Full Result 3.40 Newmarket | 2 October 1998

James Levett Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo) 1m2f Row Good

1st £6,472 2nd £1,936 3rd £928 4th £424

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	5. Shfoug (USA) 5/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	811 5	86	102	103	–
b f Sheikh Albadou - Pure Misk (Rainbow Quest)
Steadied start, held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, pushed clear over 1f out (op 6-1)

DSQ⁽⁴⁾ 6	7. Sharera (IRE) 9/1 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani	3	88	83	90	86	–
b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Sharenara (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered and lost place over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, subsequently disqualified and placed last (op 7-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	13. First Master 20/1 J F Egan Gay Kelleway	J F Egan Gay Kelleway	3	81 3	76	81	77	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Bodham (Bustino)
Slowly into stride, held up, stayed on under pressure approaching final furlong, not pace to challenge, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 16-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [8]	4. Beneventus 12/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	3	811	86	90	86	–
b c Most Welcome - Dara Dee (Dara Monarch)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 10-1)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [8¾]	9. Bering Gifts (IRE) 12/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	87 v¹	82	85	80	–
b g Bering - Bobbysoxer (Valiyar)
Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, not run on, finished 5th, placed 4th (tchd 14-1 in places)

5⁽²⁾ 4 [12¾]	1. Benin (USA) 7/2F Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	3	97	96	92	87	–
b c Sky Classic (CAN) - Battle Drum (USA) (Alydar)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, beaten when hampered over 1f out (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [13]	3. Lady RockstarI 25/1 Pat McCabe M J Ryan	Pat McCabe M J Ryan	3	812	87	83	78	–
b f Rock Hopper - Silk St James (Pas De Seul)
Held up in touch, ridden when hampered 2f out, no impression after (op 16-1)

7⁽¹³⁾ ½ [13½]	2. River Beat (IRE) 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Mark H Tompkins	Jimmy Fortune Mark H Tompkins	3	92	91	85	80	–
b g River Falls - Aughamore Beauty (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Held up, not clear run 2f out, never able to challenge (op 16-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [14]	14. Iron Mountain (IRE) 25/1 Paul Doe ⁵ N A Callaghan	Paul Doe ⁵ N A Callaghan	3	76 1 4	72	61	61	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Merlannah (IRE) (Shy Groom)
Held up, badly hampered 2f out, never troubled leaders (tchd 33-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [15¼]	12. Bold King 10/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ J W Hills	Neil Pollard ⁵ J W Hills	3	710	76	64	63	–
br g Anshan - Spanish Heart (King Of Spain)
With leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places)

10⁽³⁾ shd [15½]	8. King Darius (IRE) 16/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	87	82	75	69	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Valiant Friend (USA) (Shahrastani)
Chased leaders over 7f (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

11⁽⁹⁾ shd [15½]	6. Double Edged 9/2 Richard Hills Mark Johnston	Richard Hills Mark Johnston	3	810	85	77	71	–
ch c Sabrehill (USA) - Island Lake (Kalaglow)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 11-2 tchd 4-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ ½ [16]	10. Pay On Red (USA) 33/1 Ray Cochrane Paul Cole	Ray Cochrane Paul Cole	3	85	80	71	65	–
br c Red Ransom (USA) - Mo Jo Kate (USA) (Mr. Leader)
Held up, ridden 3f out, always in rear (op 20-1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [18½]	11. Chim Chiminey 20/1 Daragh O'Donohoe B W Hills	Daragh O'Donohoe B W Hills	3	85	80	67	61	–
b f Sabrehill (USA) - William's Bird (USA) (Master Willie)
Held up, always in rear (tchd 33-1)

14 ran Off time: 3:41:00 Winning time: 2m 7.18s (slow by 5.08s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Hilal Salem (Shfoug) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Farm Inc
2nd owner: Three's Lucky Partnership (First Master)
3rd owner: R N Khan (Beneventus)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £2.40 £2.30 £5.30 Ex: £20.80 CSF: £40.62 Tricast: £771.55
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 62 (48%) M [6-9] 37 (32%) H [10-14] 51 (20%)

Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club Sharera, who passed the post second, was disqualified and placed last - banned substances found in urine sample. The original third, fourth and fifth were each promoted one place.

3:40 Newmarket 2 Oct 1998

James Levett Handicap Class C