Full Result 5.35 Ascot | 25 July 1998

Orapa Diamond Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £7,002.50 2nd £2,120 3rd £1,035 4th £492.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	10. Veronica Franco 6/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ Peter Hedger	Neil Pollard ⁵ Peter Hedger	5	80	67	49	74	–
b m Darshaan - Maiden Eileen (Stradavinsky)
Held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, switched left and rapid headway between horses inside last, strong run to lead last stride (op 7-1 tchd 8-1, 9-1 in places.)

2⁽¹⁾ shd	2. Rokeby Bowl 4/1 Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	6	100	90	77	97	–
b g Salse (USA) - Rose Bowl (USA) (Habitat)
Led 2f, stayed chasing leader until led again over 5f out, hard driven when challenged throughout final 3f ran on gamely, caught last stride (op 9-2 tchd 7-2)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [nk]	9. Ormelie (IRE) 12/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	89	83	70	90	–
gr g Jade Hunter (USA) - Trolley Song (USA) (Caro)
Steady headway to track leaders 4f out, driven along over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, going on at finish, just failed (op 10-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [½]	6. Karakia (IRE) 9/4F W R Swinburn S Woods	W R Swinburn S Woods	4	95	81	67	87	–
b f Sadler's Wells (USA) - Kissagram (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up, headway to track leaders 5f out, outpaced 3f out, switched left and good headway final furlong, finished well (op 2-1 tchd 5-2)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1]	7. Zugudi 14/1 Ray Cochrane K Mahdi	Ray Cochrane K Mahdi	4	94	80	66	86	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Overdrive I (Shirley Heights)
Keen hold, led after 2f, headed over 5f out, stayed pressing leader, hard driven over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong (op 16-1)

6⁽³⁾ ¾ [1¾]	4. Gift Token 9/2 Kieren Fallon Major D N Chappell	Kieren Fallon Major D N Chappell	4	95	81	65	85	–
b f Batshoof - Visible Form (Formidable I)
Behind, headway 3f out, strong run on outside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside last (op 5-2 tchd 5-1 in places.)

7⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [4¼]	5. Prairie Falcon (IRE) 20/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	95	81	62	82	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sea Harrier (Grundy)
Keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 16-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 5 [9¼]	1. Banbury (USA) 16/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Mark Johnston	Daragh O'Donohoe Mark Johnston	4	100	90	64	83	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Sugar Hollow (USA) (Val De L'Orne)
Behind, shaken up over 2f out, no response (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

9⁽²⁾ hd [9½]	3. Willie Conquer 11/1 Tony Clark Gay Kelleway	Tony Clark Gay Kelleway	6	98	84	58	77	–
ch g Master Willie - Maryland Cookie (USA) (Bold Hour)
Chased leader, ridden inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out (op 8-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 26 [35½]	8. Silesia (IRE) 25/1 Mark Gallagher R Simpson	Mark Gallagher R Simpson	4	92	78	16	31	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Ghariba (Final Straw)
Chased leaders 6f out, weakened over 3f out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

10 ran Off time: 5:35:00 Winning time: 2m 35.97s (slow by 6.27s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: J J Whelan (Veronica Franco) 1st breeder: Islanmore Stud
2nd owner: Paul Mellon (Rokeby Bowl)
3rd owner: K Doyle (Ormelie)
Tote win: £9.20 PL: £2.20 £1.50 £3.30 Ex: £15.20 CSF: £28.51 Tricast: £260.73
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 48 (39%) M [4-7] 72 (48%) H [8-10] 30 (13%)

5:35 Ascot 25 Jul 1998

Orapa Diamond Handicap Class C