Full Result 3.40 Chester | 9 May 2000

Walker Smith & Way Stakes (Handicap) Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £12,246 2nd £3,768 3rd £1,884 4th £942

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	8. Noukari (IRE) 16/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	7	89	74	87	86	–
b g Darshaan - Noufiyla (Top Ville)
Handy, ridden 3f out, soon effort and switched outside, ran on strongly to lead close home

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	2. Yarob (IRE) 11/2 Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	7	99 6	88	101	99	–
ch g Unfuwain (USA) - Azyaa (Kris)
Tracked leaders, led well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside last, headed close home (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [2]	5. Pension Fund 11/2 Jimmy Fortune Michael Easterby	Jimmy Fortune Michael Easterby	6	91	80	89	88	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Navarino Bay (Averof)
Midfield, effort and headway 3f out, staying on to challenge when not clear run and checked inside last, eased close home (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

4⁽⁹⁾ 2 [4]	13. Warning Reef 14/1 Franny Norton Eric Alston	Franny Norton Eric Alston	7	711	62	66	66	–
b g Warning - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, improved to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [5½]	9. Gralmano (IRE) 15/2 Fergal Lynch Kevin Ryan	Fergal Lynch Kevin Ryan	5	86	71	71	73	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Llangollen (IRE) (Caerleon)
Prominent, led briefly 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened 1f out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

6⁽³⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	10. Lord Eurolink (IRE) 14/1 Royston Ffrench Chris Dwyer	Royston Ffrench Chris Dwyer	6	82 tv	67	63	65	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Lady Eurolink (Kala Shikari)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 12-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [9¾]	4. Culzean (IRE) 10/1 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Eddery Richard Hannon Snr	4	94 b¹	83	73	77	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Eileen Jenny (IRE) (Kris)
Raced in rear group, headway from 3f out, kept on, never reached leaders (op 9-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ ½ [10¼]	7. Forty Forte 11/2 Neil Callan K R Burke	Neil Callan K R Burke	4	89	74	63	67	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Cominna (Dominion)
Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened (op 9-2)

9⁽¹³⁾ shd [10½]	12. Hannibal Lad 25/1 Paul Quinn ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	Paul Quinn ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	4	78	64	53	57	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Appealing (Star Appeal)
Raced in rear group, ridden over 2f out, never on terms with leaders (op 33-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 4 [14½]	1. Night Venture (USA) 5/1F John Reid B W Hills	John Reid B W Hills	4	910	89	68	75	–
b c Dynaformer (USA) - Charming Ballerina (Caerleon)
Squeezed out start, raced in rear group, never on terms (op 4-1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [16]	11. Saligo (IRE) 25/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	5	713	64	39	47	–
b m Elbio - Doppio Filo (Vision)
Squeezed out start, raced in rear group, pushed along 5f out, never on terms (op 33-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 8 [24]	3. Marching Orders I (IRE) 50/1 John Carroll Terry Caldwell	John Carroll Terry Caldwell	4	96	85	41	54	–
b g Nashwan (USA) - Minstrels Folly (USA) (The Minstrel)
In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 33-1)

13⁽²⁾ 7 [31]	6. Baraguey (FR) 33/1 Richard Hughes Charles Egerton	Richard Hughes Charles Egerton	6	91	80	18	36	–
ch g Marignan (USA) - Liberty Nell (Weavers Hall)
Raced in rear group, lost touch 5f out (jockey said the gelding was unsuited by the track)

13 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 2m 10.60s (slow by 2.20s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: J E Abbey (Noukari) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: Lucayan Stud (Yarob)
3rd owner: Stephen J Curtis (Pension Fund)
Tote win: £17.90 PL: £3 £2.40 £1.50 Ex: £153.20 CSF: £86.44 Tricast: £504.98 Trifecta: £418 . Pool: £1,148.11. 1.95 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 48 (35%) M [5-9] 54 (39%) H [10-13] 48 (26%)

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered

3:40 Chester 9 May 2000

Walker Smith & Way Stakes (Handicap) Class C