Full Result 2.45 Beverley | 13 August 1998

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap Class E For Gentleman Amateur Riders

(Class 5) (0-80, 3yo+) (7f96yds) 7½f Good To Firm

1st £2,815.25 2nd £842 3rd £403.50 4th £184.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽⁶⁾	4. Gymcrak Flyer 3/1F Mr A Jacobs ⁵ G Holmes	Mr A Jacobs ⁵ G Holmes	7	103	58	54	63	–
b m Aragon - Intellect (Frimley Park)
Held up going well, smooth headway over 1f out, led well inside last, kept on well under pressure, finished 1st, disqualfied and placed last having been ridden by an ineligible jockey (tchd 7-2)

1⁽⁵⁾ ¾	1. Blooming Amazing 5/1 Mr R Latham ⁵ Les Eyre	Mr R Latham ⁵ Les Eyre	4	119	78	72	81	–
b g Mazilier (USA) - Cornflower Blue I (Arvico)
Chased leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, edged right over 1f out, every chance inside last, kept on towards finish (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

2⁽¹⁾ shd [¾]	3. Bubbly I 11/2 Mr C Ranson ³ Jeremy Noseda	Mr C Ranson ³ Jeremy Noseda	4	113 9	70	66	73	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Champagne Season (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Chased clear leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken well inside last (op 9-2)

3⁽⁷⁾ 3 [3¾]	7. Euro Sceptic (IRE) 100/30 E Babington ⁷ Tim Easterby	E Babington ⁷ Tim Easterby	6	97 4 b	50	36	46	–
ch g Classic Secret I (USA) - Very Seldom (Rarity)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from well over 1f out (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

4⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [6¼]	6. Winter Scout (USA) 14/1 Mr C Russell ⁷ Richard Fahey	Mr C Russell ⁷ Richard Fahey	10	95 2	48	28	38	–
ch g It's Freezing (USA) - His Squaw (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Behind, ridden along outpaced entering straight, kept on final 2f, nearest finish (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [8]	2. Pericles 6/1 Jim Crowley ³ Gay Kelleway	Jim Crowley ³ Gay Kelleway	4	112	69	50	55	–
b g Primo Dominie - Egalite (FR) (Luthier)
Headway under pressure to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6⁽⁸⁾ 5 [13]	8. Mandhar (IRE) 14/1 Mr David Dunsdon ⁷ G Lewis	Mr David Dunsdon ⁷ G Lewis	3	93 1 b	52	19	27	–
b c Scenic (IRE) - Clonross Lady (Red Alert I)
Headway and in touch approaching straight, soon ridden and weakened from 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7⁽³⁾ 1¾ [14¾]	9. French Pride (IRE) 33/1 Mr J Atkinson ⁷ A R Dicken	Mr J Atkinson ⁷ A R Dicken	3	93 7	52	14	22	–
b f Pips Pride - Reasonably French (Reasonable)
Behind, headway under pressure 3f out, beaten 2f out

8⁽⁴⁾ nk [15¼]	5. Master Caster (IRE) 7/1 R Forristal ⁵ Mrs J R Ramsden	R Forristal ⁵ Mrs J R Ramsden	3	101 v	62	26	32	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Honourable Sheba (USA) (Roberto)
Raced freely, led and soon clear, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened quickly (Jockey cautioned for use of the whip) (tchd 8-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:46:00 Winning time: 1m 34.00s (slow by 4.30s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: C H Stephenson & Partners (Blooming Amazing) 1st breeder: A Surgay
2nd owner: Christopher P Ranson (Bubbly I)
3rd owner: C H Stevens (Euro Sceptic)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £1.50 £2.20 £2.60 Ex: £20.10 CSF: £18.06 Tricast: £75.38
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 50 (26%) M [4-6] 40 (44%) H [7-9] 60 (30%)

Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club the first past the post, Gymcrak Flyer, was disqualified - ineligible jockey. All remaining horses were promoted one place.

2:45 Beverley 13 Aug 1998

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap Class E For Gentleman Amateur Riders