Full Result 4.00 Bath | 6 July 1998

Racing Channel Maiden Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-75, 3yo+) (2m1f24yds) 2m1f Good

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⁽¹⁾	4. The Blues Academy (IRE) 7/1 W Catto Mark Buckley	W Catto Mark Buckley	3	81	67	22	74	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - She's The Tops (Shernazar)
Held up, ridden and behind 4f out, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 and 10-1 in places.)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1½	6. Saintly Thoughts (USA) 8/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	3	82 1	68	21	73	–
bb g St Jovite (USA) - Free Thinker I (USA) (Shadeed)
Held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, not quicken (op 10-1 tchd 6-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [3¼]	5. Shohra Wa Jaah 13/8F Royston Ffrench Michael Jarvis	Royston Ffrench Michael Jarvis	3	81	67	18	71	–
b g Mtoto - Pipina (USA) (Sir Gaylord)
Led, ridden 3f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace (op 6-4 tchd 2-1)

4⁽²⁾ hd [3½]	3. Limelight 10/1 Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	4	82	49	–	52	–
b f Old Vic - Nellie Dean (Song)
Always prominent, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in places.)

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [3¾]	2. Ile De Librate 15/8 Frankie Dettori R J O'Sullivan	Frankie Dettori R J O'Sullivan	4	812	59	10	62	–
b g Librate - Little Missile (Ile De Bourbon)
Always prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong (op 5-4)

6⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [6¼]	1. Highly Prized I 15/2 T Quinn J S King	T Quinn J S King	4	100	75	23	76	–
b g Shirley Heights - On The Tiles (IRE) (Thatch)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

7⁽³⁾ 5 [11¼]	7. Foleys Quest (IRE) 16/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ J S Moore	Adrian McCarthy ³ J S Moore	4	79	45	–	40	–
b f River Falls - Katie's Delight (Relko)
Held up, headway 7f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 20-1, 25-1 in places.)

7 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 3m 54.50s (slow by 12.50s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: C C Buckley (The Blues Academy) 1st breeder: Lodge Park Stud
2nd owner: Khalifa Dasmal (Saintly Thoughts)
3rd owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Shohra Wa Jaah)
Tote win: £9.50 PL: £2.80 £3 Ex: £29.70 CSF: £59.24

4:00 Bath 6 Jul 1998

Racing Channel Maiden Handicap Class D