Full Result 3.50 Ascot | 28 July 2000

October Club Charity Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) (1m1f212yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £8,307 2nd £2,556 3rd £1,278 4th £639

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	9. Pedro Pete 9/1 Craig A Williams Mick Channon	Craig A Williams Mick Channon	3	89	73	66	81	–
ch g Fraam - Stride Home (Absalom)
Mid-division, progress to join leaders over 4f out, led briefly over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well to lead again last 100y (jockey suspended for three days for using whip with excessive frequency) (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	2. Imperial Rocket (USA) 7/2F Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	96	84	75	90	–
bb g Northern Flagship (USA) - Starsawhirl (USA) (Star De Naskra)
Held up last, rapid progress 6f out to join leaders over 4f out, led 2f out, headed and not quicken last 100y (op 4-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [1¼]	1. Tarabaya (IRE) 4/1 Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	3	97	85	75	91	–
b f Warning - Tarakana (USA) (Shahrastani)
Keen hold, tracked leaders, effort when hung right 2f out, driven and ran on over 1f out, not reach leading pair (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

4⁽³⁾ 2 [3¼]	6. Golden Chance I (IRE) 10/1 John Reid Mark Johnston	John Reid Mark Johnston	3	90	78	63	80	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Golden Digger (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Tracked leaders, lost place and hampered over 4f out, renewed effort 3f out , not clear run well over 1f out, stayed on one pace (tchd 11-1 in places)

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [3½]	7. Never Diss Miss 10/1 Richard Hills William Jarvis	Richard Hills William Jarvis	3	812	76	60	78	–
b f Owington - Pennine Pink (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Held up rear, last pair and plenty to do over 2f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish (op 9-1)

6⁽²⁾ 2½ [6]	10. Sporting Gesture 8/1 M Roberts Michael Easterby	M Roberts Michael Easterby	3	86	70	48	67	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Tracked leading pair until lost place rapidly 5f out, detached last 3f out, never near leaders after but stayed on steadily final 2f (tchd 9-1 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [6½]	11. Amjad I 20/1 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	3	85	69	46	65	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Babita (Habitat)
Towards rear, effort over 4f out, hard ridden and no progress 2f out (op 16-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 7 [13½]	3. Queens Bench (IRE) 16/1 Ray Cochrane B Hanbury	Ray Cochrane B Hanbury	3	95	83	42	67	–
ch f Wolfhound (USA) - Zafaaf (Kris)
Chased leader, led over 4f out to over 2f out, eased when beaten over 1f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9⁽⁸⁾ 6 [19½]	4. Mythical King (IRE) 6/1 T Quinn Bryn Palling	T Quinn Bryn Palling	3	95	83	26	56	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Whatcombe (USA) (Alleged)
Led at fast pace, headed over 4f out, stayed close up until weakened and eased 2f out (official explanation: trainer had no excuse for poor run) (tchd 13-2 in a place)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [20½]	5. Let Alone 16/1 Jimmy Fortune B W Hills	Jimmy Fortune B W Hills	3	91	79	21	50	–
bb f Warning - Mettlesome (Lomond)
Held up rear, effort over 4f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out (tchd 20-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 3:52:00 Winning time: 2m 10.82s (slow by 6.52s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Safari Blues (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Peter Taplin (Pedro Pete) 1st breeder: Peter Taplin
2nd owner: The Royal Ascot Racing Club (Imperial Rocket)
3rd owner: H H Aga Khan (Tarabaya)
Tote win: £6.20 PL: £1.50 £1.40 £1.80 Ex: £30.90 CSF: £35.50 Tricast: £132.96 Trifecta: £117.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 36 (23%) M [4-7] 75 (50%) H [8-11] 39 (27%)

3:50 Ascot 28 Jul 2000

October Club Charity Handicap Class C