Full Result 3.45 Ascot | 21 June 2001

Gold Cup Class A Showcase Race (Group 1)

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

1st £121,800 2nd £46,200 3rd £23,100 4th £10,500 5th £5,250 6th £3,150

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Royal Rebel 8/1 Johnny Murtagh Mark Johnston	Johnny Murtagh Mark Johnston	5	92	115	78	121	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Greenvera (USA) (Riverman)
Tracked leaders, hard driven to go 2nd 5f out, led inside final 2f, hard ridden and held on gamely final furlong, all out (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ hd	1. Persian Punch (IRE) 10/1 T Quinn David Elsworth	T Quinn David Elsworth	8	92	116	78	121	–
ch g Persian Heights - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Soon led, headed after 4f, stayed with leader until led again 11f out, driven clear 5f out, headed inside final 2f, rallied gamely final furlong, just failed (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

3⁽¹²⁾ 5 [5¼]	8. Jardines Lookout (IRE) 25/1 Jimmy Fortune Alan Jarvis	Jimmy Fortune Alan Jarvis	4	90	104	71	116	–
b g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Foolish Flight (IRE) (Fools Holme)
Behind, headway 4f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f, took 3rd inside final furlong but no impression on leaders (op 33-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [5¼]	4. San Sebastian 3/1F Mick Kinane John Dunlop	Mick Kinane John Dunlop	7	92 b	114	73	116	–
ch g Niniski (USA) - Top Of The League (High Top)
In touch, hard driven over 4f out, headway 3f out, one pace 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong (tchd 7-2 & 4-1 in a place)

5⁽⁴⁾ 2 [7¼]	10. Marienbard (IRE) 4/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	90 v	112	69	114	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Marienbad (FR) (Darshaan)
Held up in rear, rapid headway 6f out, chased leaders 2f out, weakened under pressure final furlong (tchd 9-2 in places and 7-2 (3-1 in places))

6⁽⁶⁾ 9 [16¼]	11. Mbele 10/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	4	90	101	60	105	–
b c Mtoto - Majestic Image (Niniski)
In touch, hard driven to chase leaders 5f out, weakened over 2f out (tchd 9-1 in places and 11-1 in places)

7⁽⁹⁾ 5 [21¼]	2. Rainbow High 11/1 Richard Hughes B W Hills	Richard Hughes B W Hills	6	92	117	57	100	–
b h Rainbow Quest (USA) - Imaginary (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Held up in rear, ridden and effort 4f out, never reached leaders and weakened 3f out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 20 [41¼]	7. Chimes At Midnight (USA) 33/1 Philip Robinson Luke Comer	Philip Robinson Luke Comer	4	90 b	–	35	80	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Surely Georgies (USA) (Alleged)
Slowly into stride, always well behind (tchd 50-1 in places)

9⁽⁷⁾ 5 [46¼]	12. Romantic Affair (IRE) 10/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	90	110	30	75	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Broken Romance (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Always well behind (tchd 11-1 in a place)

10⁽²⁾ 4 [50¼]	9. Kuwait Trooper (USA) 14/1 Kieren Fallon Gerard Butler	Kieren Fallon Gerard Butler	4	90	107	26	71	–
b c Cozzene (USA) - Super Fan I (USA) (Lear Fan)
Took keen hold, chased leaders 14f, tailed off (op 12-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place)

11⁽¹⁾ dist [80¼]	6. Yavana's Pace (IRE) 25/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	9	92	114	–	–	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Lady In Pace (Burslem)
Led after 4f, headed 11f out, stayed pressing leader to 7f out, lost 2nd 5f out, soon weakened (op 20-1)

PU⁽⁸⁾	5. Vicious Circle 20/1 Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	Jamie Spencer Luca Cumani	7	92	108	–	–	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Tight Spin (High Top)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted 2f out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 3:47:00 Winning time: 4m 18.92s (fast by 1.58s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: P D Savill (Royal Rebel) 1st breeder: Bloomsbury Stud
2nd owner: J C Smith (Persian Punch)
3rd owner: Ambrose Turnbull (Jardines Lookout)
Tote win: £14.30 PL: £3.90 £3.50 £9.30 Ex: £140.10 CSF: £70.46 Trifecta: £4,375.50 Pool: £46,590.44 - 7.56 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 46 (37%) M [5-8] 33 (42%) H [9-12] 71 (21%)

3:45 Ascot 21 Jun 2001

Gold Cup Class A Showcase Race (Group 1)