Full Result 3.15 Brighton | 24 August 1998

Virgin Euromagnetics Handicap Class E (For the Queens Park Centenary Challenge Cup)

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (7f211yds) 1m Good To Firm

1st £2,913 2nd £818 3rd £399

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	5. Dancing Dervish 7/1 Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	3	90 v	55	65	60	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Taj Victory (Final Straw)
Made all, held on well under pressure final 2f (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

2⁽¹³⁾ ½	3. Feel No Fear 9/1 Mark Gallagher R Simpson	Mark Gallagher R Simpson	5	97	56	66	61	–
b m Fearless Action (USA) - Charm Bird (Daring March)
Keen hold, chased leaders, effort 3f out, driven to press winner inside last, ran on (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 2 [2½]	6. Confronter 13/2 T Quinn Simon Dow	T Quinn Simon Dow	9	813	48	54	49	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Grace Darling (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Mid-division, ridden and stayed on final 2f, never able to challenge (op 7-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [3¼]	8. Sooty Tern 12/1 Royston Ffrench Milton Bradley	Royston Ffrench Milton Bradley	11	810	45	50	44	–
br h Wassl - High Tern (High Line)
Prominent until outpaced after 3f, stayed on again final 2f (tchd 14-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [4¼]	9. Mr Nevermind (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy Quinn Gary Moore	Jimmy Quinn Gary Moore	8	810	45	48	42	–
b g The Noble Player (USA) - Salacia (Seaepic)
In touch, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, hard ridden and beaten over 1f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

6⁽⁶⁾ 3 [7¼]	12. Famous (FR) 20/1 Alan Daly ³ John Bridger	Alan Daly ³ John Bridger	5	85	43	38	33	–
b g Tropular - Famous Horse (FR) (Labus)
Held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [7¾]	7. San Glamore Melody (FR) 9/1 Robert Havlin ³ Roger Ingram	Robert Havlin ³ Roger Ingram	4	87	45	39	34	–
b g Sanglamore (USA) - Lypharitissima (FR) (Lightning)
Chased leaders, hard ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 10-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [8]	11. Cabcharge Blue 14/1 Richard Mullen ³ T J Naughton	Richard Mullen ³ T J Naughton	6	86	44	37	33	–
b m Midyan (USA) - Mashobra (Vision)
Slowly away, towards rear, some headway over 2f out, no impression approaching last (op 12-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1 [9]	4. Polar Eclipse 8/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	5	94	53	48	40	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Princess Zepoli (Persepolis)
Soon outpaced and behind, never reached leaders (op 7-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ ½ [9½]	1. Green PowerI 20/1 Vince Slattery Nick Littmoden	Vince Slattery Nick Littmoden	4	100	63	57	48	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Shaft Of Sunlight (Sparkler I)
Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out (tchd 16-1)

11⁽¹⁾ hd [9¾]	13. Zahran (IRE) 8/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Milton Bradley	Adrian McCarthy ³ Milton Bradley	7	711	35	25	20	–
b h Groom Dancer (USA) - Welsh Berry (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Soon outpaced and behind, never a factor (tchd 10-1)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [10]	14. Falkenberg (FR) 40/1 Martin Dwyer B A Pearce	Martin Dwyer B A Pearce	3	713	40	32	23	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Mithi Al Gamar (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Soon outpaced towards rear, never troubled leaders (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

13⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [11¼]	2. Twin Creeks 7/1 C Rutter V Soane	C Rutter V Soane	7	911	60	51	42	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Double River (USA) (Irish River)
Dwelt, mid-division, moderate effort 2f out, soon hard ridden and weakened (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

14⁽⁴⁾ 7 [18¼]	15. Regal Splendour (CAN) 40/1 Paul Doe ⁵ John Bridger	Paul Doe ⁵ John Bridger	5	77	33	6	–	–
ch g Vice Regent (CAN) - Seattle Princess (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Chased leaders, weakened inside final 3f, no chance when short of room 2f out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

15⁽³⁾ 4 [22¼]	10. Prodigal Son (IRE) 6/1F D Biggs R J R Williams	D Biggs R J R Williams	3	89	50	19	7	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Nouveau Lady (IRE) (Taufan)
Mid-division, jumped road after 2f, ridden 3f out, soon behind (stewards requested routine dope test following jockey's explanation that the horse was unsuited by loose ground) (op 9-2 tchd 13-2)

15 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 1m 34.10s (slow by 2.80s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Miss A V Hill (Dancing Dervish) 1st breeder: Sir Gordon Brunton
2nd owner: Miss S Davies (Feel No Fear)
3rd owner: Hatfield Limited (Confronter)
Tote win: £11.20 PL: £2.60 £4.10 £1.90 Ex: £60.20 CSF: £64.37 Tricast: £404.27
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 11 (39%) M [6-10] 64 (31%) H [11-15] 75 (30%)

3:15 Brighton 24 Aug 1998

Virgin Euromagnetics Handicap Class E (For the Queens Park Centenary Challenge Cup)