Although he won only three of his flat races, he was noted for his consistency and ran prominently in numerous top class staying events in France and England.
[3] Nononito began his four-year-old campaign with two unplaced runs over 2000m before moving up to the staying distances which proved to be his speciality.
He showed improved form in the Prix Vicomtesse Vigier in late May when he finished strongly to be second to the British-trained Double Eclipse.
He was then sent to Royal Ascot for the Gold Cup where he stayed on at one pace in the straight to finish third behind Classic Cliche and Double Trigger.
Moonax emerged his most serious challenger but the English colt lost his chance by veering suddenly to his left 200m from the finish.
[10] He finished third to Mantovo in the 1998 running of France's most important hurdle race, the Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil.