Full Result 2.10 Chester | 8 May 1996

Cheshire Regiment Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £8,968 2nd £2,704 3rd £1,312 4th £616

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	. Backdrop I (IRE) 6/1 John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam	3	812	80	96	86	–
b c Scenic (IRE) - Knapping (Busted)
Always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed near finish, finished 2nd, beaten neck, awarded race

DSQ⁽³⁾	. Montecristo 16/1 Fergal Lynch ⁵ Rae Guest	Fergal Lynch ⁵ Rae Guest	3	712 3	68	83	77	–
br g Warning - Sutosky (Great Nephew)
Held up, good headway on inside over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, finished 1st, disqualified and placed last

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	. Pleasant Surprise 16/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	3	97	89	104	94	–
b c Cadeaux Genereux - Quiet Week-End I (Town And Country)
Led furlong, held up, headway over 2f out, effort and slightly hampered approaching final furlong, ran on well, finished 3rd, beaten 3/4l, placed 2nd

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1]	. Oversman 20/1 Kieren Fallon J G Fitzgerald	Kieren Fallon J G Fitzgerald	3	87	75	88	77	–
b c Keen - Jamaican Punch (IRE) (Shareef Dancer)
Tracked leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, kept on under pressure, finished 4th, beaten 2l, placed 3rd

4⁽⁵⁾ 2 [3]	. Bellator 11/1 N Varley ³ G B Balding	N Varley ³ G B Balding	3	81	72	80	72	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Jupiter's Message (Jupiter Island)
Held up, headway 3f out, kept on under pressure approaching final furlong, finished 5th, beaten 1 1/4l, placed 4th

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	. Benatom (USA) 6/1 Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	Pat Eddery Sir Henry Cecil	3	94	86	96	85	–
gr c Hawkster (USA) - Dance Til Two (USA) (Sovereign Dancer)
Chased leaders led over 3f out until over 1f out, one pace, finished 6th, beaten 3/4l, placed 5th

7⁽²⁾ 8 [12¼]	. Al's Alibi 12/1 T Quinn William Muir	T Quinn William Muir	3	811	79	78	67	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Lady Kris (IRE) (Kris)
Prominent, ridden and beaten when badly hampered over 1f out

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [13½]	. Overruled (IRE) 11/2C Mick Kinane David Loder	Mick Kinane David Loder	3	92	84	82	70	–
b f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Overcall (Bustino)
Led after 1f until over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [16]	. Three Hills 11/2C Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	92	84	79	66	–
b c Danehill (USA) - Three Stars (Star Appeal)
Held up, pushed along 4f out, never able to challenge

10⁽⁹⁾ 19 [35]	. Misky Bay 11/2C Frankie Dettori John Gosden	Frankie Dettori John Gosden	3	810	78	47	34	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Rain Date (Rainbow Quest)
Held up mid field, ridden along and effort 2f out, no impression, tailed off

11⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [38½]	. Deadline Time (IRE) 11/1 Kevin Darley Mrs M Reveley	Kevin Darley Mrs M Reveley	3	811 v	79	43	30	–
b c Fayruz - Cut It Fine (USA) (Big Spruce)
Tracked leaders over 9f, gradually faded, tailed off

12⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [43½]	. Diego 33/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	3	810	78	–	–	–
b c Belmez (USA) - True Queen I (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Always behind, tailed off final 3f

13⁽⁷⁾ [43½]	. Backwoods 66/1 A Garth Mark Brisbourne	A Garth Mark Brisbourne	3	80	68	23	11	–
ch g In The Wings - Kates Cabin (Habitat)
Always behind, tailed off from halfway

13 ran Off time: 2:11:00 Winning time: 2m 40.65s (slow by 4.45s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: R E Sangster (Backdrop I) 1st breeder: John Neary
2nd owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Pleasant Surprise)
3rd owner: Marquesa De Moratalla (Oversman)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 60 (28%) M [5-9] 44 (39%) H [10-13] 46 (33%)

Montecristo finished first, beating Backdrop by a neck. After a stewards' inquiry, Montecristo was disqualifed and the race awarded to Backdrop.

2:10 Chester 8 May 1996

Cheshire Regiment Handicap Class C