Chelandry

Chelandry's owner Lord Rosebery

In her first major race Chelandry contested the Royal Two-Year-Old Plate over five furlongs at Kempton Park Racecourse on 8 May and finished second, beaten three quarters of a length by Alfred W. Cox's colt Eager.[6] In the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom Racecourse on 2 June the filly started the 1/3 favourite and won "easily" from Princess Anne.[7] Two days later at the same course, the filly followed up by taking the Great Surrey Breeders' Foal Plate.[8] In the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot two weeks later she disputed the lead for most of the way but faded in the closing stages and finished fourth behind Gorletta, Eager and Minstrel.[9] In the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown Park in July Chelandry, who started the 9/4 joint-favourite, led from the start and won "with ridiculous ease"[10] by two lengths from Ardeshir with the unnamed "Braw Lass colt" in third.[11]

On 9 October Chelandry ended her season in the £3,000 Imperial Produce Stakes over six furlongs at Kempton Park. Starting the 4/7 favourite she drew away from her opponents in the final furlong and won "unchallenged" by three lengths from Cortegar, with Redress a head away in third.[12]

At the end of the season, Chelandry was rated the best juvenile filly in England, albeit eight pounds inferior to the top colt Galtee More.[13]

Chelandry's regular jockey Jack Watts

On 7 May 1897, Chelandry, ridden by John Watts, started the 9/4 second favourite behind Goletta in a nine-runner field for the 84th running of the 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket Racecourse. After racing in second place she took the lead approaching the final furlong and "shot clear" to win "in a canter" by two lengths from the 20/1 outsider Galatia, with Goletta a length and a half back in third place.[14] Lord Rosebery received particular congratulations as the race took place on his 50th birthday.[15] The winning time of 1.42.6 was a new record for the race.[16]

Chelandry was moved up in distance to contest the Oaks Stakes at Epsom on 5 June and although her old rivals Goletta, Galatia and Cortegar were in opposition she was regarded as a near certainty and went off at odds of 2/5. In a major upset she was defeated by Lord Hindlip's Limasol. Chelandry had tracked Limasol throughout the race but after drawing alongside her rival in the straight she was unable to sustain her challenge and was beaten three lengths into second place.[17] At Royal Ascot eleven days later she failed to show her best form and finished unplaced behind Goletta in the Coronation Stakes.[18]

The 1897 edition of the St Leger was seen as little more than a formality for the colt Galtee More who started at odds of 1/10 after emphatic victories in the 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby. Chelandry was one of four horses to oppose him and went off at 25/1. In a race which was run very slowly until the final stages she produced a strong late rush on the outside and finished second, three quarters of a length behind Galtee More, and a neck in front of the American-bred colt St Cloud.[19] On her final start of the year Chelandry finished third behind Love Wisely and Velasquez in the £10,000 Jockey Club Stakes over ten furlongs at Newmarket on 30 September.[20]

For her first appearance as a four-year-old, Chelandry was assigned a weight of 112 pounds for the City and Suburban Handicap over ten furlongs at Epsom on 20 April and finished unplaced behind Bay Ronald.[21] In July at Newmarket she ran unplaced behind Goletta in the £10,000 Princess of Wales's Stakes.[22] On 29 September she ran third behind Cyllene and Velasquez in her second attempt to win the Jockey Club Stakes.[23] Chelandry ended her racing career on 26 October when she finished ninth behind Dinna Forget in the Cambridgeshire Handicap.[24]