Full Result 3.40 Newmarket (July) | 9 July 1998

Ladbroke Bunbury Cup (Handicap) Class B Showcase Race

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) 7f July Firm

1st £23,850 2nd £7,200 3rd £3,500 4th £1,650

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	5. Ho Leng (IRE) 14/1 Mick Kinane Linda Perratt	Mick Kinane Linda Perratt	3	97	102	111	115	–
ch g Statoblest (IRE) - Indigo Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Held up, headway halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

2⁽³⁾ hd	2. Kumait (USA) 20/1 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	4	99	96	105	109	–
bb g Danzig (USA) - Colour Chart (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, ran on (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places.)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [¾]	16. Harmonic Way 13/2 T Sprake Roger Charlton	T Sprake Roger Charlton	3	813	94	101	105	–
ch c Lion Cavern (USA) - Pineapple (Superlative)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, kept on (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1½]	9. Omaha City (IRE) 33/1 Richard Hughes Brian Gubby	Richard Hughes Brian Gubby	4	95	92	98	101	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Be Discreet (Junius)
Held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, stayed on under pressure (op 50-1 tchd 66-1 in a place.)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [2¼]	8. Chewit 100/30F W R Swinburn Gary Moore	W R Swinburn Gary Moore	6	95	92	96	100	–
gr g Beveled (USA) - Sylvan Song (Song)
Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure (op 5-1 tchd 3-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [3¼]	4. Showboat I 11/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	98	95	97	100	–
b c Warning - Boathouse I (Habitat)
Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4¼]	11. Prince Babar 8/1 Pat Eddery J E Banks	Pat Eddery J E Banks	7	95	92	92	95	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Bell Toll (High Line)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken (tchd 10-1, 11-1 in places.)

8⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5]	6. Nomore Mr Niceguy 20/1 Kevin Darley Eric Alston	Kevin Darley Eric Alston	4	96	93	92	94	–
b c Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Lariston Gale (Pas De Seul)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong (tchd 25-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ shd [5]	19. Tertium (IRE) 33/1 C Lowther Nick Littmoden	C Lowther Nick Littmoden	6	84	77	76	78	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Nouniya (Vayrann)
Started slowly, headway halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out (tchd 40-1 in places.)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [5½]	15. Always Alight 14/1 Neil Callan ⁷ K R Burke	Neil Callan ⁷ K R Burke	4	87 v¹	87	78	87	–
ch g Never So Bold (IRE) - Fire Sprite (Mummy's Game)
Chased leaders over 5f (tchd 16-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ dht [5½]	18. Redoubtable I (USA) 20/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	7	85	78	76	78	–
bb g Grey Dawn II - Seattle Rockette (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up, headway halfway, weakened over 1f out (trainer said horse was found to have a back problem on returning home) (op 16-1)

12⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	13. Rudi's Pet (IRE) 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	4	92 b	89	84	86	–
ch g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Pink Fondant (Northfields)
Held up, effort halfway, always in rear (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places.)

13⁽¹³⁾ nk [7]	14. Apache Red (IRE) 20/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	3	810	96	86	92	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Moonlight Partner (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Never troubled leaders (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place.)

14⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7½]	3. Rock Falcon (IRE) 20/1 Ray Cochrane Lady Herries	Ray Cochrane Lady Herries	5	98 b	95	88	90	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Rockfest (USA) (Stage Door Johnny)
Swerved left start, always in rear (op 16-1)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [9¼]	7. Law Commission 25/1 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	8	96	93	83	84	–
ch g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Adjala (Northfields)
Held up, always in rear (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

16⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [10]	1. Jo Mell 12/1 Olivier Peslier Tim Easterby	Olivier Peslier Tim Easterby	5	913	100	88	89	–
b g Efisio - Militia Girl (Rarity)
Raced centre, with leaders 5f (tchd 14-1)

17⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [10¼]	12. Sky RocketI 10/1 John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	John Reid Sir Michael Stoute	3	92	97	85	86	–
ch c Storm Cat (USA) - Oriental Mystique I (Kris)
Held up, always in rear (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places.)

18⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [11½]	20. Butrinto 25/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	4	82	75	61	62	–
ch g Anshan - Bay Bay (Bay Express)
Outpaced from halfway (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places.)

19⁽¹⁸⁾ ¾ [12¼]	17. Safio 10/1 Allan Mackay Alan Bailey	Allan Mackay Alan Bailey	5	812 5	85	69	69	–
ch g Efisio - Marcroft (Crofthall)
Soon pushed along, always in rear (op 8-1 tchd 11-1)

20⁽²⁰⁾ 11 [23¼]	10. Jorrocks (USA) 20/1 Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	4	95	92	52	50	–
b g Rubiano (USA) - Perla Fina (USA) (Gallant Man)
Held up, always in rear (op 14-1)

20 ran Off time: 3:43:00 Winning time: 1m 22.59s (fast by 0.71s) Total SP: 142%
1st owner: Alan Guthrie (Ho Leng) 1st breeder: Brittas House Stud
2nd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Kumait)
3rd owner: Mrs Alexandra J Chandris (Harmonic Way)
Tote win: £18.90 PL: £3.60 £5.10 £2.20 Ex: £204.90 CSF: £257.99 Tricast: £1,163.14 Trifecta: £609.20 Pool: £5,388.46. 6.28 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 99 (45%) M [8-13] 37 (25%) H [14-20] 14 (30%)

Course record

3:40 Newmarket (July) 9 Jul 1998

Ladbroke Bunbury Cup (Handicap) Class B Showcase Race