Full Result 3.40 Chester | 8 May 2001

Walker Smith & Way Stakes (Handicap) Class C

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

1st £10,871.25 2nd £3,345 3rd £1,672.50 4th £836.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	14. Pension Fund 9/1 Jimmy Fortune Michael Easterby	Jimmy Fortune Michael Easterby	7	88 1	69	69	80	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Navarino Bay (Averof)
Tracked leaders, ran on to lead 1f out, ridden out (trainer ahd no explabation for the improved form shown) (old market op 8-1, new market op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1¼	1. The Whistling Teal 6/1 Kevin Darley G Wragg	Kevin Darley G Wragg	5	910	85	82	94	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Lonely Shore (Blakeney)
Midfield, hampered 4f out, still 10 lengths off the pace over 2f out, headway when switched right over 1f out, finished strongly (old market op 6-1, new market op 11-2 tchd 7-1 in places)

3⁽²⁾ shd [1¼]	13. Dixie Island (USA) 12/1 Richard Hughes Brian Meehan	Richard Hughes Brian Meehan	4	810	71	68	80	–
b g Dixieland Band (USA) - Cranberry Island (USA) (Private Account)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong (old market op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places, new market op 10-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2]	15. Warning Reef 14/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	8	84	65	60	73	–
b g Warning - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Held up, headway 4f out, stayed on well final furlong

5⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [2¼]	7. Mamzug (IRE) 16/1 T Quinn B Hanbury	T Quinn B Hanbury	4	93 t	78	73	85	–
b g Hamas (IRE) - Bellissi (IRE) (Bluebird)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance when slightly short of room over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [3¼]	8. Chief Cashier 7/1 Steve Carson ³ G B Balding	Steve Carson ³ G B Balding	6	90	78	71	84	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Kentfield (Busted)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong (old market op 8-1, new market op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

7⁽¹³⁾ 1 [4¼]	12. Thunder Sky 20/1 John Carroll Nick Littmoden	John Carroll Nick Littmoden	5	810 v	71	62	75	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Overcast (IRE) (Caerleon)
Led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong (old market op 20-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 1 [5¼]	6. Carousing 11/4F Philip Robinson Alan Bailey	Philip Robinson Alan Bailey	4	94 6	79	68	81	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Moon Carnival (Be My Guest)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders (old market tchd 9-2 in places, new market op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in places)

9⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [7¾]	9. Pedro Pete 7/1 Craig A Williams Nicky Henderson	Craig A Williams Nicky Henderson	4	93	78	62	76	–
ch g Fraam - Stride Home (Absalom)
Midfield, struggling over 2f out, never on terms with leaders (old market op 8-1, new market tchd 15-2 in a place)

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [8¼]	4. Kingsdon (IRE) 16/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	95	80	63	77	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Richly Deserved (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Behind, never reached challenging position (old maket op 20-1)

11⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [8¾]	11. Arribilo (GER) 33/1 Franny Norton G M McCourt	Franny Norton G M McCourt	7	90	75	57	71	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Arborea (GER) (Priamos)
Held up, effort 4f out, never troubled leaders (old market op 33-1, new market op 25-1)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [9¾]	5. Annadawi 25/1 T Williams Christopher Kellett	T Williams Christopher Kellett	6	95	80	60	74	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Prayers'n Promises (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Always in rear division (old market op 25-1)

13⁽³⁾ 4 [13¾]	10. Tammam (IRE) 16/1 Micky Fenton Linda Stubbs	Micky Fenton Linda Stubbs	5	90	75	47	62	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Bristle (Thatch)
Always in rear (old market op 20-1, new market op 16-1)

14⁽⁸⁾ 8 [21¾]	17. Tycoon's Last 20/1 K Dalgleish ³ Mark Brisbourne	K Dalgleish ³ Mark Brisbourne	4	712	62	18	34	–
b f Nalchik (USA) - Royal Tycoon (Tycoon II)
Ridden along and behind final 5f (old market op 20-1)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ 3 [24¾]	16. Simply Noble 40/1 Paul Quinn ³ Mark Brisbourne	Paul Quinn ³ Mark Brisbourne	5	713	63	13	30	–
b g Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Simply Candy (IRE) (Simply Great)
Handy until weakened over 2f out (old amrket op 33-1 new market op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

15 ran Off time: 3:43:00 Winning time: 2m 9.13s (slow by 0.73s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Batswing (withdrawn; unsuitable ground), Stallone (vet's certificate)
Rule 4: No.2 Batswing was withdrawn, rule 4 applies to board prices only, deduction 10p in the pound
1st owner: Stephen J Curtis (Pension Fund) 1st breeder: Pitts Farm Stud
2nd owner: Mrs F A Veasey (The Whistling Teal)
3rd owner: E H Jones (paints) Ltd (Dixie Island)
Tote win: £10.30 PL: £2.80 £1.80 £4.30 Ex: £63.20 CSF: £55.39 Tricast: £614.58
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 50 (46%) M [7-12] 74 (38%) H [13-17] 26 (16%)

3:40 Chester 8 May 2001

Walker Smith & Way Stakes (Handicap) Class C