Full Result 6.35 Bath | 2 June 2000

Bollinger Champagne For Gay Kindersley's 70th Birthday Hcap Class F (In assoc. with Daily Telegraph)

(Class 6) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m2f37yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £2,345 2nd £670 3rd £335

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	2. Sovereigns Court 7/1 Mr L Jefford L G Cottrell	Mr L Jefford L G Cottrell	7	1113	67	73	82	–
ch g Statoblest (IRE) - Clare Celeste (Coquelin)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, switched left over 2f out, quickened to lead well over 1f out, driven out (tchd 15-2 in places and 8-1 in a place)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 3½	16. Vanborough Lad 14/1 Mr Ray Barrett ⁵ Dr Jeremy Naylor	Mr Ray Barrett ⁵ Dr Jeremy Naylor	11	98 3 1	39	37	48	–
b g Precocious - Lustrous I (Golden Act)
Behind, rapid headway on outside from 5f out, tracked leaders 2f out, chased winner final furlong but no impression (op 10-1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [5¼]	7. Boater 8/1 Mr A O Jones ³ A T Murphy	Mr A O Jones ³ A T Murphy	6	113	60	53	66	–
b g Batshoof - Velvet Beret (IRE) (Dominion)
Keen hold, tracked leader until led 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on one pace (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

4⁽²⁾ 1¾ [7]	13. Jessinca 6/1J Marcus Foley ⁵ Derrick Morris	Marcus Foley ⁵ Derrick Morris	4	912 5	43	32	45	–
b f Minshaanshu Amad (USA) - Noble Soul (Sayf El Arab)
Behind, headway on outside 4f out, driven to chase leaders 2f out, soon one pace (tchd 5-1)

5⁽³⁾ nk [7¼]	9. Oscietra 14/1 Tom Best ⁵ G B Balding	Tom Best ⁵ G B Balding	4	1012	57	45	59	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Top Treat (USA) (Topsider)
Behind, headway over 4f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f, never dangerous (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽¹⁾ ¾ [8]	5. Il Destino 6/1J Mr C B Hills ³ B W Hills	Mr C B Hills ³ B W Hills	5	115	62	48	63	–
b g Casteddu - At First Sight (He Loves Me)
Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong (tchd 13-2 and 7-1 in a place)

7⁽¹⁸⁾ ¾ [8¾]	15. Ballykissann 50/1 Gino Carenza ⁷ J C Tuck	Gino Carenza ⁷ J C Tuck	5	97 4 b	40	24	39	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Mybella Ann (Anfield I)
Prominent, chased leader 6f out to 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 40-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

8⁽⁸⁾ 3 [11¾]	8. Dare I 13/2 Tony Evans David Evans	Tony Evans David Evans	5	114 v	58	34	52	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Run Amber Run (Run The Gantlet)
Behind, ridden and headway 5f out, hard driven 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 5 [16¾]	10. Kingfishers Bonnet 10/1 G Richards ⁵ S G Knight	G Richards ⁵ S G Knight	4	107	52	–	37	–
b f Hamas (IRE) - Mainmast (Bustino)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 10 [26¾]	11. Old School House 40/1 Mr G Browitt ⁷ T J Naughton	Mr G Browitt ⁷ T J Naughton	7	912	45	–	12	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Farewell Letter (USA) (Arts And Letters)
Behind, headway and ran wide over 3f out, never dangerous (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

11⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [28½]	1. Direct Deal 14/1 Mr A Bradley ⁵ G M McCourt	Mr A Bradley ⁵ G M McCourt	4	119	68	–	32	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Al Najah (USA) (Topsider)
Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [29½]	18. Landican Lane 66/1 Mr T Radford ⁷ T M Jones	Mr T Radford ⁷ T M Jones	4	93 4	36	–	–	–
b g Handsome Sailor - Harifa (Local Suitor)
Pulled hard, led 3f and saddle slipped, weakened 3f out

13⁽¹³⁾ nk [29¾]	17. InkwellI 25/1 Amir Quinn ⁷ Gary Moore	Amir Quinn ⁷ Gary Moore	6	93 3 tb	36	–	–	–
b g Relief Pitcher - Fragrant Hackette (Simply Great)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

14⁽⁹⁾ hd [30]	4. Birth Of The Blues 12/1 Mr J Gee ⁵ David Elsworth	Mr J Gee ⁵ David Elsworth	4	114	63	–	24	–
ch g Efisio - Great Steps (Vaigly Great)
Prominent early, soon behind (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

15⁽⁴⁾ 1 [31]	12. Fuero Real (FR) 10/1 Mr L Tibbatts ⁷ Ron Hodges	Mr L Tibbatts ⁷ Ron Hodges	5	911 5	44	–	3	–
b g Highest Honor (FR) - Highest Pleasure (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Always behind (op 9-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

16⁽⁶⁾ 19 [50]	3. Twice 20/1 Harry Poulton ⁷ Gary Moore	Harry Poulton ⁷ Gary Moore	4	116 t	67	–	–	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Bolas (Unfuwain)
Always behind (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

17⁽⁷⁾ 17 [67]	6. Lucayan Beach 25/1 A Honeyball ⁵ Seamus Mullins	A Honeyball ⁵ Seamus Mullins	6	111	60	–	–	–
gr g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Mrs Gray (Red Sunset)
Chased leaders over 6f (tchd 33-1 in places)

18⁽¹²⁾ 18 [85]	14. Alminstar 25/1 Mr J J Best ⁷ Lydia Richards	Mr J J Best ⁷ Lydia Richards	4	911 7	44	–	–	–
br f Minshaanshu Amad (USA) - Joytime (John De Coombe)
Chased leaders 6f (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)