Full Result 2.25 Chester | 7 May 2002

Stanley Racing Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-100, 3yo) (7f127yds) 7½f Good To Firm

1st £16,240 2nd £6,160 3rd £3,080 4th £1,400 5th £700 6th £420

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	7. Rafferty I (IRE) 20/1 Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	Philip Robinson Clive Brittain	3	811	82	71	88	–
ch c Lion Cavern (USA) - Badawi (USA) (Diesis)
Dwelt, switched left start, hampered after 1f, towards rear, headway over 2f, ran on to lead inside final furlong, held on well (op 16-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	2. Northern Desert (IRE) 7/2F Darryll Holland G Wragg	Darryll Holland G Wragg	3	95	90	79	95	–
b c Desert Style (IRE) - Rosie's Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Dwelt, held up, headway when not clear run over 2f out and again over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, finished strongly (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [1½]	4. Baldour (IRE) 6/1 Gary Carter Ed Dunlop	Gary Carter Ed Dunlop	3	90	85	70	87	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Baldemara (FR) (Sanglamore)
In touch, tracked leaders going well 4f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

4⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [3]	12. Petrula 33/1 Franny Norton Alan Berry	Franny Norton Alan Berry	3	85	76	56	75	–
ch g Tagula (IRE) - Bouffant (High Top)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders (tchd 40-1 in places)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¾]	16. Lord MelbourneI (IRE) 6/1 Paul Quinn Jamie Osborne	Paul Quinn Jamie Osborne	3	80	71	49	68	–
b g Lycius (USA) - Adana (IRE) (Classic Music)
Chased leaders, ridden when not much room and hampered over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong (op 11-2)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [4]	6. Selective 8/1 Royston Ffrench A C Stewart	Royston Ffrench A C Stewart	3	812	83	61	79	–
b c Selkirk (USA) - Portelet (Night Shift)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer

7⁽¹⁾ nk [4¼]	17. Desert Royal (IRE) 14/1 Nicky Mackay ⁷ Alan Bailey	Nicky Mackay ⁷ Alan Bailey	3	73	67	44	63	–
ch g Ali-Royal (IRE) - Hajat (Mujtahid)
Midfield, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

8⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [4¾]	1. Krugerrand (USA) 25/1 Johnny Murtagh Michael Bell	Johnny Murtagh Michael Bell	3	97	92	68	87	–
ch c Gulch (USA) - Nasers Pride (USA) (Al Nasr)
Dwelt, switched left start, held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not clear run and hampered inside final furlong, not recover (tchd 33-1 in places)

9⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [5]	11. Thunderclap 33/1 T Quinn J W Hills	T Quinn J W Hills	3	86	77	53	71	–
bb c Royal Applause - Gloriana (Formidable I)
Switched left start, behind, stayed on final furlong, never nearer (tchd 40-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [7½]	10. Crystal Valkyrie (IRE) 14/1 Kieren Fallon B W Hills	Kieren Fallon B W Hills	3	87	78	46	67	–
b f Danehill (USA) - Crystal Cross (USA) (Roberto)
Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

11⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [8¼]	13. Sewmuch Character 9/1 Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	Jimmy Quinn Michael Blanshard	3	83	74	40	61	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Diplomatist (Dominion)
Prominent, with leader 4f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [10¼]	14. Balakiref 20/1 Graham Gibbons ³ William Jarvis	Graham Gibbons ³ William Jarvis	3	712	72	32	54	–
b c Royal Applause - Pluck (Never So Bold)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

13⁽³⁾ 1 [11¼]	3. Mister Benji 20/1 Jamie Spencer James Given	Jamie Spencer James Given	3	91	86	43	66	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Katy-Q (IRE) (Taufan)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened

14⁽¹²⁾ 2 [13¼]	5. Magic Trick 25/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	813	84	35	59	–
b c Magic Ring (IRE) - Les Amis (Alzao)
Held up, headway on outside halfway, weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

15⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [14½]	8. Raphael (IRE) 9/1 T Williams Tim Easterby	T Williams Tim Easterby	3	88	79	26	51	–
b f Perugino (USA) - Danny's Miracle (Superlative)
Tracked leaders, hampered and lost place quickly 3f out, no danger after (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

16⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [16]	9. Jessie 66/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	3	88	79	21	48	–
ch f Pivotal - Bold Gem (Never So Bold)
Soon niggled along, always in rear (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

17⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [17¼]	18. Sarn 33/1 Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Alan Bailey	Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Alan Bailey	3	76 1 2	68	–	34	–
b g Atraf - Covent Garden Girl (Sizzling Melody)
Soon pushed along, always behind

18⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [20¾]	15. Solomon's Mine (USA) 20/1 Dean Mernagh M J Polglase	Dean Mernagh M J Polglase	3	80 b	71	–	29	–
b c Rahy (USA) - Shes A Sheba (USA) (Alysheba)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 25-1 in places)

18 ran Off time: 2:25:00 Winning time: 1m 32.67s (slow by 1.17s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum (Rafferty I) 1st breeder: Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Mollers Racing (Northern Desert)
3rd owner: Khalifa Sultan (Baldour)
Tote win: £22.30 PL: £3.70 £1.40 £2 Ex: £163.30 CSF: £86.01 Tricast: £520.16 Trifecta: £3,701.80 Pool £7,299.44, 1.40 w/u
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 49 (45%) M [7-12] 38 (38%) H [13-18] 63 (17%)

2:25 Chester 7 May 2002

Stanley Racing Stakes Showcase Handicap Class C