Full Result 2.30 Chester | 31 August 1990

Wirral Apprentice Handicap

(0-70) (1m2f85yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £2,721 2nd £756 3rd £363

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	0. Cormorant Creek 11/2F Gyles Parkin B W Hills	Gyles Parkin B W Hills	3	910	67	87	72	–
b f Gorytus (USA) - Quarry Wood (Super Sam II)
Always prominent, 2nd straight, led inside final furlong, edged right, all out

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1	0. Bobby On The Bank 10/1 M Humphries ³ M O'Neill	M Humphries ³ M O'Neill	4	76	30	48	33	–
ch g Monsanto (FR) - Dewberry I (Bay Express)
Headway halfway, led 2f out to inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [2½]	0. Bronze Runner 9/1 B Thomas Eric Wheeler	B Thomas Eric Wheeler	6	88 b	43	61	43	–
gr g Gunner B - Petingalyn (Petingo)
Chased leaders, 5th straight, ran on well near finish

4⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [4]	0. Fingest 50/1 Seb Sanders David Evans	Seb Sanders David Evans	7	87 b	42	57	39	–
b g Imperial Fling (USA) - Derry Daughter (Derring-Do)
Led, soon well clear, headed 2f out, 3rd straight, one pace

5⁽⁹⁾ 2 [6]	0. Deputy Tim 8/1 H Bastiman ³ Robin Bastiman	H Bastiman ³ Robin Bastiman	7	98	60	69	53	–
ch g Crofter (USA) - Kindle (Selkirk)
Chased leaders, 6th straight, ran on one pace from below distance

6⁽⁸⁾ 2 [8]	0. Hitchenstown 7/1 J Fordham ³ M O'Neill	J Fordham ³ M O'Neill	7	76	30	37	19	–
b g Town And Country - Veinarde (Derring-Do)
Headway 5f out, 7th straight, kept on one pace

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [8¼]	0. Bursana 20/1 P A Johnson ³ C B B Booth	P A Johnson ³ C B B Booth	4	87	45	51	34	–
b f Burslem (IRE) - Lady Of Surana (Shirley Heights)
Some headway final 2f, never nearer

8⁽⁶⁾ 6 [14¼]	0. Auction Day 7/1 J Weaver F Jordan	J Weaver F Jordan	3	91	58	57	–	–
b g Runnett - Valediction I (Town Crier)
Held up, headway 4f out, 4th straight, weakened approaching final furlong

9⁽¹²⁾ 4 [18¼]	0. African Spirit 11/1 S Turner Richard Whitaker	S Turner Richard Whitaker	6	100	63	55	–	–
b g African Sky I - Relic Spirit (Relic)
Never troubled leaders

10⁽²⁾ 5 [23¼]	0. Black Marketeer (NZ) 20/1 A Garth D W Chapman	A Garth D W Chapman	5	79	30	17	–	–
ch g Sir Tristram - Satina (NZ) (Montecello)
Chased leaders 7f, soon lost place

11⁽¹³⁾ 15 [38¼]	0. First Vintage (USA) 12/1 M Deering S G Norton	M Deering S G Norton	3	99	66	27	–	–
b c Ruthie's Native (USA) - Champagneandlace (USA) (Champagne Charlie)
Chased leaders 6f, weakened quickly, tailed off

12⁽³⁾ 4 [42¼]	0. Indelible Mark 16/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	4	96	55	11	–	–
b c Bustino - Current Pattie (USA) (Little Current)
Always in rear, tailed off

13⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [43¾]	0. Madam Taylor 14/1 N Old Hall Ray Peacock	N Old Hall Ray Peacock	5	83	38	–	–	–
b m Free State I - Hourglass (Mansingh)
Reluctant to race, always behind, tailed off

14⁽¹⁾ [43¾]	0. Indivisible I 16/1 E Husband Reg Hollinshead	E Husband Reg Hollinshead	4	82	37	–	–	–
ch f Remainder Man - Red Ragusa (Homeric I)
In touch, collided with rails after 2f, soon lost place, tailed off

14 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 2m 15.52s Total SP: 117%
1st owner: R J McAlpine (Cormorant Creek) 1st breeder: R J McAlpine
2nd owner: Rob Molyneux (Bobby On The Bank)
3rd owner: Austin Stroud & Co Ltd (Bronze Runner)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 45 (36%) M [6-9] 57 (35%) H [10-14] 48 (29%)

2:30 Chester 31 Aug 1990

Wirral Apprentice Handicap