Full Result 3.45 Chester | 5 May 1999

Shadwell Stud Cheshire Oaks Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m3f75yds) 1m3½f Good To Firm

1st £27,845 2nd £8,360 3rd £4,030 4th £1,865

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	1. Valentine Girl 5/1 Pat Eddery B W Hills	Pat Eddery B W Hills	3	812 t	–	72	98	–
b f Alzao (USA) - Set Fair (USA) (Alleged)
Bustled along leaving stalls, made virtually all, ridden and ran on inside final furlong (op 4-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	7. Signorina Cattiva (USA) 4/1J T Quinn John Dunlop	T Quinn John Dunlop	3	89	–	68	94	–
b f El Gran Senor (USA) - Assez Cuite (USA) (Graustark)
In touch, effort to close 4f out, every chance 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside last (op 3-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [2]	5. Pinnacle 20/1 Kevin Darley William Haggas	Kevin Darley William Haggas	3	89	–	67	92	–
b f Shirley Heights - Manhattan Sunset (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Slowly into stride and went right leaving stalls, in rear, headway 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong (tchd 25-1)

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	6. Ruacana Falls (USA) 7/1 Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	Jimmy Fortune Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	89	95	66	91	–
b f Storm Bird (CAN) - Obeah (Cure The Blues)
Handy, ridden along and unable to quicken 3f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside last, not pace to challenge (tchd 8-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4]	4. Nicely (IRE) 8/1 Kieren Fallon J W Hills	Kieren Fallon J W Hills	3	89	79	64	89	–
gr f Bustino - Nichodoula (Doulab)
Broke well, settled in touch, ridden along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [6½]	8. Ski Lodge I (IRE) 20/1 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	3	89	83	60	85	–
br f Persian Bold (IRE) - Place Of Honour (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, one pace inside last

7⁽⁸⁾ 6 [12½]	9. Starboard Tack (FR) 16/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	89	–	52	76	–
b f Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - North Wind I (IRE) (Lomond)
Bumped after 1f, prominent until weakened over 1f out (op 14-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [13]	2. All Our Hope (USA) 4/1J Darryll Holland Sir Michael Stoute	Darryll Holland Sir Michael Stoute	3	89	–	51	75	–
b f Gulch (USA) - Knoosh (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up, brief effort 4f out, came wide when under pressure entering straight, no impression (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

9⁽³⁾ 10 [23]	3. Maiden's Blush (USA) 9/2 Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	89	80	37	60	–
ch f Silver Hawk (USA) - Barmistress (USA) (Alydar)
Prominent, hampered after 1f, ridden and weakened quickly 4f out (tchd 5-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 2m 25.02s (slow by 2.02s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Valentine Girl) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms
2nd owner: Mrs Maria Mai Goransson (Signorina Cattiva)
3rd owner: Mrs Barbara Bassett (Pinnacle)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.90 £1.40 £4.70 Ex: £7.60 CSF: £22.69
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 37 (37%) M [4-6] 46 (39%) H [7-9] 67 (24%)

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered. Hand-timed

3:45 Chester 5 May 1999

Shadwell Stud Cheshire Oaks Class A (Listed Race)