Full Result 2.30 Goodwood | 23 September 1998

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

(Class 5) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m3f218yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £3,533.75 2nd £1,070 3rd £522.50 4th £248.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	2. Prairie Falcon (IRE) 9/2 Mr C B Hills ⁵ B W Hills	Mr C B Hills ⁵ B W Hills	4	118	81	73	89	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sea Harrier (Grundy)
Chased clear leading pair, closed and led over 3f out, ridden and edged right inside last, held on well (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	7. Billaddie 9/4F Mr T McCarthy R M Flower	Mr T McCarthy R M Flower	5	107	61	57	71	–
b g Touch Of Grey - Young Lady (Young Generation)
Rear, smooth headway 3f out, challenging when not much room on rails inside last, hard ridden, not quicken (op 5-2 tchd 7-4 in places)

3⁽⁷⁾ 3 [3½]	4. Thatchmaster (IRE) 5/1 Jim Crowley ³ C A Horgan	Jim Crowley ³ C A Horgan	7	1013	70	59	73	–
b g Thatching - Key Maneuver (USA) (Key To Content)
Prominent in chasing group, effort and hard ridden 3f out, kept on same pace (tchd 11-2)

4⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [7]	6. Taufan Boy 14/1 Mr S Hayes ⁷ G B Balding	Mr S Hayes ⁷ G B Balding	5	101	62	42	60	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Lydia Maria (Dancing Brave)
Mid-division, effort and switched left over 2f out, stayed on, never able to challenge (op 10-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [7]	11. Zibeth 12/1 Mr R Guest ⁵ Simon Dow	Mr R Guest ⁵ Simon Dow	4	96	51	33	49	–
b f Rainbow Quest (USA) - Tiger Flower (Sadler's Wells)
Raced freely, led until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1)

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [7¾]	8. Opera Buff (IRE) 10/1 R Forristal ³ Gay Kelleway	R Forristal ³ Gay Kelleway	7	103 b	60	43	57	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Slowly into stride, rear, hard ridden over 2f out, stayed on, not reach leaders (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [9¼]	3. Tarski 25/1 Mr L Jefford L G Cottrell	Mr L Jefford L G Cottrell	4	112	70	54	64	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Illusory (Kings Lake)
Mid-division, headway and hard ridden over 2f out, no extra approaching last (tchd 33-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 14 [23¼]	9. Children's Choice (IRE) 20/1 Mr P McBride ⁵ Dave Morris	Mr P McBride ⁵ Dave Morris	7	911 1	56	16	30	–
b m Taufan (USA) - Alice Brackloon (USA) (Melyno)
Mid-division, hard ridden over 2f out, no headway (op 14-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [24]	1. Flying Eagle 10/1 Mr J Owen ⁵ R Simpson	Mr J Owen ⁵ R Simpson	7	119	82	40	54	–
b g Shaadi (USA) - Fly Me (FR) (Luthier)
Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders (op 4-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 8 [32]	10. Mystic Quest (IRE) 10/1 Tony Evans ³ Kevin McAuliffe	Tony Evans ³ Kevin McAuliffe	4	912 v	55	4	15	–
b g Arcane (USA) - Tales Of Wisdom (Rousillon)
Prominent in chasing group, weakened 5f out (op 8-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ hd [32¼]	5. Mr Browning (USA) 11/1 Ollie McPhail Gay Kelleway	Ollie McPhail Gay Kelleway	7	1010 b	64	16	24	–
br g Al Nasr (FR) - Crinoline (Blakeney)
Pressed leader, hard ridden and weakened over 3f out (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

12⁽³⁾ 2 [34¼]	12. Lahab Nashwan 40/1 G Lake ⁵ Roger Curtis	G Lake ⁵ Roger Curtis	4	96 1	51	–	8	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Shadha (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Ridden 4f out, always behind (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 2m 39.98s (slow by 5.68s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Mrs B W Hills (Prairie Falcon) 1st breeder: Holborn Trust Co
2nd owner: Richard J Gurr (Billaddie)
3rd owner: Mrs B Sumner (Thatchmaster)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2.20 £1.30 £1.90 Ex: £4.60 CSF: £14.35 Tricast: £51.26
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (36%) M [5-8] 69 (41%) H [9-12] 29 (23%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

2:30 Goodwood 23 Sep 1998

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