Full Result 3.05 Doncaster | 11 September 1998

Intercell Communications Champagne Stakes Class A (Group 2)

(Class 1) (2yo) (7f6yds) 7f Good

1st £56,010 2nd £21,008 3rd £10,129 4th £4,453

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Auction House (USA) 7/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	2	810	–	90	112	–
b c Exbourne (USA) - Fast Flow (USA) (Riverman)
Made all, ridden and quickened 2f out, strongly pressed and stayed on gamely inside final furlong (op 5-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	4. Commander Collins (IRE) 7/2 Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	2	810	–	89	111	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Kanmary (FR) (Kenmare)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, edged left, very hard ridden and challenged inside final furlong, ran on, just failed (Jockey received 4-day whip ban) (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

3⁽²⁾ 2 [2¼]	8. Tumbleweed Quartet (USA) 16/1 Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	2	810	–	85	106	–
b g Manila (USA) - Peggysstring (USA) (Highland Park)
Held up in touch, hampered and lost place over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on inside last, never able to challenge (op 14-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [5¾]	7. Thunder Sky 20/1 Kieren Fallon Clive Brittain	Kieren Fallon Clive Brittain	2	810	–	77	97	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Overcast (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, driven along well over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out (tchd 25-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [8¼]	2. Lavery (IRE) 9/4F Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	2	90	–	76	95	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Lady Donna (Dominion)
Held up, driven along and outpaced 3f out, edged right, no impression final 2f (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in a place)

6⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [10]	5. Locombe Hill (IRE) 6/1 M Roberts Michael Blanshard	M Roberts Michael Blanshard	2	810	–	68	87	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Roberts Pride (Roberto)
Held up, pulled hard and soon tracking leaders, ridden and outpaced from over 2f out (op 8-1)

7⁽³⁾ 1½ [11½]	1. Bertolini (USA) 10/1 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	2	90	100	70	87	–
b c Danzig (USA) - Aquilegia (USA) (Alydar)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2f (op 8-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [14]	6. Thunder Dragon I (IRE) 10/1 Olivier Peslier Richard Hannon Snr	Olivier Peslier Richard Hannon Snr	2	810	90	59	77	–
b c Zieten (USA) - Kiriyaki (USA) (Secretariat)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place and behind, eased when beaten inside last (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:07:00 Winning time: 1m 26.08s (slow by 2.78s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Auction House) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Mr R E Sangster & Mr A K Collins (Commander Collins)
3rd owner: The Tumbleweed Partnership (Tumbleweed Quartet)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.60 £1.90 £3.60 Ex: £7.10 CSF: £15.36

3:05 Doncaster 11 Sep 1998

Intercell Communications Champagne Stakes Class A (Group 2)