Full Result 5.00 Chepstow | 29 June 1991

Blackbird Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m2f36yds) 1m2f OMS Good

1st £2,868.40 2nd £797.40 3rd £383.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	0. Slick Cherry 7/1 Antony Procter ⁷ David Elsworth	Antony Procter ⁷ David Elsworth	4	812	61	62	67	–
b f Noalto - Slick Chick (Shiny Tenth)
Headway and 6th straight, led over 1f out, ran on

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	0. Merry Marigold 8/1 M Roberts J D Roberts	M Roberts J D Roberts	5	812	54	61	59	–
b m Sonnen Gold - Manna Green (Bustino)
Good headway on inside over 1f out, ran on

3⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [1]	0. Premier Dance 7/1 D Biggs ⁵ Derek Haydn Jones	D Biggs ⁵ Derek Haydn Jones	4	88	55	56	59	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - Gigiolina (King Emperor)
7th straight, every chance over 1f out, not quicken

4⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [2½]	0. Musical Note I 5/1 Franny Norton ⁵ Michael Blanshard	Franny Norton ⁵ Michael Blanshard	4	75	38	38	39	–
ch f Sharpo - Fair And Wise (High Line)
Headway 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken

5⁽²⁾ 2½ [5]	0. Petmer 9/2F J Williams Roger Curtis	J Williams Roger Curtis	4	87	49	49	45	–
b g Tina's Pet - Merency (Meldrum)
4th straight, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on final 2f

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [6]	0. Valtaki 16/1 D Harrison ⁷ Gerald Ham	D Harrison ⁷ Gerald Ham	6	71 1 1	35	29	30	–
b g Valiyar (IRE) - Taqa (Blakeney)
3rd straight, weakened over 1f out

7⁽³⁾ 2 [8]	0. Here He Comes 12/1 Stephen Cairns ⁷ W Carter	Stephen Cairns ⁷ W Carter	5	84	53	42	–	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Nanette (Hernando)
Never near to challenge

8⁽⁸⁾ 3 [11]	0. Florida Gold 8/1 A Garth ⁷ Richard Lee	A Garth ⁷ Richard Lee	4	73 3 2	35	23	–	–
b c Hard Fought - Klairelle (Klairon)
Prominent, lost place and 8th straight, no danger after

9⁽¹²⁾ ½ [11½]	0. Jomana 20/1 Tony Clark Milton Bradley	Tony Clark Milton Bradley	5	82	44	34	–	–
ch m Roman Warrior (IRE) - Tina's Magic (Primitive Rising)
Led until weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹¹⁾ nk [11¾]	0. Hallow Fair 20/1 Dale Gibson C A Horgan	Dale Gibson C A Horgan	6	712	40	30	–	–
b h Wolver Hollow - Fingers I (Lord Gayle)
Never dangerous

11⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [13¼]	0. Marchman 8/1 A McGlone J S King	A McGlone J S King	6	89	51	38	–	–
b g Daring March - Saltation (Sallust)
Behind most of way

12⁽¹⁾ ¾ [14]	0. Madam Taylor 33/1 S Dawson Ray Peacock	S Dawson Ray Peacock	6	79 2 5	37	24	–	–
b m Free State I - Hourglass (Mansingh)
Behind final 5f

13⁽⁴⁾ 1 [15]	0. Young Fact 20/1 Billy Newnes J H Baker	Billy Newnes J H Baker	6	100	70	53	–	–
b g Known Fact (USA) - Yelming (Thatch)
Never dangerous

14⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [15½]	0. Irish Groom 20/1 N Howe J P Smith	N Howe J P Smith	4	82 2	44	29	–	–
b g Shy Groom (USA) - Romany Pageant (Welsh Pageant)
5th straight, weakened 3f out

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [17½]	0. Eidolon 33/1 A Tucker ⁵ R J Holder	A Tucker ⁵ R J Holder	4	710 5	38	20	–	–
b f Rousillon (USA) - Eider (Niniski)
Always behind

16⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [19]	0. RecollectI 50/1 Dana Mellor Miss J Thorne	Dana Mellor Miss J Thorne	9	77 1	35	15	–	–
b g Vaigly Great - Archaic (Relic)
2nd straight, every chance over 2f out, weakened quickly

16 ran Off time: 5:04:00 Winning time: 2m 12.90s (slow by 6.90s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Harry Redknapp (Slick Cherry) 1st breeder: Paul Thorman And B E Green
2nd owner: Mrs I E Penfold (Merry Marigold)
3rd owner: Mrs Carol Sheppard (Premier Dance)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 40 (30%) M [6-11] 58 (40%) H [12-16] 52 (30%)

5:00 Chepstow 29 Jun 1991

Blackbird Handicap Class F