Full Result 3.20 York | 18 May 2000

Merewood Homes Yorkshire Cup Class A (Group 2)

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

1st £78,300 2nd £29,700 3rd £14,850 4th £6,750 5th £3,375 6th £2,025

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	1. Kayf Tara 15/8F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	6	90	122	84	124	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Colorspin (FR) (High Top)
Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, pushed clear (op 7-4 tchd 2-1)

2⁽³⁾ 4	7. Rainbow Ways 8/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	5	89	98	72	114	–
b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Siwaayib (Green Desert)
Held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner and hung left over 1f out, no impression (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	2. Churlish Charm 14/1 John Reid Richard Hannon Snr	John Reid Richard Hannon Snr	5	812	112	72	115	–
b h Niniski (USA) - Blushing Storm (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 16-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [9¼]	4. Kahtan 10/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	5	89	106	63	107	–
b h Nashwan (USA) - Harmless Albatross (Pas De Seul)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

5⁽²⁾ 3½ [12¾]	5. Largesse 14/1 J F Egan John Berry	J F Egan John Berry	6	89	111	56	103	–
b h Cadeaux Genereux - Vilanika (FR) (Top Ville)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 16-1 and 20-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [13¼]	8. Sinon (IRE) 16/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	5	89	107	56	102	–
ch g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Come In (Be My Guest)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance 3f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 20-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁾ 6 [19¼]	3. Celeric 9/2 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	8	89	116	45	94	–
b g Mtoto - Hot Spice I (Hotfoot I)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, always in rear (jockey said teh gelding could not handle the slippery ground) (op 3-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 15 [34¼]	6. Persian Punch (IRE) 7/2 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	7	89	107	18	75	–
ch g Persian Heights - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Stumbled start, held up, pushed along 9f out, always in rear, eased final 2f (jockey said the gelding could not handle the slippery ground)

8 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 2m 55.06s (fast by 0.74s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Godolphin (Kayf Tara) 1st breeder: Meon Valley Stud
2nd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Rainbow Ways)
3rd owner: Mohamed Suhail (Churlish Charm)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.40 £1.60 £3.20 Ex: £12.40 CSF: £16.28 Trifecta: £221.90

3:20 York 18 May 2000

Merewood Homes Yorkshire Cup Class A (Group 2)