Full Result 3.20 Lingfield (AW) | 5 February 1998

Japonica Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (7f1yds) 7f Slow

1st £2,765.60 2nd £776.60 3rd £378.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	1. Means Business (IRE) 4/1 Tom Siddall ⁷ J Hetherton	Tom Siddall ⁷ J Hetherton	3	96 6	71	–	72	–
ch g Imp Society (USA) - Fantasise (FR) (General Assembly)
Held up, ridden 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¼	5. Sharp Steel 8/1 C Rutter Gary Moore	C Rutter Gary Moore	3	83	47	–	45	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Shift Over (USA) (Night Shift)
Pulled hard, led over 2f, led 3f out until inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [2]	6. Pinup 7/4F Royston Ffrench Chris Dwyer	Royston Ffrench Chris Dwyer	3	81	45	–	41	–
gr f Risk Me (FR) - Princess Tara (Prince Sabo)
Held up, hard ridden over 1f out, ran on one pace

4⁽¹⁾ nk [2¼]	3. Mariana 7/2 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	3	89	53	–	48	–
ch f Anshan - Maria Cappuccini (Siberian Express)
With leader, led over 4f out to 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace

5⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [4¾]	4. Magic Morning 9/2 Steve Drowne Willie Musson	Steve Drowne Willie Musson	3	83	47	–	36	–
ch g Magic Ring (IRE) - Incarnadine (Hot Spark)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽³⁾ 5 [9¾]	7. First Idea 14/1 Paul Doe ⁷ Simon Dow	Paul Doe ⁷ Simon Dow	3	710 3	44	–	24	–
b f Primo Dominie - Good Thinking (USA) (Raja Baba)
Started slowly, always behind

7⁽⁷⁾ 12 [21¾]	8. Velvet Story 20/1 Jimmy Quinn David Evans	Jimmy Quinn David Evans	3	80 v	44	–	–	–
ch g Aragon - Lucy Manette (Final Straw)
Prominent over 4f

7 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 1m 29.88s (slow by 7.88s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Scotland Bay
1st owner: Keith West Partnership 1998 (Means Business) 1st breeder: T Connolly
2nd owner: C F Sparrowhawk (Sharp Steel)
3rd owner: Wessex House Racing (Pinup)
Tote win: £6.60 PL: £3.30 £2.80 Ex: £33 CSF: £33.77 Tricast: £69.28

3:20 Lingfield (AW) 5 Feb 1998

Japonica Handicap Class E