Full Result 3.40 Chester | 6 May 1997

Walker Smith & Way Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Soft

1st £10,866 2nd £3,288 3rd £1,604 4th £762

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	11. Break The RulesI 9/2F Kevin Darley M C Pipe	Kevin Darley M C Pipe	5	91	79	73	80	–
b g Dominion - Surf Bird (Shareef Dancer)
Behind, good headway on outside 3f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out

2⁽¹⁴⁾ nk	1. Kuala Lipis (USA) 11/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	4	100	92	86	92	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - Caerna (USA) (Caerleon)
Always prominent, led over 2f out until over 1f out, rallied under pressure close home

3⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [1¾]	17. Northern Fan (IRE) 50/1 L Charnock Nigel Tinkler	L Charnock Nigel Tinkler	5	710 8	60	51	58	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Easy Romance (USA) (Northern Jove)
Always prominent, led over 1f out until inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [2]	2. Rockforce 8/1 Richard Hughes Mick Channon	Richard Hughes Mick Channon	5	100	92	83	90	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Sleepline Princess (Royal Palace)
Held up, steady headway 4f out, not clear run inside final furlong, ran on

5⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [5½]	5. Game Ploy (POL) 8/1 Pat Eddery Derek Haydn Jones	Pat Eddery Derek Haydn Jones	5	910	88	74	79	–
b g Deploy - Guestimate (FR) (Be My Guest)
Held up, not clear run over 2f out, switched right and stayed on inside final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 3½ [9]	6. Brandon Magic 13/2 Frankie Dettori I A Balding	Frankie Dettori I A Balding	4	910	88	68	73	–
ch c Primo Dominie - Silk Stocking (Pardao)
Held up, effort over 3f out, not reach leaders

7⁽⁸⁾ 3 [12]	14. Cedez Le Passage (FR) 20/1 M Roberts Ken Cunningham-Brown	M Roberts Ken Cunningham-Brown	6	85 b	69	45	49	–
b h Warning - Microcosme (IRE) (Golden Fleece)
Held up, headway 4f out, weakened approaching final furlong

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [13¼]	7. Stone Ridge (IRE) 13/2 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	5	97	85	59	62	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Cut In Stone I (USA) (Assert)
Ridden along halfway, never nearer

9⁽¹⁾ 1 [14¼]	13. Clifton Beat (USA) 10/1 Kieren Fallon Philip Hobbs	Kieren Fallon Philip Hobbs	6	87	71	43	47	–
b g Danzatore (CAN) - Amenity (FR) (Luthier)
Behind, staying on when bumped over 1f out, never nearer

10⁽⁵⁾ nk [14½]	10. Statajack (IRE) 20/1 Ray Cochrane David Elsworth	Ray Cochrane David Elsworth	9	92 b	80	51	55	–
b g King Of Clubs I - Statira (Skymaster)
Held up and behind, never dangerous

11⁽¹³⁾ hd [14¾]	16. Wentbridge Lad (IRE) 12/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	7	83 v	67	38	42	–
b g Coquelin (USA) - Cathryn's Song (Prince Tenderfoot)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

12⁽⁴⁾ 3 [17¾]	4. Bardon Hill Boy (IRE) 10/1 Willie Ryan B Hanbury	Willie Ryan B Hanbury	5	912	90	56	59	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Star With A Glimer (Montekin)
Always in rear

13⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [20¼]	8. Wot No Fax 33/1 J Weaver Brian Meehan	J Weaver Brian Meehan	4	96	84	46	49	–
ch g Sharrood (USA) - Priors Dean (Monsanto)
Chased leader, led 3f out, soon headed, ridden and weakened well over 1f out

14⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [20½]	3. Lionize (USA) 20/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	4	912	90	52	54	–
ch c Storm Cat (USA) - Pedestal (High Line)
Prominent over 6f

15⁽⁹⁾ 24 [44½]	12. Polar Eclipse 14/1 Michael Hills Mark Johnston	Michael Hills Mark Johnston	4	90 b	78	–	–	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Princess Zepoli (Persepolis)
Led to 3f out, soon hampered and snatched up, tailed off

16⁽¹⁵⁾ 3½ [48]	15. Anak-Ku 16/1 Angela Gallimore ⁷ Gay Kelleway	Angela Gallimore ⁷ Gay Kelleway	4	711	68	–	–	–
ch g Efisio - City Link Lass (Double Jump I)
Chased leaders 7f, soon lost place, tailed off

16 ran Off time: 3:41:00 Winning time: 2m 16.24s (slow by 7.84s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Pater Noster
1st owner: A J Lomas (Break The RulesI) 1st breeder: Cleaboy Farms Co
2nd owner: H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah (Kuala Lipis)
3rd owner: Speedlith Group (Northern Fan)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.40 £2.80 £14.40 Ex: £43.70 CSF: £50.80 Tricast: £2,091.80 Trifecta: £1,108.20 Pool: £6,040.72. 3.87 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 46 (36%) M [7-12] 32 (26%) H [13-17] 72 (38%)

3:40 Chester 6 May 1997

Walker Smith & Way Handicap Class C