Full Result 3.20 Ascot | 19 December 1998

Knights Royal Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (4-5yo) (2m110yds) 2m½f OMS Soft 9 hurdles

1st £8,325 2nd £2,520 3rd £1,230 4th £585

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Toto Toscato (FR) 10/11F Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	4	1110	157	128	152	–
br g Lesotho (USA) - Tosca De Bellouet (FR) (Olmeto)
Pulled hard until settled after 2nd, held up, shaken up and headway from 3 out, slight lead 2 out, ridden run-in, held on under pressure (op 4-5 tchd eves and 11-10 in places)

2 ¾	4. City Hall I (IRE) 2/1 Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	4	112	145	119	142	–
gr g Generous (IRE) - City Fortress (Troy)
Soon chasing leader, challenged from 3rd until led after 3 out, headed 2 out, stayed pressing for lead last until outpaced near finish (op 7-4 tchd 9-4)

3 18 [18¾]	3. Makounji (FR) 4/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	115	–	104	135	–
b f Tip Moss (FR) - Maisonnaise (FR) (Labus)
Not fluent 3rd, made most until headed after 3 out, weakened next (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in a place)

4 dist [48¾]	1. Matinee Lover (FR) 14/1 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	4	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - Hornblower Girl (Faraway Times)
Effort to chase leaders 5th, weakened and hung badly left 3 out, tailed off (tchd 16-1 and 20-1 in places)