Full Result 3.45 Lingfield (AW) | 29 December 1998

Whips & Woods Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Standard

1st £3,501.25 2nd £1,060 3rd £517.50 4th £246.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	7. Best Quest 11/2 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	3	92	68	67	76	–
b c Salse (USA) - Quest For The Best (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on (op 5-1 tchd 6-1, 7-1 in places)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	5. Ellway Prince 7/2F Dean McKeown Mrs N Macauley	Dean McKeown Mrs N Macauley	3	96 v	72	67	77	–
b g Prince Sabo - Star Arrangement (Star Appeal)
Led for 1f, remained prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace (Jockey received a 4-day ban for 'careless riding') (op 5-2)

3⁽⁸⁾ nk [1¾]	9. BeguileI 4/1 Gary Bardwell Roger Ingram	Gary Bardwell Roger Ingram	4	712	50	45	54	–
b g Most Welcome - Captivate (Hernando)
Towards rear, effort halfway, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge (op 5-1)

4⁽¹⁾ hd [2]	2. Rainstorm 12/1 Jimmy Quinn Chris Dwyer	Jimmy Quinn Chris Dwyer	3	910 6	76	70	79	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Katsina (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
Chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 10-1)

5⁽²⁾ 5 [7]	1. Sihafi (USA) 8/1 Paul Goode ⁷ David Nicholls	Paul Goode ⁷ David Nicholls	5	910	83	60	74	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Kit's Double (USA) (Spring Double)
Led after 1f until over 1f out, soon weakened (op 6-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ shd [7]	3. Thats Life 4/1 L Carter T G Mills	L Carter T G Mills	3	98	74	58	65	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Run Faster (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Ridden to chase leaders leaving stalls, weakened 2f out (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [7¼]	8. Ivor's Deed 7/1 Chris D Cogan ⁷ David Evans	Chris D Cogan ⁷ David Evans	5	78	53	29	43	–
b g Shadeed (USA) - Gena Ivor (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Chased leaders, slightly hampered over 5f out, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten (op 8-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ hd [7½]	4. Pericles 10/1 Steve Drowne Gay Kelleway	Steve Drowne Gay Kelleway	4	97	73	55	63	–
b g Primo Dominie - Egalite (FR) (Luthier)
Chased leaders, squeezed for room and lost place over 5f out, hard ridden 3f out, no danger (tchd 12-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [9]	6. Hever Golf Glory 25/1 T Williams Christopher Kellett	T Williams Christopher Kellett	4	94	70	49	56	–
b g Efisio - Zaius (Artaius)
Rear, effort and forced wide 3f out, soon weakened (op 20-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 1m 25.68s (slow by 3.68s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Nigel Shields (Best Quest) 1st breeder: M E Wates
2nd owner: Stephen Roots (Ellway Prince)
3rd owner: D G Wheatley (BeguileI)
Tote win: £9.20 PL: £1.90 £2.10 £1.70 Ex: £19.90 CSF: £24.23 Tricast: £80.71
Placepot: £154.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £27,106.29. 128.01 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £22.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,772.05. 58.38 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 77 (28%) M [4-6] 13 (27%) H [7-9] 60 (45%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

3:45 Lingfield (AW) 29 Dec 1998

Whips & Woods Handicap Class D