Result
Thursday, 19 June, 1997
15:45
Ascot (GB)

Gold Cup Class A

2m 4f (Good) 4yo+
1st 113,556 GBP 2nd 42,790 GBP 3rd 20,795 GBP 4th 9,319 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  • WD: Withdrawn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 (12) silk
Celeric (GB)
Christopher Spence
5
9 - 2
-
D Morley
Pat Eddery
Days L/R: 24
2nd (4) silk 6/4/8/2846
Classic Cliche (IRE)
Godolphin
¾ l
5
9 - 2
-
Saeed bin Suroor
Frankie Dettori
Days L/R: 35
3rd (1) silk
Election Day (IRE)
Lord Weinstock
1 l
5
9 - 2
-
v
Sir Michael Stoute
Mick Kinane
Days L/R: 42
4th (3) silk
Heron Island (IRE)
R E Sangster & Mrs John Magnier
5 l
4
9 - 0
-
Peter Chapple-Hyam
John Reid
Days L/R: 24
5th (13) silk
Samraan (USA)
Mrs Christina Phelan
9 l
4
9 - 0
-
John Dunlop
T Quinn
Days L/R: 35
6th (10) silk
Double Eclipse (IRE)
The Middleham Partnership
hd
5
9 - 2
-
Mark Johnston
M Roberts
Days L/R: 396
7th (2) silk 8/6/8/2868
Jiyush (GB)
Hamdan Al Maktoum
3½ l
4
9 - 0
-
Ed Dunlop
Richard Hills
Days L/R: 29
8th (7) silk 0/7/0/14070
Double Trigger (IRE)
R W Huggins
4 l
6
9 - 2
-
bl
Mark Johnston
J Weaver
Days L/R: 50
9th (8) silk 5/3/0/5035
Moonax (IRE)
Sheikh Mohammed
7 l
6
9 - 2
-
B W Hills
Michael Hills
Days L/R: 42
10th (9) silk
Camp David (GER)
D Gabel
10 l
7
9 - 2
-
A Wohler
A Boschert
Days L/R: 26
11th (6) silk
Nononito (FR)
Patrick Sebagh
5 l
6
9 - 2
-
J Lesbordes
Gerald Mosse
Days L/R: 32
12th (11) silk 7/7/9/2977
Persian Punch (IRE)
J C Smith
½ l
4
9 - 0
-
David Elsworth
Ray Cochrane
Days L/R: 24
13th (5) silk 7/7/9/2977
Grey Shot (GB)
J C Smith
1 l
5
9 - 2
-
I A Balding
Olivier Peslier
Days L/R: 32
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