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1998 Cambridgeshire

Lear Spear (USA) won the 1998 Cambridgeshire at Newmarket on 3 October 1998, trained by David Elsworth and ridden by Neil Pollard, at 20/1, beating Consort (GB) by 1 length.

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Quick answers

  • Who won the Cambridgeshire in 1998? Lear Spear (USA) won the 1998 Cambridgeshire at Newmarket on 3 October 1998, trained by David Elsworth and ridden by Neil Pollard, at 20/1, beating Consort (GB) by 1 length.
  • Who came second in the 1998 Cambridgeshire? Consort (GB) (28/1) finished second, and Pantar (IRE) (40/1) was third.
  • Did the favourite win the 1998 Cambridgeshire? No. The 7/1 joint favourite Pasternak (GB) finished 10th of 35.
  • What was the winning time of the 1998 Cambridgeshire? Lear Spear (USA) won in 1m 51.89s over 1m1f on Good going.
  • How much prize money did the 1998 Cambridgeshire winner get? Lear Spear (USA) earned £51,700 for winning the 1998 Cambridgeshire.
  • How many ran in the 1998 Cambridgeshire? 35 ran in the 1998 Cambridgeshire (average since 1990: 32.2).
Lear Spear (USA)Winner
20/1SP
35 ranRunners
1m 51.89sWinning time
£51,700Prize to winner
Pasternak (GB) (7/1JF): 10th of 35; Silk St John (GB) (7/1JF): 12th of 35Favourite

Full result

PosBtnHorseSPAgeWgtJockeyClaimTrainerORDrHeadgearOwnerTotal btnTimePrize
1won 1Lear Spear (USA)20/137-13Neil Pollard5David Elsworth903-Raymond Tooth-1m 51.89s£51,700
21Consort (GB)28/158-6Darryll Holland-Amanda Perrett881-Mrs S L Whitehead1-£19,300
3½Pantar (IRE)40/138-11Michael Hills-I A Balding977-Robert Hitchins1½-£9,400
41Premier Generation (IRE)33/158-7Simon Whitworth-David Arbuthnot8914-Mrs W A Oram2½-£4,000
5nkWild Sky (IRE)40/147-11Franny Norton-M J Heaton-Ellis799-The Gold Partnership2¾-£1,750
61¾For Your Eyes Only (GB)20/149-10J Weaver-Tim Easterby10622bH E Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed4½-£850
7½Gulf Shaadi (GB)25/168-10Willie Supple-Eric Alston926-The Bibby Halliday Partnership5--
8shdAbajany (GB)28/148-8Dane O'Neill-Mick Channon9016-John White And Partners5¼--
9hdAlkateb (GB)40/168-6Steve Drowne-Gay Kelleway8821-Miss L Vollaro5¼--
10nkPasternak (GB)7/1JF59-9George Duffield-Sir Mark Prescott Bt1054-Graham Rock5¾--
111¼Supply And Demand (GB)12/149-4Jimmy Fortune-Gary Moore10030bAction7--
12shdSilk St John (GB)7/1JF48-4Ray Cochrane-M J Ryan8635-C R S Partners7--
131¼Weet-A-Minute (IRE)33/158-13Pat Eddery-Reg Hollinshead9517-Ed Weetman Haulage Storage Ltd8¼--
142Almond Rock (GB)8/168-12Daragh O'Donohoe-James Fanshawe9418-C I T Racing Ltd10¼--
15nkSecret Spring (FR)33/168-7A McGlone-Peter Hedger8926-M K George10½--
16½Raheen (USA)50/158-8Gary Carter-Richard Fahey908-Basheer Kielany11--
172½Topatori (IRE)40/148-1Philip Robinson-Mark H Tompkins8324-M P Bowring13½--
18shdYabint El Sultan (GB)40/148-13L Newton-B A McMahon9513-G S D Imports Ltd13¾--
191¼Up At The Top (IRE)50/137-8Adrian Nicholls5B W Hills8511-Mrs E Roberts15--
202½Another Time (GB)33/168-5Richard Mullen3Sean Woods9029-D Sullivan17½--
21hdSick As A Parrot (GB)66/137-8Paul Doe5Chris Dwyer852-First Class Mobile17½--
22½Highborn (IRE)66/198-0Adrian McCarthy3P S Felgate8531-Yorkshire Racing Club Owners Group 199018--
23nkShadoof (GB)50/148-7Martin Dwyer-William Muir8927-Mrs H Levy18½--
24shdBrilliant Red (GB)14/158-12Tony Clark-Peter Hedger9525-Mrs M J George18½--
252½Prince Babar (GB)50/178-7J Stack-J E Banks8934vGiles W Pritchard Gordon21--
26nkVirtual Reality I (GB)16/178-2Jimmy Quinn-James Toller8412-Ash Partnership21¼--
27¾Dreams End (GB)100/1107-7Antonio Polli5Peter Bowen8028-T G Price22--
28¾Rachaels North (IRE)50/137-13L Charnock-R W Armstrong8519-Sir Peter Vela22¾--
292Prince Of My Heart (GB)20/158-11T Quinn-Derek Haydn Jones935vG J Hicks24¾--
30½Tonight's Prize (IRE)33/148-7John Reid-Chris Wall8933-Shunya Seki25¼--
313Coulthard I (IRE)33/158-7Micky Fenton-Pam Sly8910-R Brazier28¼--
321½Hunters Of Brora (IRE)20/189-1Richard Hills-James Bethell9732-Robert Gibbons29¾--
331¾Supreme Sound (GB)33/149-5Gary Bardwell-P W Harris10115-Mrs P W Harrisdist--
349Dokos (USA)9/149-4Kieren Fallon-Sir Henry Cecil10023-Niarchos Familydist--
353King Of Tunes (FR)33/168-4J Tate-J J Sheehan8620bMrs Eileen Sheehandist--

