Full Result 4.15 York | 3 September 2000

Minster Jaguar York Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m5f194yds) 1m6f OMS Good

1st £18,525 2nd £5,700 3rd £2,850 4th £1,425

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Sharp Stepper 5/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	4	811	78	81	89	–
b f Selkirk (USA) - Awtaar (USA) (Lyphard)
Soon tracking leaders, led well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure (op 4-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	3. Montalcino I (IRE) 16/1 Fergus Sweeney Peter Makin	Fergus Sweeney Peter Makin	4	99	90	93	100	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Only Gossip (USA) (Trempolino)
Soon tracking leaders, ridden and outpaced 4f out, headway 3f out, stayed on well towards finish (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ 4 [4½]	1. Virgin Soldier (IRE) 3/1F Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	4	100	95	91	100	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Never Been Chaste (Posse I)
Close up, led over 4f out, headed well over 2f out, chased winner until weakened final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 9-2)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [8]	11. Greyfield (IRE) 9/1 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	4	83	70	59	70	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Noble Dust (USA) (Dust Commander)
Slowly away, held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [10½]	2. Rum Pointer (IRE) 16/1 Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	4	912	93	78	90	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Osmunda (IRE) (Mill Reef)
Led 2f, prominent, driven along and outpaced 4f out, stayed on final 2f (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [11]	12. Just Gifted 20/1 Jimmy Quinn Richard Whitaker	Jimmy Quinn Richard Whitaker	4	713	66	50	63	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Parfait Amour (Clantime)
Led after 2f, soon headed, tracked leaders, effort 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 16-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [12]	10. Il Cavaliere 13/2 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	5	88	75	57	70	–
b g Mtoto - Kalmia (Miller's Mate)
Held up in rear, pushed along 5f out, kept on final 2f, never dangerous (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

8⁽²⁾ shd [12]	5. Inch Perfect 5/1 Gary Carter Richard Fahey	Gary Carter Richard Fahey	5	95	86	68	81	–
b g Inchinor - Scarlet Veil (Tyrnavos)
Keen, in touch, effort over 4f out, weakened 3f out (tchd 9-2, 11-2 in places)

9⁽⁹⁾ 6 [18]	4. Leonato (FR) 20/1 Micky Fenton I A Balding	Micky Fenton I A Balding	8	96 t	87	58	74	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Gala Parade (Alydar)
Held up, some headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 16-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [18½]	9. Angus-G 40/1 D Harrison Mrs M Reveley	D Harrison Mrs M Reveley	8	88	75	45	62	–
br g Chief Singer - Horton Line (High Line)
Held up in rear, pushed along 5f out, no headway (op 33-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ 5 [23½]	6. Wave Of Optimism 14/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	5	91	82	42	62	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Ballerina Bay (Myjinski)
Held up, some headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

12⁽³⁾ 16 [39½]	8. Duchamp (USA) 13/2 Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	3	88 v¹	86	16	45	–
b g Pine Bluff (USA) - Higher Learning (USA) (Fappiano)
Keen, led over 11f out, headed over 4f out, weakened quickly, tailed off (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 2m 58.02s (slow by 2.22s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Mrs Diane Snowden (Sharp Stepper) 1st breeder: Minster Enterprises Ltd
2nd owner: Dr Carlos E Stelling (Montalcino I)
3rd owner: J David Abell (Virgin Soldier)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £1.80 £7.40 £1.40 Ex: £203 CSF: £77.35 Tricast: £263.74 Trifecta: £612.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 63 (57%) M [5-8] 68 (24%) H [9-12] 19 (19%)

4:15 York 3 Sep 2000

Minster Jaguar York Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C