Full Result 2.50 Wolverhampton (AW) | 21 January 1998

Manchester Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) 1m4f OMS Standard

1st £3,420 2nd £1,035 3rd £505 4th £240

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. China Castle 5/2 L Charnock P C Haslam	L Charnock P C Haslam	5	99 6	77	–	87	–
b g Sayf El Arab (USA) - Honey Plum (Kind Of Hush)
Tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, soon clear, easily

2⁽⁹⁾ 5	3. Toujours Riviera 12/1 Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	8	912	80	–	80	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Miss Beaulieu (Northfields)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed, not pace of winner

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [5¼]	8. Mr Fortywinks (IRE) 9/4F T Williams Les Eyre	T Williams Les Eyre	4	813 6	71	–	71	–
ch g Fools Holme (USA) - Dream On (Absalom)
Made most until headed over 2f out, soon hard ridden, one pace

4⁽⁸⁾ 6 [11¼]	1. King Of Sparta 10/1 Paul Doe ⁷ Oliver Sherwood	Paul Doe ⁷ Oliver Sherwood	5	97	82	–	73	–
b g Kefaah (USA) - Khaizaraan (CAN) (Sham)
Held up, headway and pushed along 3f out, not pace to challenge

5⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [12¾]	5. Arctic Thunder (USA) 25/1 T Sprake Bryn Palling	T Sprake Bryn Palling	7	97	75	–	64	–
b g Far North (CAN) - Flying Cloud (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Behind, ridden over 3f out, stayed on approaching final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 3 [15¾]	9. Ambidextrous (IRE) 7/1 Adrian McCarthy ⁷ Eric Alston	Adrian McCarthy ⁷ Eric Alston	6	75 2 2	50	–	37	–
b h Shareef Dancer (USA) - Amber Fizz (USA) (Effervescing)
Never near to challenge

7⁽⁵⁾ 1 [16¾]	6. Once More For Luck I (IRE) 10/1 Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	Tony Culhane Mrs M Reveley	7	93	71	–	54	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Mrs Lucky (Royal Match)
Always in rear

8⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [17½]	7. Break The RulesI 11/1 Adrian Nicholls ⁷ David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls ⁷ David Nicholls	6	87	68	–	50	–
b g Dominion - Surf Bird (Shareef Dancer)
Prominent, ridden and lost place 5f out, soon behind

9⁽³⁾ 13 [30½]	2. Alsahib I (USA) 7/1 C Lowther ³ William Muir	C Lowther ³ William Muir	5	911 6	82	–	46	–
b g Slew O'Gold (USA) - Khwlah (USA) (Best Turn)
Prominent, disputed lead after 4f until ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off

10⁽¹⁰⁾ dist [60½]	10. Grand Hotel (IRE) 16/1 Robert Winston ⁵ R M McKellar	Robert Winston ⁵ R M McKellar	4	710 5 3 b	54	–	–	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - State Treasure I (USA) (Secretariat)
Soon well behind, tailed off from halfway

10 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 2m 39.10s Total SP: 129%
1st owner: J M Davis & Middleham Park Racing I (China Castle) 1st breeder: Mrs Frances Cronin
2nd owner: Exdreco (Toujours Riviera)
3rd owner: Miss Nuala Cassidy (Mr Fortywinks)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.90 £6.80 £1.30 Ex: £35.70 CSF: £33.70 Tricast: £75.01 Trifecta: £29.20 Pool: £430.82. 10.47 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (42%) M [4-7] 40 (40%) H [8-10] 55 (18%)

2:50 Wolverhampton (AW) 21 Jan 1998

Manchester Handicap Class D