Full Result 3.10 Newmarket | 1 May 1998

Sagitta Jockey Club Stakes Class A Group 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) 1m4f omsRow Good To Soft

1st £37,100 2nd £13,700 3rd £6,550 4th £2,650 5th £1,025 6th £375

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. Romanov (IRE) 5/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	89	–	70	116	–
b c Nureyev (USA) - Morning Devotion (USA) (Affirmed)
Always prominent, effort 4f out, led over 2f out, ran on gamely final furlong

2⁽¹⁾ nk	2. Silver Patriarch (IRE) 2/1F Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	90	–	74	121	–
gr c Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Early Rising (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [1¾]	7. The Fly 15/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	89	–	67	113	–
gr c Pharly (FR) - Nelly Do Da (Derring-Do)
Held up and behind, smooth headway to challenge 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong

4⁽²⁾ 5 [6¾]	3. Kingfisher Mill (USA) 7/2 Mick Kinane Julie Cecil	Mick Kinane Julie Cecil	4	812	–	63	109	–
ch c Riverman (USA) - Charming Life (NZ) (Sir Tristram)
Close up, effort over 3f out, one pace final 2 1/2f (trainer said colt had swallowed its tongue)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [8]	4. Happy Valentine 9/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	89	–	59	104	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Nearctic Flame (Sadler's Wells)
Led until headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [11½]	6. Suplizi (IRE) 50/1 Gary Carter Bernard Llewellyn	Gary Carter Bernard Llewellyn	7	89	–	54	99	–
b h Alzao (USA) - Sphinx (GER) (Alpenkonig)
Prominent, outpaced over 4f out, weakened final 3f

7⁽⁵⁾ 12 [23½]	8. Book At Bedtime (IRE) 16/1 M Roberts C A Cyzer	M Roberts C A Cyzer	4	86	–	34	78	–
b f Mtoto - Akila (FR) (Top Ville)
Close up until weakened final 3f

8⁽⁶⁾ 2 [25½]	1. Celeric 16/1 Kieren Fallon John Dunlop	Kieren Fallon John Dunlop	6	90	–	39	83	–
b g Mtoto - Hot Spice I (Hotfoot I)
Held up, headway 4f out, well outpaced final 2 1/2f

8 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 2m 39.10s (slow by 12.10s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: R E Sangster (Romanov) 1st breeder: Swettenham Stud
2nd owner: Peter S Winfield (Silver Patriarch)
3rd owner: The Hon Mrs J M Corbett (The Fly)
Tote win: £6.40 PL: £1.80 £1.10 £1.60 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £12.35

3:10 Newmarket 1 May 1998

Sagitta Jockey Club Stakes Class A Group 2