Full Result 3.40 Bath | 27 July 2000

Peter Walwyn Be Hopeful Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m5yds) 1m OMS Firm

1st £6,792.50 2nd £2,090 3rd £1,045 4th £522.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	2. Eastern Spice 6/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	910	77	88	88	–
b c Polish Precedent (USA) - Mithl Al Hawa (Salse)
In touch, hard driven 3f out, headway from 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, squeezed through on rails to lead final 50 yards, driven out (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

2⁽³⁾ ¾	7. Dovebrace 10/1 Tony Culhane Alan Bailey	Tony Culhane Alan Bailey	7	88	53	62	62	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Naufrage (Main Reef I)
Steadied start and held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched right inside last, finished well, not reach winner (op 12-1)

3⁽²⁾ ½ [1¼]	3. Twin Time 7/2C D Harrison J S King	D Harrison J S King	6	96	65	73	73	–
b m Syrtos - Carramba (CZE) (Tumble Wind I)
Led, driven along 3f out, headed inside final furlong and kept on same pace (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [1½]	1. Spin A Yarn 5/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	912	79	86	86	–
b g Wolfhound (USA) - Green Flower (USA) (Fappiano)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on to lead and edged left inside last, headed and no extra final 50 yards (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a place)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2¼]	9. Fionn De Cool (IRE) 20/1 George Baker ⁵ John Akehurst	George Baker ⁵ John Akehurst	9	79	45	50	51	–
b g Mazaad (IRE) - Pink Fondant (Northfields)
Behind, headway on rails from 2f out, not clear run and switched right 1f out, still not much room and went right again near finish, kept on (op 16-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [3]	5. Tapage (IRE) 11/2 Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	4	93 7	62	65	66	–
b g Great Commotion (USA) - Irena (Bold Lad)
Pressed leader to 3f out, staying on same pace when not much room inside final furlong, not recover (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [4]	4. Harmony Hall 7/2C Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Milton Bradley	Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Milton Bradley	6	91	65	65	67	–
ch g Music Boy - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in a place)

8⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4½]	10. SuperchiefI 33/1 C Rutter Miss B Sanders	C Rutter Miss B Sanders	5	713 2 tb	44	42	45	–
b g Precocious - Rome Express (Siberian Express)
Behind, hard driven over 3f out, never reached leaders (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

9⁽⁶⁾ 24 [28½]	8. Democracy I (IRE) 14/1 Franny Norton Pat Murphy	Franny Norton Pat Murphy	4	81	46	–	–	–
ch g Common Grounds - Inonder (Belfort)
Always behind (tchd 16-1 and 20-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁾ dist [58½]	6. Starboard Tack (FR) 33/1 Lee Newman ³ Roy Brotherton	Lee Newman ³ Roy Brotherton	4	812	60	–	–	–
b f Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - North Wind I (IRE) (Lomond)
Virtually refused to race, always tailed off (tchd 40-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 1m 38.80s (standard time) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mohamed Suhail (Eastern Spice) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Dovebrace Ltd Air-Conditioning-Projects (Dovebrace)
3rd owner: Dajam Ltd (Twin Time)
Tote win: £7.20 PL: £1.90 £2.80 £2 Ex: £80.70 CSF: £57.33 Tricast: £190.83 Trifecta: £189.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (29%) M [4-7] 44 (35%) H [8-10] 45 (36%)

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered.

3:40 Bath 27 Jul 2000

Peter Walwyn Be Hopeful Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D