Full Result 4.10 York | 15 July 2000

41st John Smith's Cup Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-110, 3yo+) (1m2f85yds) 1m2½f OMS Good

1st £87,750 2nd £27,000 3rd £13,500 4th £6,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. Sobriety (IRE) 20/1 John Reid R F Johnson Houghton	John Reid R F Johnson Houghton	3	88	100	114	116	–
b c Namaqualand (USA) - Scanno's Choice (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Held up in midfield, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven inside last and stayed on to lead near line (op 16-1)

2⁽³⁾ hd	17. Man O'Mystery (USA) 11/2 J F Egan Jeremy Noseda	J F Egan Jeremy Noseda	3	82	94	108	110	–
b g Diesis - Eurostorm (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up and behind, good headway on inner 4f out, switched right and ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside last, headed on line (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [1¼]	19. Nooshman (USA) 9/1 Lee Newman ³ Sir Michael Stoute	Lee Newman ³ Sir Michael Stoute	3	712 8	93	105	107	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Knoosh (USA) (Storm Bird)
Midfield, headway 4f out, switched right 2 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside last (op 7-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1 [2¼]	16. Triple Dash 8/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	83	84	93	96	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Triple Joy (Most Welcome)
Always prominent, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out and gradually weakened (op 6-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 6 [8¼]	3. Cardiff Arms (NZ) 40/1 Dean McKeown Mark Johnston	Dean McKeown Mark Johnston	5	90	95	90	96	–
b g Lowell (USA) - Shuzohra (NZ) (Tom's Shu)
Behind, headway over 3f out, ridden and switched left 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [8½]	22. Tonight's Prize (IRE) 33/1 Gary Bardwell Chris Wall	Gary Bardwell Chris Wall	6	711	78	73	79	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Bestow (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakening when bumped over 2f out

7⁽²⁾ ½ [9]	6. Westender (FR) 9/1 Jamie Spencer William Haggas	Jamie Spencer William Haggas	4	810	91	85	91	–
b g In The Wings - Trude (GER) (Windwurf)
Slowly into stride and behind, headway 3f out, switched right 2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace (op 7-1)

8⁽¹⁾ ½ [9½]	21. Mcgillycuddy Reeks (IRE) 50/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	9	712 8	79	71	78	–
b m Kefaah (USA) - Kilvarnet (Furry Glen)
Midfield, headway 4f out, ridden along 3f out, no impression last 2f

9⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [10¼]	1. Tissifer 50/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	4	912	107	97	105	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Ingozi (Warning)
In touch, effort 3f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace final 2f (op 33-1)

10⁽¹²⁾ hd [10½]	13. Golconda (IRE) 40/1 A Beech ⁵ Michael Bell	A Beech ⁵ Michael Bell	4	80 v¹	86	76	83	–
br f Lahib (USA) - David's Star (Welsh Saint)
Held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden and no impression final 2f (op 33-1)

11⁽¹⁸⁾ 2 [12½]	10. Komistar 66/1 J Stack P W Harris	J Stack P W Harris	5	87	88	73	82	–
ch g Komaite (USA) - Rosie's Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Led, ridden along and headed 3f out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

12⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [14]	2. Nobelist 40/1 Ted Durcan Clive Brittain	Ted Durcan Clive Brittain	5	98	103	85	94	–
b g Bering - Noble Peregrine (Lomond)
Behind, some headway over 3f out, soon driven along and not pace to reach leaders (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [15¾]	12. First Fantasy 20/1 Richard Hughes James Fanshawe	Richard Hughes James Fanshawe	4	86 1	87	65	75	–
b f Be My Chief (USA) - Dreams (Rainbow Quest)
Held up and behind, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression

14⁽²¹⁾ ¾ [16½]	4. Medicean 5/2F Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	3	810	102	78	89	–
ch c Machiavellian (USA) - Mystic Goddess (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up and behind, effort 4f out, soon ridden and no headway (op 3-1)

15⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [17]	15. Tony Tie 40/1 Fergal Lynch Jim Goldie	Fergal Lynch Jim Goldie	4	84	85	60	71	–
b g Ardkinglass - Queen Of The Quorn (Governor General)
In touch, ridden along 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 33-1)

16⁽²⁰⁾ 1 [18]	14. Milligan (FR) 14/1 M Roberts Venetia Williams	M Roberts Venetia Williams	5	84	85	57	69	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Madigan Mill (Mill Reef)
Midfield, headway on outer over 4f out, ridden 3f out and soon beaten (op 12-1)

17⁽¹⁹⁾ 2½ [20½]	18. Colway Ritz 33/1 T Williams Wilf Storey	T Williams Wilf Storey	6	82 5	83	50	62	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Million Heiress (Auction Ring)
Always rear

18⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [21¼]	9. Jedi Knight 20/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	6	88	89	54	67	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Hannie Caulder (Workboy I)
Chased leaders, ridden along 4f out, soon weakened (op 16-1)

19⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [22¾]	20. Pension Fund 25/1 Jimmy Quinn Michael Easterby	Jimmy Quinn Michael Easterby	6	80	81	41	56	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Navarino Bay (Averof)
Always rear (op 20-1)

20⁽⁷⁾ 2 [24¾]	7. Mantusis (IRE) 25/1 T Quinn P W Harris	T Quinn P W Harris	5	88	89	44	61	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Mana (GER) (Windwurf)
Held up and behind, effort over 4f out, soon ridden and never a factor (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

21⁽²²⁾ 1¼ [26]	11. Inch Perfect 8/1 Kevin Darley Richard Fahey	Kevin Darley Richard Fahey	5	86	87	40	56	–
b g Inchinor - Scarlet Veil (Tyrnavos)
Raced freely, close up till ridden along over 4f out and soon weakened (op 14-1 after 16-1 and 20-1 early in places)

22⁽¹⁷⁾ 27 [53]	5. Debbie's Warning 50/1 Jamie Mackay ⁵ K Mahdi	Jamie Mackay ⁵ K Mahdi	4	85	91	–	12	–
b c Warning - Lomond Blossom (Lomond)
Always behind, tailed off final 4f

22 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 2m 10.00s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 138%
1st owner: Anthony Pye-Jeary (Sobriety) 1st breeder: Miss Rosemary McManus
2nd owner: Ecurie Pharos (Man O'Mystery)
3rd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Nooshman)
Tote win: £21.50 PL: £3.20 £1.90 £2.60 Ex: £96.90 CSF: £110.83 Tricast: £1,017.79 Trifecta: £503.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 70 (35%) M [8-15] 67 (24%) H [16-22] 13 (41%)

After a stewards' enquiry the placings remained unaltered

4:10 York 15 Jul 2000

41st John Smith's Cup Showcase Handicap Class B