Full Result 2.40 Epsom | 9 June 2000

Vodafone Network Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo) (7f3yds) 7f Good To Soft

1st £22,750 2nd £7,000 3rd £3,500 4th £1,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	14. Peacock Alley (IRE) 5/1F J F Egan William Haggas	J F Egan William Haggas	3	84	77	90	89	–
gr f Salse (USA) - Tagiki (IRE) (Doyoun)
Tracked leading group, 8th straight, progress in centre over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, stayed on well (op 11-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¼	4. Atlantic Rhapsody (FR) 6/1 Michael Hills Mark Johnston	Michael Hills Mark Johnston	3	95	92	101	101	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - First Waltz (FR) (Green Dancer)
Towards rear, 11th straight, progress in centre over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on but no impression final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [2½]	3. Qamous (USA) 13/2 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	3	95	92	96	98	–
gr c Bahri (USA) - Bel Ray (USA) (Restivo)
Always prominent, 5th straight, effort over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

4⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3]	15. Sarena Pride (IRE) 12/1 Paul Doe R J O'Sullivan	Paul Doe R J O'Sullivan	3	83	76	79	81	–
b f Persian Bold (IRE) - Avidal Park (Horage)
Dwelt, rear, 12th straight, driven over 2f out, ran on from over 1f out, nearest finish (tchd 14-1)

5⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [3¼]	9. Knocktopher Abbey 20/1 Mick Kinane Rod Millman	Mick Kinane Rod Millman	3	89	82	84	86	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Kukri (Kris)
Prominent, 6th and pushed along straight, soon lost place, driven and ran on again over 1f out

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4]	12. Zietzig (IRE) 14/1 Neil Callan K R Burke	Neil Callan K R Burke	3	85	78	77	80	–
b g Zieten (USA) - Missing YouI (Ahonoora)
Prominent, 3rd straight, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong (op 12- 1)

7⁽⁵⁾ shd [4]	11. Chapel Royale (IRE) 33/1 Richard Hughes K Mahdi	Richard Hughes K Mahdi	3	87	80	79	82	–
gr c College Chapel - Merci Royale (Fairy King)
Mid-division, 10th straight, shaken up and effort over 2f out, one pace and never reached leaders

8⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [4¼]	10. Lord Pacal (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Mackay ⁷ N A Callaghan	Jamie Mackay ⁷ N A Callaghan	3	81	81	80	83	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Please Believe Me (Try My Best)
Held up mid-division, 9th straight, switched left and effort over 2f out, one pace and never reached leaders (tchd 33-1 in places)

9⁽²⁾ hd [4½]	13. Pays D'Amour (IRE) 8/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	84	77	75	78	–
b c Pursuit Of Love - Lady Of The Land (Wollow)
Prominent, 4th and pushed along straight, stayed pressing leaders until faded entering final furlong (tchd 9-1 in places)

10⁽³⁾ 1½ [6]	17. I Promise You 16/1 Neil Pollard Clive Brittain	Neil Pollard Clive Brittain	3	713	72	65	69	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Abuzz (Absalom)
Led to well over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong, soon weakened (tchd 20-1 in places)

11⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [7]	8. Masterpiece (USA) 7/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	812	85	74	80	–
bb g Nureyev (USA) - Lovely Gemstone (USA) (Alydar)
Held up rear, 15th straight, soon ridden, no impression leaders final 2f (op 6-1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [9]	5. Iyavaya (USA) 40/1 Steve Drowne Mick Channon	Steve Drowne Mick Channon	3	95	92	74	82	–
b f Valiant Nature (USA) - Odori (USA) (The Minstrel)
Started slowly, rear, 13th straight, ridden and no progress over 2f out (tchd 50-1 in places)

13⁽¹³⁾ ½ [9½]	1. Shouf Al Badou (USA) 25/1 John Reid B W Hills	John Reid B W Hills	3	97	94	75	83	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - Millfit (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Tracked leaders, 7th straight, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14⁽⁸⁾ shd [9½]	7. Ogilia 14/1 Kevin Darley I A Balding	Kevin Darley I A Balding	3	813	86	67	74	–
b f Bin Ajwaad (IRE) - Littlemisstrouble (USA) (My Gallant)
Always rear, 14th straight, no progress (op 12-1)

15⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [12½]	2. Strasbourg I (USA) 20/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	96	93	63	74	–
ch g Dehere (USA) - Pixie Erin (Golden Fleece)
Last and ridden straight, never a factor (op 16-1)

16⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [14]	16. Proud Chief 33/1 Robyn Brisland ⁵ Alan Jarvis	Robyn Brisland ⁵ Alan Jarvis	3	711 v¹	75	40	52	–
ch g Be My Chief (USA) - Fleur De Foret (USA) (Green Forest)
Prominent, 2nd straight, weakened over 2f out

16 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 1m 25.77s (slow by 4.67s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Rendition (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook (Peacock Alley) 1st breeder: G And Mrs Middlebrook
2nd owner: Atlantic Racing Limited (Atlantic Rhapsody)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Qamous)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.60 £1.60 £2.10 Ex: £25.30 CSF: £27.07 Tricast: £153.91 Trifecta: £71.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 76 (42%) M [6-12] 41 (33%) H [13-17] 33 (25%)

2:40 Epsom 9 Jun 2000

Vodafone Network Handicap Class C