Full Result 4.15 York | 18 August 1998

Charles Heidsieck Champagne Melrose Rated Stakes Class B (Handicap) Showcase Race

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (1m5f194yds) 1m6f OMS Good To Firm

1st £20,058 2nd £7,422 3rd £3,561 4th £1,455 5th £577.50 6th £226.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Blueprint (IRE) 8/1 Frankie Dettori Lord Huntingdon	Frankie Dettori Lord Huntingdon	3	810	89	80	101	–
b c Generous (IRE) - Highbrow I (Shirley Heights)
Led 3f, tracked leaders, led over 4f out and soon clear, ridden and held on well towards finish

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾	6. Murghem (IRE) 10/1 Willie Ryan B Hanbury	Willie Ryan B Hanbury	3	811	90	80	101	–
b c Common Grounds - Fabulous Pet (Somethingfabulous)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, effort and edged left 4f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong (op 8-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [1]	2. Generosity 10/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	93	96	86	107	–
ch c Generous (IRE) - Pageantry (Welsh Pageant)
Held up towards rear, effort and headway over 3f out, stayed on final 2f, not quicken well inside last (tchd 9-1 in places)

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	1. Ta-Lim 10/1 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	3	97	100	88	109	–
b c Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Alkaffeyeh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, kept on final 2f, nearest finish (tchd 12-1)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [3]	5. Rainbow High 6/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	811	90	77	98	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Imaginary (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Held up, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, one pace from well over 1f out (op 9-2)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2 [5]	3. Elhayq (IRE) 8/1 Mick Kinane John Dunlop	Mick Kinane John Dunlop	3	92	95	80	101	–
b c Nashwan (USA) - Mahasin (USA) (Danzig)
Held up and behind, effort and headway 3f out, not pace of leaders final 2f (tchd 9-1 in places)

7⁽⁴⁾ shd [5¼]	9. Slipper 6/1 Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	3	87	86	71	91	–
b f Suave Dancer (USA) - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
In touch, effort when hampered 4f out, ridden and not much room 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f (tchd 13-2 and 11-2, 7-1 in a place)

8⁽⁶⁾ 7 [12¼]	8. Kadir 6/1 Olivier Peslier Marcus Tregoning	Olivier Peslier Marcus Tregoning	3	89	88	65	84	–
bb g Unfuwain (USA) - Rafif (USA) (Riverman)
Close up, ridden along and outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽¹⁾ 7 [19¼]	11. Winsome George 40/1 N Kennedy Chris Fairhurst	N Kennedy Chris Fairhurst	3	84 2 v	83	53	70	–
b g Marju (IRE) - June Moon (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Pulled hard, in touch, effort approaching straight, badly hampered 4f out, soon lost place and behind (op 25-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [19¾]	4. Baffin Bay 9/2F Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	3	92	95	63	82	–
b c Bustino - Surf Bird (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 3f out, beaten when hampered well over 1f out, eased inside last (op 5-1 tchd 11-2, 4-1 in places)

11⁽¹²⁾ 2 [21¾]	10. High Tension (USA) 16/1 Pat Eddery Paul Cole	Pat Eddery Paul Cole	3	86	85	51	68	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Very Confidential (USA) (Fappiano)
Tracked leaders, led after 3f until headed over 4f out, hung right and soon weakened (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

12⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [23¼]	12. Ardleigh Charmer 33/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁵ Chris Dwyer	Adrian Nicholls ⁵ Chris Dwyer	3	713 10	83	43	65	–
ch g Theatrical Charmer - Miss Adventure (Adonijah I)
Mid-division, effort over 4f out, soon outpaced, beaten over 2f out (op 25-1)

12 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 2m 54.18s (fast by 1.62s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: The Queen (Blueprint) 1st breeder: Queen Elizabeth II
2nd owner: A Al-Rostamani (Murghem)
3rd owner: H R H Prince Fahd Salman (Generosity)
Tote win: £8.10 PL: £2.20 £3.70 £3.10 Ex: £71.20 CSF: £80.12 Tricast: £748.35 Trifecta: £1,126.20 Pool: £26,697.99. 16.83 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 46 (33%) M [5-8] 77 (37%) H [9-12] 27 (30%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

4:15 York 18 Aug 1998

Charles Heidsieck Champagne Melrose Rated Stakes Class B (Handicap) Showcase Race