Full Result 3.40 York | 16 May 1996

East Coast Yorkshire Cup Class A (Group 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m5f194yds) 1m6f OMS Good To Firm

1st £52,481.62 2nd £18,853.50 3rd £8,989.25 4th £3,608.75 5th £1,366.88

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	. Classic Cliche (IRE) 2/1 Mick Kinane Saeed bin Suroor	Mick Kinane Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	–	119	121	–
b c Salse (USA) - Pato (High Top)
Tracked leaders, effort over 4f out, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong

2⁽⁴⁾ 1½	. Strategic Choice (USA) 13/8F T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	5	90	–	117	119	–
b h Alleged (USA) - Danlu (USA) (Danzig)
Tracked leaders, headway to challenge over 2f out, not quicken final furlong

3⁽³⁾ 2 [3½]	. Court Of Honour (IRE) 10/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	90	–	115	117	–
b c Law Society (USA) - Captive Island (IRE) (Northfields)
Tracked leader, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 3½ [7]	. Grey Shot 100/30 Kevin Darley I A Balding	Kevin Darley I A Balding	4	89	–	106	108	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Optaria (Song)
Led until over 2f out, one pace

5⁽²⁾ 9 [16]	. Asterita 16/1 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	4	86	–	93	94	–
b f Rainbow Quest (USA) - Northshiel (Northfields)
Soon outpaced and pushed along, never dangerous