Full Result 2.50 Sandown | 8 July 2000

Rio De Janeiro Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo) 7f Good

1st £23,200 2nd £8,800 3rd £4,400 4th £2,000 5th £1,000 6th £600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	16. Rushmore (USA) 12/1 Paul Doe Paul Cole	Paul Doe Paul Cole	3	711	74	86	86	–
ch g Mt. Livermore (USA) - Crafty Nan (USA) (Crafty Prospector)
Chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out (op 10-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	1. Smart Ridge 33/1 Neil Callan K R Burke	Neil Callan K R Burke	3	97	98	105	107	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Guanhumara (Caerleon)
Mid-division, headway to chase winner over 1f out, ran on (tchd 40-1, 50-1 in places)

3⁽²⁾ nk [1½]	9. Peacock Alley (IRE) 4/1J T Quinn William Haggas	T Quinn William Haggas	3	89	86	93	94	–
gr f Salse (USA) - Tagiki (IRE) (Doyoun)
Keen hold rear, weaved through final 2f, good late headway (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places and 6-1 in a place)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [2]	4. Duke Of Modena 10/1 Steve Carson ⁵ G B Balding	Steve Carson ⁵ G B Balding	3	812	94	99	101	–
ch g Salse (USA) - Palace Street (USA) (Secreto)
Rear, headway over 2f out, switched outside over 1f out, stayed on well (tchd 12-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	7. Big Future 5/1 Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	3	812	89	89	92	–
b c Bigstone (IRE) - Star Of The Future (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 2f out, not quicken inside last (tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [3¾]	15. Celebration Town (IRE) 16/1 Matthew Henry Dave Morris	Matthew Henry Dave Morris	3	713	76	75	79	–
bb g Case Law (IRE) - Battle Queen (Kind Of Hush)
Dropped rear and ridden halfway, good headway over 1f out, one pace inside last (tchd 20-1 in a place)

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [4]	2. Lagoon I (IRE) 7/1 John Reid B W Hills	John Reid B W Hills	3	94	95	93	97	–
ch c Common Grounds - Secret Hideaway (USA) (Key To The Mint)
Chased leaders, kept on same pace final 2f (tchd 15-2 in places, 8-1 in a place)

8⁽¹³⁾ 2 [6]	12. King Silca 25/1 Craig A Williams Mick Channon	Craig A Williams Mick Channon	3	82	79	70	76	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Silca-Cisa (Hallgate)
Prominent, led 2f out until over 1f out, no extra (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6½]	10. Norfolk Reed (IRE) 20/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	89	86	76	82	–
b g Thatching - Sawaki (Song)
Rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f

10⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [10]	3. Shatin Venture I (IRE) 20/1 Richard Hills Linda Perratt	Richard Hills Linda Perratt	3	94	95	72	82	–
b g Lake Coniston (IRE) - Justitia (Dunbeath)
Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten (op 16-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [10¼]	14. Pretrail (IRE) 33/1 N Carlisle A C Stewart	N Carlisle A C Stewart	3	713	76	53	63	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Pretty Lady (High Top)
Mid-division, effort and hampered 2f out, not recover (op 25-1)

12⁽⁸⁾ nk [10½]	5. El Gran Papa (USA) 4/1J Franny Norton John Gosden	Franny Norton John Gosden	3	93	94	70	80	–
b c El Gran Senor (USA) - Banner Hit (USA) (Oh Say)
Rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside last, never able to challenge (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 2 [12½]	11. Knocktopher Abbey 20/1 M Roberts Rod Millman	M Roberts Rod Millman	3	85	82	51	63	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Kukri (Kris)
Prominent, led briefly over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

14⁽¹⁾ 3½ [16]	6. Noble Pursuit 20/1 Tony Clark T G Mills	Tony Clark T G Mills	3	813	90	46	62	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Noble Peregrine (Lomond)
Led until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1)

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [17¾]	8. Tap 33/1 Simon Whitworth James Toller	Simon Whitworth James Toller	3	810	87	38	55	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Pubby (Doctor Wall)
Always towards rear (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

16⁽¹²⁾ 25 [42¾]	13. Aretino (IRE) 33/1 Gary Bardwell P W Harris	Gary Bardwell P W Harris	3	82	79	–	–	–
ch g Common Grounds - Inonder (Belfort)
Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out (op 25-1)

16 ran Off time: 2:53:00 Winning time: 1m 28.20s (slow by 1.50s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: J S Gutkin (Rushmore) 1st breeder: Richard S And Nancy R Kaster
2nd owner: Achilles International (Smart Ridge)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook (Peacock Alley)
Tote win: £14.70 PL: £2.30 £13.80 £1.50 Ex: £582 CSF: £337.39 Tricast: £1,695.90 Trifecta: £1,424
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 69 (43%) M [6-11] 53 (38%) H [12-16] 28 (19%)

2:50 Sandown 8 Jul 2000

Rio De Janeiro Handicap Class C