Full Result 8.15 Sandown | 26 May 1998

Effingham Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 1m6f OMS Good To Soft

1st £3,550 2nd £1,075 3rd £525 4th £250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	5. Veronica Franco 3/1 T Quinn Peter Hedger	T Quinn Peter Hedger	5	87	59	23	70	–
b m Darshaan - Maiden Eileen (Stradavinsky)
Held up, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	8. Illuminate 33/1 Gary Carter Daniel O'Brien	Gary Carter Daniel O'Brien	5	83	55	17	61	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Light Bee (USA) (Majestic Light)
Headway over 6f out, led over 2f out until over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [4]	2. Moon Colony 2/1F Paul Eddery Lady Herries	Paul Eddery Lady Herries	5	910	76	35	79	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Honeymooning (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out until inside final furlong, one pace

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	6. Pleasureland (IRE) 16/1 John Lowe Roger Curtis	John Lowe Roger Curtis	5	86	58	15	59	–
ch g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Elminya (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Always prominent, chased leader over 8f out until over 2f out, soon lost place, ran on one pace final 2f

5⁽¹⁾ 3½ [9¼]	7. Zermatt I (IRE) 5/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Usher	Royston Ffrench Mark Usher	8	84	56	9	52	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Chamonis (USA) (Affirmed)
Lost place over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, ran on one pace final 2f

6⁽⁹⁾ 1 [10¼]	4. Yak Alfaraj 16/1 Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	Steve Drowne Pat Murphy	4	93	69	21	64	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Clara Bow I (USA) (Coastal)
Led until over 2f out, soon weakened

7⁽⁴⁾ 4 [14¼]	9. Rhein Lady 25/1 Jimmy Quinn Richard Rowe	Jimmy Quinn Richard Rowe	4	80	52	–	41	–
b f Gildoran (IRE) - Houston Belle (Milford)
Always behind

8⁽³⁾ 1¾ [16]	3. Highly Prized I 9/2 Pat Eddery J S King	Pat Eddery J S King	4	910	76	21	63	–
b g Shirley Heights - On The Tiles (IRE) (Thatch)
Chased leader over 6f, weakened over 3f out

8 ran Off time: 8:16:00 Winning time: 3m 16.86s (slow by 18.86s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Steamroller Stanly
1st owner: J J Whelan (Veronica Franco) 1st breeder: Islanmore Stud
2nd owner: J S Court (Illuminate)
3rd owner: Mrs Berta Lazarus (Moon Colony)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.50 £4.20 £1.20 Ex: £121.20 CSF: £75.97 Tricast: £214.47 Trifecta: £72 Pool: £556.05. 5.48 winning tickets

8:15 Sandown 26 May 1998

Effingham Handicap Class D