Full Result 3.30 Newbury | 22 October 1988

Whatcombe Stakes Graduation

(2yo) 1m omsStr Soft

1st £8,177.60 2nd £2,460.80 3rd £1,190.40 4th £555.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Stanwell (CAN) 11/2 Pat Eddery J Tree	Pat Eddery J Tree	2	811	–	–	–	–
ch c The Minstrel (CAN) - Star Game (USA) (Pia Star)
Led well over 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, all out

2⁽⁸⁾ shd	0. Castle Secret 25/1 John Reid John Dunlop	John Reid John Dunlop	2	811	–	–	–	–
b c Castle Keep - Baffle (Selkirk)
Rapid headway over 1f out, strong run final furlong, finished fast

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [nk]	0. Vestal Hills 13/2 T Ives I A Balding	T Ives I A Balding	2	811	–	–	–	–
b g Shirley Heights - Vestal Virgin (USA) (Hail To Reason)
Prominent 6f, rallied and strong run final furlong, finished well

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [1¾]	0. Samhoi (USA) 7/4F W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	2	811	–	–	–	–
b c Nijinsky (CAN) - Strictly Raised (USA) (Raise A Native)
Every chance over 1f out, ridden, ran on

5⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [3¼]	0. Holme Hale (USA) 25/1 S Raymont J Tree	S Raymont J Tree	2	811	–	–	–	–
b c General Holme (USA) - Fleet Moment (USA) (Turn And Count)
Led over 6f, unable to quicken final furlong

6⁽¹⁵⁾ 5 [8¼]	0. Keep Your Word 7/1 J Williams G B Balding	J Williams G B Balding	2	86	–	–	–	–
ch f Castle Keep - So True (So Blessed)
Every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [10¼]	0. Kala Eagle 16/1 Ray Cochrane P T Walwyn	Ray Cochrane P T Walwyn	2	811	–	–	–	–
gr g Kalaglow (IRE) - Mamzelle (Kings Troop)
No headway final 2f

8⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [10½]	0. Orpheus (USA) 7/1 Tony Clark G Harwood	Tony Clark G Harwood	2	92	–	–	–	–
ch c The Minstrel (CAN) - Mystical Mood (USA) (Roberto)
Prominent 6f, ridden, weakened well over 1f out

9⁽³⁾ ¾ [11¼]	0. Ruscaroff 33/1 Richard Hills J W Hills	Richard Hills J W Hills	2	811	–	–	–	–
gr g Rusticaro (FR) - Fair Or Foul (Patch)
Never near to challenge

10⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [13¾]	0. First Victory 33/1 L O Jones Richard Hannon Snr	L O Jones Richard Hannon Snr	2	811	–	–	–	–
gr c Concorde Hero (USA) - Cestrefeld (Capistrano I)
Never nearer

11⁽⁶⁾ [13¾]	0. Moon Tiger I 33/1 G Baxter Major C L Moore	G Baxter Major C L Moore	1	811	–	–	–	–
b c


12⁽²⁾ [13¾]	0. Tharros 33/1 Billy Newnes M E D Francis	Billy Newnes M E D Francis	2	811	–	–	–	–
b c Nishapour (FR) - Bold Maiden I (USA) (Bold Lad)


13⁽⁵⁾ [13¾]	0. Amelianne (FR) 33/1 S Dawson David Elsworth	S Dawson David Elsworth	2	86	–	–	–	–
b f Bustino - My Candy (Lorenzaccio)
Headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out

14⁽¹²⁾ [13¾]	0. Victory Lane 33/1 B Rouse Richard Hannon Snr	B Rouse Richard Hannon Snr	2	811	–	–	–	–
b g Valiyar (IRE) - Open Country (Town And Country)


15⁽¹⁶⁾ [13¾]	0. Subook 12/1 George Duffield N A Graham	George Duffield N A Graham	2	86	–	–	–	–
ch f Salmon Leap (USA) - Dellie Douglass (USA) (Mongo)

15 ran Off time: 3:34:00 Winning time: 1m 47.59s (slow by 12.19s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Stanwell)
2nd owner: Lavinia Duchess Of Norfolk (Castle Secret)
3rd owner: Paul Mellon (Vestal Hills)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 54 (29%) M [6-11] 66 (41%) H [12-16] 30 (30%)

3:30 Newbury 22 Oct 1988

Whatcombe Stakes Graduation