Result
Thursday, 17 June, 1999
15:45
Ascot (GB)

Gold Cup Class A Showcase Race (Group 1)

2m 4f (Good To Firm) 4yo+
1st 120,300 GBP 2nd 44,700 GBP 3rd 21,600 GBP 4th 9,000 GBP 5th 3,750 GBP
Runners: 17

Racecard table information

Result:

Position the horse finished in the race. Abbreviations as follows:

  • BD: Brought Down
  • CO: Carried Out
  • F: Fell
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • LAS: Left at Start
  • NR: Non-runner
  • PU: Pulled up
  • RO: Ran Out
  • R: Refused
  • RTR: Refused To Race
  • SU: Slipped Up
  • UP: Unplaced
  • UR: Unseated Rider
  • WD: Withdrawn
(draw): Placement of the horse in the starting stalls (for flat racing only). Stall numbers are drawn at random.
Colours: Colours (silk) of the owner, worn by the jockey.
Horse: Name of the horse and country of birth.
Owner: Name of the owner
Distance:

Distance to the next horse. Abbreviations as follows:

  • f: furlong
  • hd: head
  • l: length
  • m: mile
  • nk: neck
  • nse: nose (shortest margin)
  • shd: short head
  • y: yards
Age: Age of the horse.
Wgt: Weight to be carried, as determined by handicapper or race conditions.
OR: Official rating of the horse.
Eqpt:

Equipment worn. Abbreviations as follows:

  • bl: blinkers
  • e/s: eye-shields
  • h: hood
  • e/c: eye-covers
  • v: visor
  • t: tongue strap
  • cp: cheekpieces
Jockey (wgt): Name and weight of the jockey
Trainer: Name of the trainer
Comments: Information relating to how the horse ran, odds for the race or time since last run etc.
Results
(draw)
Colours HorseOwner Age Wgt OR Eqpt Trainer Jockey Comments
1st (2) silk
Enzeli (IRE)
H H Aga Khan
4
9 - 0
-
John M Oxx
Johnny Murtagh
Days L/R: 29
2nd (6) silk
Invermark (GB)
Sir David Wills
1½ l
5
9 - 2
111
James Fanshawe
Richard Hughes
Days L/R: 43
3rd (9) silk 4/8/8/2884
Godolphin
2½ l
5
9 - 2
120
Saeed bin Suroor
Gary Stevens
Days L/R: 25
4th (5) silk
Celeric (GB)
Christopher Spence
1¾ l
7
9 - 2
119
John Dunlop
Pat Eddery
Days L/R: 17
5th (15) silk 6/4/8/2846
Godolphin
¾ l
4
9 - 0
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Frankie Dettori
Days L/R: 81
6th (4) silk 5/3/0/5035
Three Cheers (IRE)
Sheikh Mohammed
1 l
5
9 - 2
110
v
John Gosden
Willie Ryan
Days L/R: 30
7th (11) silk
Shaya (GB)
Sawyer Whatley Partnership
5 l
5
9 - 2
110
Giles Bravery
Micky Fenton
Days L/R: 40
8th (7) silk
Spirit Of Love (USA)
A W Robinson
2½ l
4
9 - 0
108
Mark Johnston
Darryll Holland
Days L/R: 17
9th (10) silk
Katun (FR)
Antoine Boucher
5 l
6
9 - 2
-
X Nakkachdji
Thierry Thulliez
Days L/R: 25
10th (12) silk 7/4/8/2847
Rainbow High (GB)
K Abdullah
2 l
4
9 - 0
111
B W Hills
Michael Hills
Days L/R: 17
11th (17) silk
Churlish Charm (GB)
Mohamed Suhail
shd
4
9 - 0
112
Richard Hannon Snr
Dane O'Neill
Days L/R: 35
12th (1) silk 7/7/9/2977
Persian Punch (IRE)
J C Smith
2 l
6
9 - 2
118
David Elsworth
Mick Kinane
Days L/R: 17
13th (16) silk
Solo Mio (IRE)
Cheveley Park Stud
15 l
5
9 - 2
-
J E Hammond
C Asmussen
Days L/R: 19
14th (13) silk 4/2/0/7024
Sibling Rival (USA)
Godolphin
2½ l
5
9 - 2
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Daragh O'Donohoe
Days L/R: 81
15th (14) silk 7/6/8/6867
Athenry (GB)
A J Thompson
4 l
6
9 - 2
85
Jeff Pearce
Nigel Day
Days L/R: 17
16th (8) silk
Laurentide (USA)
Mrs Virginia Kraft Payson
¾ l
4
9 - 0
104
Sir Henry Cecil
Kieren Fallon
Days L/R: 17
17th (3) silk 9/0/5/4509
Tajoun (FR)
H H Aga Khan
30 l
5
9 - 2
-
A De Royer-Dupre
Gerald Mosse
Days L/R: 25