Full Result 3.40 Chester | 8 May 1996

Tote Chester Cup Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m2f140yds) 2m2½f Good

1st £36,328.75 2nd £11,005 3rd £5,377.50 4th £2,563.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	. Merit (IRE) 11/2 Jimmy Quinn Paul Cole	Jimmy Quinn Paul Cole	4	710 4	74	53	82	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Fur Hat I (Habitat)
Held up, headway 6f out, led over 2f out, driven clear

2⁽⁶⁾ 6	. Daraydan (IRE) 14/1 Kevin Darley M C Pipe	Kevin Darley M C Pipe	4	910	102	76	104	–
b c Kahyasi (IRE) - Delsy (FR) (Abdos)
Held up, headway over 3f out, not much room 2f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner

3⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [7]	. Corradini 12/1 Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	4	90	92	65	93	–
b c Rainbow Quest (USA) - Cruising Height (Shirley Heights)
Held up and behind, headway 4f out, stayed on under pressure approaching final furlong

4⁽²⁾ ½ [7½]	. Unchanged 14/1 Gary Bardwell Clive Brittain	Gary Bardwell Clive Brittain	4	710	74	47	74	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - Favorable Exchange (USA) (Exceller)
Held up, headway 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7¾]	. Fujiyama Crest (IRE) 5/1 Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	Frankie Dettori Sir Michael Stoute	4	810	88	61	88	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Snoozy Time (Cavo Doro)
Led until headed over 2f out, soon hard ridden, weakened final furlong

6⁽³⁾ 1 [8¾]	. Trainglot 4/1F Kieren Fallon J G Fitzgerald	Kieren Fallon J G Fitzgerald	9	84	78	50	77	–
ch g Dominion - Mary Green (Sahib)
Held up and behind, headway 4f out, hard ridden 2f out, no impression

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [11¾]	. Blaze Away I 8/1 Willie Ryan I A Balding	Willie Ryan I A Balding	5	85	79	48	75	–
b h Polish Navy (USA) - Battle Drum (USA) (Alydar)
Tracked leaders, hard ridden 3f out, soon beaten

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [13]	. Noufari (FR) 16/1 Fergal Lynch ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch ⁵ Reg Hollinshead	5	81	80	43	75	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Noufiyla (Top Ville)
Held up and behind, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, not reach leaders

9⁽⁴⁾ hd [13¼]	. Seasonal Splendour (IRE) 14/1 J Weaver M C Pipe	J Weaver M C Pipe	6	810	84	52	79	–
b m Prince Rupert (FR) - Snoozy Time (Cavo Doro)
Held up in rear, some headway final 3f, eased when beaten final furlong

10⁽¹⁾ 4 [17¼]	. Opera Buff (IRE) 17/2 N Adams Gay Kelleway	N Adams Gay Kelleway	5	712	72	36	63	–
br g Rousillon (USA) - Obertura (USA) (Roberto)
Tracked leaders, hard ridden and weakened over 3f out

11⁽¹⁸⁾ 5 [22¼]	. Anglesey Sea View 25/1 D Wright ³ Alan Bailey	D Wright ³ Alan Bailey	7	77 1	70	27	56	–
gr m Seymour Hicks (FR) - Lexham View (Abwah)
Behind, effort 5f out, soon ridden and weakened

12⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [25¾]	. Sea Victor 16/1 J F Egan J L Harris	J F Egan J L Harris	4	712 v	76	33	58	–
b g Slip Anchor - Victoriana (USA) (Storm Bird)
Chased leading pair until ridden and weakened over 3f out

13⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [27]	. Thaljanah (IRE) 25/1 W Carson Dai Williams	W Carson Dai Williams	4	85	83	39	64	–
ch g In The Wings - Dawn Is Breaking (Import)
Never better than mid-division

14⁽⁹⁾ 13 [40]	. Linpac West 50/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	10	812	86	30	54	–
b h Posse I (USA) - North Page (FR) (Northfields)
Always in rear, tailed off, collapsed and died after race

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 3 [43]	. Nawar (FR) 50/1 Declan O'Shea J R Jenkins	Declan O'Shea J R Jenkins	6	710 1	70	11	35	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Nabita (FR) (Akarad)
Tracked leaders, ridden 7f out, gradually lost touch, tailed off

16⁽⁵⁾ 3 [46]	. Kadastrof (FR) 12/1 Dane O'Neill ³ Robin Dickin	Dane O'Neill ³ Robin Dickin	6	85	82	18	44	–
ch h Port Etienne I (FR) - Kadastra (FR) (Stradavinsky)
With leader until weakened over 3f out, tailed off

17⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [51]	. Taroudant 50/1 Nick Connorton R D E Woodhouse	Nick Connorton R D E Woodhouse	9	81 b¹	75	9	32	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Melbourne Miss (Chaparral)
Always behind, tailed off final 4f

18⁽⁷⁾ dist [81]	. Evezio Rufo 100/1 N Carlisle Nick Littmoden	N Carlisle Nick Littmoden	4	711 v	75	–	–	–
b c Blakeney - Empress Corina (Free State I)
Always in rear, tailed off