Full Result 3.00 Chepstow | 27 May 1991

Mercury Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-100, 3yo+) (6f16yds) 6f Good To Firm

1st £5,580 2nd £1,665 3rd £795 4th £360

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Baligay 9/4F T Sprake ⁵ Ron Hodges	T Sprake ⁵ Ron Hodges	6	711 4	56	–	70	–
b m Balidar - Gaygo Lady (Gay Fandango)
Chased leader, led 2f out, comfortably

2⁽⁸⁾ 4	0. Altaia (FR) 10/1 Nigel Day William Haggas	Nigel Day William Haggas	4	910	82	–	78	–
gr f Sicyos (USA) - Haloom (Artaius)
Led 4f, ran on one pace

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [4]	0. Luna Bid 9/2 John Reid Michael Blanshard	John Reid Michael Blanshard	8	92	74	–	72	–
b g Auction Ring (USA) - Moonscape I (Ribero)
Headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

4⁽³⁾ 1½ [5½]	0. Night Jar 4/1 Dale Gibson Lord Huntingdon	Dale Gibson Lord Huntingdon	4	97	79	–	74	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Fodens Eve (Dike)
Always prominent, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f

5⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [8]	0. Balishy 20/1 C Rutter R J Holder	C Rutter R J Holder	4	812	70	–	60	–
ch f Shy Groom (USA) - Bally (Balidar)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [9½]	0. Shades Of Vera 5/1 Paul Eddery G Lewis	Paul Eddery G Lewis	3	84	72	–	–	–
b f Precocious - More Reliable (Morston)
Headway over 1f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong

7⁽²⁾ 2 [11½]	0. Gallant Hope 10/1 Russell Price ⁵ Rod Millman	Russell Price ⁵ Rod Millman	9	713 b	62	–	–	–
ch g Ahonoora - Amiga Mia (Be Friendly)
Prominent over 3f

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [12¼]	0. Green Dollar 8/1 S Dawson Eric Wheeler	S Dawson Eric Wheeler	8	91	73	–	–	–
b g Tickled Pink - Burglars Girl (BurglarI)
Slowly into stride, always behind

9⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [13¾]	0. Beyond Our Reach 12/1 Simon Whitworth C J Hill	Simon Whitworth C J Hill	3	88	76	–	–	–
br c Reach - Over Beyond (Bold Lad)
Always behind

10⁽¹¹⁾ 6 [19¾]	0. Air Nymph 12/1 D Harrison ⁷ C C Elsey	D Harrison ⁷ C C Elsey	4	73	54	–	–	–
b f Elegant Air - Elfinaria (Song)
Outpaced, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 3:04:00 Winning time: 1m 9.80s (slow by 1.70s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: H G Carnell & Son Ltd (Baligay) 1st breeder: Sir Ernest Harrison
2nd owner: P A Deal (Altaia)
3rd owner: M Blanshard (Luna Bid)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (44%) M [5-8] 77 (36%) H [9-11] 0 (20%)

3:00 Chepstow 27 May 1991

Mercury Handicap Class D