Full Result 2.00 Ascot | 9 October 1998

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final (Handicap) (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class E

(Class 5) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Soft

1st £4,713.25 2nd £1,426 3rd £695.50 4th £330.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Fletcher 12/1 R Forristal ³ Hughie Morrison	R Forristal ³ Hughie Morrison	4	110	74	74	84	–
b g Salse (USA) - Ballet Classique (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 3f out, switched right inside final 2f, driven and strong run to lead close home (tchd 14-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ nk	3. Whitechapel (USA) 4/1 Mr A Balding Lord Huntingdon	Mr A Balding Lord Huntingdon	10	118	79	81	89	–
b g Arctic Tern (USA) - Christchurch I (FR) (So Blessed)
In touch, headway to track leaders 3f out, staying on when bumped inside final 2f, challenged if out, led well inside last, headed close home (op 7-2, tchd 9-2 in places)

3⁽³⁾ ½ [¾]	4. Carlys Quest 6/1 Mr C Bonner J Neville	Mr C Bonner J Neville	4	117 v	78	80	87	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Tuppy (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Headway 5f out, led inside final 2f, headed well inside final furlong, no extra (op 7-1, tchd 15-2 and 8-1 in places)

4⁽⁵⁾ 9 [9¾]	2. Totem Dancer 7/2F Mr R Latham ⁵ Les Eyre	Mr R Latham ⁵ Les Eyre	5	115	81	65	77	–
b m Mtoto - Ballad Opera (Sadler's Wells)
Headway on rails from 3f out, ridden and one pace approaching final furlong (op 3-1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ hd [10]	5. Tykeyvor (IRE) 13/2 Mr P Pritchard-Gordon Lady Herries	Mr P Pritchard-Gordon Lady Herries	8	113 b	74	63	69	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Ivoronica (Targowice)
Chased leader until led over 6f out, ridden and edged left and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

6⁽¹³⁾ 5 [15]	7. Flirting Around (USA) 20/1 Mr J Owen ⁵ R Simpson	Mr J Owen ⁵ R Simpson	4	1011	73	49	61	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Dancing Grass (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Headway 6f out, hard ridden 3f out, weakened insie final 2f (tchd 25-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [16¾]	8. Thatchmaster (IRE) 14/1 Jim Crowley ³ C A Horgan	Jim Crowley ³ C A Horgan	7	1010	70	45	55	–
b g Thatching - Key Maneuver (USA) (Key To Content)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out (op 10-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 2 [18¾]	1. Prairie Falcon (IRE) 8/1 Mr C B Hills ⁵ B W Hills	Mr C B Hills ⁵ B W Hills	4	119	85	56	67	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sea Harrier (Grundy)
Headway to chase leaders 6f out, weakened 2f out (op 6-1, tchd 9-1 in a place)

9⁽²⁾ 5 [23¾]	13. Sydneytwothousand (IRE) 50/1 Sam Stronge ⁵ Richard Rowe	Sam Stronge ⁵ Richard Rowe	4	95 3	53	16	27	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Fleuretta (USA) (The Minstrel)
Always in rear (op 33-1, tchd 66-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁾ 1½ [25¼]	10. Joli's Son 25/1 Tony Evans ³ M J Haynes	Tony Evans ³ M J Haynes	5	104	64	28	37	–
gr h Joli Wasfi (USA) - Hagen's Bargain (Mount Hagen)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f (op 20-1, tchd 33-1 in places)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [25¼]	12. Premier League I (IRE) 33/1 Mr V Lukaniuk ³ Ken Cunningham-Brown	Mr V Lukaniuk ³ Ken Cunningham-Brown	8	97 2	53	17	26	–
gr g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Kilmara (USA) (Caro)
Driven to lead, headed over 6f out, weakened 3f out (tchd 50-1, 66-1 in a place)

12⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [26½]	9. Fairy Knight 16/1 Mr C Vigors Richard Hannon Snr	Mr C Vigors Richard Hannon Snr	6	1010	67	31	37	–
b h Fairy King (USA) - Vestal Flame (Habitat)
Always in rear (op 14-1, tchd 20-1 in a place)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [27¼]	14. Proud Monk 66/1 Mr S J Edwards ⁷ Martin Bosley	Mr S J Edwards ⁷ Martin Bosley	5	912 9 15	62	19	32	–
gr g Aragon - Silent Sister (Kind Of Hush)
Soon behind (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

14⁽⁹⁾ 29 [56¼]	11. Saintly Thoughts (USA) 50/1 K Goble ³ G Lewis	K Goble ³ G Lewis	3	911 b	64	–	–	–
bb g St Jovite (USA) - Free Thinker I (USA) (Shadeed)
Chased leaders over 6f (op 33-1, tchd 66-1 in places)

14 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 2m 45.37s (slow by 15.67s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Lady Margadale (Fletcher) 1st breeder: Carroll Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: The Queen (Whitechapel)
3rd owner: John Williams Transport (newport) Ltd (Carlys Quest)
Tote win: £17.70 PL: £3.60 £1.60 £1.90 Ex: £51.60 CSF: £50.12 Tricast: £296
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 55 (45%) M [6-9] 46 (19%) H [10-14] 49 (36%)

2:00 Ascot 9 Oct 1998

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Final (Handicap) (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class E