Full Result 3.40 Leopardstown (IRE) | 8 February 1998

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1)

(5yo+) 3m Yielding To Soft 17 fences

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1), 3m - Yielding To Soft, 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Dorans Pride (IRE) 6/4 R Dunwoody Michael Hourigan	R Dunwoody Michael Hourigan	9	120	167	–	168	–
ch g Orchestra - Marians Pride (Pry)
Tracked leaders in 4th, not fluent 4th and 5th, improved into 2nd 3 out, challenged travelling easily after 2 out, led approaching last, ridden clear flat, easily

2 15	8. Dun Belle (IRE) 50/1 Tommy Treacy P A Fahy	Tommy Treacy P A Fahy	9	119	120	–	150	–
b m Over The River (FR) - Whipper Snapper (Menelek)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led 8th, headed 7 out, close 5th 5 out, driven to lead 4 out, ridden after 3 out, hard ridden and strongly pressed from 2 out, headed before last, no extra flat

3 9 [24]	1. Anabatic (IRE) 50/1 T P Rudd M J P O'Brien	T P Rudd M J P O'Brien	10	120	132	–	144	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Loch Bracken (Royal Highway)
Held up, improved into 5th after 4 out, 4th and ridden 2 out, kept on one paced to go 3rd before last

4 nk [24¼]	4. Go Ballistic 11/1 Mick Fitzgerald John O'Shea	Mick Fitzgerald John O'Shea	9	120	–	–	144	–
br g Celtic Cone - National Clover (National Trust I)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 6th 3 out, soon ridden and kept on under pressure from 2 out

5 3 [27¼]	7. Merry Gale (IRE) 9/1 Norman Williamson J T R Dreaper	Norman Williamson J T R Dreaper	10	120	153	–	141	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Merry Lesa (Dalesa)
Held up in rear, headway into 2nd 6 out, 4th 3 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out

6 dist [57¼]	2. Corket (IRE) 50/1 Tony Dobbin A P O'Brien	Tony Dobbin A P O'Brien	8	120	125	–	–	–
b g Orchestra - Tor-Na-Grena (Torus)
Tracked leaders, improved into 3rd 5 out, weakening when mistake 4 out, soon behind and tailed off

7 4 [61¼]	5. Hermes Harvest 40/1 Seamus Durack Dai Williams	Seamus Durack Dai Williams	10	120 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Oats - Swift Messenger (Giolla Mear)
Led, headed 8th, ridden and weakened from 7 out, tailed off before 3 out

8 dist [91¼]	6. Imperial Call (IRE) 11/10F Conor O'Dwyer Fergus Sutherland	Conor O'Dwyer Fergus Sutherland	9	120	165	–	–	–
br g Callernish - Princess Menelek (Menelek)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 8th, improved to lead 7 out, headed 4 out, 3rd ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, virtually pulled up from last, lame