Full Result 6.50 Newmarket (July) | 24 July 1998

Snowdens' Marquees Novice Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (2yo) 6f omsJly Good To Firm

1st £4,230 2nd £1,260 3rd £600 4th £270

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Haafiz (IRE) EvensF Richard Hills B Hanbury	Richard Hills B Hanbury	2	812	–	94	93	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Midway Lady (USA) (Alleged)
Tracked leading trio, effort and ran green 2f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, ran on well, promising (op 5-4 tchd 11-8)

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	2. Compatriot I (IRE) 5/2 Pat Eddery N A Callaghan	Pat Eddery N A Callaghan	2	812	–	90	88	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Campestral (USA) (Alleged)
Pressed leading pair, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, challenged and every chance entering final furlong, unable to quicken under pressure (op 2-1 tchd 11-4 in places)

3⁽⁵⁾ 5 [6¾]	4. King Oberon (IRE) 11/4 Michael Hills William Haggas	Michael Hills William Haggas	2	812	–	78	73	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Annenberg (Slip Anchor)
Led, ridden and headed 1f out, soon outpaced (tchd 3-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [8]	1. April Ace 12/1 Franny Norton Mick Quinn	Franny Norton Mick Quinn	2	92	–	78	73	–
ch g First Trump - Champ D'Avril (Northfields)
Pressed leader, shaken up halfway, ridden when not much room 2f out, soon beaten (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 7 [15]	5. Abstract I (IRE) 50/1 Neil Callan ⁷ D J S Cosgrove	Neil Callan ⁷ D J S Cosgrove	2	80	–	45	43	–
b f Perugino (USA) - Kalapa (FR) (Mouktar)
Dwelt, last and pushed along, effort to join leaders halfway, soon ridden and ran green, weakened 2f out (op 25-1)

5 ran Off time: 6:50:00 Winning time: 1m 11.73s (slow by 1.33s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Haafiz) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Michael Tabor (Compatriot I)
3rd owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd (King Oberon)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.50 £1.50 Ex: £2.40 CSF: £3.72