Full Result 2.45 Chester | 3 May 1988

Great Cheshire Handicap

(0-100) (1m2f85yds) 1m2½f Soft

1st £3,947.50 2nd £1,180 3rd £565 4th £257.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	0. Mill Plantation 9/2 Pat Eddery G Wragg	Pat Eddery G Wragg	9	96	–	–	–	–
b h Northfields (USA) - Fairly Hot (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Pushed along and headway 6f out, 3rd straight, led below distance, soon clear

2⁽⁵⁾ 7	0. Red Twilight (FR) 12/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	4	811	–	–	–	–
b g Red Regent - Celtic Twilight (Varano)
Headway halfway, close 4th straight, stayed on one pace final furlong

3⁽²⁾ 1½ [8½]	0. Old Eros 13/2 Ray Cochrane R J R Williams	Ray Cochrane R J R Williams	4	89	–	–	–	–
ch g Bold Owl - Piccadilly Rose (Reform)
Always prominent, led 4f out until below distance, soon beaten

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 7 [15½]	0. Qualitair Flyer 12/1 Gary Bardwell ⁵ K Stone	Gary Bardwell ⁵ K Stone	6	72	–	–	–	–
b g Kampala - Ziobia (Tribal Chief)
Always prominent, 2nd and every chance straight, soon ridden and beaten

5⁽⁶⁾ 6 [21½]	0. Morasco (USA) 16/1 W R Swinburn Jonjo O'Neill	W R Swinburn Jonjo O'Neill	4	92	–	–	–	–
ch c The Minstrel (CAN) - Cat Girl (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Behind until stayed on final 3f

6⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [24]	0. Forcello (USA) 33/1 J Williams G B Balding	J Williams G B Balding	5	84	–	–	–	–
b g Forli (ARG) - Heavenly Bow (USA) (Gun Bow)
Chased leaders until outpaced 4f out

7⁽¹¹⁾ [24]	0. The Yomper (FR) 9/4F R Fox Roger Curtis	R Fox Roger Curtis	6	77	56	–	–	–
ch g Arctic Tern (USA) - Grundylee (FR) (Grundy)
Led over 6f, 5th and beaten straight

8⁽⁷⁾ [24]	0. Plague O' Rats 7/1 W Carson Denys Smith	W Carson Denys Smith	4	84 b	–	–	–	–
b g Pitskelly - Hillbrow (Swing Easy)
Effort and 6th straight, soon weakened

9⁽⁴⁾ [24]	0. Kaleidophone 7/1 John Reid C W C Elsey	John Reid C W C Elsey	4	88	–	–	–	–
b f Kalaglow (IRE) - Plum Bold (Be My Guest)
In rear, driven along 6f out, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁾ [24]	0. Shergor (FR) 33/1 Richard Hills J A C Edwards	Richard Hills J A C Edwards	5	81 3	–	–	–	–
b g Shergar - Reine D'Or (FR) (Rheingold)
Chased leaders 6f

11⁽³⁾ [24]	0. Balthus (USA) 12/1 S D Williams ⁷ Jeremy Glover	S D Williams ⁷ Jeremy Glover	5	93	–	–	–	–
b g Forli (ARG) - Keep Off (Bold Lad)
Always behind

11 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 2m 22.10s Total SP: 123%
1st owner: E B Moller (Mill Plantation) 1st breeder: White Lodge Stud Ltd
2nd owner: T F Bell (Red Twilight)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late T S Child (Old Eros)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 23 (30%) M [5-7] 54 (21%) H [8-11] 73 (49%)

2:45 Chester 3 May 1988

Great Cheshire Handicap