Full Result 3.40 Newbury | 22 October 1999

Gardner Merchant Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-110, 3yo+) (6f8yds) 6f OMS Good To Soft

1st £9,655.60 2nd £3,600.40 3rd £1,750.20 4th £741 5th £320.50 6th £152.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Superior Premium 7/1 Ray Cochrane Richard Fahey	Ray Cochrane Richard Fahey	5	97	109	105	118	–
br h Forzando - Devils Dirge (Song)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, strong run to lead well inside last, held on all out (op 6-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	2. Gaelic Storm 2/1F Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	5	97 3	109	104	117	–
b g Shavian - Shannon Princess (Connaught)
Behind and soon pushed along, headway and not clear run on rails 2f out, switched left over 1f out, strong run inside last, not quite get up (op 5-2 after 11-4 in places)

3⁽¹⁾ hd [½]	4. Cretan Gift 10/1 Frankie Dettori Nick Littmoden	Frankie Dettori Nick Littmoden	8	811 v	99	94	107	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Caro's Niece (USA) (Caro)
Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed well inside last, kept on (tchd 12-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	9. Brave Edge 16/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	8	87 5	95	87	99	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Daring Ditty (Daring March)
Mid-division, headway and squeezed through to chase leaders over 1f out, challenged inside last, outpaced close home (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

DSQ⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [3]	8. The Fugative 20/1 Michael Tebbutt Philip Mitchell	Michael Tebbutt Philip Mitchell	6	87 5	95	–	–	–
b m Nicholas (USA) - Miss Runaway (Runnett)
Held up on rails, headway and switched sharply left over 1f out, eased when not clear run inside last, finished 5th beaten 1 1/4l, disqualified and placed last (jockey suspended for six days for irresponsible riding) (op 16-1)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	12. Sailing Shoes (IRE) 25/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	86	95	84	95	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Born To Glamour (Ajdal)
With leaders until led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside last, finished 6th beaten 3/4l, placed 5th (tchd 33-1 in places)

6⁽²⁾ hd [4]	10. Easy Dollar 33/1 Steve Carson ⁵ Brian Gubby	Steve Carson ⁵ Brian Gubby	7	82 6 b	95	77	93	–
ch g Gabitat - Burglars Girl (BurglarI)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 20-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	13. Miss Universe (IRE) 20/1 Paul Doe ³ B W Hills	Paul Doe ³ B W Hills	3	83 2	95	78	92	–
gr f Warning - Reine D'Beaute (Caerleon)
Behind, headway to chase leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong, finished 8th, placed 7th (op 16-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [7¾]	6. Monkston Point (IRE) 20/1 John Reid David Arbuthnot	John Reid David Arbuthnot	3	88	97	80	90	–
b g Fayruz - Doon Belle (Ardoon)
Held up, headway 2f out, badly hampered and snatched up over 1f out, not recover, finished 9th, placed 8th (op 16-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [9¼]	3. First Maite 14/1 Dean McKeown Roy Bowring	Dean McKeown Roy Bowring	6	92 b	104	81	90	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Marina Plata (Julio Mariner)
Led until headed over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong, finished 10th, placed 9th (op 12-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [14¼]	14. Boomerang Blade 20/1 J Stack Bryan Smart	J Stack Bryan Smart	3	86 4	95	68	76	–
b f Sure Blade (USA) - Opuntia (Rousillon)
Outpaced most of way, finished 11th, placed 10th (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

11⁽¹³⁾ ½ [14¾]	11. Sheer Viking (IRE) 25/1 Neil Pollard B W Hills	Neil Pollard B W Hills	3	86 t	95	55	61	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Schlefalora (Mas Media)
Behind, effort halfway, weakened 2f out, finished 12th, placed 11th (op 20-1)

12⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [15½]	5. Delegate I 7/1 J Weaver J E Banks	J Weaver J E Banks	6	89	97	55	62	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Dangora (USA) (Sovereign Dancer)
Always outpaced, finished 13th, placed 12th (op 4-1)

13⁽⁵⁾ 12 [27½]	7. Muqtarb (IRE) 11/1 Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	Richard Hills Marcus Tregoning	3	87	96	52	59	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Jasarah (IRE) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden and hampered inside final 2f, soon weakened, finished 14th, placed 13th (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

14 ran Off time: 3:44:00 Winning time: 1m 15.22s (slow by 4.92s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: J C Parsons (Superior Premium) 1st breeder: Giles W Pritchard-Gordon
2nd owner: H C Racing Club (Gaelic Storm)
3rd owner: T Clarke (Cretan Gift)
Tote win: £9.30 PL: £3.10 £1.50 £2.10 Ex: £9 CSF: £16.70 Tricast: £134.53 Trifecta: £161.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 75 (33%) M [6-9] 27 (24%) H [10-14] 48 (43%)

Following a stewards' inquiry, No.8 The Fugative who finished 5th was disqualified and placed last

3:40 Newbury 22 Oct 1999

Gardner Merchant Rated Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B