Full Result 2.20 Newbury | 22 October 1994

Castrol St Simon Stakes Class A (Group 3)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m4f5yds) 1m4f OMS Heavy

1st £20,400 2nd £7,635 3rd £3,667.50 4th £1,597.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	0. Persian Brave (IRE) 7/1 Michael Hills Michael Bell	Michael Hills Michael Bell	4	90	–	57	111	–
b c Persian Heights - Commanche Belle (Shirley Heights)
Led 3f, chased leader after, regained lead 4f out, headed 2f out, led again entering final furlong, ridden out

2⁽⁹⁾ 1	0. Strategic Choice (USA) 7/2 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	87	–	55	110	–
b c Alleged (USA) - Danlu (USA) (Danzig)
Held up behind leaders, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁸⁾ 5 [6]	0. Duke Of Eurolink 16/1 Ray Cochrane John Dunlop	Ray Cochrane John Dunlop	5	90	–	48	105	–
b h Jupiter Island - Lady Eurolink (Kala Shikari)
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f, not reach leaders

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	0. Sadler's Image (IRE) 11/4F W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	3	87	–	46	104	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Exclusive Order I (USA) (Exclusive Native)
Chased winner, led after 3f, headed and remained prominent over 4f, weakened over 1f out

5⁽⁴⁾ 4 [11¼]	0. Shambo (IRE) 16/1 M Roberts Clive Brittain	M Roberts Clive Brittain	7	93	–	44	103	–
b h Lafontaine I (USA) - Lucky Appeal (Star Appeal)
Never near to challenge

6⁽¹⁾ nk [11½]	0. Linpac West 10/1 G Hind C W C Elsey	G Hind C W C Elsey	8	90	–	40	99	–
b h Posse I (USA) - North Page (FR) (Northfields)
Held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

7⁽²⁾ 15 [26½]	0. Key To My Heart I (IRE) 8/1 John Reid D Moffatt	John Reid D Moffatt	4	95	–	23	–	–
b c Broken Hearted - Originality (Godswalk)
Never near leaders

8⁽⁵⁾ 15 [41½]	0. Lille Hammer 7/2 J Weaver Luca Cumani	J Weaver Luca Cumani	4	811	–	–	–	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Smeralda (GER) (Nebos)
Took keen hold in mid-division, lost place over 5f out, weakened over 3f out

9⁽⁶⁾ dist [71½]	0. Shrewd Idea 16/1 Willie Ryan David Loder	Willie Ryan David Loder	4	90	–	–	–	–
b c Alleged (USA) - Domludge (USA) (Lyphard)
Chased leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 2:22:00 Winning time: 2m 48.39s (slow by 19.39s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: R P B Michaelson (Persian Brave) 1st breeder: Roncon Ltd
2nd owner: Sir Martyn Arbib (Strategic Choice)
3rd owner: Eurolink Group Plc (Duke Of Eurolink)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 30 (21%) M [5-7] 40 (34%) H [8-10] 80 (45%)

2:20 Newbury 22 Oct 1994

Castrol St Simon Stakes Class A (Group 3)