Full Result 4.55 Ascot | 16 June 1998

Britannia Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo) 1m Str Good To Soft

1st £29,700 2nd £9,000 3rd £4,400 4th £2,100

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	17. Plan-B 8/1 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	87	88	98	104	–
b c Polish Precedent (USA) - Draft Board (Rainbow Quest)
Headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out (op 14-1 tchd 7-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ ¾	24. Pantar (IRE) 20/1 Kevin Darley I A Balding	Kevin Darley I A Balding	3	85	86	95	100	–
b g Shirley Heights - Spring Daffodil (Pharly)
Held up, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken (tchd 25-1, 33-1 in places.)

3⁽²³⁾ ½ [1¼]	3. Lucayan Indian (IRE) 4/1F Olivier Peslier David Loder	Olivier Peslier David Loder	3	94	99	107	112	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Eleanor Antoinette (IRE) (Double Schwartz)
Held up, hard ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ nk [1½]	6. Caribbean Monarch (IRE) 12/1 W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	W R Swinburn Sir Michael Stoute	3	813	94	101	107	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Whos The Blonde (Cure The Blues)
Held up, every chance over 1f out, ran on one pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

5⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [2]	4. The Editor 16/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	3	93	98	104	110	–
b c Alzao (USA) - Litani River (USA) (Irish River)
Always prominent, led over 2f out to over 1f out, one pace (tchd 20-1 in places.)

6⁽²⁵⁾ hd [2¼]	23. AstrologerI 33/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	3	86	87	93	98	–
b c Soviet Star (USA) - Taalif (Last Tycoon)
Headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong (op 50-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2¾]	8. Brave Reward (USA) 20/1 T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	T Quinn Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	92	97	102	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - A Tad Better (USA) (Northern Prospect)
Hdwy over 1f out, ran on (op 16-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3¼]	14. Lear Spear (USA) 14/1 Neil Pollard ⁷ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁷ David Elsworth	3	82	90	87	99	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Golden Gorse (USA) (His Majesty)
Headway 2f out, led over 1f out until inside final furlong, soon weakened (op 20-1)

9⁽²⁷⁾ shd [3¼]	11. Misbah (USA) 20/1 Richard Hills B Hanbury	Richard Hills B Hanbury	3	811	92	96	101	–
b c Gilded Time (USA) - For Dixie (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Held up, every chance over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 25-1 in places.)

10⁽²⁾ 1¼ [4½]	27. Raffaello I (IRE) 25/1 Allan Mackay Mick Channon	Allan Mackay Mick Channon	3	85	86	87	92	–
b c Fairy King (USA) - Silver Dollar (Shirley Heights)
Never near to challenge

11⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5¼]	7. Distinctive Dance (USA) 25/1 John Reid Lord Huntingdon	John Reid Lord Huntingdon	3	811	92	92	96	–
b c Distinctive Pro (USA) - Allison's Dance (USA) (Storm Bird)
Headway over 1f out, soon weakened (tchd 33-1 in places.)

12⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [6¾]	31. Polska Modelle (FR) 25/1 G Hind John Gosden	G Hind John Gosden	3	81	82	79	83	–
ch c Polish Precedent (USA) - Model Village (Habitat)
Held up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 50-1)

13⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [7]	2. Florazi 16/1 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	3	94	99	95	100	–
b c Arazi (USA) - Flo Russell (USA) (Round Table)
Always prominent, stumbled over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakening when not much room 1f out (tchd 20-1 in a place and 14-1)

14⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [7¼]	21. Splendid Isolation (USA) 25/1 Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	3	87	88	84	88	–
bb c Hermitage (USA) - Hord (USA) (Private Account)
Started slowly, never nearer (op 20-1)

15⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [8]	16. AdjutantI 40/1 Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	Michael Tebbutt Brian Meehan	3	87	88	82	86	–
b g Batshoof - Indian Love Song (Be My Guest)
Prominent over 6f (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places.)

16⁽²⁴⁾ nk [8½]	9. Gurkha 25/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	811	92	85	89	–
b c Polish Precedent (USA) - Glendera (Glenstal)
Always mid-division (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

17⁽⁴⁾ ½ [9]	19. Exit To Somewhere (IRE) 25/1 Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	3	87	88	80	84	–
b c Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Zivania (IRE) (Shernazar)
Headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

18⁽²²⁾ ¾ [9¾]	32. Asset Manager 14/1 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	3	81	82	73	77	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Hud Hud (USA) (Alydar)
Always prominent, led over 3f out to over 2f out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in a place.)

19⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [10¼]	12. Cyber World (USA) 20/1 Philip Robinson Julie Cecil	Philip Robinson Julie Cecil	3	89	90	80	84	–
br c Robin Des Pins (USA) - Strike Alight (USA) (Gulch)
Prominent until weakened and badly hampered over 1f out (tchd 25-1, 33-1 in a place.)

20⁽¹⁾ nk [10½]	25. Premium Rate (USA) 25/1 Darryll Holland Ed Dunlop	Darryll Holland Ed Dunlop	3	85	86	75	79	–
ch c Phone Trick (USA) - Excitable Gal (USA) (Secretariat)
Never nearer (tchd 33-1 in places.)

21⁽³¹⁾ ½ [11]	15. Tankersley 40/1 Ray Cochrane Paul D'Arcy	Ray Cochrane Paul D'Arcy	3	87	88	76	80	–
ch g Timeless Times (USA) - Busted Love (Busted)
Never nearer (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place.)

22⁽³²⁾ nk [11¼]	18. Khalas 25/1 George Duffield B W Hills	George Duffield B W Hills	3	87	88	75	79	–
b c Wolfhound (USA) - Absaar (USA) (Alleged)
Never nearer (tchd 33-1)

23⁽¹⁹⁾ 1½ [12¾]	13. King Slayer 33/1 J Stack Bryan Smart	J Stack Bryan Smart	3	89	90	74	77	–
b c Batshoof - Top Sovereign (High Top)
Prominent over 6f

24⁽³⁰⁾ 3 [15¾]	26. Cloak Of Darkness I (IRE) 33/1 Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	Seb Sanders Richard Hannon Snr	3	85	86	64	67	–
b g Thatching - Madame Nureyev (USA) (Nureyev)
Always mid-division (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in a place.)

25⁽²⁸⁾ ¾ [16½]	30. Ei Ei 16/1 Daragh O'Donohoe B W Hills	Daragh O'Donohoe B W Hills	3	81	82	59	62	–
b g North Briton - Branitska (Mummy's Pet)
Always behind (op 14-1)

26⁽²⁹⁾ 1¼ [17¾]	29. Overture (IRE) 50/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	82	83	57	59	–
gr c Fairy King (USA) - Everything Nice (Sovereign Path)
Behind final 2f (tchd 66-1 in places.)

27⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [18½]	28. Night Flyer 33/1 Michael Hills J W Hills	Michael Hills J W Hills	3	85 2	86	59	61	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Scandalette (Niniski)
Behind final 2f

28⁽²⁰⁾ 2½ [21]	10. Tom Dougal 25/1 Tony Clark Charles Smith	Tony Clark Charles Smith	3	811	92	60	62	–
b g Ron's Victory (USA) - Fabulous Rina (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Behind final 2f (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places.)

29⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [23½]	22. Ouaisne 50/1 Franny Norton Rae Guest	Franny Norton Rae Guest	3	86	87	50	51	–
b g Warning - Noirmant (IRE) (Dominion)
Behind final 3f (tchd 66-1 in places.)

30⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [24¼]	20. Jacmar (IRE) 40/1 J Weaver Linda Perratt	J Weaver Linda Perratt	3	87	88	49	50	–
br c High Estate - Inseyab (Persian Bold)
Prominent 5f (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in places, 66-1 in a place.)

31⁽²⁶⁾ 5 [29¼]	5. Timekeeper (USA) 25/1 Micky Fenton Michael Bell	Micky Fenton Michael Bell	3	93	98	48	49	–
bb c Exbourne (USA) - Falabella (Steel Heart I)
Led over 4f (tchd 33-1 in places.)

31 ran Off time: 5:00:00 Winning time: 1m 42.44s (slow by 3.54s) Total SP: 151%
Non-runners: Desert Fox I (plane in Ireland broke down)
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Plan-B) 1st breeder: Stanley Estate And Stud Co
2nd owner: Robert Hitchins (Pantar)
3rd owner: Lucayan Stud (Lucayan Indian)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.30 £7.60 £2.10 Ex: £160.20 CSF: £149.10 Tricast: £710.74 Trifecta: £147.70 Pool: £8,646.37. 41.55 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-10] 57 (32%) M [11-22] 55 (33%) H [23-32] 38 (35%)

4:55 Ascot 16 Jun 1998

Britannia Handicap Class B