Full Result 2.15 Chester | 19 August 1988

Wirral Apprentice Handicap

(0-75) (1m2f85yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £1,774.80 2nd £492.80 3rd £236.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	0. Hitchenstown 100/30F Jimmy Fortune Eric Alston	Jimmy Fortune Eric Alston	5	83	39	–	–	–
b g Town And Country - Veinarde (Derring-Do)
Headway and 3rd straight, led inside final furlong, pushed out

2⁽¹¹⁾ 3	0. Gunabee Royd 25/1 S Williams Neville Bycroft	S Williams Neville Bycroft	4	80 7	36	–	–	–
ch f Gunner B - Mischiefmaker I (Calpurnius)
Headway to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [3¼]	0. Philotas 20/1 P Dalton Denys Smith	P Dalton Denys Smith	4	910	60	–	–	–
b g Pitskelly - Damaring (USA) (Saidam)
Started slowly, headway 5f out, led 3f out, 2nd straight, ran on one pace

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [8¼]	0. Pretty Fly 25/1 Russell Price A W Jones	Russell Price A W Jones	8	77	29	–	–	–
gr m Pretty Form - Ladyfly (Sovereign Lord)
Headway 5f out, 5th straight, one pace

5⁽⁴⁾ 3 [11¼]	0. Rouge Roi 10/1 J Skelton ³ R Morris	J Skelton ³ R Morris	3	88 18	54	–	–	–
b g Hays - Restless Morn (Morston)
Headway over 1f out, never nearer

6⁽¹⁾ 5 [16¼]	0. Madam Taylor 9/2 G Athanasiou Hugh Collingridge	G Athanasiou Hugh Collingridge	3	810 1 b	56	–	–	–
b f Free State I - Hourglass (Mansingh)
Prominent 7f

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [16½]	0. Tryneptune 14/1 C Hodgson B C Morgan	C Hodgson B C Morgan	3	90 b	60	–	–	–
b c Cure The Blues (USA) - Royal Reproach (USA) (Prince Taj)
4th straight, weakened over 1f out

8⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [18]	0. Mottram's Gold 7/1 S Maloney ³ Mel Brittain	S Maloney ³ Mel Brittain	3	75	40	–	–	–
ch g Good Times (ITY) - Speed The Plough I (Grundy)
Led until weakened 3f out, 6th and beaten straight

9⁽²⁾ hd [18¼]	0. Tilstone Lodge 12/1 P Phillips ³ J W Hills	P Phillips ³ J W Hills	3	82 2	49	–	–	–
br g Try My Best (USA) - Sabirone (FR) (Iron Duke)
Behind final 4f

0⁽⁹⁾	0. Boy Sandford 7/1 Donna Hayman B Preece	Donna Hayman B Preece	9	79	31	–	–	–
br g Sandford Lad - Perldia (FR) (Diatome)
Headway 5f out, mid-division when brought down over 3f out

PU⁽⁷⁾	0. What A Snip (USA) 25/1 D Barrett ³ J I A Charlton	D Barrett ³ J I A Charlton	3	81 v	50	–	–	–
b g Water Bank (USA) - Snip (Shantung)
Behind when badly hampered over 3f out, pulled up 1f out

SU⁽⁶⁾	0. Dear Miff 8/1 D Want ³ Alan Bailey	D Want ³ Alan Bailey	3	85	54	–	–	–
ch f Alias Smith (USA) - Dear Jem (Dragonara Palace)
Prominent until slipped up over 3f out

12 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 2m 18.88s Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Oaklea Bloodstock Limited (Hitchenstown) 1st breeder: Melbury Park Stud
2nd owner: K Hancock (Gunabee Royd)
3rd owner: Lord Lambton (Philotas)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 60 (50%) M [5-8] 16 (22%) H [9-12] 74 (28%)

2:15 Chester 19 Aug 1988

Wirral Apprentice Handicap