Full Result 3.10 Chester | 7 May 1997

Tote Chester Cup Handicap Class B

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

1st £35,678.75 2nd £10,805 3rd £5,277.50 4th £2,513.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Top Cees 11/2 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	7	811	87	59	98	–
b g Shirley Heights - Sing Softly (Luthier)
Dwelt, held up in rear, steady headway 6f out, led well over 1f out, stayed on strongly

2⁽⁹⁾ 10	11. Etterby Park (USA) 8/1 N Adams Mark Johnston	N Adams Mark Johnston	4	711 3	77	40	78	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Bonita Francita (CAN) (Devil's Bag)
Always prominent, led after 7f, quickened clear 6f out, headed well over 1f out, soon beaten

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [10¼]	6. Thaljanah (IRE) 16/1 Seb Sanders Bryan Smart	Seb Sanders Bryan Smart	5	84	80	42	81	–
ch g In The Wings - Dawn Is Breaking (Import)
Held up in touch, effort 6f out, hard ridden and kept on one pace final furlong

4⁽³⁾ 19 [29¼]	3. Canon Can (USA) 100/30F Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	4	93	97	41	79	–
ch g Green Dancer (USA) - Lady Argyle (USA) (Don B)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out

5⁽¹²⁾ 15 [44¼]	1. Old Rouvel (USA) 14/1 Kevin Darley D J G Murray Smith	Kevin Darley D J G Murray Smith	6	910	100	30	67	–
b g Riverman (USA) - Marie De Russy (FR) (Sassafras)
Held up and behind, stayed on final 3f, never nearer

6⁽²⁾ 6 [50¼]	10. Warning Reef 50/1 C Rutter P Eccles	C Rutter P Eccles	4	80	80	4	41	–
b g Warning - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Prominent, hard driven and lost place 5f out

7⁽⁷⁾ 5 [55¼]	7. The Flying Phantom 10/1 Dale Gibson Mark H Tompkins	Dale Gibson Mark H Tompkins	6	82	78	–	34	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Miss Flossa (FR) (Big John)
Prominent until ridden and lost place 7f out, tailed off

8⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [59¼]	12. Upper Mount Clair 20/1 Royston Ffrench ⁵ Clive Brittain	Royston Ffrench ⁵ Clive Brittain	7	75 2	72	–	24	–
b m Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Sun Street (Ile De Bourbon)
Always behind, tailed off

9⁽¹⁾ 10 [69¼]	2. Snow Princess (IRE) 6/1 John Reid Lord Huntingdon	John Reid Lord Huntingdon	5	99	99	4	41	–
b m Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Karelia (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Tracked leaders until lost place 6f out, soon tailed off

10⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [72¾]	5. Danjing (IRE) 11/1 T Quinn M C Pipe	T Quinn M C Pipe	5	88 b	84	–	22	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Beijing (USA) (Northjet)
Led 7f, ridden and weakened 6f out, tailed off

11⁽⁸⁾ 18 [90¾]	9. Mazamet (USA) 33/1 Declan O'Shea O O'Neill	Declan O'Shea O O'Neill	4	80	80	–	–	–
b g Elmaamul (USA) - Miss Mazepah (USA) (Nijinsky)
In touch 10f, gradually weakened, tailed off

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 22 [112¾]	8. Bowcliffe Court (IRE) 7/2 Jimmy Quinn R Akehurst	Jimmy Quinn R Akehurst	5	81	77	–	–	–
b g Slip Anchor - Res Nova (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up and behind, ridden 7f out, no impression, tailed off

12 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 4m 23.18s (slow by 19.68s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: R E Sangster (Top Cees) 1st breeder: Pendley Farm
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook (Etterby Park)
3rd owner: Wayne Clifford (Thaljanah)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2.30 £2.40 £5.20 Ex: £27.60 CSF: £46.83 Tricast: £624.85 Trifecta: £174.80 Pool: £4,308.48. 17.50 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 33 (38%) M [5-8] 65 (26%) H [9-12] 52 (36%)

3:10 Chester 7 May 1997

Tote Chester Cup Handicap Class B