Full Result 3.00 Sandown | 29 April 1989

Esher Cup Handicap

(0-115, 3yo) 1m Soft

1st £14,330 2nd £4,340 3rd £2,120 4th £1,010

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	0. Top-Boot 11/4F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	3	97	97	113	101	–
b c High Top - Sauceboat (Connaught)
4th straight, led 1f out until inside final furlong, hard ridden, led near finish

2⁽¹²⁾ ¾	0. Tops All (USA) 15/2 Michael Hills J W Hills	Michael Hills J W Hills	3	810	86	101	89	–
b c Topsider (USA) - Tell Me All I (USA) (Cyane)
Good headway well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [3¾]	0. Azeb 8/1 Richard Hills H Thomson Jones	Richard Hills H Thomson Jones	3	811	87	96	84	–
br c Young Generation - Visible Form (Formidable I)
Headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4¾]	0. Heart Of Fire 8/1 S Dawson Paul Cole	S Dawson Paul Cole	3	712	74	81	69	–
b c Kalaglow (IRE) - Snub (IRE) (Steel Heart I)
3rd straight, ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace

5⁽²⁾ 2 [6¾]	0. Serious Trouble 11/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	92	92	94	83	–
ch c Good Times (ITY) - Silly Woman (Silly Season)
2nd straight, led over 2f out until 1f out, soon weakened

6⁽¹⁾ hd [7]	0. Fly By Knife 9/1 W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	3	93	93	95	84	–
ch f Kris - Daring Lass (Bold Lad)
No headway final 2 furlongs

7⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [8]	0. Grand Frere 33/1 A McGlone Richard Hannon Snr	A McGlone Richard Hannon Snr	3	88	84	84	73	–
br g Gorytus (USA) - Balista (Baldric II)
Never nearer

8⁽⁸⁾ 2 [10]	0. Cottenham 16/1 M Roberts Clive Brittain	M Roberts Clive Brittain	3	88	84	80	69	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Countess Walewski (Brigadier Gerard)
Led over 5f

9⁽¹³⁾ ½ [10½]	0. Alnasric Pete (USA) 16/1 Tony Clark G Harwood	Tony Clark G Harwood	3	97	97	92	81	–
b c Al Nasr (FR) - Stylish Pleasure (USA) (What A Pleasure)
Dwelt, always behind

10⁽⁶⁾ [10½]	0. Precious Boy 8/1 Nigel Day I V Matthews	Nigel Day I V Matthews	3	810	86	–	–	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Carrigeen Moss (Red God)
6th straight, weakened 3f out

11⁽⁹⁾ [10½]	0. Briggscare 33/1 Gary Bardwell William Jarvis	Gary Bardwell William Jarvis	3	83	79	–	–	–
b g Chief Singer - Magonis (Blakeney)
5th straight, weakened 3f out

12⁽⁷⁾ [10½]	0. Hall Of Mirrors (USA) 9/1 W Carson Major W R Hern	W Carson Major W R Hern	3	96	96	–	–	–
b c Clever Trick (USA) - Reflection I (Mill Reef)
Behind final 3f

12 ran Off time: 3:02:00 Winning time: 1m 51.74s (slow by 10.64s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: S P Hornung (Top-Boot) 1st breeder: S P And Capt B P Hornung
2nd owner: R A N Bonnycastle (Tops All)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Azeb)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 79 (48%) M [6-9] 9 (25%) H [10-13] 62 (27%)

3:00 Sandown 29 Apr 1989

Esher Cup Handicap