Full Result 9.00 Chester | 22 June 1988

Thornton Handicap

(0-100, 3yo) (7f127yds) 7½f Good To Firm

1st £4,025.50 2nd £1,204 3rd £577 4th £263.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Farras 11/8F M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	3	97	–	–	–	–
b f Song - Roxy Hart I (High Top)
Held up, headway into straight, led inside final furlong, ran on

2⁽²⁾ ½	0. Birstwith (USA) 9/2 Alan Munro ⁵ C W C Elsey	Alan Munro ⁵ C W C Elsey	3	812	–	–	–	–
gr c Valdez (USA) - La Chaumiere (Thatch)
Led until headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely close home

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [¾]	0. Diaco 7/1 S Perks Reg Hollinshead	S Perks Reg Hollinshead	3	97	–	–	–	–
b g Indian King (USA) - Coral Cave (Ashmore)
Held up and behind, 8th straight, good headway over 1f out, finished well

4⁽³⁾ 4 [4¾]	0. Lucky Straw 5/1 Tony Culhane ⁵ K Stone	Tony Culhane ⁵ K Stone	3	79 3	–	–	–	–
b f Tumble Wind I - Hi Little Gal (Garda's Revenge)
Lost place halfway, stayed on well final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [5½]	0. Baker's Lamb 12/1 Michael Hills M J Fetherston-Godley	Michael Hills M J Fetherston-Godley	3	81 1 b	–	–	–	–
br g Creative Plan I (USA) - Argalie (USA) (Ace Of Aces)
5th straight, ridden approaching final furlong, one pace

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [6]	0. Horatian 8/1 P Cook N A C Vigors	P Cook N A C Vigors	3	97	–	–	–	–
b g Horage - Assurance (FR) (Timmy Lad)
Held up, 6th straight, ridden and no impression from below distance

7⁽⁵⁾ [6]	0. Go Win Gold 12/1 M Birch M H Easterby	M Birch M H Easterby	3	810	–	–	–	–
b f Sonnen Gold - Gowyn (Goldhill)
Prominent, 4th straight, weakened over 1f out

8⁽⁸⁾ [6]	0. Eastern Melody 20/1 Paul Eddery Eric Alston	Paul Eddery Eric Alston	3	91	–	–	–	–
b f Tudor Rhythm - Casbar Lady (Native Bazaar)
Chased leader, 2nd straight, soon ridden and weakened

8 ran Off time: 9:02:00 Winning time: 1m 34.52s (slow by 3.02s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Mohamed Obaida (Farras) 1st breeder: J R Mitchell
2nd owner: D Aykroyd (Birstwith)
3rd owner: J R Good (Diaco)

9:00 Chester 22 Jun 1988

Thornton Handicap