Full Result 4.30 Brighton | 20 April 1998

Ladbrokes Settling Champion Phil Hodgson Limited Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo) (5f215yds) 6f Good

1st £2,550.50 2nd £718 3rd £351.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. Sergeant Imp (IRE) 10/1 Royston Ffrench Philip Mitchell	Royston Ffrench Philip Mitchell	3	811 v¹	–	49	59	–
b g Mac's Imp (USA) - Genzyme Gene (Riboboy)
Headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out (official explanation: the trainer said, re: improved form, that the gelding benefitted from the application of a visor and the fast pace ).

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	2. Arcane Star (IRE) 6/1 Fergus Sweeney ³ Alan Jarvis	Fergus Sweeney ³ Alan Jarvis	3	88 v¹	–	45	58	–
b g Arcane (USA) - Chatsworth Bay (IRE) (Fairy King)
Headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, hung badly left over 1f out, headed near finish

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	9. Persian Fortune 16/1 T Sprake Bill Turner	T Sprake Bill Turner	3	88	–	42	51	–
b f Forzando - Persian Air (Persian Bold)
Led over 3f, hard ridden over 1f out, one pace

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [3½]	8. Gaily Mill 7/4F Simon Whitworth I A Balding	Simon Whitworth I A Balding	3	88	–	37	47	–
b f Keen - Island Mill (Mill Reef)
Headway over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁾ 5 [8½]	1. Cape Hope 7/2 Tony Clark John Akehurst	Tony Clark John Akehurst	3	90	–	30	39	–
b c Risk Me (FR) - Bernstein Bette (Petong)
Headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [10¼]	4. Flame Tower (IRE) 6/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	811	–	23	31	–
ch g Archway (IRE) - Guantanamera (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Prominent over 2f

7⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [11¾]	6. Daynabee 7/2 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	3	88	–	16	24	–
b f Common Grounds - Don't Wary (FR) (Lomond)
Prominent 4f

8⁽²⁾ shd [11¾]	3. Falkenberg (FR) 25/1 Alan Daly ³ B A Pearce	Alan Daly ³ B A Pearce	3	88	–	15	27	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Mithi Al Gamar (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Prominent 2f

8 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 1m 15.00s (slow by 7.30s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Dover Soul
1st owner: W R Mann (Sergeant Imp) 1st breeder: A F O'Callaghan
2nd owner: B T G Partnership (Arcane Star)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late Mr J G Charlton (Persian Fortune)
Tote win: £16.10 PL: £2.90 £1.80 £4.80 Ex: £39.90 CSF: £69.58 Trifecta: £143 Pool: £201.49. 0.77 winning tickets. Carry-over of £46.34 to Pontefract 4.20 today

4:30 Brighton 20 Apr 1998

Ladbrokes Settling Champion Phil Hodgson Limited Stakes Class F