Full Result 4.05 Sandown | 8 July 2000

Coral-Eclipse Stakes Showcase Race Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m1f209yds) 1m2f Good

1st £216,000 2nd £82,800 3rd £41,400 4th £19,800

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	6. Giant's Causeway (USA) 8/1 George Duffield A P O'Brien	George Duffield A P O'Brien	3	810	–	118	130	–
ch c Storm Cat (USA) - Mariah's Storm (USA) (Rahy)
Prominent, led 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, hard driven to lead near finish (jockey banned 10 days for using whip with excessive frequency in a Group 1 race) (tchd 10-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	4. Kalanisi (IRE) 7/2 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	4	97	–	118	129	–
b c Doyoun - Kalamba (IRE) (Green Dancer)
Ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, driven into narrow lead inside final furlong, edged right, headed near finish (jockey banned 10 days for using whip with excessive frequency in a Group 1 race and for one day for careless riding) (tchd 4-1 in places)

3⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [2¾]	5. Shiva (JPN) 4/1 T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	T Quinn Sir Henry Cecil	5	94	121	109	122	–
ch m Hector Protector (USA) - Lingerie (Shirley Heights)
Pulled hard, chased leaders, close 3rd and hard ridden when squeezed out inside final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [4¼]	7. Sakhee (USA) 7/4F Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	810	123	108	122	–
b c Bahri (USA) - Thawakib (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led for 2f, led briefly over 2f out, one pace entering final furlong (tchd 2-1, 9-4 in places.)

5⁽⁸⁾ 2 [6¼]	2. Fantastic Light (USA) 5/1 John Reid Saeed bin Suroor	John Reid Saeed bin Suroor	4	97	–	104	118	–
b c Rahy (USA) - Jood (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon beaten (tchd 6-1 in places, and 13-2 in places)

6⁽²⁾ 3 [9¼]	3. Gold Academy (IRE) 33/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	4	97	113	96	112	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Soha (USA) (Dancing Brave)
Settled in 6th place, ridden and no headway final 3f

7⁽¹⁾ 14 [23¼]	1. Border Arrow 16/1 Seb Sanders I A Balding	Seb Sanders I A Balding	5	97	118	62	86	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Nibbs Point (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Towards rear, ridden halfway, no danger final 2f (op 20-1)

8⁽³⁾ 8 [31¼]	8. Sun Charm (USA) 150/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor	Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor	3	810 v¹	–	42	71	–
bb c Gone West (USA) - Argon Laser (Kris)
Slowly into stride, headway to lead after 2f, headed and weakened quickly over 2f out (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 4:07:00 Winning time: 2m 5.32s (fast by 1.68s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Giant's Causeway) 1st breeder: Orpendale And Michael Tabor
2nd owner: H H Aga Khan (Kalanisi)
3rd owner: Niarchos Family (Shiva)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £1.60 £1.80 £1.90 Ex: £26.40 CSF: £33.35 Trifecta: £179.60

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

4:05 Sandown 8 Jul 2000

Coral-Eclipse Stakes Showcase Race Class A (Group 1)