Full Result 4.10 Sandown | 22 August 1998

Sunley Stakes Handicap Class D

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

1st £3,225 2nd £975 3rd £475 4th £225

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. High And Mighty 4/1 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	812 v¹	76	86	85	–
b g Shirley Heights - Air Distingue (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Held up, steady headway 4f out, challenged 2f out, soon led, kept on gamely under pressure final furlong (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	3. Veronica Franco 2/1F T Quinn Peter Hedger	T Quinn Peter Hedger	5	96	72	81	80	–
b m Darshaan - Maiden Eileen (Stradavinsky)
Held up, steady headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders 1f out, ran on well close home, not quite get up (op 7-4 tchd 9-4)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1]	7. Bersaglio 16/1 Kieren Fallon William Jarvis	Kieren Fallon William Jarvis	3	89	73	82	81	–
ch c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Escrime (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Led, ridden along from 3f out, headed inside final 2f, kept on gamely under pressure final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

4⁽³⁾ 6 [7]	1. Highly Prized I 13/2 Steve Drowne J S King	Steve Drowne J S King	4	911	77	79	77	–
b g Shirley Heights - On The Tiles (IRE) (Thatch)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [8¼]	4. Tiger Lake 7/1 Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	Paul Doe ⁵ Simon Dow	5	811	68	63	66	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Tiger Flower (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 6-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [8¾]	8. Clarity (IRE) 14/1 Fergus Sweeney Alan Jarvis	Fergus Sweeney Alan Jarvis	3	86	70	70	68	–
b f Scenic (IRE) - Cristalga (High Top)
Headway to chase leaders 7f out, ridden over 3f out, beaten final 2f (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ 9 [17¾]	6. Cage Aux Folles (IRE) 10/1 Richard Hills J W Hills	Richard Hills J W Hills	3	89	73	62	59	–
b g Kenmare (FR) - Ivory Thread (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Chased leaders until weakened 4f out (op 8-1)

8⁽²⁾ 16 [33¾]	2. Steamroller Stanly 7/1 Micky Fenton C A Cyzer	Micky Fenton C A Cyzer	5	96	72	42	37	–
b g Shirley Heights - Miss Demure (Shy Groom)
Behind, ridden and lost touch over 3f out (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places, and 13-2)

8 ran Off time: 4:12:00 Winning time: 3m 4.20s (slow by 6.20s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (High And Mighty) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: J J Whelan (Veronica Franco)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late Lord Howard de Walden (Bersaglio)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.20 £1.40 £3.40 Ex: £4.70 CSF: £11.08 Tricast: £101.11

4:10 Sandown 22 Aug 1998

Sunley Stakes Handicap Class D