Full Result 4.30 Chester | 2 August 1998

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m1f70yds) 1m1½f OMS Good To Soft

1st £6,970 2nd £2,110 3rd £1,030 4th £490

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	3. Mawsoof 7/1 Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	3	98	89	–	97	–
b c Alzao (USA) - Guilty Secret (IRE) (Kris)
Made all, quickened over 3f out, kept on gamely when pressed inside final furlong (op 6-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ hd	8. Rebel County (IRE) 11/4F Richard Mullen ³ Alan Bailey	Richard Mullen ³ Alan Bailey	5	710	58	–	66	–
b m Maelstrom Lake - Haven Bridge (Connaught)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 and 5-2)

3⁽²⁾ 1¾ [2]	7. Bowcliffe 11/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	7	81	60	–	64	–
b g Petoski - Gwiffina (Welsh Saint)
Held up off the pace, not clear run when effort over 1f out, stayed on inside last (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in odd places)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2¼]	1. Raheen (USA) 15/2 Jimmy Fortune Richard Fahey	Jimmy Fortune Richard Fahey	5	100	87	–	91	–
b h Danzig (USA) - Belle De Jour (USA) (Speak John)
Midfield, effort 2f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

5⁽³⁾ 3 [5¼]	6. Legal Issue (IRE) 11/1 Rodney Lappin J Hetherton	Rodney Lappin J Hetherton	6	810	69	–	67	–
b h Contract Law (USA) - Natuschka (Authi)
In touch, chased winner over 3f out untill entering funal furlong, weakened and soon eased (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [5¾]	4. Bollin Terry 7/2 J F Egan Tim Easterby	J F Egan Tim Easterby	4	98	81	–	78	–
b c Terimon - Bollin Zola (IRE) (Alzao)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 4-1 and 3-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [8¼]	5. Philistar 14/1 Neil Callan ⁵ K R Burke	Neil Callan ⁵ K R Burke	5	90	78	–	70	–
ch h Bairn (USA) - Philgwyn (MilfordI)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened entering final 2f (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places.)

8⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [9½]	2. Highborn (IRE) 7/1 Fergus Sweeney P S Felgate	Fergus Sweeney P S Felgate	9	913	86	–	75	–
bb g Double Schwartz - High State (Free State I)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous (tchd 8-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ hd [9¾]	9. Tipperary Sunset (IRE) 9/1 Allan Mackay John Quinn	Allan Mackay John Quinn	4	713	58	–	47	–
gr g Red Sunset - Chapter And Verse (Dancer's Image)
Behind, struggling 3f out, never dangerous (op 6-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 1m 59.48s Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Swan Island (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Abdulla Al Khalifa (Mawsoof) 1st breeder: Sheikh Abdullah Bin Isa Al-Khalifa
2nd owner: Showtime Ice Cream Concessionaire (Rebel County)
3rd owner: Philip Davies (Bowcliffe)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2 £1.80 £3.50 Ex: £10.40 CSF: £24.99 Tricast: £196.53
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 57 (33%) M [4-7] 73 (41%) H [8-10] 20 (26%)

4:30 Chester 2 Aug 1998

Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C