and Double Trigger with Chief Contender (ridden by Olivier Doleuze) the 11.4/1 fifth choice in the betting. After racing in third place behind Persian Punch and Double Trigger he was switched to the outside and began to stay on strongly. Chief Contender overtook Persian Punch 100 metres from the finish and held off the late challenge of Celeric to win by a neck. Peter Chapple-Hyam had originally planned for the colt to race from the front but changed his instructions to the jockey just before the race. He explained "I was a little worried about him staying the trip in a truly run race, hence the change of plan. And early on I wasn't too happy as he had his ears flat back. He's a bit of a character at home and a hard ride, but he's a tough sort of horse and did it well in the end". On 27 October Chief Contender was put up for auction at Tattersalls and was bought for 225,000 guinea by the bloodstock agents Cormac McCormack Associates. Chief Contender was exported to race in Australia but made no impact, finishing tailed-off last in the Sydney Cup on 18 April 1998. There is no record of Chief Contender standing as a breeding stallion. Pedigree References 1993 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 8-f