3:10
Chester
5 May 1999
Tote Chester Cup Showcase Handicap Class B
(Class 2) (2m2f140yds) 2m2½f Good To Firm
1st
£48,450 2nd
£14,700 3rd
£7,200 4th
£3,450
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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4 | 90 | 103 | 96 | 113 | – |
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b c
Rainbow Quest (USA) |
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Held up in midfield, hampered on inside entering final mile, steady headway from 5f out, led over 1f out, edged slightly left and ran on inside last (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
4 | 810 | 99 | 90 | 107 | – |
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ch c
Generous (IRE) |
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Midfield, steady headway from 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, eased when no extra towards finish (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in a place and 7-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
5 | 910 | 109 | 99 | 115 | – |
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b g
Machiavellian (USA) |
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Patiently ridden, headway from 6f out, going well over 3f out, bumped on outside well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 and 10-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
5 | 82 | 87 | 76 | 92 | – |
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b g
Alzao (USA) |
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Held up in touch, improved well to track leaders 6f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, ran on one pace final furlong (op 10-1) | ||||||||||
5 | 712 2 4 | 83 | 77 | 82 | – |
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b g
Caerleon (USA) |
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Held up, headway over 5f out, ridden along over 4f out, still in touch on outside when bumped well over 2f out, faded (op 20-1) | ||||||||||
5 | 711 1 6 | 82 | 61 | 75 | – |
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ch g
Rubiano (USA) |
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Took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
5 | 85 tv | 90 | 67 | 81 | – |
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b g
Darshaan |
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Midfield, closed 5f out, driven 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 25-1) | ||||||||||
6 | 86 | 91 | 67 | 81 | – |
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b g
Silver Hawk (USA) |
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Prominent, driven over 5f out, wandered right when weakening well over 2f out, no danger after (official explanation: the Stewards' noted that the animal suffered general interference due to bunching) | ||||||||||
7 | 80 | 85 | 60 | 74 | – |
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b g
Pleasant Colony (USA) |
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Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened (jockey said his mount had been struck into) (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places) | ||||||||||
6 | 73 24 | 81 | 37 | 56 | – |
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gr m
Thethingaboutitis (USA) |
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Raced off the pace, ridden along over 6f out, never on terms (op 50-1) | ||||||||||
6 | 82 | 87 | 49 | 61 | – |
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ch g
Jupiter Island |
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Handy until ridden and weakened over 3f out (op 4-1) | ||||||||||
6 | 710 21 | 81 | – | 25 | – |
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b g
Niniski (USA) |
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Prominent, niggled along halfway, lost place quickly entering final mile, tailed off (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
7 | 710 3 3 | 84 | – | 25 | – |
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b g
Slip Anchor |
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Close up until weakened quickly 7f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
5 | 711 3 1 4 | 82 | – | – | – |
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b g
Old Vic |
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Midfield, struggling over 6f out, soon behind, tailed off (tchd 20-1) | ||||||||||
6 | 710 6 | 81 | – | – | – |
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ch g
Interrex (CAN) |
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Behind, ridden along over 7f out, lost touch, tailed off | ||||||||||
5 | 710 1 b | 81 | – | – | – |
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b g
Sadler's Wells (USA) |
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Behind, ridden along throughout, lost touch final circuit, tailed off (op 33-1) | ||||||||||
- 16 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 4m 0.64s (fast by 2.86s) Total SP: 124%
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1st owner:
K Abdullah (Rainbow High)
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2nd owner:
H R H Prince Fahd Salman (Generosity)
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3rd owner:
Sir David Wills (Invermark)
- Tote win: £4.80 PL: £2 £1.30 £2 Ex: £10.40 CSF: £20.46 Tricast: £141.17 Trifecta: £95.90 Pool: £9,451.92. 69.91 winning tickets
- DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 19 (25%) M [6-11] 58 (33%) H [12-16] 73 (42%)