Full Result 6.50 Sandown | 27 May 1997

Evening Standard Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo) (1m3f91yds) 1m3½f OMS Good To Firm

1st £3,533.75 2nd £1,070 3rd £522.50 4th £248.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	4. Protocol I (IRE) 13/2 Richard Hills J W Hills	Richard Hills J W Hills	3	93	73	75	74	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Ukraine's Affair (USA) (The Minstrel)
Headway and switched right 2f out, hung left and led inside final furlong, ridden out

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	1. Madame Chinnery 5/1 Ray Cochrane James Eustace	Ray Cochrane James Eustace	3	97	77	78	78	–
b f Weldnaas (USA) - Bel Esprit (Sagaro)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, led 1f out until edged right and headed inside final furlong, ran on well

3⁽⁶⁾ 4 [4¼]	9. Top Shelf 12/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	3	86	62	58	59	–
b f Warning - Troy Moon (Troy)
Always prominent, led over 2f out to 1f out, unable to quicken

4⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [6¾]	2. Valagalore 11/4F Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	96	76	68	67	–
b f Generous (IRE) - Victoria Cross (USA) (Spectacular Bid)
Headway 10f out, ridden over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [8]	7. Time Can Tell 15/2 Royston Ffrench ⁵ C Murray	Royston Ffrench ⁵ C Murray	3	87	68	54	57	–
ch g Sylvan Express - Stellaris (Star Appeal)
Ridden and no headway final 3f

6⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [8¼]	8. Palaemon 9/2 Tony Clark G B Balding	Tony Clark G B Balding	3	86	62	52	51	–
b g Slip Anchor - Palace Street (USA) (Secreto)
Never near to challenge

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [9½]	10. Motcombs Club 16/1 C Rutter N A Callaghan	C Rutter N A Callaghan	3	80	56	45	43	–
ch c Deploy - Unique Treasure I (Young Generation)
Always behind

8⁽⁵⁾ hd [9¾]	11. The Green Grey 25/1 Martin Dwyer ³ William Muir	Martin Dwyer ³ William Muir	3	711	56	41	42	–
gr g Environment Friend - Pea Green (Try My Best)
Led 9f, weakened over 1f out,

9⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [10½]	6. Here's To Howie (USA) 10/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	92	72	59	57	–
b g Hermitage (USA) - Choice Comment (USA) (Rich Cream)
Behind final 3f

9 ran Off time: 6:53:00 Winning time: 2m 25.74s (slow by 2.74s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Ibin St James, Mystic Ridge
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd (Protocol I) 1st breeder: Derek Veitch
2nd owner: The Chinnery Partnership (Madame Chinnery)
3rd owner: Kings Bloodstock Limited (Top Shelf)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £1.80 £1.90 £2.80 Ex: £14.80 CSF: £34.67 Tricast: £344.58 Trifecta: £61.80 Pool: £565.44. 6.49 winning tickets.
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 50 (29%) M [6-8] 27 (20%) H [9-11] 73 (51%)

6:50 Sandown 27 May 1997

Evening Standard Handicap Class D