Full Result 2.35 Sandown | 2 July 1999

Sino Group Dragon Trophy Stakes Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (2yo) (5f10yds) 5f Good

1st £11,793.75 2nd £3,570 3rd £1,742.50 4th £828.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	10. Vita Spericolata (IRE) 9/2 T Quinn John Wainwright	T Quinn John Wainwright	2	87	–	86	93	–
b f Prince Sabo - Ahonita (Ahonoora)
Tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, shaken up to lead just over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ 2	7. Bandanna 20/1 T Sprake Ron Hodges	T Sprake Ron Hodges	2	87	–	80	87	–
gr f Bandmaster (USA) - Gratclo (Belfort)
Held up towards rear, not clear run briefly halfway, effort 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, took 2nd near finish (op 16-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ hd [2¼]	5. Selking (IRE) 11/2 Neil Callan K R Burke	Neil Callan K R Burke	2	812	–	85	91	–
ch c Selkirk (USA) - Stay That Way (Be My Guest)
Keen hold, made most, ridden and headed just over 1f out, unable to quicken (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2¾]	8. Nasaieb (IRE) 9/2 Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain	Frankie Dettori Clive Brittain	2	87	–	78	85	–
b f Fairy King (USA) - Atyaaf (USA) (Irish River)
With leaders going easily, ridden and every chance just over 1f out, soon ridden and not quicken (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [4]	6. Asturian Lady (IRE) 20/1 Jimmy Fortune Alan Jarvis	Jimmy Fortune Alan Jarvis	2	87	–	74	81	–
b f Zieten (USA) - Thubut (USA) (Tank's Prospect)
Slowly into stride, last pair and green early, good progress from halfway to chase leaders over 1f out, shaken up and no impression after, promising (op 12-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4½]	3. Foe (IRE) 4/1J Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	2	812	–	78	85	–
b c Fayruz - Paryiana (IRE) (Shernazar)
Soon outpaced and struggling in last pair, no progress until stayed on under pressure over 1f out, nearest finish (op 5-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5]	9. Palmstead Belle (IRE) 25/1 Dean Mernagh C B B Booth	Dean Mernagh C B B Booth	2	87	–	71	78	–
b f Wolfhound (USA) - Fiction (Dominion)
Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (trainer said the filly swallowed her tongue) (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

8⁽³⁾ 1½ [6½]	4. Risk Free 25/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	2	812	–	72	79	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Princess Lily (Blakeney)
Slowly into stride, raced wide, effort under pressure to chase leaders halfway, weakened 1f out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 8 [14½]	2. Brave Burt (IRE) 4/1J John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	2	812	–	47	55	–
ch g Pips Pride - Friendly Song (Song)
With leaders 3f, weakened rapidly well over 1f out (trainer said the colt returned with a cut to his off hind) (tchd 9-2)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [16½]	1. Hidden Fort 12/1 Paul Doe Simon Dow	Paul Doe Simon Dow	2	91	–	44	52	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Temple Fortune (USA) (Ziggy's Boy)
With leaders to halfway, soon lost place and behind (op 10-1 tchd 14-1, 16-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 1m 1.10s (slow by 1.40s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: The Camelot Members (Vita Spericolata) 1st breeder: Miss Amanda McKeon
2nd owner: Miss R Dobson (Bandanna)
3rd owner: Nigel Shields (Selking)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.40 £5.10 £2.30 Ex: £80.90 CSF: £85.06 Trifecta: £502.30 Pool: £1,478.61. 2.09 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (34%) M [4-7] 62 (29%) H [8-10] 27 (37%)

This race was hand-timed.

2:35 Sandown 2 Jul 1999

Sino Group Dragon Trophy Stakes Class A (Listed Race)