Full Result 3.10 Chester | 6 May 1998

Tote Chester Cup Handicap Class B

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

1st £38,750 2nd £11,750 3rd £5,750 4th £2,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Silence In Court I (IRE) 13/2 Allan Mackay Alan Bailey	Allan Mackay Alan Bailey	7	90	88	50	95	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Fair Flutter (Beldale Flutter)
Waited with, steady headway final circuit, burst through to lead inside furlong, ran on strongly to go clear.

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 2	11. Turnpole (IRE) 6/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	7	811	85	46	90	–
br g Satco (FR) - Mountain Chase (Mount Hagen)
Patiently ridden, improved from off the pace approaching straight, ran on strongly final furlong, finished well.

3⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	1. Leonato (FR) 33/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	6	910	98	58	102	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Gala Parade (Alydar)
Settled midfield, improving when not clear run three furlongs out, badly hampered well over one furlong out, rallied and ran on well.

4⁽¹⁷⁾ 1½ [4]	13. Cyrian (IRE) 14/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	4	87	85	44	88	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Regina St Cyr (IRE) (Doulab)
Settled to track leaders, effort and bustled along last two furlongs, led briefly inside last, ridden and kept on same pace.

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	15. Mithak (USA) 12/1 Ray Cochrane Mrs J R Ramsden	Ray Cochrane Mrs J R Ramsden	4	87	85	43	87	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Kapalua Butterfly (USA) (Stage Door Johnny)
Last and held up, steady headway final circuit, effort and short of room well over one furlong out, got through and stayed on finish.

6⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [5¾]	12. General Assembly I (IRE) 50/1 Gary Carter George Margarson	Gary Carter George Margarson	6	810	84	41	85	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Hastening (Shirley Heights)
Settled midfield, improved to lead over five furlongs out, driven along and headed inside last, no extra.

7⁽¹⁸⁾ 1¼ [7]	18. High Intrigue (IRE) 10/1 Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	Willie Ryan Sir Henry Cecil	4	85	83	39	83	–
bb c Shirley Heights - Mild Intrigue (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Always tracking leaders, effort and driven along two furlongs out, kept on one pace inside last.

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [8]	4. Candle Smile (USA) 50/1 John Reid G Barnett	John Reid G Barnett	6	92	90	45	89	–
b g Pleasant Colony (USA) - Silent Turn (USA) (Silent Cal)
Went handy after one circuit, short of room and switched left from over two furlongs out, ridden and one pace inside last.

9⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	16. Wakeel (USA) 16/1 M Roberts Mark Pitman	M Roberts Mark Pitman	6	86	80	34	77	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Raahia (CAN) (Vice Regent)
Settled in touch, effort and driven along approaching straight, no extra final furlong.

10⁽⁴⁾ 6 [15¼]	9. State Fair I 16/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	812	90	39	81	–
b c Shirley Heights - Lobinda (Shareef Dancer)
Settled midfield, effort and bustled along approaching straight, no impression last two furlongs.

11⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [15¾]	10. Ivor's Flutter 10/1 Neil Pollard ⁷ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁷ David Elsworth	9	85 3	86	27	77	–
b g Beldale Flutter (USA) - Rich Line (High Line)
Settled off the pace, effort final circuit, ridden and faded last two furlongs.

12⁽²⁾ 2½ [18¼]	17. Forgie (IRE) 9/1 Nigel Day P Calver	Nigel Day P Calver	5	86 3	80	26	68	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Damia (IRE) (Vision)
Tucked away in midfield, improved to dispute lead over five furlongs out, ridden and faded inside last two furlongs.

13⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [20¾]	2. Top Cees 11/2F Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	8	97	95	39	81	–
b g Shirley Heights - Sing Softly (Luthier)
Settled travelling well, promising effort when short of room and badly hampered well over one furlong out, not recover and eased.

14⁽⁷⁾ 9 [29¾]	3. Sharazan (IRE) 50/1 Richard Hughes O O'Neill	Richard Hughes O O'Neill	5	92 b	90	26	67	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Sharaniya (USA) (Alleged)
Never far away, hard at work approaching straight, faded under pressure.

15⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [32¾]	5. Old Rouvel (USA) 20/1 Mick Kinane D J G Murray Smith	Mick Kinane D J G Murray Smith	7	92	90	23	64	–
b g Riverman (USA) - Marie De Russy (FR) (Sassafras)
Sluggish start, chased leading buch for over a circuit, lost touch approaching straight.

16⁽¹⁾ 10 [42¾]	14. Flirting Around (USA) 25/1 Pat Eddery R Simpson	Pat Eddery R Simpson	4	87	85	9	49	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Dancing Grass (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Dictated pace till headed over five furlongs out, fading when hampered approaching straight.

17⁽¹²⁾ 22 [64¾]	8. Cloud Inspector (IRE) 20/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	7	90	88	–	30	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Timbale D'Argent (Petingo)
With leaders, feeling pace and bustled along when badly hampered and snatched up aproaching straight, eased when beaten.

PU⁽¹³⁾	6. Dato Star (IRE) 8/1 Kieren Fallon Malcolm Jefferson	Kieren Fallon Malcolm Jefferson	7	92	90	–	–	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Newgate Fairy (IRE) (Flair Path)
Midfield when pulled up lame after six furlongs.

18 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 4m 6.63s (slow by 3.13s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Peter G Freeman (Silence In Court I) 1st breeder: D And N Wallace
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs W J Williams (Turnpole)
3rd owner: Colin G R Booth (Leonato)
Tote win: £6.40 PL: £1.60 £2.20 £7 Ex: £20.50 CSF: £40.58 Tricast: £1,129.77 Trifecta: £484.90 Pool: £7,259.99. 10.63 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 41 (31%) M [7-12] 37 (34%) H [13-18] 72 (35%)

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered.

3:10 Chester 6 May 1998

Tote Chester Cup Handicap Class B