Full Result 3.20 Longchamp (FR) | 23 October 1988

Prix Royal Oak (Group One)

(1m7f110yds) 1m7½f Soft

1st £37,020 2nd £14,700 3rd £7,080 4th £3,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Star Lift No Odds C Asmussen A Fabre	C Asmussen A Fabre	4	93	–	–	–	–
ch c Mill Reef (USA) - Seneca (FR) (Chaparral)
Always prom, 6th straight, headway well over 1f out, led 1f out, driven out

2 2	0. Floripedes (FR) No Odds Romain Briard G Bridgland	Romain Briard G Bridgland	3	88	–	–	–	–
b f Top Ville (IRE) - Toute Cy (FR) (Tennyson)
Tracked leader, led 3f out, headed 1f out, ran on

3 3 [5]	0. Vaguely Pleasant No Odds Dominique Boeuf	Dominique Boeuf	6	93	–	–	–	–
ch h Fabulous Dancer (USA) - Pleasant Noble (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Mid division to straight, stayed on fnl 2f, nearest finish

4 3 [8]	0. Britannia (GER) No Odds G W Moore B Schutz	G W Moore B Schutz	3	88	–	–	–	–
b f Tarim - Bonna (Salvo I)
Mid division when hampered 3f out, headway well over 1f out, ran on

5 hd [8¼]	0. Banket No Odds B Rouse John Dunlop	B Rouse John Dunlop	3	88	110	–	–	–
b f Glint Of Gold - Bempton (Blakeney)
Always prominent, pulled out sharply 3f out, 5th straight, no headway

6 1½ [9¾]	0. Dark Lomond No Odds F Head M V O'Brien	F Head M V O'Brien	3	88	–	–	–	–
b f Lomond (USA) - Arkadina (USA) (Ribot)
In rear til headway fnl 2f, finished well

7 hd [10]	0. Trebrook (FR) No Odds M Philipperon J Lesbordes	M Philipperon J Lesbordes	4	93	–	–	–	–
ch c Trepan (FR) - Bambrook
4th straight, soon beaten

8 6 [16]	0. Eurobird No Odds R Quinton	R Quinton	4	90	–	–	–	–
ch f Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Irish Bird (USA) (Sea Bird II)
Never a factor

9 2 [18]	0. Daarkom I No Odds George Duffield A C Stewart	George Duffield A C Stewart	5	93	113	–	–	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Lady Regrets (FR) (Sir Gaylord)
Always behind

10 1½ [19½]	0. Mr Pintips No Odds W Carson Lord Huntingdon	W Carson Lord Huntingdon	4	93	107	–	–	–
b c Kris - Bempton (Blakeney)
Mid division when hampered 3f out, no progress after

0	0. Helikon No Odds A Gibert B Schutz	A Gibert B Schutz	5	93	–	–	–	–
b h Konigsstuhl (GER) - Hallig (Be Friendly)


0	0. Watertight (USA) No Odds Tony Clark Clive Brittain	Tony Clark Clive Brittain	3	811	79	–	–	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Brookward (USA) (Stevward)
Led to 3f out, weakened quickly

0	0. Sadeem (USA) No Odds G Starkey G Harwood	G Starkey G Harwood	5	93	112	–	–	–
ch h Forli (ARG) - Miss Mazepah (USA) (Nijinsky)
Never going well, in rear throughout

0	0. Prince Disco No Odds E Legrix	E Legrix	3	811	–	–	–	–
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Mid division to straight, soon beaten

0	0. Sudden Victory No Odds Richard Hills B W Hills	Richard Hills B W Hills	4	93	115	–	–	–
ch g Kings Lake (USA) - Shebeen (Aragon)
Tracked leader, led briefly over 3f out, 2nd straight, soon beaten

0	0. West China No Odds Mick Kinane D K Weld	Mick Kinane D K Weld	4	93	–	–	–	–
b c Habitat (USA) - SorbusI (Busted)
Always behind

Winning time: 3m 29.80s (slow by 11.80s) Total SP: 1601%
1st owner: D Wildenstein (Star Lift) 1st breeder: Dayton Ltd
2nd owner: Sir James Goldsmith (Floripedes)
3rd owner: (Vaguely Pleasant)

3:20 Longchamp (FR) 23 Oct 1988

Prix Royal Oak (Group One)