8¾]	11. Speed Venture 20/1 Richard Mullen S Woods	Richard Mullen S Woods	3	88	72	66	71	–
b g Owington - Jade Venture (Never So Bold)
Behind, headway and hampered 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never near leaders (op 16-1 tchd 25-1, 33-1 in a place)

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [9]	1. Ragdale Hall (USA) 7/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	3	97	85	78	83	–
b g Bien Bien (USA) - Gift Of Dance (USA) (Trempolino)
Held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong (tchd 9-1, 10-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [11]	15. Kathakali (IRE) 33/1 Robyn Brisland ⁵ V Soane	Robyn Brisland ⁵ V Soane	3	75 1	60	49	55	–
b c Dancing Dissident (USA) - Shes A Dancer I (IRE) (Alzao)
Mid-division, hard driven over 4f out, weakened 2f out (vet said the animal had been struck into)

10⁽⁷⁾ nk [11¼]	8. Empire Dream 10/1 John Reid Mark Johnston	John Reid Mark Johnston	3	811	75	63	70	–
b c Alzao (USA) - Triste Oeil (USA) (Raise A Cup)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened from 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

11⁽³⁾ 1¾ [13]	2. Red Empress 11/2 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	3	97	85	70	77	–
b f Nashwan (USA) - Nearctic Flame (Sadler's Wells)
Soon led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

12⁽⁵⁾ 1 [14]	13. Able Native (IRE) 20/1 Lee Newman ³ R W Armstrong	Lee Newman ³ R W Armstrong	3	80 b	67	50	58	–
b f Thatching - Native Joy (IRE) (Be My Native)
Behind, ridden and headway 3f out, edged right 2f out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 25-1, 33-1 in a place)

13⁽²⁾ 13 [27]	9. Diamond Road I (IRE) 25/1 Ian Mongan ⁵ C A Horgan	Ian Mongan ⁵ C A Horgan	3	85	74	29	45	–
gr g Dolphin Street (FR) - Tiffany's Case (IRE) (Thatching)
Chased leaders until weakened quickly 4f out (vet said the animal had been struck into) (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

13 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 2m 33.39s (slow by 3.69s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Astronaut I (unsuitable ground), Metronome (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Daniel A Couper (Mana D'Argent) 1st breeder: Daniel A Couper And George Hosie
2nd owner: Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum (Zibeline)
3rd owner: Gallagher Equine Ltd (Inching Closer I)
Tote win: £24.70 PL: £5.60 £3.10 £1.90 Ex: £359.20 CSF: £138.77 Tricast: £1,620.85 Trifecta: £802.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 36 (50%) M [5-10] 50 (26%) H [12-15] 64 (24%)

2:15 Ascot 30 Jul 2000

Sha Tin Handicap Class D