Full Result 4.35 Epsom | 5 September 1998

Connoisseur Club Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Soft

1st £5,602 2nd £1,696 3rd £828 4th £394

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Montecristo 8/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ Rae Guest	Neil Pollard ⁵ Rae Guest	5	98	83	89	95	–
br g Warning - Sutosky (Great Nephew)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strongly (tchd 9-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 3	10. Galapino 6/1 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	5	88 v	64	71	71	–
b g Charmer (IRE) - Carousella (Rousillon)
Last and driven along 1m out, headway under pressure from over 2f out, stayed on well (tchd 7-1)

3⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [4½]	6. Assured Gamble 8/1 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	4	98	78	83	83	–
b g Rock Hopper - Willowbank I (Gay Fandango)
Chased leaders, driven along over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace (tchd 10-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [8½]	11. Artic Courier 16/1 John Lowe D J S Cosgrove	John Lowe D J S Cosgrove	7	88	64	63	63	–
gr g Siberian Express (USA) - La Reine De France (Queen's Hussar)
Held up in midfield, headway under pressure over 3f out, staying on until weakened inside final furlong (op 12-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [12]	9. Tiger Lake 11/1 M Roberts Simon Dow	M Roberts Simon Dow	5	812	68	62	62	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Tiger Flower (Sadler's Wells)
Led till over 9f out, remained far rail entering straight and led again over 3f out to over 1f out, weakened (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [12½]	1. Hoh Express 11/1 Dane O'Neill Paul Webber	Dane O'Neill Paul Webber	6	100	84	77	77	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Tissue Paper (Touch Paper)
Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, came alone to stands rail in straight, in touch over 2f out, soon beaten (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [17½]	7. Fahs (USA) 8/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	6	98	78	64	64	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Tanwi (Vision)
Held up, pushed along over 6f out, beaten over 3f out (op 5-1)

8⁽²⁾ 5 [22½]	8. Indimaaj 5/2F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	3	97	86	65	63	–
b g Mtoto - Fairy Feet (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, ridden along 1m out and never going well after, weakened under pressure over 2f out (op 7-2 after 4-1 in places)

9⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [24¼]	2. Flying Eagle 11/1 Mark Gallagher R Simpson	Mark Gallagher R Simpson	7	100	84	61	60	–
b g Shaadi (USA) - Fly Me (FR) (Luthier)
Held up in rear, effort over 3f out, beaten 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

10⁽⁵⁾ 21 [45¼]	3. Leading Spirit I (IRE) 11/1 Ray Cochrane Chris Wall	Ray Cochrane Chris Wall	6	913	83	29	27	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Shopping (FR) (Sheshoon)
Missed break and lost many lengths, soon recovered to lead over 9f out, headed over 3f out, soon beaten, tailed off (op 8-1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 21 [66¼]	12. Glow Forum 14/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Les Hall	Paul Doe ⁵ Les Hall	7	710	57	–	–	–
b m Kalaglow (IRE) - Beau's Delight (USA) (Lypheor)
Chased leaders till dropped out quickly well over 3f out, tailed off (tchd 16-1, 20-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 4:37:00 Winning time: 2m 44.84s (slow by 9.64s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Just In TimeI (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Rae Guest (Montecristo) 1st breeder: Lord Matthews
2nd owner: Glendale Partnership Ltd (Galapino)
3rd owner: Eddy Grimstead Honda (Assured Gamble)
Tote win: £9.20 PL: £2.80 £2.80 £2.50 Ex: £31.60 CSF: £52.48 Tricast: £370.78
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 31 (46%) M [6-8] 52 (24%) H [9-12] 67 (30%)

4:35 Epsom 5 Sep 1998

Connoisseur Club Handicap Class C