Full Result 5.00 Chester | 6 August 2000

Watergate Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £7,117.50 2nd £2,190 3rd £1,095 4th £547.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Flossy 2/1F Willie Supple C W Thornton	Willie Supple C W Thornton	4	99	84	92	91	–
b f Efisio - Sirene Bleu Marine (USA) (Secreto)
Held up, not clear run 3f out and over 2f out, switched outside and headway entering final 2f, ran on to lead inside last, ridden out (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in a place)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	11. Morgans Orchard (IRE) 16/1 George Baker ⁵ Tony Newcombe	George Baker ⁵ Tony Newcombe	4	78	60	67	67	–
ch g Forest Wind (USA) - Regina St Cyr (IRE) (Doulab)
Prominent, led after 2f, driven over 1f out, headed inside last, ran on under pressure (op 14-1)

3⁽²⁾ nk [¾]	1. Night Venture (USA) 20/1 Franny Norton B W Hills	Franny Norton B W Hills	4	910	85	91	91	–
b c Dynaformer (USA) - Charming Ballerina (Caerleon)
Prominent, ridden over 1f out and unable to quicken, ran on under pressure towards finish (op 12-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1½]	6. Greyfield (IRE) 13/2 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	4	810	71	76	76	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Noble Dust (USA) (Dust Commander)
Held up, ridden along 4f out, headway 2f out, staying on under pressure when short of room close home (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2¼]	2. Hannibal Lad 7/1 Tom McLaughlin Mark Brisbourne	Tom McLaughlin Mark Brisbourne	4	99	84	87	88	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Appealing (Star Appeal)
Held up, steady headway into midfield 5f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on inside last, no impression on leaders (op 5-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [4¼]	5. Capriolo (IRE) 8/1 D Harrison Richard Hannon Snr	D Harrison Richard Hannon Snr	4	811 b	72	71	73	–
ch g Priolo (USA) - Carroll's Canyon (IRE) (Hatim)
Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer (op 10-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5]	8. Just Gifted 8/1 Darryll Holland Richard Whitaker	Darryll Holland Richard Whitaker	4	87	68	66	68	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Parfait Amour (Clantime)
Led for 2f, remained prominent, ridden along 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened 1f out (tchd 9-1 in places)

8⁽⁷⁾ hd [5¼]	9. Shapour (IRE) 4/1 Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	3	86	78	75	78	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Sharamana (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, niggled along halfway, driven along well over 2f out, switched outside entering last, never able to challenge (tchd 7-2, 9-2 in a place)

9⁽¹⁾ 3 [8¼]	10. Pekan Heights (USA) 20/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	4	83 b	64	55	59	–
br g Green Dancer (USA) - Battle Drum (USA) (Alydar)
Handy, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

10⁽³⁾ 6 [14¼]	7. Piped Aboard (IRE) 20/1 Neil Callan David Barron	Neil Callan David Barron	5	88	69	48	55	–
b g Pips Pride - Last Gunboat (Dominion)
In touch, headway on outside 4f out, driven and challenging 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 27 [41¼]	4. Heracles 16/1 John Carroll Alan Berry	John Carroll Alan Berry	4	90	75	–	21	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - La Masse (High Top)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off (jockey said the gelding lost its action) (op 14-1)

11 ran Off time: 5:00:00 Winning time: 2m 38.52s (slow by 2.32s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Exors of The Late Guy Reed (Flossy) 1st breeder: Guy Reed
2nd owner: After Hours Partnership (Morgans Orchard)
3rd owner: Maktoum Al Maktoum (Night Venture)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.70 £3.50 £5.50 Ex: £63.30 CSF: £37.49 Tricast: £465.71 Trifecta: £455.10 Place 6 £305.21, Place 5 £186.94
Jackpot: £104,909.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £147,760.07. 0.18 winning tickets.
Placepot: £1,338.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £58,775.81. 32.05 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £138.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,531.69. 13.51 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (22%) M [5-7] 54 (50%) H [8-11] 54 (28%)

5:00 Chester 6 Aug 2000

Watergate Handicap Class C