Full Result 4.20 Leicester | 20 July 2000

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(Class 6) (3yo+) (1m3f179yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £2,394 2nd £684 3rd £342

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. Sposa (USA) 7/4 Gary Carter M J Polglase	Gary Carter M J Polglase	4	93	43	16	58	–
b f St Jovite (USA) - Barelyabride (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well (op 6-4 tchd 15-8, 2-1 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	7. Unimpeachable (IRE) 5/4F Claire Bryan ⁵ Milton Bradley	Claire Bryan ⁵ Milton Bradley	3	710	53	11	53	–
b f Namaqualand (USA) - Bourbon Topsy (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken (op 6-5 tchd 11-8 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [2]	4. Classic Defence (IRE) 20/1 Sophie Mitchell Bernard Llewellyn	Sophie Mitchell Bernard Llewellyn	7	90	–	9	52	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - My Alanna (Dalsaan)
Held up, not clear run over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [2¼]	5. Ludere (IRE) 16/1 Robert Havlin Bernard Llewellyn	Robert Havlin Bernard Llewellyn	5	90	36	9	52	–
ch g Desse Zenny (USA) - White Jasmin (Jalmood)
Led after 1f, headed over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [4]	6. Dove's Dominion 11/1 J Weaver Dai Burchell	J Weaver Dai Burchell	3	810 v¹	53	13	57	–
b g Primo Dominie - Dame Helene (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Led 1f, remained handy, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

6⁽³⁾ 16 [20]	2. Republican Lady 20/1 Derek McGaffin ⁵ Clive Drew	Derek McGaffin ⁵ Clive Drew	8	92	–	–	32	–
b m Battle Hymn I - Sweet Helen (No Mercy I)
Slowly into stride, soon prominent, weakened 2f out (tchd 25-1 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ 29 [49]	1. Lennox 8/1 J Tate C Weedon	J Tate C Weedon	4	98	58	–	–	–
b g Bustino - Ivory Gull (USA) (Storm Bird)
Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out (jockey said the gelding had breathing problems) (op 7-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 2m 36.50s (slow by 7.30s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: The Lovatt Partnership (Sposa) 1st breeder: Januk And Co Inc
2nd owner: Alan Purvis (Unimpeachable)
3rd owner: The Welsh Valleys Syndicate (Classic Defence)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.30 £1.20 Ex: £5 CSF: £4.01
The runner-up Unimpeacable (No.7) was claimed by Equine Services for £8,000 .

4:20 Leicester 20 Jul 2000

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