Full Result 2.45 Ascot | 30 July 2000

Hong Kong Auction Stakes Class B

(Class 2) (2yo) 7f Good To Firm

1st £14,495 2nd £4,460 3rd £2,230 4th £1,115

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Saratov 9/4F Richard Hills Mark Johnston	Richard Hills Mark Johnston	2	85	–	95	92	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Sarabah (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Tracked leader until took slight lead 4f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left well inside last, driven out (op 5-2 tchd 11-4, 3-1 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	7. Swing Band 5/1 Alan Daly G B Balding	Alan Daly G B Balding	2	82	–	90	88	–
b g Celtic Swing - Inchkeith (Reference Point)
Led 3f, stayed with winner, driven and every chance from 2f out, not much room well inside last, no extra close home (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

3⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [3]	10. Silk Law (IRE) 11/2 Gary Bardwell Alan Berry	Gary Bardwell Alan Berry	2	712	–	78	78	–
ch f Barathea (IRE) - Jural (Kris)
Pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside last but not pace to trouble leaders (op 5-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [6½]	8. Figura 10/1 Franny Norton Kevin McAuliffe	Franny Norton Kevin McAuliffe	2	81	–	68	72	–
b f Rudimentary (USA) - Dream Baby (Master Willie)
Chased leaders, ridden and switched right over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 7-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [8]	3. Monsieur Le Blanc (IRE) 9/1 J F Egan I A Balding	J F Egan I A Balding	2	84	–	66	71	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Dedara (Head For Heights)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [8¼]	4. Black Knight 4/1 George Duffield S Woods	George Duffield S Woods	2	83	–	64	70	–
bb c Contract Law (USA) - Another Move (Farm Walk)
Chased leaders, pushed along to challenge 3f out, still every chance over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 7-2)

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [8½]	1. Oriental Mist (IRE) 20/1 B Marcus Linda Perratt	B Marcus Linda Perratt	2	85	–	65	71	–
gr g Balla Cove (IRE) - Donna Katrina (Kings Lake)
Behind, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out (tchd 25-1 in places and 33-1)

8⁽³⁾ 9 [17½]	5. Nelsons Flagship 50/1 Paul Doe John Akehurst	Paul Doe John Akehurst	2	83	–	–	47	–
b g Petong - Marie's Crusader (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Slowly into stride, always outpaced (tchd 66-1 in a place)

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [18¾]	6. Pairing (IRE) 20/1 Lee Newman Hughie Morrison	Lee Newman Hughie Morrison	2	83	–	–	43	–
ch g Rudimentary (USA) - Splicing (Sharpo)
Held up, headway on outside 3f out, weakened quickly from 2f out (op 16-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ hd [18¾]	13. Violent 25/1 Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	2	711 v	–	–	37	–
b f Deploy - Gentle Irony (Mazilier)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon behind (tchd 33-1 in a place)

11⁽¹³⁾ 8 [26¾]	12. The Wall 100/1 Adrian Nicholls J A Gilbert	Adrian Nicholls J A Gilbert	2	711	–	–	17	–
b f Mistertopogigo (IRE) - Lady Pennington (Blue Cashmere)
Prominent early and pulled hard, soon behind

12⁽²⁾ 5 [31¾]	9. TuscanI (IRE) 33/1 Paul Fessey Mick Channon	Paul Fessey Mick Channon	2	80	–	–	7	–
b f Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Madam Loving (Vaigly Great)
Slowly into stride, headway 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 1m 29.38s (slow by 3.68s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Eastern Red (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: J David Abell (Saratov) 1st breeder: Al Dahlawi Stud Co Ltd
2nd owner: The Swingers (Swing Band)
3rd owner: Kangaroo Courtiers (Silk Law)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.60 £2 £1.80 Ex: £14.50 CSF: £11.57 Trifecta: £38.20
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (46%) M [5-9] 38 (25%) H [10-13] 58 (29%)

2:45 Ascot 30 Jul 2000

Hong Kong Auction Stakes Class B