Full Result 3.15 Ascot | 29 July 2001

Hong Kong Jockey Club Sprint Showcase Handicap Stakes Class B

(Class 2) (3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £46,400 2nd £17,600 3rd £8,800 4th £4,000 5th £2,000 6th £1,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	13. Smokin Beau 20/1 Matthew Henry J Cullinan	Matthew Henry J Cullinan	4	80	85	73	98	–
b g Cigar - Beau Dada (IRE) (Pine Circle)
Chased leaders until led approaching final 2f, driven and quickened over 1f out, held on well (tchd 25-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ 1¼	5. Ellens Academy (IRE) 10/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	6	90	99	82	107	–
b h Royal Academy (USA) - Lady Ellen (Horage)
Behind, headway on outside from 2f out, strong run final furlong to take 2nd close home, not reach winner (op 9-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [2½]	3. Lord Kintyre 12/1 M Roberts Rod Millman	M Roberts Rod Millman	6	96	105	83	109	–
b g Makbul - Highland Rowena (Royben)
Headway halfway, hard driven to chase winner 1f out, no impression, lost 2nd close home (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in a place)

4⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [3¼]	14. Atlantic Viking (IRE) 12/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	6	713 b	84	59	85	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Hi Bettina (Henbit)
Behind and driven along after 2f, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside last, going on close home (op 10-1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ shd [3¼]	17. ConnectI 20/1 Dale Gibson Mark H Tompkins	Dale Gibson Mark H Tompkins	4	710 5	81	56	82	–
b g Petong - Natchez Trace I (Commanche Run)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong (tchd 25-1 in places)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [3¾]	8. Candleriggs (IRE) 10/1 Mick Kinane Ed Dunlop	Mick Kinane Ed Dunlop	5	89	94	67	93	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Ridge Pool (IRE) (Bluebird)
Chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened inside last (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. Mitcham (IRE) 25/1 Robert Miles ⁷ T G Mills	Robert Miles ⁷ T G Mills	5	83	95	66	93	–
br g Hamas (IRE) - Arab Scimetar (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 33-1 in places)

8⁽¹³⁾ shd [4½]	11. Beyond The Clouds (IRE) 11/1 C Rutter John Wainwright	C Rutter John Wainwright	5	81	86	57	83	–
b g Midhish - Tongabezi (IRE) (Shernazar)
Behind, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, not much room inside last, kept on clse home (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5]	6. Guinea Hunter (IRE) 14/1 John Reid Tim Easterby	John Reid Tim Easterby	5	813	98	67	93	–
b g Pips Pride - Preponderance (IRE) (Cyrano De Bergerac)
In touch, ridden halfway, never going pace to trouble leaders (tchd 16-1 in places and 20-1 in a place)

10⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [5½]	15. Magic Rainbow 6/1F Jamie Mackay ³ Michael Bell	Jamie Mackay ³ Michael Bell	6	78	82	49	76	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Blues Indigo (Music Boy)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 13-2 in places and 7-1 in a place)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [5¾]	1. Eastern Purple (IRE) 20/1 Fergal Lynch Kevin Ryan	Fergal Lynch Kevin Ryan	6	910 b	109	75	102	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Broadway Rosie (Absalom)
Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right and not clear run inside last, not recover (tchd 25-1 in a place)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [6]	9. Henry Hall (IRE) 12/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	5	88	93	58	85	–
b h Common Grounds - Sovereign Grace (IRE) (Standaan)
Behind, ridden halfway, headway when not clear run 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

13⁽⁹⁾ 2 [8]	10. Get Stuck InI (IRE) 10/1 Paul Hanagan ³ Linda Perratt	Paul Hanagan ³ Linda Perratt	5	713	87	44	72	–
b g Up And At 'Em - Shoka (FR) (Kaldoun)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

14⁽⁷⁾ ½ [8½]	2. Ellens Lad (IRE) 7/1 Pat Eddery Willie Musson	Pat Eddery Willie Musson	7	99	108	63	91	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Lady Ellen (Horage)
Always outpaced (tchd 6-1)

15⁽¹²⁾ 5 [13½]	16. Boanerges (IRE) 9/1 Chris Catlin ³ Rae Guest	Chris Catlin ³ Rae Guest	4	79 2 2	81	18	49	–
br g Caerleon (USA) - Sea Siren (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong (tchd 10-1 in places)

16⁽¹⁾ shd [13½]	4. Proud Native (IRE) 14/1 Johnny Murtagh David Nicholls	Johnny Murtagh David Nicholls	7	96	105	40	70	–
b g Imp Society (USA) - Karamana (Habitat)
Soon outpaced (tchd 16-1 in places)

17⁽⁸⁾ 14 [27½]	12. Whistler 20/1 K Dalgleish ³ Richard Hannon Snr	K Dalgleish ³ Richard Hannon Snr	4	711	85	–	1	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - French Gift (Cadeaux Genereux)
Outpaced (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 16-1)

17 ran Off time: 3:18:00 Winning time: 1m 0.95s (slow by 1.55s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Turf 2000 Limited (Smokin Beau) 1st breeder: Alan Spargo
2nd owner: K Lee And I Davies (Ellens Academy)
3rd owner: M Calvert (Lord Kintyre)
Tote win: £33.10 PL: £5.10 £3.60 £2.90 Ex: £556.90 CSF: £189.02 Tricast: £2,394.11
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 68 (33%) M [7-11] 43 (27%) H [12-17] 39 (40%)

3:15 Ascot 29 Jul 2001

Hong Kong Jockey Club Sprint Showcase Handicap Stakes Class B