Full Result 3.30 Chepstow | 30 May 1994

Mercury Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (6f16yds) 6f Soft

1st £3,730 2nd £1,120 3rd £540 4th £250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	0. Aughfad 16/1 B Thomson Mrs M McCourt	B Thomson Mrs M McCourt	8	94 v	64	65	68	–
b h Millfontaine - Saulonika (Saulingo)
Made all, driven out

2⁽³⁾ 1½	0. Pharaoh's Dancer 9/1 D Gibbs ⁷ M McCormack	D Gibbs ⁷ M McCormack	7	91	68	58	68	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Marie Louise (Helissio)
Behind, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, unable to quicken final furlong

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [1¾]	0. Palacegate Gold (IRE) 7/1 Alan Munro Ron Hodges	Alan Munro Ron Hodges	5	89	55	51	54	–
b h Sarab - Habilite (Habitat)
Dwelt, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong

4⁽¹⁾ 4 [5¾]	0. Blue Topaze 7/1 J Williams Malcolm Saunders	J Williams Malcolm Saunders	6	97	67	53	56	–
ch m Fast Topaze (USA) - Forever Mary (Red Alert I)
Dwelt, behind, headway 2f out, kept on one pace below distance

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6¼]	0. Words Of Wisdom I (IRE) 25/1 Tony Clark C A Cyzer	Tony Clark C A Cyzer	4	88 v	54	39	41	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Never So Lovely (Realm)
Never nearer

6⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [8¾]	0. Bold Mick 16/1 R Waterfield ⁷ D J G Murray Smith	R Waterfield ⁷ D J G Murray Smith	3	83	66	38	47	–
b c Never So Bold (IRE) - Purple Fan (Dalsaan)
Prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [9¼]	0. Jigsaw Boy 11/2 Steve Drowne ⁵ Pat Murphy	Steve Drowne ⁵ Pat Murphy	5	99	74	47	53	–
ch g Homeboy - Chiparia (Song)
Held up, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽²⁾ ½ [9¾]	0. Courting Newmarket 20/1 D Biggs Mrs A Knight	D Biggs Mrs A Knight	6	86	52	28	30	–
b g Final Straw - Warm Wind (Tumble Wind I)
Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [10]	0. Jayannpee 11/4F Martin Dwyer ⁷ I A Balding	Martin Dwyer ⁷ I A Balding	3	812	75	44	52	–
ch g Doulab (USA) - Amina (Brigadier Gerard)
Prominent until hard ridden and weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [10¾]	0. Killy's Filly 33/1 A Whelan ⁷ Milton Bradley	A Whelan ⁷ Milton Bradley	4	81	54	21	29	–
b f Lochnager - May Kells (Artaius)
Prominent over 3f

11⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [11½]	0. Domicksky 7/1 R Painter ⁷ Mick Channon	R Painter ⁷ Mick Channon	6	97	74	39	47	–
b g Dominion - Mumruffin (Mummy's Pet)
Pulled hard, close up until weakened over 2f out

12⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [12¼]	0. Cross Mags 20/1 Simon Whitworth R Simpson	Simon Whitworth R Simpson	7	87 8	53	23	24	–
ch m Hasty Word - Red Squaw (Tribal Chief)
Always in rear

13⁽¹¹⁾ nk [12½]	0. Asterix 16/1 Billy Newnes Milton Bradley	Billy Newnes Milton Bradley	6	87 2	53	22	23	–
ch g Prince Sabo - Gentle Gael (Celtic Ash)
Always behind

13 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 1m 14.90s (slow by 6.90s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: M Mac Carthy (Aughfad) 1st breeder: M Maccarthy
2nd owner: Pharaohs Computers Ltd (Pharaoh's Dancer)
3rd owner: R J Hodges (Palacegate Gold)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 80 (32%) M [5-9] 61 (35%) H [10-13] 9 (33%)

3:30 Chepstow 30 May 1994

Mercury Handicap Class D