Full Result 5.30 Ascot | 17 June 1998

Bessborough Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £29,700 2nd £9,000 3rd £4,400 4th £2,100

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	5. Greek Palace (IRE) 9/1 W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	4	98	98	104	117	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Grecian Sea (FR) (Homeric I)
Always chasing leaders going well, led on bit well over 1f out, shaken up and ran on strongly (op 8-1 tchd 10-1, 12-1 in places.)

2⁽¹⁹⁾ 1¼	2. Sabadilla (USA) 100/30F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	4	911	101	106	118	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Jasmina (USA) (Forli)
Held up, steady headway over 2f out, every chance 1f out, soon ridden, unable to quicken (op 5-2 tchd 7-2)

3⁽¹⁵⁾ 6 [7¼]	14. Winged Hussar 12/1 Johnny Murtagh	Johnny Murtagh	5	91	91	88	99	–
b g In The Wings - Akila (FR) (Top Ville)
Held up, headway halfway, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1, 16-1 in a place.)

4⁽⁶⁾ 3 [10¼]	12. Shaft Of Light I 12/1 D Harrison Lord Huntingdon	D Harrison Lord Huntingdon	6	92 v	92	84	96	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Reflection I (Mill Reef)
Always prominent, led 3f out until well over 1f out, soon hard driven, one pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places.)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [11½]	6. Dream Of Nurmi 14/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	4	96	96	87	98	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Finlandaise (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Always chasing leaders, ridden and outpaced 3f out, stayed on approaching final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

6⁽³⁾ 1¾ [13¼]	10. Better Offer I (IRE) 14/1 John Reid Amanda Perrett	John Reid Amanda Perrett	6	94	94	83	94	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Camden's Gift (Camden Town)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace approaching final furlong (tchd 16-1, 20-1 in places.)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [14¾]	4. Present Arms (USA) 16/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	5	98	98	85	96	–
b h Affirmed (USA) - Au Printemps (USA) (Dancing Champ)
Held up and behind, headway on inside over 2f out, not reach leaders (tchd 20-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 1 [15¾]	7. Hajr (IRE) 9/1 Pat Eddery Ed Dunlop	Pat Eddery Ed Dunlop	4	95	95	81	92	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Dance By Night (Northfields)
Never nearer (op 7-1 tchd 10-1)

9⁽¹⁸⁾ 3 [18¾]	11. Generous Libra 14/1 Richard Hughes John Dunlop	Richard Hughes John Dunlop	4	92	92	74	84	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Come On Rosi (Valiyar)
Started very slowly, headway 4f out, not reach leaders (op 10-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place.)

10⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [19½]	13. Henry Island (IRE) 16/1 Michael Hills G Wragg	Michael Hills G Wragg	5	92	92	73	83	–
ch g Sharp Victor (USA) - Monterana (Sallust)
Chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, soon weakened (tchd 20-1)

11⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [19¾]	17. Ganga (IRE) 9/1 Olivier Peslier William Jarvis	Olivier Peslier William Jarvis	4	811	87	67	77	–
ch f Generous (IRE) - Congress Lady (General Assembly)
Held up, headway 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places.)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 2 [21¾]	1. Sausalito Bay 25/1 Ray Cochrane I A Balding	Ray Cochrane I A Balding	4	100	104	82	91	–
b g Salse (USA) - Cantico (Green Dancer)
Held up, effort 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced (tchd 33-1)

13⁽⁴⁾ ½ [22¼]	20. High Intrigue (IRE) 25/1 Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	4	87	83	60	69	–
bb c Shirley Heights - Mild Intrigue (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Prominent until weakened over 3f out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places.)

14⁽¹⁾ 6 [28¼]	9. Scattergun 33/1 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	4	95	95	64	72	–
ch c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Cattermole (USA) (Roberto)
Prominent, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 20-1)

15⁽²⁰⁾ 1¾ [30]	15. Willie Conquer 50/1 Tony Clark Gay Kelleway	Tony Clark Gay Kelleway	6	90	90	56	65	–
ch g Master Willie - Maryland Cookie (USA) (Bold Hour)
Held up, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in a place.)

16⁽⁹⁾ nk [30¼]	18. Subtle Influence (IRE) 10/1 Mick Kinane N A Callaghan	Mick Kinane N A Callaghan	4	89	85	51	59	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Campestral (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, headway on inside over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 20-1)

17⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [32]	3. Supply And Demand 33/1 Kevin Darley Gary Moore	Kevin Darley Gary Moore	4	99	99	63	–	–
b g Belmez (USA) - Sipsi Fach (Prince Sabo)
Chased leaders until outpaced 3f out

18⁽²⁾ shd [32¼]	16. Leading Spirit I (IRE) 20/1 G Hind Chris Wall	G Hind Chris Wall	6	811	87	51	–	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Shopping (FR) (Sheshoon)
Mid-division until weakened over 2f out (tchd 25-1, 33-1 in a place.)

19⁽¹⁰⁾ 18 [50¼]	19. MonitorI 20/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	4	89	85	23	–	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Instant Desire (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Led to 3f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly, tailed off (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places.)

20⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [51]	8. Star Precision 20/1 Steve Drowne G B Balding	Steve Drowne G B Balding	4	95	95	32	–	–
ch f Shavian - Accuracy (Gunner B)
Mid-division until weakened over 3f out, tailed off (op 16-1)

20 ran Off time: 5:35:00 Winning time: 2m 35.56s (slow by 5.86s) Total SP: 140%
1st owner: Lord Weinstock (Greek Palace) 1st breeder: Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Sabadilla)
3rd owner: Dundalk Racing Club (Winged Hussar)
Tote win: £16.50 PL: £3.20 £1.40 £3.80 Ex: £20.60 CSF: £35.39 Tricast: £361.97 Trifecta: £225.40 Pool: £8,803.98. 27.73 winning tickets
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £15.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £205,300.68. 9,467.11 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £9.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,531.72. 435.88 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 41 (25%) M [8-13] 42 (32%) H [14-20] 67 (43%)

5:30 Ascot 17 Jun 1998

Bessborough Handicap Class B