Full Result 2.40 York | 14 July 2000

Hearthstead Homes Stakes (Handicap) Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (7f202yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £11,017.50 2nd £3,390 3rd £1,695 4th £847.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	12. Sporting Gesture 16/1 Joe Fanning Michael Easterby	Joe Fanning Michael Easterby	3	81	65	26	76	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Set modest pace, headed 4f out, soon led again, quickened under pressure, stayed on strongly (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	10. Harmony Hall 11/2F Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Milton Bradley	Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Milton Bradley	6	83	63	21	72	–
ch g Music Boy - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Settled midfield, chased along to improve last 2f, ran on strongly finish (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¾]	11. Hakeem (IRE) 10/1 Dean Mernagh ³ Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh ³ Mel Brittain	5	84	62	17	69	–
ch g Kefaah (USA) - Masarrah (Formidable I)
Never far away, effort and not much room on inside over 2f out, kept on same pace inside last (tchd 12-1 in places)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3]	7. Adobe 7/1 Richard Mullen Mark Brisbourne	Richard Mullen Mark Brisbourne	5	813	68	20	73	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Shamshir (Kris)
Always well placed, effort and driven along last 2f, stayed on one pace (tchd 6-1 and 8-1)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¾]	6. The Wife 13/2 Pat Eddery Tim Easterby	Pat Eddery Tim Easterby	3	92	80	29	83	–
b f Efisio - Great Steps (Vaigly Great)
Tracked leader, led 4f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [4½]	9. Queen's Pageant 12/1 M Roberts John Spearing	M Roberts John Spearing	6	811	66	13	67	–
ch m Risk Me (FR) - Mistral's Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Settled off the pace, effort over 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders (op 10-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [4¾]	5. Style DancerI (IRE) 7/1 George Duffield Richard Whitaker	George Duffield Richard Whitaker	6	94 6 v	73	19	74	–
b g Dancing Dissident (USA) - Showing Style (Pas De Seul)
Pulled hard behind leading group, effort well over 2f out, stayed on, never able to challenge

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [6½]	8. Zietzig (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Spencer K R Burke	Jamie Spencer K R Burke	3	812	76	17	73	–
b g Zieten (USA) - Missing YouI (Ahonoora)
Pulled hard in midfield, ridden over 2f out, no impression

9⁽¹¹⁾ nk [6¾]	4. Kala Sunrise 8/1 J Stack Charles Smith	J Stack Charles Smith	7	94	73	12	69	–
ch h Kalaglow (IRE) - Belle Of The Dawn (Bellypha)
Raced midfield, driven along halfway, never dangerous (op 6-1)

10⁽¹²⁾ 3 [9¾]	2. Taffs Well 6/1 Jimmy Fortune Brian Ellison	Jimmy Fortune Brian Ellison	7	96	75	5	65	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Zahiah (So Blessed)
Settled off the pace, chased along over 3f out, never a threat (op 9-2)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [13¼]	3. Robzelda 16/1 Iona Wands ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Iona Wands ⁵ Kevin Ryan	4	813 b	73	–	55	–
b c Robellino (USA) - Zelda (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Raced midfield, lost touch from over 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

12⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [14¾]	1. Tarawan 9/1 Kevin Darley I A Balding	Kevin Darley I A Balding	4	910	79	–	58	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Soluce (Junius)
Slow to break, always behind (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 2:44:00 Winning time: 1m 40.37s (slow by 3.17s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Steve Hull (Sporting Gesture) 1st breeder: C C Bromley And Son
2nd owner: E A Hayward (Harmony Hall)
3rd owner: Mel Brittain (Hakeem)
Tote win: £30 PL: £5.90 £2.30 £3.50 Ex: £273.10 CSF: £96.43 Tricast: £878.53
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 85 (41%) M [5-8] 52 (27%) H [9-12] 13 (32%)

2:40 York 14 Jul 2000

Hearthstead Homes Stakes (Handicap) Class D