Full Result 2.45 Wolverhampton (AW) | 26 December 1997

Chris Massey's Birthday Celebration Handicap (Div II) Class E

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 6f OMS Standard

1st £2,388.25 2nd £721 3rd £350.50 4th £165.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Redoubtable I (USA) 3/1F Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	6	94	60	71	69	–
bb g Grey Dawn II - Seattle Rockette (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up in touch, headway and not clear run over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, comfortably

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	3. Eastern Prophets 9/2 Tony Clark G Lewis	Tony Clark G Lewis	4	99	65	75	73	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Four Love (Pas De Seul)
Led until headed well inside final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ 1½ [2]	1. Elite Hope (USA) 4/1 Willie Ryan Nigel Tinkler	Willie Ryan Nigel Tinkler	5	100	70	76	74	–
ch m Moment Of Hope (USA) - Chervil (USA) (Greenough)
Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

4⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [4½]	8. River Ensign 8/1 J Bramhill Mark Brisbourne	J Bramhill Mark Brisbourne	4	710 1	38	38	35	–
br f River God I (USA) - Ensigns Kit (Saucy Kit)
Soon chasing leaders, hard driven and outpaced final furlong

5⁽³⁾ 1½ [6]	4. Mullagh Hill Lad (IRE) 16/1 Simon Whitworth Nick Littmoden	Simon Whitworth Nick Littmoden	4	97	63	59	56	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Fantasise (FR) (General Assembly)
Tracked leaders, no headway final 2f

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [7]	2. Italian Symphony I (IRE) 13/2 Adrian McCarthy ⁷ David Evans	Adrian McCarthy ⁷ David Evans	3	94 v	67	54	57	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Terracotta Hut (Habitat)
Behind, effort and ridden over 2f out, edged left, no headway

7⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [9½]	6. Corniche Quest (IRE) 9/1 A Eddery ⁷ Mick Channon	A Eddery ⁷ Mick Channon	4	87 2	54	36	39	–
b f Salt Dome (USA) - Angel Divine (Ahonoora)
Soon driven along, always behind and outpaced

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [10]	7. Deerly 5/1 P Mundy ⁷ Robin Dickin	P Mundy ⁷ Robin Dickin	4	710	45	24	27	–
b f Hadeer - Grafitti Gal (USA) (Pronto)
Always behind and outpaced

8 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 1m 13.20s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: David W Chapman (Redoubtable I) 1st breeder: Wooden Horse Inv Inc And Post Syndicate
2nd owner: Mrs J M Purches (Eastern Prophets)
3rd owner: Elite Racing Club (Elite Hope)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.90 £1.70 £1.60 Ex: £18.30 CSF: £16.11 Tricast: £51.11

2:45 Wolverhampton (AW) 26 Dec 1997

Chris Massey's Birthday Celebration Handicap (Div II) Class E