Full Result 4.40 York | 15 June 1990

Merchant Adventurers Maiden Stakes

(3yo) (1m5f188yds) 1m6f Good To Firm

1st £4,347 2nd £1,296 3rd £618 4th £279

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Syrtos 4/7F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	3	90	–	100	97	–
b c Shareef Dancer (USA) - Wayward Lass (USA) (Hail The Pirates)
Tracked leader, 2nd straight, smooth headway to lead 2f out, driven out

2⁽²⁾ 1½	0. Rubicund 5/1 B Raymond John Dunlop	B Raymond John Dunlop	3	90	–	98	94	–
b c Niniski (USA) - Rosananti (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, ridden and ran green 4f out, stayed on strongly final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [3½]	0. Nafzawa (USA) 4/1 M Birch Sir Michael Stoute	M Birch Sir Michael Stoute	3	89	–	91	87	–
ch f Green Dancer (USA) - Nawazish (Run The Gantlet)
Led until headed 2f out, stayed on same pace

4⁽⁴⁾ 8 [11½]	0. Tiqueteen 33/1 Billy Newnes P Calver	Billy Newnes P Calver	3	89	–	82	–	–
b f Teenoso (USA) - Helvetique (FR) (Val De Loir)
Slow into stride, soon well behind, last straight, never dangerous

5⁽³⁾ 25 [36½]	0. Denby House Lad (CAN) 25/1 D Nicholls S G Norton	D Nicholls S G Norton	3	90	–	57	–	–
br c Assert (IRE) - Queens Club (USA) (Cyane)
In touch, effort and 3rd straight, soon ridden and beaten, eased final furlong

5 ran Off time: 4:41:00 Winning time: 2m 56.55s (fast by 0.05s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Syrtos) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Rubicund)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Nafzawa)