Full Result 3.40 Chester | 5 May 1998

Walker Smith & Way Handicap Class C

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

1st £10,606 2nd £3,208 3rd £1,564 4th £742

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Break The RulesI 5/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	6	80	66	63	72	–
b g Dominion - Surf Bird (Shareef Dancer)
Always prominent, led 1f out, soon clear, readily

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	5. Abajany 6/1 T Quinn Mick Channon	T Quinn Mick Channon	4	812	78	73	81	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Miss Ivory Coast (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Led until headed 1f out, soon ridden and no extra

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [2¾]	1. Almond Rock 11/2 W R Swinburn James Fanshawe	W R Swinburn James Fanshawe	6	100	94	87	95	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Banket (Glint Of Gold)
Held up, headway over 2f out, hard ridden and kept on final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3¼]	3. Party Romance (USA) 10/1 Willie Ryan B Hanbury	Willie Ryan B Hanbury	4	95	85	77	85	–
gr c Black Tie Affair - Tia Juanita (USA) (My Gallant)
Always prominent, hard ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ hd [3½]	6. Rheinbold 25/1 Tony Culhane Tim Etherington	Tony Culhane Tim Etherington	4	89	75	67	75	–
br g Never So Bold (IRE) - Rheinbloom (Rheingold)
Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4]	7. Sualtach (IRE) 14/1 Darryll Holland Reg Hollinshead	Darryll Holland Reg Hollinshead	5	86	72	63	71	–
b h Marju (IRE) - Astra Adastra (Mount Hagen)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside entering straight, never nearer

7⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [6½]	4. Flint Knapper 100/30F Michael Hills G Wragg	Michael Hills G Wragg	4	93	83	71	77	–
ch g Kris - Circe's Isle (Be My Guest)
Held up, effort 3f out, soon ridden, no impression

8⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [9]	2. Groom's Gordon (FR) 15/2 Pat Eddery John Dunlop	Pat Eddery John Dunlop	4	99	89	73	79	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Sonoma I (FR) (Habitat)
Held up, effort and driven along 3f out, no impression

9⁽³⁾ 1 [10]	10. I Can't Remember 6/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ David Evans	Adrian McCarthy ³ David Evans	4	77	62	41	50	–
gr g Petong - Glenfield Portion (Mummy's Pet)
Prominent, pushed along 3f out, gradually weakened

10⁽⁶⁾ 4 [14]	9. Rebel County (IRE) 16/1 D Wright Alan Bailey	D Wright Alan Bailey	5	713	65	41	46	–
b m Maelstrom Lake - Haven Bridge (Connaught)
Held up, good headway 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

10 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 2m 11.79s (slow by 3.39s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: John Wilman (Break The RulesI) 1st breeder: Cleaboy Farms Co
2nd owner: John White And Partners (Abajany)
3rd owner: C I T Racing Ltd (Almond Rock)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.60 £2.50 £1.90 Ex: £13.30 CSF: £33.29 Tricast: £159.28 Trifecta: £28.60 Pool: £1,703.73. 42.25 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (37%) M [4-7] 22 (26%) H [8-10] 55 (37%)

3:40 Chester 5 May 1998

Walker Smith & Way Handicap Class C