GBChester Races

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Chester
16:50
Archie Biggs Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50 Place: £2.10 £6.30 £6.80 Exacta: £178.20 Tricast: £6404.84 Trifecta: £4077.10
Non-Runners: Ballet Steps (unsuitable ground), Glamorous Express (self certificate), Sheikh Maz Mahood (unseated rider and loose before start)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
6f 6f 5½f 5f
1st
Made all - took keen hold - shaken up and raced slightly wide from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - faced strong challenge inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - comfortably(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1; Mkt2 op 9/1)
4 F Good
Julie Camacho 120 lbs 15/2 Won
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
5f 5f 5½f
2nd
Prominent on inner - shaken up from over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - made strong challenge inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(Mkt1: op 22/1 tchd 28/1; Mkt2 tchd 28/1)
3 F AVG
Paul Midgley 121 lbs 33/1 .75
5f 5f
5½f 5f 5f 5f 5f
3rd
In touch with leaders - going easily over 2f out - pushed along and edged left from over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong - no match for first two(Mkt1: op 22/1; Mkt2 tchd 33/1)
6 G Poor
Kevin Ryan 135 lbs 28/1 1
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
5f 5f
4th
Slightly awkward start - short of room soon after start - in rear - still plenty to do 3f out - pushed along from over 2f out - short of room over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - nearest finish(Mkt1: op 7/2 tchd 3/1)
3 F Poor
Simon Pearce 126 lbs 11/4J 0.2
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
5f 5f 5f
5th
Reared start - took keen hold - towards rear - pushed along and headway 2f out - hampered over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 50/1)
3 F AVG
Craig Lidster 132 lbs 40/1 .75
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
7f 7½f 6f 6f 5½f
6th
Reared in stalls before start and slowly into stride - towards rear - pushed along after 1f - headway into midfield on inner 2f out - went fourth over 1f out - ridden and weakened inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 6/1)
4 G Poor
Tim Easterby 130 lbs 9/2 0.3
6f 6f 6f 6f 5f
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
7th
Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and carried head awkwardly from 3f out - ridden and lost position gradually from 2f out - eased final 110yds(Mkt1: op 13/2 tchd 15/2; Mkt2 op 15/2)
6 G Poor
David Evans 122 lbs 7/1 1.5
5f 5f 5f 5½f 5f
6f 6f 6f 6f 5½f
8th
Prominent on outer - pushed along and raced wide home turn - soon ridden and weakened (joint-trainer said gelding was unsuited by racing wide from stall 12)(Mkt1: op 15/2; Mkt2 tchd 10/1)
6 G Poor
Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 132 lbs 9/1 2
6f 6f 6f 6f 5f
6f 5f 5f 5½f
9th
In touch with leaders on outer - outpaced and nudged along from 3f out - pushed along and lost position from over 2f out - beaten from over 1f out(Mkt1: op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
3 G AVG
Iain Jardine 123 lbs 22/1 0.3
5f
5f 5f 5f 6f 5f
10th
Slightly hampered soon after start - always towards rear (jockey said gelding missed the break and was slowly away; vet said post-race examination revealed he had an irregular heartbeat)(Mkt1: tchd 3/1)
6 G AVG
Michael & David Easterby 137 lbs 11/4J 4.5
6f 5f 5f 5f 5f