Balding's bitter.(Sport)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: April 27, 1998 | Copyright information

IAN Balding left Rome an unhappy man yesterday after Trans Island was controversially disqualified after winning the Italian 2,000 Guineas.

Trans Island, ridden by Kevin Darley, showed a knockout turn of foot to floor local hope Crisos Il Monaco by one and half lengths.

Impartial observers suggest the British raider won entirely on merit but the Italian.

But the stewards saw it differently, ruling that Trans Island had veered off a straight course ...

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