Full Result 5.00 Tipperary (IRE) | 4 October 1998

Longchamp Handicap Hurdle

(0-123, 4yo+) 2m4f Soft To Heavy 11 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	15. Lafontom (IRE) 10/1 Patrick Verling M J Byrne	Patrick Verling M J Byrne	8	97	70	–	95	–
b g Lafontaine I (USA) - Lady Oats (Oats)
Close up in 2nd, led before 5 out, drew clear 2 out, not fluent last, eased flat, comfortably (op 8/1)

2 5	5. Gentle Mossy (IRE) 14/1 Tommy Treacy Paul Nolan	Tommy Treacy Paul Nolan	6	112	93	–	113	–
gr g Celio Rufo - Taketheblameagain (Deep Run)
Led, headed before 5 out, 2nd when ridden and no impression from 3 out (op 12/1)

3 ½ [5½]	12. Digital Signal (IRE) 4/1F K P Gaule G M O'Neill	K P Gaule G M O'Neill	5	104	81	–	100	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Air Rina (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up towards rear, progress 4 out, 6th 3 out, 3rd and ridden before 2 out, kept on one paced under pressure (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

4 8 [13½]	9. Meet And Greet I (IRE) 8/1 Ken Whelan E J O'Grady	Ken Whelan E J O'Grady	4	1010 b	87	–	98	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - HostessI (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 4th 5 out, ridden and outpaced 4 out, 7th 2 out, kept on one paced under pressure (op 7/1)

5 7 [20½]	7. Morning Mist (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy David Wachman	A P McCoy David Wachman	6	1011	88	–	92	–
b g Supreme Leader - Luton Flyer (Condorcet)
Tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd from 7th, ridden and weakened from 3 out (op 3/1)

6 1 [21½]	13. Lady Of Grange (IRE) 14/1 F J Flood F Flood	F J Flood F Flood	6	104	81	–	84	–
b m Phardante (FR) - Just Dont Know (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 5th from 7th, 9th and ridden 4 out, kept on one paced (op 12/1)

7 4 [25½]	10. Tower Project (IRE) 14/1 W Slattery T J O'Mara	W Slattery T J O'Mara	4	109	86	–	85	–
ch f Project Manager - Tower Belle (Tower Walk)
Mid-division, headway into 4th 4 out, 5th and ridden after 3 out, weakened (op 12/1)

8 3½ [29]	8. Rizzoli (IRE) 16/1 Neil Mulholland ⁷ T J O'Mara	Neil Mulholland ⁷ T J O'Mara	5	104	88	–	84	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Malvern Beauty (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders in 6th, close up 4 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out (op 14/1)

9 3 [32]	1. Zaffaran Run (IRE) 9/1 Adrian Maguire Michael Hourigan	Adrian Maguire Michael Hourigan	6	120	105	–	98	–
b m Zaffaran (USA) - Majestic Run (Deep Run)
Mid-division, pulled hard early, progress 5 out, 3rd after 3 out, 4th and ridden before 2 out, weakened (op 6/1)

10 11 [43]	2. Tidal Princess (IRE) 7/1 D T Evans W M Roper	D T Evans W M Roper	6	119	100	–	82	–
bb m Good Thyne (USA) - Gemini Gale (Strong Gale)
Held up, 8th 5 out, no impression from next (op 6/1)

11 10 [53]	11. Iona Flyer (IRE) 7/1 Paul Carberry Ronald O'Leary	Paul Carberry Ronald O'Leary	6	106	83	–	55	–
b m Montelimar (USA) - Many Views (Bargello)
Always behind (op 6/1)

12 10 [63]	4. Matt's Dilemma (IRE) 20/1 S Fitzgerald ⁷ P J P Doyle	S Fitzgerald ⁷ P J P Doyle	10	1011	95	–	57	–
gr g Pitskelly - Douala (GER) (Pentathlon)
Always behind (op 16/1)

F	6. Thats My Wife (IRE) 8/1 J Butler ³ Michael Butler	J Butler ³ Michael Butler	7	1010	90	–	–	–
b m Buckskin (FR) - Tiny O'Day (FR) (Johnny O'Day)
Held up towards rear when fell 5 out (op 6/1)

13 ran Off time: 5:04:00 Winning time: 5m 32.40s (slow by 42.40s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Bronica, Clonmel Commercial
1st owner: P Meany (Lafontom) 1st breeder: Clive H Pettigrew
2nd owner: Wexford'98 Syndicate (Gentle Mossy)
3rd owner: Emmet's Syndicate (Digital Signal)
Tote win: €12.10 PL: €3.20 €5.70 €1.40 Ex: €98.70 CSF: €142.22 Tricast: €615.12

5:00 Tipperary (IRE) 4 Oct 1998

Longchamp Handicap Hurdle