Full Result 4.55 Chester | 21 August 1998

Red Deer Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £5,572.50 2nd £1,680 3rd £815 4th £382.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Brave Reward (USA) 7/2F Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	97	92	87	101	–
b c Lear Fan (USA) - A Tad Better (USA) (Northern Prospect)
Held up in touch, took closer order 5f out, effort on outside over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on to go clear, comfortably (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2½	4. Up At The Top (IRE) 5/1 Jimmy Fortune B W Hills	Jimmy Fortune B W Hills	3	813	84	75	88	–
b f Waajib (IRE) - Down The Line (Brigadier Gerard)
Held up, pushed along 3f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on inside last, not pace of winner (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3¼]	2. Nautical Star 8/1 Kevin Darley J W Hills	Kevin Darley J W Hills	3	94 v¹	89	79	92	–
b g Slip Anchor - Comic Talent (Pharly)
Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside last (op 7-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ hd [3½]	3. Piped Aboard (IRE) 13/2 J Weaver M C Pipe	J Weaver M C Pipe	3	813 b	84	73	86	–
b g Pips Pride - Last Gunboat (Dominion)
Pulled hard, prominent, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside last (op 6-1)

5⁽³⁾ hd [3¾]	5. French Connection 13/2 John Carroll J Berry	John Carroll J Berry	3	812	83	72	85	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Heaven-Liegh-Grey (Grey Desire)
Close up, effort over 4f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside last (op 11-2)

6⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [4½]	8. Ashleigh Baker (IRE) 25/1 Dean Mernagh ⁷ Alan Bailey	Dean Mernagh ⁷ Alan Bailey	3	75 2 3	69	50	69	–
bb f Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Gayla Orchestra (Lord Gayle)
Held up in rear, took closer order 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

7⁽²⁾ 3½ [8]	7. La Rochelle (IRE) 9/2 Ray Cochrane Clive Brittain	Ray Cochrane Clive Brittain	3	89	80	62	74	–
b f Salse (USA) - Lagta (Kris)
Handy, ridden over 2f out, not much room 1f out, weakened (tchd 5-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 2 [10]	6. Quintus (USA) 6/1 T Quinn Paul Cole	T Quinn Paul Cole	3	811	82	61	73	–
ch c Sky Classic (CAN) - Superbe Dawn (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Held up in touch, lost place quickly 3f out, soon behind (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

8 ran Off time: 4:57:00 Winning time: 2m 16.38s (slow by 7.78s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Saeed Suhail (Brave Reward) 1st breeder: Warner L Jones Farm, Inc & W S Farish Iii
2nd owner: Mrs E Roberts (Up At The Top)
3rd owner: Michael Wauchope (Nautical Star)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £1.90 £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £17 CSF: £18.67 Tricast: £116.44

4:55 Chester 21 Aug 1998

Red Deer Handicap Class C