Full Result 1.45 Longchamp (FR) | 18 June 1998

La Coupe (Group 3)

(4yo+) 1m2f Soft

1st £22,222 2nd £8,081 3rd £4,848 4th £2,424

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Public Purse (USA) 2/1F A Junk A Fabre	A Junk A Fabre	4	811	–	–	111	–
b c Private Account (USA) - Prodigious I (FR) (Pharly)
Raced in 3rd, ridden along to chase leader entering str, led inside final furlong, ridden out

2⁽¹¹⁾ 2	3. Farasan (IRE) 36/5 Thierry Thulliez Jean De Roualle	Thierry Thulliez Jean De Roualle	5	811	–	–	107	–
b h Fairy King (USA) - Gracieuse Majeste (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Set strong pace, 8l clear 4f out, headed inside final f, one pace

3⁽³⁾ 2½ [4½]	2. Running Stag (USA) 138/10 Nigel Day Philip Mitchell	Nigel Day Philip Mitchell	4	811	–	–	103	–
b c Cozzene (USA) - Fruhlingstag (FR) (Orsini)
Raced in 7th, ridden along and 5th entering str, stayed on under pressure final 2f, nearest finish

4⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [6]	4. Fado (FR) 69/10 P Coppin A De Royer-Dupre	P Coppin A De Royer-Dupre	5	811	–	–	100	–
b h Unfuwain (USA) - Lusitana (Tyrnavos)
Towards rear, 8th str, stayed on under pressure final 2f, not reach leaders

5⁽⁸⁾ snk [6¼]	10. Sensitivity I (USA) 92/10 Gerald Mosse N Clement	Gerald Mosse N Clement	4	88	–	–	96	–
ch f Blushing John (USA) - Andora (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Held up, 9th str, stayed on under pressure final 2f

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [7]	5. GalteeI (IRE) 41/10 C Asmussen U Stoltefuss	C Asmussen U Stoltefuss	6	811	–	–	98	–
b h Be My Guest (USA) - Gandria (Green Dancer)
Raced in 4th, ridden 2f out, one pace

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [7¼]	8. Fumarelli (USA) 101/10 Olivier Doleuze Mme Christiane Head	Olivier Doleuze Mme Christiane Head	4	811	–	–	98	–
ch c Trempolino (USA) - Bellarida (FR) (Bellypha)
Held up in rear, 10th str, stayed on final 2f, never able to challenge

8⁽²⁾ 5 [12¼]	7. Night Player (IRE) 105/10 S Guillot Robert Collet	S Guillot Robert Collet	4	811	–	–	89	–
b c Night Shift (USA) - Racquette (Ballymore)
Led chasing group, 3rd str, ridden 2f out, weakened appr final f

9⁽⁵⁾ 3 [15¼]	11. Averring (USA) 165/10 Mr Frederic Sanchez J-C Cunnington	Mr Frederic Sanchez J-C Cunnington	5	88	–	–	81	–
b m Alleged (USA) - Chinguetti (USA) (Green Dancer)
Held up in rear, last str, headway 2f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong

10⁽¹⁾ 3 [18¼]	6. Milford Track (IRE) 20/1 Vincent Vion M Rolland	Vincent Vion M Rolland	5	811	–	–	78	–
b h Fairy King (USA) - Miss Mat (Matahawk)
Prominent on inside when hampered after 2f, raced in 6th, 7th str, weakened over 1 1/2f out

11⁽¹⁰⁾ [18¼]	9. Palagene 247/10 J-L Chouteau E Leenders	J-L Chouteau E Leenders	4	88	–	–	75	–
b f Generous (IRE) - Roupala (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Raced in 5th, 6th str, weakened over 1f out

Winning time: 2m 3.50s (slow by 0.30s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: (Public Purse) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Prince A A Faisal (Farasan)
3rd owner: Richard J Cohen (Running Stag)

1:45 Longchamp (FR) 18 Jun 1998

La Coupe (Group 3)