Full Result 3.05 York | 12 July 2003

44th John Smith's Cup Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-110, 3yo+) (1m2f56yds) 1m2½f Good To Firm

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⁽⁴⁾	4. Far Lane (USA) 7/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	94	99	105	118	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Pattimech (USA) (Nureyev)
Steadied start, held up, headway and switched right over 3f out, led over 1f out, hung left, held on well towards finish (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in a place)

2⁽¹²⁾ ½	14. Etesaal (USA) 8/1 Jamie Spencer David Loder	Jamie Spencer David Loder	3	85	97	102	115	–
bb c Danzig (USA) - Electric Society (IRE) (Law Society)
Mid-division, headway over 5f out, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, rallied, just held near finish (tchd 9-1 in places)

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 4 [4½]	6. Persian Lightning (IRE) 9/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	93	98	95	109	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Persian Fantasy (Persian Bold)
Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f (op 10-1)

4⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [5½]	8. Courageous Duke (USA) 33/1 P J Scallan ³ Jeremy Noseda	P J Scallan ³ Jeremy Noseda	4	811 8	95	90	104	–
b c Spinning World (USA) - Araadh (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Soon behind, not much room 3f out, headway on inner over 2f out, ran on final furlong (op 25-1)

5⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [6]	17. Anani (USA) 16/1 Kevin Darley Ed Dunlop	Kevin Darley Ed Dunlop	3	84 1	96	90	105	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Mystery Rays (USA) (Nijinsky)
Towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f

6⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [8½]	19. Camille Pissarro (USA) 14/1 George Duffield Paul Cole	George Duffield Paul Cole	3	81	93	82	97	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Serenity (Selkirk)
Behind, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f

7⁽²⁰⁾ nk [8¾]	1. Bourgainville 50/1 Liam Keniry ³ Andrew Balding	Liam Keniry ³ Andrew Balding	5	99	107	96	110	–
b g Pivotal - Petonica (IRE) (Petoski)
Rear-division, headway when hampered 4f out, never reached leaders (tchd 66-1 in places)

8⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [9½]	15. Jazz Messenger (FR) 6/1 Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	Eddie Ahern Gerard Butler	3	85	97	84	99	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - In The Saltmine (FR) (Damister)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led over 3f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out (tchd 13-2)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1 [10½]	9. Shahzan House (IRE) 25/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	4	813	94	79	94	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Nsx (Roi Danzig)
In rear, some headway and went right over 3f out, never nearer (op 20-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [11¼]	7. Jabaar (USA) 66/1 J Bramhill David Nicholls	J Bramhill David Nicholls	5	90	95	78	94	–
gr g Silver Hawk (USA) - Sierra Madre (FR) (Baillamont)
Behind, hampered over 3f out, some headway final 2f (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

11⁽²⁾ shd [11½]	2. Hazim 11/2 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	4	96	101	84	100	–
b c Darshaan - Souk (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Tracked leaders, hampered after 2f, lost place over 1f out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

12⁽¹³⁾ 1 [12½]	20. Trouble Mountain (USA) 66/1 Richard Thomas ⁵ Michael Easterby	Richard Thomas ⁵ Michael Easterby	6	77 4	79	60	76	–
br g Mt. Livermore (USA) - Trouble Free (USA) (Nodouble)
Behind, switched inside over 3f out, never near leaders (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

13⁽⁵⁾ 5 [17½]	3. Researched (IRE) 5/1F Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	4	96	101	72	89	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sought Out (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, lost place over 1f out (tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 7 [24½]	12. Cat's Whiskers 33/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	4	89	90	47	65	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Haut Volee (Top Ville)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place over 2f out

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [25½]	16. Gallant Boy (IRE) 66/1 Graham Gibbons David Evans	Graham Gibbons David Evans	4	84 5 t	85	40	59	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Damerela (IRE) (Alzao)
Soon behind and pushed along (op 50-1)

16⁽¹⁹⁾ 15 [40½]	18. Barking Mad (USA) 33/1 Jamie Mackay Michael Bell	Jamie Mackay Michael Bell	5	81	82	–	29	–
bb g Dayjur (USA) - Avian Assembly (USA) (General Assembly)
Chased leaders, driven along 6f out, lost place over 3f out

17⁽¹⁾ 2 [42½]	11. King's Thought 33/1 Neil Callan Steve Gollings	Neil Callan Steve Gollings	4	89	90	11	33	–
b c King's Theatre (IRE) - Lora's Guest (Be My Guest)
Set strong pace, headed over 3f out, soon lost place (tchd 50-1 in places)

18⁽³⁾ 11 [53½]	13. Danelor (IRE) 10/1 T Quinn Richard Fahey	T Quinn Richard Fahey	5	86	87	–	10	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Formulate (Reform)
Chased leaders, driven along 5f out, hampered and lost place over 3f out, soon eased, lame (jockey said that the gelding suffered interference and finished lame) (op 8-1)

19⁽¹¹⁾ 9 [62½]	5. Albuhera (IRE) 25/1 K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	K Dalgleish Mark Johnston	5	94	99	–	6	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Morning Welcome (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, lost place and slightly hampered over 3f out, soon behind (op 20-1)

20⁽¹⁵⁾ dist [92½]	10. Adiemus 25/1 Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	Shane Kelly Jeremy Noseda	5	810	91	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Anodyne (Dominion)
Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, eased, virtually pulled up, tailed off (trainer said that the gelding was suffering from heat exhaustion) (op 20-1)

20 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 2m 6.57s (fast by 1.63s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Far Lane) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Etesaal)
3rd owner: Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc (Persian Lightning)
Tote win: £8.50 PL: £2.20 £3 £2.20 Ex: £88.30 CSF: £59.11 Tricast: £528.99 Trifecta: £1,001 Pool £8,459.95 - 6 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 50 (51%) M [8-13] 47 (27%) H [14-20] 53 (22%)

3:05 York 12 Jul 2003

44th John Smith's Cup Showcase Handicap Class B