Full Result 4.45 Chester | 3 May 1988

Earl Of Chester Handicap

(0-100) (7f127yds) 7½f Soft

1st £4,285.50 2nd £1,284 3rd £617 4th £283.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	0. O I Oyston 8/1 John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	12	713 4	–	–	–	–
b g Martinmas - Last Lap (Noble Patriarch)
Made all, stayed on gamely

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 3	0. Joveworth 5/1F S D Williams ⁷ Jeremy Glover	S D Williams ⁷ Jeremy Glover	5	813	–	–	–	–
gr g Monsanto (FR) - Flitterdale (Abwah)
In touch, effort and 4th straight, chased winner final furlong, no impression

3⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [4½]	0. Moores Metal 10/1 G Hind ⁷ Mark McCausland	G Hind ⁷ Mark McCausland	8	75	–	–	–	–
b h Wolverlife - Torino (Firestreak I)
Headway and 8th straight, stayed on well final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [6]	0. Miss Emily 12/1 Ray Cochrane D W Chapman	Ray Cochrane D W Chapman	4	85 2	–	–	–	–
b f Kampala - Hey Dolly (Hey Romeo)
Chased winner, 2nd straight, weakened 1f out

5⁽¹²⁾ 6 [12]	0. Well Rigged 33/1 A Bacon ⁷ M Avison	A Bacon ⁷ M Avison	7	82	–	–	–	–
ch g Windjammer (USA) - Topless Dancer (Northfields)
Chased leaders, effort and 3rd straight, weakened final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ hd [12¼]	0. Reindeer Walk 10/1 P Bloomfield G A Huffer	P Bloomfield G A Huffer	6	82	–	–	–	–
gr g Godswalk (USA) - Carcajou (High Top)
Good headway and 6th straight, soon ridden, no headway

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [13¾]	0. Knights Secret 11/2 Allan Mackay M H Easterby	Allan Mackay M H Easterby	7	84	–	–	–	–
ch g Immortal Knight - Lush Secret (Most Secret)
Prominent, ridden and 5th straight, soon weakened

8⁽⁷⁾ ½ [14¼]	0. Gameshow I 66/1 Gary Bardwell ⁵ Eric Alston	Gary Bardwell ⁵ Eric Alston	4	72	–	–	–	–
b g Mummy's Game - Naughty But Nice (Sizzling Melody)
Prominent 5f

9⁽³⁾ nk [14½]	0. Britwydd 100/1 Julie Bowker ⁷ M B James	Julie Bowker ⁷ M B James	5	78 8	–	–	–	–
b h Pitskelly - Reflex (Mill Reef)
Stayed on final 2f, never nearer

10⁽⁸⁾ [14½]	0. Grundy Lane 33/1 Jimmy Quinn ⁵ B C Morgan	Jimmy Quinn ⁵ B C Morgan	6	86	–	–	–	–
b g Grundy - Tamilian (Tamerlane)
Never dangerous

11⁽¹¹⁾ [14½]	0. Star Of A Gunner 9/1 John Reid R J Holder	John Reid R J Holder	8	910	86	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - Starkist (So Blessed)
Outpaced

12⁽⁹⁾ [14½]	0. Coincidental 25/1 Michael Hills J A C Edwards	Michael Hills J A C Edwards	6	90	–	–	–	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Gentle Mulla (Sun Prince)
Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out

13⁽¹⁴⁾ [14½]	0. Aconitum 8/1 W R Swinburn J R Jenkins	W R Swinburn J R Jenkins	7	813	–	–	–	–
b g Fair Season - The Yellow Girl (Yellow God)
Reluctant to race, always behind

14⁽¹⁶⁾ [14½]	0. Parklands Belle 12/1 R Fox M J Haynes	R Fox M J Haynes	4	82	–	–	–	–
b f Stanford - Kelly's Curl (Pitskelly)
Headway and 7th straight, weakened quickly over 1f out

15⁽¹⁰⁾ [14½]	0. Cream And Green 33/1 M Fozzard K White	M Fozzard K White	4	78 1	–	–	–	–
b g Welsh Chanter - Jumana (Windjammer)
Started slowly, always behind

16⁽¹⁷⁾ [14½]	0. Jondebe Boy 8/1 S Perks George Moore	S Perks George Moore	4	93	–	–	–	–
b g John De Coombe - Simply Jane (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders until weakened quickly 2f out

17⁽⁶⁾ [14½]	0. Dallas Smith (USA) 100/1 D D'Arcy ⁷ Ray Peacock	D D'Arcy ⁷ Ray Peacock	7	70	–	–	–	–
b h Sir Ivor (USA) - Sahsie (USA) (Forli)
Tailed off when collapsed inside final furlong, dead

17 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 1m 46.91s (slow by 15.41s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: J Berry (O I Oyston) 1st breeder: Lismacue Stud
2nd owner: D C G Cooper (Joveworth)
3rd owner: Moores (stoke-On-Trent) Ltd (Moores Metal)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 68 (36%) M [7-11] 31 (17%) H [12-17] 51 (47%)

4:45 Chester 3 May 1988

Earl Of Chester Handicap