GBChester Races

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Chester
14:35
Homeserve Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2021 Distance: 1m6½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.10 Place: £1.80 £2 £1.60 Exacta: £28.60 Tricast: £88.06 Trifecta: £122.70
Non-Runners: Arrow Of Gold (self certificate), Mancini (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Au Clair De Lune (IRE) N/A Elite George Scott 120 lbs 6/1 Won Towards rear - hampered 8f out - pushed along 3f out - headway and chased leaders home turn - ridden and pressed leader over 1f out - kept on well and led inside final 110yds(tchd 11/2)
2nd 1 Hochfeld (IRE) 7 G Poor Mark Johnston 127 lbs 9/2 0.3 Chased leaders on outer - pressed leader with one circuit to go - ridden and led 3f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 7/2)
3rd 4 Mr Curiosity (GB) 7 G AVG Charlie Fellowes 126 lbs 11/4F 5.5 Slowly into stride - in rear - hampered 8f out - headway about five wide over 3f out - ridden and chased leader home turn - lost second 1f out - soon hung left and eased(op 5/2)
4th 9 Gabrial The One (IRE) 5 G AVG Richard Fahey 114 lbs 11/2 6 Chased leaders - ridden over 2f out - outpaced and beaten over 1f out(op 8/1)
5th 2 Nuits St Georges (IRE) 6 G AVG David Menuisier 133 lbs 4/1 17 Led - headed and ridden 3f out - lost second home turn - soon weakened and eased (jockey said gelding was never travelling and hung right-handed throughout; trainer's rep said gelding appeared to be unsuited by the tight nature of the track)
6th 10 Red Derek (GB) 8 G Poor Lisa Williamson 114 lbs 40/1 9 Tracked leader - lost position with one circuit to go - dropped to rear 5f out - lost touch over 2f out
7th 5 Supakalanistic (IRE) 8 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 125 lbs 28/1 32 Slowly into stride - in rear - headway 6f out - ridden and lost position over 3f out - lost touch over 2f out - soon eased - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 18/1)
99th 6 Hasanabad (IRE) N/A Elite Ian Williams 124 lbs 8/1 - Held up in behind leaders - pulled up quickly 8f out - fatally injured(tchd 17/2)