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos hereHorseNext runCourseRaceResultSP
1Lear Spear (USA)1998-10-16NewmarketThe Z T Egerton Stud Darley Stakes (Listed Race)4th of 1314/1
2Consort (GB)1998-10-31NewmarketLadbroke Autumn Handicap13th of 2610/1
3Pantar (IRE)1999-04-05KemptonCoral Rosebery Stakes Showcase Handicap Class B5th of 209/1
4Premier Generation (IRE)1998-11-13CheltenhamMurphy's Irish Stout Novices' Handicap HurdleWon100/30F
5Wild Sky (IRE)1998-10-17NewmarketRothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Final (Handicap) Class B3rd of 3014/1
6For Your Eyes Only (GB)1999-07-29GoodwoodWilliam Hill Mile Showcase Handicap Class B15th of 2025/1
7Gulf Shaadi (GB)1998-10-17NewmarketRothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Final (Handicap) Class B30th of 3016/1
8Abajany (GB)1998-10-10AscotDuke of Edinburgh Handicap Class C3rd of 207/1
9Alkateb (GB)1998-10-10AscotFinancial Dynamics Rated Stakes Handicap8th of 1520/1
10Pasternak (GB)1998-10-16NewmarketThe Z T Egerton Stud Darley Stakes (Listed Race)6th of 135/1
11Supply And Demand (GB)1998-10-25LeicesterLeicester Mercury Rated Stakes Handicap5th of 74/1
12Silk St John (GB)1998-10-31NewmarketLadbroke Autumn Handicap5th of 268/1
13Weet-A-Minute (IRE)1998-10-25LeicesterLeicester Mercury Rated Stakes Handicap2nd of 710/1
14Almond Rock (GB)---Not run since-
15Secret Spring (FR)1998-10-17KemptonCaptain Quist Hurdle Class B8th of 98/1
16Raheen (USA)1998-10-17NewmarketRothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Final (Handicap) Class B8th of 3033/1
17Topatori (IRE)1998-10-10YorkKirkham Handicap Class D20th of 2612/1
18Yabint El Sultan (GB)1998-10-09AscotHearing Dogs for Deaf People October Stakes (Listed Race)4th of 812/1
19Up At The Top (IRE)1998-10-23NewburyRound Oak Handicap Class C12th of 1512/1
20Another Time (GB)1998-11-26TauntonBeech Novices' Hurdle Class C6th of 127/2
21Sick As A Parrot (GB)1999-03-02Lingfield (AW)Ladbroke Stakes Showcase Handicap Class D3rd of 1416/1
22Highborn (IRE)1998-10-10YorkKirkham Handicap Class D19th of 2625/1
23Shadoof (GB)1999-05-19ChepstowSavill Classified Stakes Class C3rd of 620/1
24Brilliant Red (GB)1998-10-31NewmarketLadbroke Autumn Handicap9th of 2620/1
25Prince Babar (GB)1998-10-17NewmarketNGK Spark Plugs Handicap Class CWon5/1F
26Virtual Reality I (GB)1999-05-16KemptonThe Mail On Sunday Millennium Mile Rated Stakes (Handicap)3rd of 1114/1
27Dreams End (GB)1998-11-07WincantonTanglefoot Elite Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2)3rd of 49/1
28Rachaels North (IRE)---Not run since-
29Prince Of My Heart (GB)1999-02-13HaydockLevy Board Novices' Hurdle Class D4th of 107/1
30Tonight's Prize (IRE)1998-10-17NewmarketRothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Final (Handicap) Class B27th of 3020/1
31Coulthard I (IRE)1998-11-07UttoxeterHoughton Vaughan Handicap Hurdle Class D6th of 65/4F
32Hunters Of Brora (IRE)1998-10-31NewmarketEquity Financial Collections Marshall Stakes (Listed Race)5th of 814/1
33Supreme Sound (GB)1999-03-20Lingfield (AW)Mitsubishi Shogun Winter Derby (Listed Race)Won9/1
34Dokos (USA)1998-10-30NewmarketJames Seymour Stakes (Listed Race)4th of 68/1
35King Of Tunes (FR)1999-04-17NewburyLadbrokes Spring Cup (Handicap) Class B15th of 1912/1

