Full Result 6.05 Windsor | 3 August 1998

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap (For Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class E

(Class 5) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m3f99yds) 1m3½f Good To Firm

1st £2,880 2nd £805 3rd £390

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	9. Premier League I (IRE) 5/1 Mr V Lukaniuk ⁵ Ken Cunningham-Brown	Mr V Lukaniuk ⁵ Ken Cunningham-Brown	8	99	48	52	59	–
gr g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Kilmara (USA) (Caro)
Made all, soon clear, hard pressed over 1f out, ridden and hung left final furlong, ran on near finish (jockey banned for six days for allowing the winner to drift towards the runner-up) (op 7-2 tchd 11-2)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¾	7. Koraloona (IRE) 3/1 Mr L Jefford G B Balding	Mr L Jefford G B Balding	5	1012	60	67	68	–
b g Archway (IRE) - Polynesian Charm (USA) (What A Pleasure)
Held up, ridden and progress to chase winner well over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, carried left and snatched up final furlong, not recover (op 9-4 tchd 100-30 in places.)

DSQ⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [6¾]	10. Dauphin (IRE) 9/4F Mr A Jacobs ⁵ Willie Musson	Mr A Jacobs ⁵ Willie Musson	5	95 1	44	39	45	–
bb g Astronef - Va Toujours (Alzao)
Held up behind, ridden and progress over 3f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, not quicken after, finished 3rd, disqualfied and placed last having been ridden by an ineligible jockey (op 3-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [8¼]	2. Isitoff 7/1 Paul W Flynn ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn ⁷ Philip Hobbs	5	117	76	67	75	–
b g Vague Shot - Plum Blossom (USA) (Gallant Romeo)
Soon chased leading pair, effort 3f out, ridden and one pace over 2f out (op 5-1 tchd 15-2, 8-1 in a place)

4⁽²⁾ 6 [14¼]	5. Toi Toi (IRE) 20/1 Mr C Vigors David Arbuthnot	Mr C Vigors David Arbuthnot	4	113	65	55	55	–
b f In The Wings - Walliser (Niniski)
Chased leading trio, ridden over 3f out, one pace and no impression over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong (op 8-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [16¾]	3. Fletcher 7/1 Mr A Lidderdale ⁷ Hughie Morrison	Mr A Lidderdale ⁷ Hughie Morrison	4	116	75	54	61	–
b g Salse (USA) - Ballet Classique (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden and came wide 4f out, beaten well over 2f out (op 5-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ shd [16¾]	4. Vola Via (USA) 10/1 Mr A Balding I A Balding	Mr A Balding I A Balding	5	119 b¹	71	57	57	–
bb g Known Fact (USA) - Pinking Shears (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Chased winner until 3f out, steadily weakened (op 8-1 tchd 11-1, 12-1 in a place)

7⁽¹²⁾ 8 [24¾]	12. Proud Brigadier (IRE) 33/1 Mr S J Edwards ⁷ Martin Bosley	Mr S J Edwards ⁷ Martin Bosley	10	102 13 16	57	24	31	–
b g Auction Ring (USA) - Naughty One Gerard (Brigadier Gerard)
Settled rear, lost touch and struggling over 3f out (op 16-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

8⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [26½]	11. Captain McCloy (USA) 25/1 Mr S D Harris ⁷ N E Berry	Mr S D Harris ⁷ N E Berry	3	910 7 10	62	25	32	–
ch g Lively One (USA) - Fly Me First (USA) (Herbager)
Never dangerous, well behind final 3f (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [28¼]	8. Sulawesi (IRE) 20/1 Tom Scudamore ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Scudamore ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	100	55	18	24	–
b m In The Wings - Royal Loft (Homing)
Chased leaders until halfway, soon weakened and behind (op 10-1)

REF⁽³⁾	6. Lalindi (IRE) 20/1 Mr C Ranson ³ R Champion	Mr C Ranson ³ R Champion	7	113 3 b	68	–	–	–
b m Cadeaux Genereux - Soemba (General Assembly)
Whipped round leaving stalls and refused to race (op 8-1)

11 ran Off time: 6:06:00 Winning time: 2m 31.80s (slow by 7.90s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Flying Eagle
1st owner: The Harkander Partnership (Premier League I) 1st breeder: W H F Carson
2nd owner: Bernard Keay (Koraloona)
3rd owner: C J Butler (Isitoff)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £1.30 £1.50 £1.50 Ex: £14.10 CSF: £18.78 Tricast: £41.55
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 67 (24%) M [5-7] 2 (20%) H [8-12] 81 (56%)

After a stewards inquiry, the placings remained unaltered. Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club the third past the post, Dauphin, was disqualified - ineligible jockey. All horses behind were promoted one place.

6:05 Windsor 3 Aug 1998

Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap (For Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class E