Full Result 8.30 Chester | 14 July 2000

Pinacl Communication Systems Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Soft

1st £8,736 2nd £2,688 3rd £1,344 4th £672

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	10. Pedro Pete 8/1 Craig A Williams Mick Channon	Craig A Williams Mick Channon	3	86	68	66	76	–
ch g Fraam - Stride Home (Absalom)
Tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on (op 7-1)

2⁽³⁾ 1½	3. Mythical King (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Darley Bryn Palling	Kevin Darley Bryn Palling	3	95	81	75	86	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Whatcombe (USA) (Alleged)
Prominent, tightened up and lost place on bend after 2f, effort when hampered twice over 2f out, switched right when not clear run inside last, stayed on (op 6-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [2]	1. El Zito (IRE) 5/1 J F Egan Michael Quinlan	J F Egan Michael Quinlan	3	97	83	76	87	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Samite (FR) (Tennyson)
Prominent, led over 2f out, edged right and headed inside last, no extra close home (tchd 11-2 in places)

4⁽¹⁾ 2 [4]	4. Bali Batik (IRE) 13/2 Richard Hughes G Wragg	Richard Hughes G Wragg	3	95	81	69	82	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Miss Garuda (Persian Bold)
Held up, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 7-1)

5⁽²⁾ ½ [4½]	2. Pip's Way (IRE) 13/2 Richard Mullen K R Burke	Richard Mullen K R Burke	3	97 6	83	70	83	–
ch f Pips Pride - Algonquin Park (High Line)
Held up in midfield, still on bit when crowded over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside last

6⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [9½]	8. Mickley I (IRE) 10/1 Willie Supple James Bethell	Willie Supple James Bethell	3	89 v¹	71	46	62	–
b g Ezzoud (IRE) - Dawsha (IRE) (Slip Anchor)
Held up, checked when not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression on leaders (tchd 11-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [12]	12. Careless 12/1 Paul Fessey Tim Easterby	Paul Fessey Tim Easterby	3	710 3 b	58	27	45	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Life's Too Short (IRE) (Astronef)
Handy, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ shd [12]	6. Golden Chance I (IRE) 4/1F John Reid Mark Johnston	John Reid Mark Johnston	3	92	78	47	65	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Golden Digger (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Midfield, headway over 3f out, soon challenging, weakened over 1f out (op 6-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 2 [14]	5. Kaiapoi 10/1 Paul Quinn ³ Reg Hollinshead	Paul Quinn ³ Reg Hollinshead	3	91	80	44	64	–
ch c Elmaamul (USA) - Salanka (IRE) (Persian Heights)
Sluggish start, held up, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

10⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [15½]	7. Inver Gold 16/1 Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	3	813	75	35	56	–
ch c Arazi (USA) - Mary Martin (Be My Guest)
In rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms (op 14-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 6 [21½]	11. Rhodamine (IRE) 12/1 Dean McKeown Les Eyre	Dean McKeown Les Eyre	3	85	67	11	38	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Persian Empress (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Slowly into stride, held up, not clear run over 2f out, soon under pressure and beaten (jockey said the colt suffered interference around the three furlong marker and that his saddle slipped) (tchd 14-1 in a place)

12⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [25]	9. Lago Di Como 20/1 Franny Norton T J Naughton	Franny Norton T J Naughton	3	89	71	7	36	–
b c Piccolo - Farmer's Pet (Sharrood)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 14-1)

12 ran Off time: 8:31:00 Winning time: 2m 14.46s (slow by 5.86s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Peter Taplin (Pedro Pete) 1st breeder: Peter Taplin
2nd owner: Glyn And Albert Yemm (Mythical King)
3rd owner: Mario Lanfranchi (El Zito)
Tote win: £10.50 PL: £2.60 £2.60 £2.30 Ex: £97.60 CSF: £63.80 Tricast: £294.61 Trifecta: £412.10
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 71 (45%) M [5-8] 42 (24%) H [9-12] 37 (31%)

After a stewards' inquiry following an objection from the second to the winner, the placings remained unaltered

8:30 Chester 14 Jul 2000

Pinacl Communication Systems Handicap Class D