Full Result 5.30 Ascot | 16 June 1988

King George V Handicap

(0-110, 3yo) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £11,497.20 2nd £3,447.60 3rd £1,658.80 4th £764.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	0. Thethingaboutitis (USA) 10/1 Tony Culhane ⁵ G Lewis	Tony Culhane ⁵ G Lewis	3	77 2	–	–	–	–
gr c Fluorescent Light (USA) - Croquet I (USA) (Court Martial)
2nd straight, ridden 2f out, left clear inside final furlong

2⁽¹⁾ 2½	0. Nikitas 12/1 Paul Eddery M E D Francis	Paul Eddery M E D Francis	3	87	–	–	–	–
b g Touching Wood (USA) - Hi There (High Top)
3rd straight, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong

3⁽¹³⁾ shd [2½]	0. Stratford Ponds 20/1 Allan Mackay E Eldin	Allan Mackay E Eldin	3	89	–	–	–	–
b c High Top - Opinion (Great Nephew)
Headway 6f out, 4th straight, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽³⁾ ¾ [3¼]	0. Bollin Patrick 7/2F John Lowe M H Easterby	John Lowe M H Easterby	3	82	–	–	–	–
b c Sagaro - Bollin Charlotte (Immortality I)
Headway final 2f, ran on

5⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	0. Vayrua (FR) 25/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	92	–	–	–	–
ch g Vayrann - Nabua (FR) (Le Fabuleux)
Headway final 2f, ran on

6⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [4]	0. Magsood 10/1 C Asmussen Michael Jarvis	C Asmussen Michael Jarvis	3	86	–	–	–	–
ch g Mill Reef (USA) - Shark Song (Song)
Headway 2f out, unable to quicken final furlong

7⁽¹¹⁾ 8 [12]	0. Zaffaran (USA) 8/1 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	3	90	–	–	–	–
b c Assert (IRE) - Sweet Alliance (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Headay 6f out, 5th straight, one pace final 2f

8⁽²⁾ 2½ [14½]	0. Valley Of Danuata 12/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	3	91	–	–	–	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Dane Valley (Simbir)
Never near to challenge

9⁽¹⁷⁾ 2½ [17]	0. Pontevecchio Notte 33/1 T Ives G A Pritchard-Gordon	T Ives G A Pritchard-Gordon	3	97	–	–	–	–
b c Blakeney - Oula-Ka Fu-Fu (Run The Gantlet)
Headway 6f out, weakened 3f out

10⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [17¾]	0. Blind Faith 20/1 W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	3	810	–	–	–	–
b c Known Fact (USA) - Rosetta Stone I (Guillaume Tell)


11⁽⁶⁾ 1 [18¾]	0. Fenlands 20/1 Ernie Johnson I A Balding	Ernie Johnson I A Balding	3	711	–	–	–	–
b f Kings Lake (USA) - Fenella (IRE) (Thatch)
Prominent 7f

12⁽¹⁰⁾ [18¾]	0. Habub 12/1 Richard Hills H Thomson Jones	Richard Hills H Thomson Jones	3	85	–	–	–	–
b c Mill Reef (USA) - Elzaahirah (Irish Ball)
6th straight, weakened 2f out

13⁽¹⁵⁾ [18¾]	0. Take Issue 14/1 Gary Bardwell ⁵ J Sutcliffe	Gary Bardwell ⁵ J Sutcliffe	3	73	70	–	–	–
b g Absalom - Abstract (French Beige)


14⁽¹⁶⁾ [18¾]	0. Bywell Lad 100/1 R McGhin Roger Curtis	R McGhin Roger Curtis	3	83 1	–	–	–	–
ch g Mandrake Major - Juliette (Julio Mariner)


15⁽⁹⁾ [18¾]	0. Spanish Servant 25/1 Ron Hillis ⁵ R Akehurst	Ron Hillis ⁵ R Akehurst	3	84	–	–	–	–
ch g Don - Please Oblige (Le Levanstell)


16⁽¹²⁾ [18¾]	0. Night Pass 20/1 W Carson John Dunlop	W Carson John Dunlop	3	812	–	–	–	–
b c Pas De Seul - Bid For Freedom (Run The Gantlet)


17⁽⁵⁾ [18¾]	0. True Queen I (USA) 50/1 Gary Carter James Bethell	Gary Carter James Bethell	3	710	–	–	–	–
b f Silver Hawk (USA) - Ripples (Wollow)


UR⁽⁸⁾	0. Ile De Chypre 4/1 G Starkey G Harwood	G Starkey G Harwood	3	813	–	–	–	–
b c Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Salamina (Welsh Pageant)
Led until swerved left and unseated rider inside final furlong

18 ran Off time: 5:39:00 Winning time: 2m 30.29s (slow by 0.59s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Stephen Roots (Thethingaboutitis) 1st breeder: Melinda Smith & Lanesway Farm
2nd owner: Mrs Peter Liddiard (Nikitas)
3rd owner: M F Sanderson (Stratford Ponds)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 73 (40%) M [7-12] 24 (39%) H [13-18] 53 (21%)

5:30 Ascot 16 Jun 1988

King George V Handicap