Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 20 June 1996

Gold Cup Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f210yds) 2m4f Good To Firm

1st £118,872 2nd £44,087.60 3rd £20,843.80 4th £8,716.60

Gold Cup Class A (Group 1), 2m4f - Good To Firm, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	. Classic Cliche (IRE) 3/1 Mick Kinane Saeed bin Suroor	Mick Kinane Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	–	68	98	–
b c Salse (USA) - Pato (High Top)
Held up in touch, challenged on bit 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven out

2⁽⁶⁾ 1½	. Double Trigger (IRE) 1/2F J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	5	92	–	66	96	–
ch h Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Solac (FR) (Gay Lussac)
Led until well over 1f out, soon hard ridden, stayed on

3⁽⁴⁾ 3 [4½]	. Nononito (FR) 16/1 S Guillot J Lesbordes	S Guillot J Lesbordes	5	92	–	64	93	–
b h Nikos - Feuille D'Automne (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and no extra pace approaching final furlong

4⁽³⁾ 1½ [6]	. Always Aloof (USA) 16/1 W Carson Sir Michael Stoute	W Carson Sir Michael Stoute	5	92	–	63	92	–
b h Alleged (USA) - Miranda (USA) (Forli)
Held up and behind, effort entering straight, stayed on under pressure final 2f

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [6¾]	. Latahaab (USA) 50/1 T Quinn R Akehurst	T Quinn R Akehurst	5	92	–	62	91	–
b h Lyphard (USA) - Eye Drop (USA) (Irish River)
Chased leader, hard driven 2f out, one pace

6⁽²⁾ 13 [19¾]	. Upper Mount Clair 66/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	6	813	–	49	75	–
b m Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Sun Street (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up and behind, pushed along 5f out, weakened entering straight, tailed off

7⁽⁷⁾ 5 [24¾]	. Assessor (IRE) 20/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	7	92	–	47	73	–
b h Niniski (USA) - Dingle Bay (Petingo)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, tailed off