Full Result 4.25 Ascot | 26 September 1999

Ritz Club Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Heavy

1st £46,300 2nd £13,900 3rd £6,700 4th £3,100

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	2. Vicious Circle 13/2 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	5	99	101	113	119	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Tight Spin (High Top)
Held up rear, pushed along over 4f out and plenty to do, good progress on inner from 2f out, led last 150y, ran on strongly and soon clear (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

2⁽⁷⁾ 3½	15. Ligne Gagnante (IRE) 10/1 J F Egan William Haggas	J F Egan William Haggas	3	81	87	95	100	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Lightino (Bustino)
Tracked leading group, ridden and effort over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out , soon headed, no chance with winner after (op 8-1)

3⁽³⁾ 1¾ [5¼]	1. Raise A Prince (FR) 9/1 Neil Callan ³ S Woods	Neil Callan ³ S Woods	6	97 t	102	104	112	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Enfant D'Amour (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up towards rear, progress over 4f out, chased leaders and ridden over 2f out, no impression until ran on well final furlong, nearest finish (op 7-1 tchd 10-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [5½]	8. Robin Lane 8/1 John Carroll Mark Johnston	John Carroll Mark Johnston	4	810	88	93	98	–
b f Tenby - Hiawatha's Song (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, faded inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 10-1 in a place)

5⁽⁸⁾ shd [5¾]	10. Musician 6/1 Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	3	86 4	92	97	101	–
b f Shirley Heights - Rose Alto (Adonijah I)
Held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on over 1f out, nearest finish (tchd 11-2)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [6]	13. Agitando (IRE) 20/1 Neil Pollard ³ Roger Charlton	Neil Pollard ³ Roger Charlton	3	713	88	89	97	–
b g Tenby - Crown Rose (Dara Monarch)
Pressed leaders, effort to challenge 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, faded inside final furlong (op 16-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ 6 [12]	7. Celestial Welcome 20/1 Mick Kinane Mrs M Reveley	Mick Kinane Mrs M Reveley	4	811	89	85	89	–
b f Most Welcome - Choral Sundown (Night Shift)
Held up, detached last 7f out, driven over 3f out, stayed on from over 2f out, no danger (tchd 25-1 in places)

8⁽⁴⁾ shd [12]	6. Architect (IRE) 4/1F Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	812	98	94	98	–
bb g Grand Lodge (USA) - Olean (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, ridden to chase leader well over 2f out, driven and no progress over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 9-2 5-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [14]	3. Star Precision 33/1 Steve Drowne G B Balding	Steve Drowne G B Balding	5	94	96	89	93	–
ch m Shavian - Accuracy (Gunner B)
Prominent, ridden well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 25-1)

10⁽¹⁾ nk [14¼]	16. Gentleman Venture 50/1 Martin Dwyer S Woods	Martin Dwyer S Woods	3	711 1 1	83	76	79	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Our Shirley (Shirley Heights)
Raced alone on inner and mostly in 2nd, ridden 5f out, lost place well over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out (4chd 66-1 in a place)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [21¼]	5. Deploy Venture 25/1 Dane O'Neill S Woods	Dane O'Neill S Woods	3	812	98	81	84	–
ch g Deploy - Tasseled (USA) (Tate Gallery)
Held up rear, effort going well on inner over 2f out, not clear run briefly 2f out, immediately weakened

12⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [22]	14. Arabian Moon (IRE) 33/1 Adrian Nicholls ³ Clive Brittain	Adrian Nicholls ³ Clive Brittain	3	713	88	67	73	–
ch c Barathea (IRE) - Excellent Alibi (USA) (Exceller)
Held up rear, outpaced and ridden 3f out, effort under pressure over 2f out , no danger and eased over 1f out

13⁽²⁾ ¾ [22¾]	11. Chelsea Barracks 10/1 Willie Supple John Dunlop	Willie Supple John Dunlop	3	84	90	71	74	–
b g Deploy - Hymne D'Amour (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Held up towards rear, effort on inner over 2f out, soon shaken up and weakened (op 8-1)

14⁽⁶⁾ shd [23]	9. Dee Pee Tee Cee (IRE) 10/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	5	89	87	68	70	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Silver Glimpse (Petingo)
Keen hold, prominent until weakened over 4f out (tchd 11-1 in places)

15⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [23¾]	12. Toto Caelo 16/1 Richard Mullen B W Hills	Richard Mullen B W Hills	3	82	88	68	70	–
b c Mtoto - Octavia Girl (Octavo)
Dwelt, keen hold and soon tracked leaders, ridden and weakened rapidly over 2f out (tchd 20-1 in places)

16⁽¹³⁾ nk [24]	4. Punishment 50/1 M Roberts Ken Cunningham-Brown	M Roberts Ken Cunningham-Brown	8	90 t	92	71	74	–
b h Midyan (USA) - In The Shade (Bustino)
Held up well in rear, no progress and beaten 3f out (tchd 66-1 in a place)

16 ran Off time: 4:26:00 Winning time: 2m 41.08s (slow by 11.38s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: D Metcalf And J Samuel (Vicious Circle) 1st breeder: W Macauley, Mrs Skiffington And Mrs Cunliffe-List
2nd owner: The Winning Line (Ligne Gagnante)
3rd owner: George Tong (Raise A Prince)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £1.60 £2.70 £3 Ex: £64.80 CSF: £60.38 Tricast: £546 Trifecta: £1,216.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 39 (38%) M [6-11] 62 (40%) H [12-16] 49 (22%)

4:25 Ascot 26 Sep 1999

Ritz Club Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B