Full Result 3.40 Newmarket | 2 May 1998

Sagitta 2000 Guineas Stakes Class A (Group 1)

(Class 1) (3yo) 1m Row Good To Soft

1st £171,800 2nd £63,800 3rd £30,800 4th £12,800 5th £5,300 6th £2,300

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	11. King Of Kings (IRE) 7/2 Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	3	90	–	123	124	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Zummerudd (Habitat)
Held up, steady headway 3f out, led 1f out, ridden and ran on

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¼	12. Lend A Hand 8/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	3	90	–	120	121	–
b c Great Commotion (USA) - Janaat (Kris)
Always chasing leaders, led over 2f out until headed 1f out, hard ridden and kept on well

3⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [2]	3. Border Arrow 16/1 Ray Cochrane I A Balding	Ray Cochrane I A Balding	3	90	–	119	120	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Nibbs Point (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Behind, headway 2f out, stayed on strongly towards finish

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [2¼]	18. Xaar 10/11F Olivier Peslier A Fabre	Olivier Peslier A Fabre	3	90	–	118	119	–
b c Zafonic (USA) - Monroe (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Pushed along after 4f, hard driven over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, not quicken

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2¾]	9. Haami (USA) 16/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	90	–	117	118	–
b c Nashwan (USA) - Oumaldaaya (USA) (Nureyev)
In touch, headway and every chance 2f out, not quicken approaching final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [4½]	6. Duck Row (USA) 40/1 Seb Sanders James Toller	Seb Sanders James Toller	3	90	–	114	114	–
ch g Diesis - Sunny Moment (USA) (Roberto)
In touch, effort 3f out, every chance well over 1f out, soon outpaced

7⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [5¼]	1. Almutawakel I 40/1 John Carroll Saeed bin Suroor	John Carroll Saeed bin Suroor	3	90	–	113	112	–
b c Machiavellian (USA) - Elfaslah (IRE) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders until ridden and gradually weakened final 2 1/2f

8⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [6¾]	16. Speedfit Too (IRE) 200/1 Gary Carter George Margarson	Gary Carter George Margarson	3	90	–	110	109	–
b c Scenic (IRE) - Safka (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, effort over 3f out, hard driven and stayed on, never troubled leaders

9⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [7¼]	4. Central Park (IRE) 14/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	3	90	–	109	108	–
ch c In The Wings - Park Special (Relkino)
Close up until ridden and weakened final 2 1/2f

10⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [8]	2. Arkadian Hero (USA) 75/1 J Weaver Luca Cumani	J Weaver Luca Cumani	3	90	–	107	106	–
ch c Trempolino (USA) - Careless Kitten (USA) (Caro)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, soon hard driven, never troubled leaders

11⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [11]	14. Pegnitz (USA) 200/1 M Roberts Clive Brittain	M Roberts Clive Brittain	3	90	–	102	100	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Likely Split (USA) (Little Current)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out

12⁽⁷⁾ ½ [11½]	15. Soviet Bureau (IRE) 100/1 W R Swinburn Gay Kelleway	W R Swinburn Gay Kelleway	3	90	–	101	99	–
ch c Soviet Lad (USA) - Redwood Hut (Habitat)
Behind, effort halfway, never dangerous

13⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¾ [13¼]	10. Jimmy Too 100/1 Jimmy Fortune B A McMahon	Jimmy Fortune B A McMahon	3	90	–	97	95	–
bb c Nomination - Cutlass Princess (USA) (Cutlass)
Mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon beaten

14⁽³⁾ ½ [13¾]	8. Greenlander 33/1 Pat Eddery Clive Brittain	Pat Eddery Clive Brittain	3	90	–	96	94	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Pripet (USA) (Alleged)
Behind, effort and headway halfway, soon hard driven, beaten well over 1f out

15⁽⁵⁾ ½ [14¼]	13. Little Indian I 100/1 Nigel Day S Woods	Nigel Day S Woods	3	90	–	95	93	–
ch c Little Missouri (USA) - Both Sides Now (USA) (Topsider)
In touch, hard driven halfway, soon behind

16⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [17¾]	17. Tamarisk (IRE) 28/1 John Reid Roger Charlton	John Reid Roger Charlton	3	90	–	88	85	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Sine Labe (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Led until headed over 2f out, soon weakened

17⁽⁴⁾ 8 [25¾]	7. Evening Chorus (USA) 500/1 Mark Gallagher R Simpson	Mark Gallagher R Simpson	3	90	–	72	67	–
b g Shadeed (USA) - Evening Air (USA) (J O Tobin)
Prominent, hard driven halfway, soon weakened

18⁽¹⁶⁾ 11 [36¾]	5. Daggers Drawn (USA) 25/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	3	90	–	49	43	–
ch c Diesis - Sun And Shade (Ajdal)
Chased leaders 5f, weakened

18 ran Off time: 3:43:00 Winning time: 1m 39.25s (slow by 3.25s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (King Of Kings) 1st breeder: J T Jones And Ron Con Ltd
2nd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Lend A Hand)
3rd owner: R P B Michaelson & Wafic Said (Border Arrow)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £2.40 £2.40 £2.90 Ex: £20.60 CSF: £27.80 Trifecta: £42.60 Pool: £8,369.56. 139.46 winning tickets.
Photo 3rd.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 49 (65%) M [7-12] 67 (17%) H [13-18] 34 (18%)

3:40 Newmarket 2 May 1998

Sagitta 2000 Guineas Stakes Class A (Group 1)