Full Result 2.15 Chester | 9 July 1988

Castle Handicap

(0-100, 3yo) (7f127yds) 7½f Soft

1st £4,071 2nd £1,218 3rd £584 4th £267

Castle Handicap, 7½f - Soft, 3yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	0. Ashraf Dancer 8/1 P Bloomfield B Hanbury	P Bloomfield B Hanbury	3	811 b	76	–	–	–
bb f Fabulous Dancer (USA) - Hairbrush (USA) (Sir Gaylord)
Made all, clear 3f out, ridden and ran on final furlong

2⁽²⁾ nk	0. Birstwith (USA) 11/4F Gary Carter C W C Elsey	Gary Carter C W C Elsey	3	92	81	–	–	–
gr c Valdez (USA) - La Chaumiere (Thatch)
Always prominent, 3rd straight, strong challenge inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [¾]	0. Fille D'Esprit 7/2 Kevin Darley William Haggas	Kevin Darley William Haggas	3	86	71	–	–	–
b f Cragador - Bel Esprit (Sagaro)
Chased winner, 2nd straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [1]	0. Prince Of The Lake 14/1 Tony Culhane ³ Reg Hollinshead	Tony Culhane ³ Reg Hollinshead	3	82	70	–	–	–
b c Lochnager - Rhiannon (Welsh Pageant)
Slowly into stride, headway and 6th straight, ran on well final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ 7 [8]	0. Santella Jack 14/1 N Gwilliams ⁷ M J Ryan	N Gwilliams ⁷ M J Ryan	3	77	65	–	–	–
b c Tina's Pet - Fille De General (Brigadier Gerard)
Headway and 4th straight, ridden over 1f out, one pace

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [8¼]	0. Effervescent I 4/1 George Duffield G Lewis	George Duffield G Lewis	3	90	79	–	–	–
ch c Sharpo - Never So Lovely (Realm)
Headway 5f out, 5th straight, soon ridden and beaten

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [9¼]	0. Lucky Straw 10/1 Dale Gibson ⁵ K Stone	Dale Gibson ⁵ K Stone	3	74	60	–	–	–
b f Tumble Wind I - Hi Little Gal (Garda's Revenge)
Slowly into stride, headway and 7th straight, never nearer

8⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [10¾]	0. Kremlin Guard 20/1 A Shoults ³ R Sheather	A Shoults ³ R Sheather	3	813	81	–	–	–
ch f Home Guard (USA) - Laurel Wreath I (Sassafras)
Never troubled leaders

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [16¾]	0. Tenofus 8/1 K Hodgson M H Easterby	K Hodgson M H Easterby	3	810	75	–	–	–
ch g Crofter (USA) - Valley Of Diamonds (Florescence)
Effort and 8th straight, never dangerous

10⁽¹¹⁾ [16¾]	0. Baliman 25/1 S Perks Denys Smith	S Perks Denys Smith	3	97	86	–	–	–
b c Bali Dancer - Mandies Girl (Mandrake Major)
Chased leaders until lost place 3f out

11⁽³⁾ [16¾]	0. Running Fortune 50/1 A Proud Eric Alston	A Proud Eric Alston	3	81	66	–	–	–
b f Goldhills Pride - Kingdom Come (Klondyke Bill)
Chased leaders 4f, soon weakened

11 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 1m 43.09s (slow by 11.59s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Saeed Suhail (Ashraf Dancer) 1st breeder: Falconet Inc
2nd owner: D Aykroyd (Birstwith)
3rd owner: Mrs C A Dickson (Fille D'Esprit)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (37%) M [5-8] 42 (17%) H [9-12] 35 (46%)

left 2:15 right Chester 9 Jul 1988

Castle Handicap

2:15 Chester 9 Jul 1988