Full Result 4.55 Chester | 22 August 1998

Rowton Moor Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (5f15yds) 5f Good To Soft

1st £6,417 2nd £1,926 3rd £928 4th £429

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	1. Westcourt Magic 11/4F L Charnock Michael Easterby	L Charnock Michael Easterby	5	100	83	86	91	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Magic Milly (Simply Great)
Close up, led halfway, ridden and edged right over 1f out, edged left inside last, ran on well (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places and 5-2)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¾	10. Palacegate Jack (IRE) 12/1 P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	P Bradley ⁷ J Berry	7	76 b	54	45	57	–
gr g Neshad (USA) - Pasadena Lady (Captain James)
Chased leaders, headway to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, kept on same pace inside last (tchd 14-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¼]	12. Sotonian (HOL) 10/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ P S Felgate	Adrian McCarthy ³ P S Felgate	5	77 5	51	44	52	–
br g Statoblest (IRE) - Visage (Vision)
Held up in touch, headway on outer well over 1f out, ridden inside last and stayed on strongly (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [2½]	3. Polly Golightly 7/1 C Rutter Michael Blanshard	C Rutter Michael Blanshard	5	94 b	73	68	74	–
ch m Weldnaas (USA) - Polly's Teahouse (Shack)
Led, headed halfway, close up and every chance until ridden and weakening when hampered entering final furlong, no extra after (op 5-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3]	4. Sihafi (USA) 11/2 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	5	92	71	65	70	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Kit's Double (USA) (Spring Double)
Slowly into stride, headway on outer 2f out, soon ridden and kept on, nearest finish (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in a place)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [7]	2. Young Bigwig (IRE) 11/1 Seb Sanders D W Chapman	Seb Sanders D W Chapman	4	95	74	56	61	–
b g Anita's Prince - Humble Mission (Shack)
Behind until some late headway (op 10-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7½]	7. Piccolo Cativo 16/1 Angela Hartley ⁷ Geraldine Rees	Angela Hartley ⁷ Geraldine Rees	3	713	63	36	49	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Malcesine (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Always mid-division (op 12-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ hd [7¾]	11. Elton Ledger (IRE) 20/1 Allan Mackay Mrs N Macauley	Allan Mackay Mrs N Macauley	9	711 1 3 v	52	31	37	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Princess Of Nashua (Crowned Prince)
Dwelt, always rear (op 14-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 1 [8¾]	5. Nobalino 9/1 Pat McCabe Mrs N Macauley	Pat McCabe Mrs N Macauley	4	91 v	70	46	52	–
ch c Sharpo - Zipperti Do (Precocious)
Soon outpaced in rear (op 8-1 tchd 11-1)

10⁽³⁾ 2½ [11¼]	8. Pride Of Brixton 11/2 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	5	85	60	29	35	–
b g Dominion - Caviar Blini (What A Guest)
Close up, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, eased inside last (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in a place)

11⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [13]	9. Swan At Whalley 14/1 Jimmy Quinn Kevin Ryan	Jimmy Quinn Kevin Ryan	6	81	56	19	25	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - My Precious Daisy (Sharpo)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out and soon weakened (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 4:56:00 Winning time: 1m 3.50s (slow by 4.50s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Heavenly Abstone
1st owner: K Hodgson & Mrs J Hodgson (Westcourt Magic) 1st breeder: C R And V M Withers
2nd owner: William Burns (Palacegate Jack)
3rd owner: Tim Dean (Sotonian)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.90 £2.60 £3.20 Ex: £25.40 CSF: £36.43 Tricast: £278.47
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 31 (48%) M [5-7] 61 (25%) H [8-11] 58 (27%)

4:55 Chester 22 Aug 1998

Rowton Moor Handicap Class D