Full Result 2.55 Chester | 7 May 2003

Tote Chester Cup Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m2f140yds) 2m2½f Good To Firm

1st £69,600 2nd £26,400 3rd £13,200 4th £6,000 5th £3,000 6th £1,800

Tote Chester Cup Showcase Handicap Class B, 2m2½f - Good To Firm, Class 2 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	6. Hugs Dancer (FR) 9/1 Dean McKeown James Given	Dean McKeown James Given	6	811	93	21	104	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Embracing (Reference Point)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led well inside final furlong, driven out (tchd 10-1)

2⁽³⁾ ½	7. Big Moment 9/2F Darryll Holland Amanda Perrett	Darryll Holland Amanda Perrett	5	810	92	19	102	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Petralona (USA) (Alleged)
Midfield, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out soon, switched right, ran on (op 5-1)

3⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [¾]	15. Knavesmire Omen 16/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	4	83	89	16	99	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Signs (Risk Me)
Always prominent, ridden to lead 3f out, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure

4⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [2½]	18. Rahwaan (IRE) 50/1 Franny Norton Chris Fairhurst	Franny Norton Chris Fairhurst	4	713	85	–	93	–
b g Darshaan - Fawaakeh (USA) (Lyphard)
Led after 2f, ridden and headed 3f out, still every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace well inside final furlong (tchd 66-1 in places)

5⁽¹²⁾ shd [2¾]	2. Bourgeois 14/1 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	6	95	101	26	109	–
ch g Sanglamore (USA) - Bourbon Girl (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up, hampered 4f out, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on (tchd 16-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2 [4¾]	1. Cover UpI (IRE) 14/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	6	910	106	29	112	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Sought Out (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Midfield, pushed along early, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders

7⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [6¼]	8. Direct Bearing (IRE) 11/2 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	6	89 v¹	91	12	95	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Uncertain Affair (IRE) (Darshaan)
In touch, ridden and every chance over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

8⁽⁶⁾ 8 [14¼]	13. High And Mighty 25/1 Eddie Ahern G Barnett	Eddie Ahern G Barnett	8	83 v	85	–	81	–
b g Shirley Heights - Air Distingue (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Midfield, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

9⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [17¾]	16. Pepe Galvez (SWE) 50/1 Chris Catlin Mrs L C Taylor	Chris Catlin Mrs L C Taylor	6	81	83	–	76	–
br g Mango Express - Mango Sampaquita (SWE) (Colombian Friend)
Led for 2f, remained prominent, not much room 4f out, soon ridden and weakened (tchd 66-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁾ 2½ [20¼]	14. Flownaway 8/1 Jimmy Quinn William Jarvis	Jimmy Quinn William Jarvis	4	83	89	–	79	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - No More Rosies (Warpath)
In touch, ridden and every chance over 2f out, hung right and weakened well over 1f out (jockey said gelding had hung right-handed for final 6f) (tchd 9-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ shd [20¼]	10. Riyadh 20/1 Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe	Oscar Urbina James Fanshawe	5	87	89	–	79	–
ch g Caerleon (USA) - Ausherra (USA) (Diesis)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 7 [27¼]	11. Royal Cavalier 33/1 Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead	Graham Gibbons Reg Hollinshead	6	87	89	–	72	–
b g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Gold Belt (IRE) (Bellypha)
Midfield, pushed along and lost place 6f out, no danger after

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 12 [39¼]	9. Bay Of Islands 33/1 Neil Callan Dave Morris	Neil Callan Dave Morris	11	88 v	90	–	61	–
b g Jupiter Island - Lawyer's Wave (USA) (Advocator)
Midfield, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (tchd 40-1 in places)

14⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [40¼]	12. Romany Prince 12/1 Dane O'Neill David Elsworth	Dane O'Neill David Elsworth	4	86	92	–	62	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Vicki Romara (Old Vic)
In rear, forced wide bend after 2f, never on terms (op 10-1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [41¼]	4. Canada 33/1 Kevin Darley M C Pipe	Kevin Darley M C Pipe	5	90	96	–	65	–
b g Ezzoud (IRE) - Chancel (USA) (Al Nasr)
Held up, ridden 6f out, headway over 4f out, weakened over 3f out (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

16⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [43¼]	17. Fortune Island (IRE) 5/1 Ryan Moore ³ M C Pipe	Ryan Moore ³ M C Pipe	4	711	86	–	53	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Blue Kestrel (IRE) (Bluebird)
Hung right throughout, midfield, took closer order after 4f, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding had hung right-handed throughout) (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

16 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 4m 4.89s (slow by 1.39s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Distant Prospect (unsuitable ground), Swing Wing (vet's certificate)
1st owner: J G White (Hugs Dancer) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: R Doel,A Black,Dr J Howells & D Broad (Big Moment)
3rd owner: The Omen Partnership (Knavesmire Omen)
Tote win: £9 PL: £2 £1.40 £3 Ex: £28 CSF: £44.75 Tricast: £648.82 Trifecta: £1,329.60 Pool of £9,738.28 - 5.20 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 82 (36%) M [6-11] 33 (42%) H [12-17] 35 (22%)

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