Full Result 3.35 Ascot | 24 June 2000

Ladbroke Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m1f212yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £26,000 2nd £8,000 3rd £4,000 4th £2,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Blue (IRE) 7/1 Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	4	91	90	91	102	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Watership (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Tracked leader, closed 3f out, led 2f out and soon kicked 3l clear, just held on (op 13-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	5. Sharp Play 12/1 Richard Hills Mark Johnston	Richard Hills Mark Johnston	5	93	92	91	104	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Child's Play I (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Held up well in rear, last pair 3f out, good progress from over 2f out and weaved through to chase winner last 100y, finished well, too much to do (tchd 14-1 in places)

3⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [3]	11. Polish Spirit 15/2 Steve Drowne Rod Millman	Steve Drowne Rod Millman	5	86	81	74	88	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Gentle Star (Comedy Star)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, effort to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [3¾]	8. Prairie Wolf 12/1 Micky Fenton Michael Bell	Micky Fenton Michael Bell	4	91	90	81	96	–
ch g Wolfhound (USA) - Bay Queen (Damister)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, effort under pressure over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 10-1)

5⁽³⁾ ½ [4¼]	10. Make Way I (USA) 9/1 Kevin Darley Brian Meehan	Kevin Darley Brian Meehan	4	87	82	72	87	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Way Of The World (USA) (Dance Of Life)
Held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, effort towards outer 2f out, kept on one pace (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

6⁽¹³⁾ nk [4½]	12. Little Amin 16/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	4	80	75	65	80	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Ghassanah (Pas De Seul)
Held up rear, ridden over 3f out, effort when not clear run 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places and 22-1 in a place)

7⁽²⁾ shd [4¾]	2. Ipledgeallegiance (USA) 12/1 John Reid Ed Dunlop	John Reid Ed Dunlop	4	96	95	84	100	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Yafill (USA) (Nureyev)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, effort under pressure on outer 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [5]	9. Komistar 10/1 M Roberts P W Harris	M Roberts P W Harris	5	813	88	76	92	–
ch g Komaite (USA) - Rosie's Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Led at steady pace, quickened 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong (op 8-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5¾]	1. Brilliant Red 10/1 D Harrison Lydia Richards	D Harrison Lydia Richards	7	911 t	100	87	103	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Red Comes Up (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Prominent, bumped bend over 7f out, ridden 3f out, not quicken 2f out, no danger after (jockey banned 10 days for intentionally causing interference) (tchd 11-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [6½]	6. Hudood (USA) 5/1F Jamie Mackay ⁷ Clive Brittain	Jamie Mackay ⁷ Clive Brittain	5	89	91	76	92	–
ch g Gone West (USA) - Fife (IRE) (Lomond)
Started slowly, well in rear, progress to mid-division halfway, came widest of all and driven 2f out, no progress over 1f out, faded final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 and 9-2 in places)

11⁽⁴⁾ nk [6¾]	4. Dashiba 6/1 Philip Robinson David Elsworth	Philip Robinson David Elsworth	4	93	92	76	93	–
ch f Dashing Blade - Alsiba (Northfields)
Held up well in rear, last 2f out, shaken up and stayed on over 1f out, no chance (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

12⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7¼]	3. Provosky (IRE) 10/1 Damien Oliver Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	Damien Oliver Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	4	95 b	94	77	94	–
ch g Polish Patriot (USA) - Sheen Falls (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Tracked leading pair, bumped bend over 7f out, ridden and lost place 3f out , edged left under strong pressure 2f out, weakened (tchd 11-1 in places)

13⁽¹⁾ 1 [8¼]	13. HeritageI 33/1 Adrian Nicholls ³ David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls ³ David Nicholls	6	711	75	55	73	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Misty Halo (High Top)
Held up well in rear, ridden 4f out, effort under pressure 2f out, no progress

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 4 [12¼]	14. Hadleigh (IRE) 33/1 Lee Newman ³ Hugh Collingridge	Lee Newman ³ Hugh Collingridge	4	712 5 2	76	46	68	–
b c Perugino (USA) - Risacca (ITY) (Sir Gaylord)
Held up rear, ridden and brief effort over 2f out, soon weakened

14 ran Off time: 3:37:00 Winning time: 2m 7.56s (slow by 3.26s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: K J Buchanan (Blue) 1st breeder: K J And Mrs Buchanan
2nd owner: Mrs I Bird (Sharp Play)
3rd owner: Mrs Izabel Palmer (Polish Spirit)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2 £4.70 £2.40 Ex: £104.40 CSF: £84.73 Tricast: £607.10 Trifecta: £968.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 35 (35%) M [6-9] 66 (30%) H [10-14] 49 (35%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

3:35 Ascot 24 Jun 2000

Ladbroke Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B