Full Result 2.20 Deauville (FR) | 16 August 1998

Prix Gontaut-Biron (Group 3)

(4yo+) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £22,222 2nd £8,081 3rd £4,040 4th £2,424

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Running Stag (USA) 28/1 Ray Cochrane Philip Mitchell	Ray Cochrane Philip Mitchell	4	811	–	–	116	–
b c Cozzene (USA) - Fruhlingstag (FR) (Orsini)
Held up in rear to straight, good headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out

2⁽²⁾ 3	2. Garuda (IRE) 54/10 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	811	–	–	111	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Ardmelody (Law Society)
Held up in rear, headway on inside 4f out, 2nd straight, every chance over 1f out, one pace

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [4½]	5. Lord Of Men 12/5F Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	5	89	–	–	106	–
ch h Groom Dancer (USA) - Upper Strata (Shirley Heights)
Raced widest, headway from mid-division 4f out, 3rd straight, kept on one pace under pressure from over 1f out

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5]	7. Forest Buck (USA) 24/1 Mirco Demuro B Grizzetti	Mirco Demuro B Grizzetti	5	89	–	–	105	–
ch h Green Forest (USA) - Perlee (FR) (Margouillat)
Held up, stayed on one pace final 2f, never nearer

5⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5½]	9. Sasuru 18/5 Michael Hills G Wragg	Michael Hills G Wragg	5	89	–	–	104	–
b h Most Welcome - Sassalya (Sassafras)
Held up, headway on inside & 6th straight, one pace final 2f

6⁽³⁾ hd [5¾]	6. Last Dance (DEN) 37/1 Jacob Johansen Pia Pallesgaard	Jacob Johansen Pia Pallesgaard	7	89 b	–	–	104	–
gr h Shahdji (IRE) - What A Meeting (DEN) (Jammed Red)
Led to over 1f out

7⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [8¼]	8. Perfect Vintage 53/10 Olivier Peslier Mme C Barande-Barbe	Olivier Peslier Mme C Barande-Barbe	8	89	–	–	99	–
b g Shirley Heights - Fair Salinia (Petingo)
Prominent, 3rd straight, weakened well over 1f out

8 2 [10¼]	11. Zero Problemo (IRE) 124/10 Stanley Chin A Schutz	Stanley Chin A Schutz	5	89	–	–	96	–
b h Priolo (USA) - Zivania (IRE) (Shernazar)
Prominent 7f

9⁽¹⁾ 6 [16¼]	10. Bad Bertrich Again (IRE) 42/1 Mick Kinane F Gang	Mick Kinane F Gang	5	89	–	–	85	–
b h Dowsing (USA) - Ajuga (USA) (The Minstrel)
Prominent, 5th straight, soon weakened

10⁽⁸⁾ 3 [19¼]	3. Farasan (IRE) 57/10 Gerald Mosse Jean De Roualle	Gerald Mosse Jean De Roualle	5	811	–	–	82	–
b h Fairy King (USA) - Gracieuse Majeste (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
In touch 7f, eased from 2f out

11⁽⁷⁾ [19¼]	4. Foggy Day (FR) 74/10 Thierry Thulliez Mlle H Van Zuylen	Thierry Thulliez Mlle H Van Zuylen	4	811	–	–	82	–
ch c Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Evanescente (FR) (Pharly)
In touch 7f, weakened well over 1f out

11 ran Winning time: 2m 5.50s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Richard J Cohen (Running Stag) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Bob Demuyser (Garuda)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Lord Of Men)

2:20 Deauville (FR) 16 Aug 1998

Prix Gontaut-Biron (Group 3)