Chester
16:17
Goose Island Midway Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
Chester Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 Distance: 1m4½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75 Place: £1.50 £1.10 Exacta: £4.40 Trifecta: £9.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Aimeric (GB) 5 G AVG Roger Varian 131 lbs 7/4 Won In touch with leaders - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and outpaced 3f out - went third and keeping on 2f out - switched right over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - stayed on and led towards finish(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8)
2nd 5 El Habeeb (IRE) 3 C AVG Kevin Philippart De Foy 131 lbs 10/11F .5 Held up in behind leaders - pushed along briefly when switched right and went second 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - hung left 1f out - headed and no extra towards finish(op 11/10 tchd 5/4)
3rd 3 Luttrell Lad (IRE) 9 G AVG Philip Hobbs 142 lbs 6/1 5.5 Led - pushed along and clear with one other 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - lost second and weakened inside final furlong(op 13/2)
4th 1 Ain't No Sunshine (IRE) 9 G AVG Keith Dalgleish 142 lbs 16/1 6.5 Slowly into stride - raced in last and detached when pushed along early - in touch with leaders after 2f - ridden 3f out - outpaced and well held from 2f out - went modest fourth final strides (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 12/1 tchd 22/1)
5th 2 Chuvelo (IRE) 7 G Poor Donald McCain 139 lbs 33/1 0.3 Raced wide and hung right throughout - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 2f - headway and prominent 5f out - ridden and beaten when lost third over 2f out - weakened and lost fourth final strides (jockey said gelding hung right handed throughout)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
6th 6 Herbertandflorence (GB) 3 G Poor David C Griffiths 131 lbs 150/1 44 Raced in second - lost second and dropped to rear 3f out - tailed off and eased final furlong (jockey said gelding hung badly left handed from 3f out)(op 80/1)