Full Result 2.45 Chester | 13 July 1996

David McLean Group Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m7f196yds) 2m Good To Firm

1st £6,092.50 2nd £1,840 3rd £895 4th £422.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	. Great Oration (IRE) 8/1 Jimmy Quinn Fred Watson	Jimmy Quinn Fred Watson	7	713	51	24	55	–
bb g Simply Great (FR) - Spun Gold I (Thatch)
Held up in rear, headway 3f out, led inside final furlong, driven clear

2⁽²⁾ 2½	. Teen Jay 11/1 W Woods Bernard Llewellyn	W Woods Bernard Llewellyn	6	85	57	27	58	–
b g Teenoso (USA) - Spoilt Again (Mummy's Pet)
Always prominent, ridden 5f out, led approaching final furlong, soon headed, one pace

3⁽³⁾ nk [2¾]	. Shakiyr (FR) 16/1 Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	Fergal Lynch ³ Reg Hollinshead	5	711	52	19	53	–
gr g Lashkari - Shakamiyn (Nishapour)
Held up mid-division, ridden and stayed on well approaching final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [4¼]	. Sea Victor 12/1 Philip Robinson J L Harris	Philip Robinson J L Harris	4	911	77	45	77	–
b g Slip Anchor - Victoriana (USA) (Storm Bird)
Always prominent, led over 3f out until approaching final furlong, one pace

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5]	. Aude La Belle (FR) 50/1 Franny Norton S G Knight	Franny Norton S G Knight	8	710	48	15	47	–
ch m Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Arjona (GER) (Caracol)
Held up, effort over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [8½]	. Fabillion 10/1 C Rutter C A Smith	C Rutter C A Smith	4	94	70	34	65	–
ch g Deploy - Kai I (Kalamoun)
Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never able challenge

7⁽⁹⁾ 4 [12½]	. Floating LineI 16/1 John Carroll Eric Alston	John Carroll Eric Alston	8	92	68	28	59	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - County Line (High Line)
Prominent, every chance well over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ 2 [14½]	. Anglesey Sea View 16/1 D Wright ³ Alan Bailey	D Wright ³ Alan Bailey	7	87	62	17	51	–
gr m Seymour Hicks (FR) - Lexham View (Abwah)
Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 4f out

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [15½]	. Soba Up 4/1 Tony Culhane Tim Etherington	Tony Culhane Tim Etherington	6	96	72	29	60	–
ch m Persian Heights - Soba (Most Secret)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

10⁽¹⁾ 2½ [18]	. Hal Hoo Yaroom 2/1F Paul Eddery Major W R Hern	Paul Eddery Major W R Hern	3	811	82	36	68	–
b g Belmez (USA) - Princess Nawaal (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Made most for 12f, weakened quickly

11⁽¹²⁾ 3 [21]	. Benfleet 11/1 B Thomson R W Armstrong	B Thomson R W Armstrong	5	910	76	–	–	–
ch h Dominion - Penultimate (Final Straw)
Held up, always in rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 9 [30]	. Zamhareer (USA) 8/1 Iona Wands ⁷ Wilf Storey	Iona Wands ⁷ Wilf Storey	5	710	55	–	29	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Awenita (Rarity)
Always behind, tailed off from halfway. stewards told: trainer could offer no explanation

13⁽¹³⁾ 12 [42]	. Twice The Groom (IRE) 33/1 J Stack Richard Lee	J Stack Richard Lee	6	88	60	–	22	–
b g Digamist (USA) - Monaco Lady (Manado)
Always in rear, tailed off

13 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 3m 27.48s (slow by 3.38s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: M D Hetherington (packaging) Ltd (Great Oration) 1st breeder: P F I Cole
2nd owner: Gemini Associates (Teen Jay)
3rd owner: L & R Roadlines (Shakiyr)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 70 (42%) M [5-9] 55 (33%) H [10-13] 25 (25%)

2:45 Chester 13 Jul 1996

David McLean Group Handicap Class D