Full Result 7.00 Sligo (IRE) | 5 August 1998

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(0-60, 3yo+) (1m2f110yds) 1m2½f Soft To Heavy

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. Agent Scully (IRE) 8/1 P Shanahan T Hogan	P Shanahan T Hogan	4	94	40	–	46	–
bb f Simply Great (FR) - Crecora (Royal Captive)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden from 4f out, 4th 2f out, 3rd into straight, improved to lead between horses over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure

2⁽⁸⁾ 4½	4. Dawn Project (IRE) 9/4F Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	95 b	50	–	48	–
ch f Project Manager - Mafiosa (Miami Springs)
Close up on outer, led over 2f out, ridden straight, headed over 1f out, no extra (op 7/4 tchd 5/2)

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [4¾]	13. Multipit (IRE) 14/1 Colm O'Donoghue ⁷ V T O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue ⁷ V T O'Brien	6	76 3	21	–	19	–
b g Nashamaa (IRE) - Opera Guest (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge straight, 3rd and no impression final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6¼]	3. Stellissima (IRE) 6/1 Eddie Ahern ³ M J Grassick	Eddie Ahern ³ M J Grassick	3	94 b	52	–	47	–
ch f Persian Bold (IRE) - Ruffling Point (Gorytus)
Held up, progress 4f out, 6th and ridden entering straight, kept on one paced (op 4/1)

5⁽²⁾ 2 [8¼]	2. Kickham's Princess (IRE) 14/1 Seamie Heffernan Edward Creighton	Seamie Heffernan Edward Creighton	4	98	44	–	36	–
gr f Kefaah (USA) - More Magnanimous (King Persian)
Chased leaders, 7th and ridden halfway, improved into 3rd 2f out, no extra straight (op 10/1)

6⁽¹²⁾ hd [8½]	12. Bizana (IRE) 7/1 S A Curtis ⁷ Patrick Martin	S A Curtis ⁷ Patrick Martin	8	75	20	–	12	–
b g Kings Lake (USA) - Intrinsic I (Troy)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, 5th into straight, weakened (op 5/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ ½ [9]	9. Good Reason (IRE) 14/1 N G McCullagh M Halford	N G McCullagh M Halford	3	86 b¹	37	–	28	–
b f Elmaamul (USA) - Bomblet (Persian Bold)
Tracked leaders, 6th 4f out, ridden and weakened approaching straight (op 12/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ ½ [9½]	8. Scenic Squall (IRE) 12/1 Mr S Crawford ⁷ Peter McCreery	Mr S Crawford ⁷ Peter McCreery	3	80 b	38	–	28	–
b f Scenic (IRE) - Carange (Known Fact)
Never a factor (op 10/1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ 4½ [14]	10. Aljay (IRE) 12/1 Shane Kelly ⁵ D G McArdle	Shane Kelly ⁵ D G McArdle	3	713	35	–	17	–
ch f Balla Cove (IRE) - Bonnie Bess (Ardoon)
Never a factor (op 10/1)

10⁽³⁾ 12 [26]	1. Beaulari (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Spencer ⁵ T F Lacy	Jamie Spencer ⁵ T F Lacy	3	95	55	–	17	–
b g Posen (USA) - Bodelle (FalconI)
Always behind (op 8/1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 10 [36]	7. Baby Fresh (IRE) 16/1 G D Power ⁷ D G McArdle	G D Power ⁷ D G McArdle	4	81	30	–	–	–
ch f Shalford (IRE) - Lady Huntingtower (Hard Fought)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, soon weakened (op 12/1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 20 [56]	11. Nero's Dancer (IRE) 8/1 Declan McDonogh ⁵ J T Gorman	Declan McDonogh ⁵ J T Gorman	3	711 1	33	–	–	–
b f Nero Astaire (USA) - Excavate (Nishapour)
Tracked leaders, pulled hard early, 4th 4f out, soon weakened, behind and virtually pulled up straight

12 ran Off time: 7:02:00 Winning time: 2m 50.80s (slow by 32.60s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Schust Madame
1st owner: Patrick McLoughney (Agent Scully) 1st breeder: C & J Sandys & Barbara McCourt
2nd owner: D Bernie (Dawn Project)
3rd owner: Paul Mullins (Multipit)
Tote win: €9.50 PL: €1.90 €1.20 €4.70 Ex: €8.30 CSF: €26.01 Tricast: €245.86

7:00 Sligo (IRE) 5 Aug 1998

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