Full Result 2.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 29 November 2000

Ladbroke Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C (An Arena Leisure 'Five Star Bonus' Race)

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f OMS Standard

1st £6,808.75 2nd £2,095 3rd £1,047.50 4th £523.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	7. Hail The Chief 5/2F Richard Smith ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Smith ⁵ Richard Hannon Snr	3	811 6	84	106	101	–
b c Be My Chief (USA) - Jade Pet (Petong)
Led until headed narrowly over 4f out, led 2f out, ridden final furlong, ran on well (op 11-4 tchd 7-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ ½	5. Sir Ferbet (IRE) 6/1 J D Smith B W Hills	J D Smith B W Hills	3	95	87	107	103	–
b c Mujadil (USA) - Mirabiliary (USA) (Crow)
Tracked winner, narrow lead over 4f out until headed 2f out, hard ridden and no impression final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 7-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [4]	11. Mellow Jazz 7/2 Brett Doyle Ed Dunlop	Brett Doyle Ed Dunlop	3	85	73	83	82	–
b f Lycius (USA) - Slow Jazz (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Always prominent, chased first two but no impression inside final 3f (op 3-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 6 [10]	9. Baron De Pichon (IRE) 9/2 Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	Matthew Henry Andrew Reid	4	88 6	74	67	70	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Ariadne (Bustino)
Mid-division, ridden and headway 4f out, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous (op 4-1 tchd 7-2 and 5-1 in places)

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [10½]	13. Air Of Esteem 13/2 George Baker ⁵ P C Haslam	George Baker ⁵ P C Haslam	4	79	66	57	61	–
b g Forzando - Shadow Bird (Martinmas)
Headway halfway, outpaced 3f out (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 and 8-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ 7 [17½]	10. Punishment 7/1 Dean Mernagh ³ Ken Cunningham-Brown	Dean Mernagh ³ Ken Cunningham-Brown	9	83 6 t	72	43	52	–
b h Midyan (USA) - In The ShadeI (Bustino)
Mid-division, no chance final 3f (op 6-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [18]	2. China Red (USA) 25/1 Micky Fenton John Quinn	Micky Fenton John Quinn	6	910	90	59	69	–
br g Red Ransom (USA) - Akamare (FR) (Akarad)
Mid-division, never near to challenge (op 20-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [20]	8. Favorisio 25/1 Dean McKeown Julie Camacho	Dean McKeown Julie Camacho	3	811	79	42	54	–
br g Efisio - Dixie Favor (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Slowly away, always behind (op 20-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [22½]	3. Swan Knight (USA) 33/1 Steve Drowne Mick Quinn	Steve Drowne Mick Quinn	4	99	89	43	59	–
bb g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Shannkara (IRE) (Akarad)
In rear, effort over 4f out, soon beaten (op 25-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 5 [27½]	6. Elegant Escort (USA) 50/1 Tony Culhane Geraldine Rees	Tony Culhane Geraldine Rees	3	93	85	23	44	–
b c Take Me Out (USA) - Get With It (USA) (King Pellinore)
Chased leaders until weakened well over 2f out (op 33-1)

11⁽¹⁾ 19 [46½]	4. Risk Free 20/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	3	96	88	–	7	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Princess Lily (Blakeney)
Prominent early, ridden over 6f out, soon behind, tailed off (op 14-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 1m 46.70s (slow by 2.20s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Burning Truth I (vet's certificate), Weet-A-Minute (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Peter M Crane (Hail The Chief) 1st breeder: Green Meadow Stud And P Crane
2nd owner: International Plywood Plc & R J C Upton (Sir Ferbet)
3rd owner: Saeed Abdullah Humaid (Mellow Jazz)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £1.10 £2.50 £2.50 Ex: £21.20 CSF: £16.82 Tricast: £51.33 Trifecta: £164.10 23.55 w/u, pool £5,443.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 73 (48%) M [6-8] 48 (29%) H [9-12] 29 (23%)

2:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 29 Nov 2000

Ladbroke Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C (An Arena Leisure 'Five Star Bonus' Race)