Full Result 2.10 Chester | 9 May 2001

Tess Graham Memorial Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) (6f17yds) 6f Good To Firm

1st £11,066.25 2nd £3,405 3rd £1,702.50 4th £851.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	8. Statue Gallery (IRE) 12/1 Simon Whitworth James Toller	Simon Whitworth James Toller	3	810	78	50	85	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Kinlochewe (Old Vic)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, not clear run on inside 2f out, soon switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside last, driven out (op 10-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	2. Needwood Blade 8/1 T Quinn B A McMahon	T Quinn B A McMahon	3	97	89	59	94	–
ch c Pivotal - Finlaggan (Be My Chief)
Tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, soon headed, ran on under pressure (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	6. Armagnac 20/1 Darryll Holland Mark Buckley	Darryll Holland Mark Buckley	3	91	83	46	83	–
b g Young Ern - Arianna Aldini (Habitat)
In rear, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, finished well (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [2½]	16. Uhoomagoo 33/1 Willie Supple Kevin Ryan	Willie Supple Kevin Ryan	3	82 b	70	32	69	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Point Of Law (Law Society)
Dwelt, in rear, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong (tchd 50-1 in places)

5⁽³⁾ shd [2¾]	7. Prince Pyramus 11/1 Fergal Lynch Chris Grant	Fergal Lynch Chris Grant	3	91	83	46	82	–
b g Pyramus (USA) - Rekindled Flame (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Held up in midfield, headway on rail over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ shd [2¾]	11. So Sober (IRE) 10/1 Richard Mullen Chris Wall	Richard Mullen Chris Wall	3	89	77	40	76	–
b g Common Grounds - Femme Savante (Glenstal)
Prominent, led over 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home (tchd 11-1 in places)

7⁽¹³⁾ nk [3]	15. Deceitful 25/1 David McCabe Andrew Reid	David McCabe Andrew Reid	3	83	71	33	69	–
ch g Most Welcome - Sure Care (Caerleon)
Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4½]	13. Double Fantasy 7/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	3	85	73	29	66	–
b f Mind Games - Song's Best (Never So Bold)
Took keen hold, handy, hampered after 1f, not clear run when ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 6-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [7]	4. Prince Of Blues (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Darley Nick Littmoden	Kevin Darley Nick Littmoden	3	94	86	32	72	–
b c Prince Of Birds (USA) - Reshift (Night Shift)
In touch, tracked leaders halfway, ridden when hampered over 1f out, faded (op 14-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

10⁽¹¹⁾ shd [7¼]	3. Russian Whispers (USA) 20/1 Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	Brett Doyle Brian Meehan	3	96 b¹	88	34	73	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Idle Gossip (USA) (Western Expression)
Prominent, every chance halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [8¾]	10. Strike The Green (USA) 14/1 Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	Pat Eddery Brian Meehan	3	89 b	77	17	58	–
bb c Smart Strike (CAN) - Durrah Green (Green Desert)
Led, headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out (op 12-1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [9½]	5. Trustthunder 20/1 J Weaver Nick Littmoden	J Weaver Nick Littmoden	3	93	85	22	64	–
ch f Selkirk (USA) - Royal Cat (Royal Academy)
Midfield, outpaced 2f out (op 16-1)

13⁽⁵⁾ nk [9¾]	12. Knock (IRE) 4/1F Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	86	74	10	52	–
b c Mujadil (USA) - Beechwood I (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Soon pushed along and towards rear, never on terms (op 5-1 after 11-2 in places)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 5 [14¾]	1. Fairgame Man 20/1 John Carroll Alan Berry	John Carroll Alan Berry	3	97	89	5	52	–
ch g Clantime - Thalya (Crofthall)
Towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression (op 16-1)

15⁽²⁾ 2 [16¾]	9. Baron Crocodile 14/1 Gary Carter Alan Berry	Gary Carter Alan Berry	3	810	78	–	35	–
b g Puissance - Glow Again (The Brianstan)
Took keen hold, in touch, hampered and lost place after 1f, weakened over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

16⁽⁸⁾ hd [17]	14. Talbot Avenue 25/1 Allan Mackay Michael Mullineaux	Allan Mackay Michael Mullineaux	3	85	73	–	29	–
b c Puissance - Dancing Daughter (Dance In Time)
Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

16 ran Off time: 2:12:00 Winning time: 1m 13.70s (slow by 1.60s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Lady Sophia Topley (Statue Gallery) 1st breeder: Marston Stud And Grange Nominees
2nd owner: R L Bedding (Needwood Blade)
3rd owner: C C Buckley (Armagnac)
Tote win: £18.50 PL: £3.50 £2.20 £5.10 Ex: £154.80 CSF: £84.09 Tricast: £1,818.98
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 39 (47%) M [6-11] 37 (33%) H [12-16] 74 (20%)

2:10 Chester 9 May 2001

Tess Graham Memorial Handicap Class C