33 of 35 have run since; 3 won next time out.

Cambridgeshire winners by year

YearWinnerSPTrainer
2025Boiling Point (IRE)14/1Karl Burke
2024Liberty Lane (IRE)8/1Karl Burke
2023Astro King (IRE)20/1Daniel & Claire Kubler
2022Majestic (IRE)25/1Mick Channon
2021Bedouin's Story (GB)40/1Saeed bin Suroor
2020Majestic Dawn (IRE)40/1Paul & Oliver Cole
2019Lord North (IRE)9/2FJohn Gosden
2018Wissahickon (USA)11/1John Gosden
2017Dolphin Vista (IRE)50/1Martyn Meade
2016Spark Plug (IRE)12/1Brian Meehan
2015Third Time Lucky (IRE)14/1Richard Fahey
2014Bronze Angel (IRE)14/1Marcus Tregoning
2013EducateI (GB)8/1FIsmail Mohammed
2012Bronze Angel (IRE)9/1Marcus Tregoning
2011Prince Of Johanne (IRE)40/1Tom Tate
2010Credit Swap (GB)14/1Michael Wigham
2009Supaseus (GB)16/1Hughie Morrison
2008Tazeez (USA)25/1John Gosden
2007Pipedreamer I (GB)5/1FJohn Gosden
2006Formal Decree (GER)9/1Alan Swinbank
2005Blue Monday (GB)5/1FRoger Charlton
2004Spanish Don (GB)100/1David Elsworth
2003ChivalryI (GB)14/1Sir Mark Prescott Bt
2002Beauchamp Pilot (GB)9/1Gerard Butler
2001I Cried For You (IRE)33/1James Given
2000Katy Nowaitee (GB)6/1P W Harris
1998Lear Spear (USA)20/1David Elsworth
1997Pasternak (GB)4/1FSir Mark Prescott Bt
1996Clifton Fox (GB)14/1Jeremy Glover
1995Cap Juluca (IRE)11/1Roger Charlton
1994Halling (USA)8/1CFJohn Gosden
1993Penny Drops I (GB)7/1FLord Huntingdon
1992Rambo's Hall (GB)9/2FJeremy Glover
1991Mellottie (GB)10/1Mrs M Reveley
1990Risen Moon (USA)7/1FB W Hills

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

Related

Full race pageNewmarket course guideCambridgeshire historyNewmarket results, 3 October 1998

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