Full Result 3.50 Newcastle | 24 June 1999

European Breeders Fund Conditions Stakes Class B (for the Newcastle Gold Cup)

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m3yds) 1m Str Good

1st £15,251 2nd £5,576 3rd £2,738 4th £1,190 5th £545

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Risque Lady 6/4F Ray Cochrane P W Harris	Ray Cochrane P W Harris	4	813	102	61	95	–
ch f Kenmare (FR) - Christine Daae (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure (op 7-4)

2⁽²⁾ 1	2. Celtic Cross 13/8 Gary Stevens Sir Michael Stoute	Gary Stevens Sir Michael Stoute	4	92	87	62	96	–
b f Selkirk (USA) - Abbey Strand (USA) (Shadeed)
Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside last, no extra (op 7-4 tchd 2-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 2½ [3½]	5. Gino's Spirits 14/1 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	3	83	82	54	87	–
ch f Perugino (USA) - Rising Spirits (Cure The Blues)
Towards rear, effort 2f out, stayed on, never able to challenge (op 12-1)

4⁽³⁾ 5 [8½]	4. Rustic (IRE) 5/1 Kieren Fallon Roger Charlton	Kieren Fallon Roger Charlton	3	86 v¹	99	48	79	–
b f Grand Lodge (USA) - Style Of Life (USA) (The Minstrel)
Led until ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten (op 3-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [8¾]	1. Boomerang Blade 9/1 J Stack Bryan Smart	J Stack Bryan Smart	3	92	100	57	88	–
b f Sure Blade (USA) - Opuntia (Rousillon)
In touch, outpaced halfway, some headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside last (op 7-1)

5 ran Off time: 3:53:00 Winning time: 1m 39.30s (slow by 1.30s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: M Godwin M Hollis B Lawrence E Rice (Risque Lady) 1st breeder: Pendley Farm
2nd owner: The Queen (Celtic Cross)
3rd owner: R N Khan (Gino's Spirits)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.50 £1.10 Ex: £2.50 CSF: £3.94

Hand-timed