GBChester Races

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Chester
15:15
tote Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Chester Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £1.80 £2.90 £1.30 Exacta: £86.20 Tricast: £189.23 Trifecta: £385.20
Non-Runners: Aztec Empire (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m4f 2m 2m 2m 1m6f
1st
Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - pushed along and headway on outer 2f out - ridden and edged left inside final furlong - kept on well to lead towards finish(op 11/2)
9 G AVG
Harry Fry 127 lbs 5/1 Won
1m7½f 2m 2m½f 2m 2m1f
2m½f 1m6f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m2f
2nd
Midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - led inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 12/1)
9 G Poor
Hugo Palmer 123 lbs 11/1 0.3
2m4f 2m½f 2m 2m2f 2m3f
2m1f 2m2f 2m2½f 2m2f 2m½f
3rd
Prominent - went second 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - rallied when headed inside final furlong - no extra final strides(op 3/1)
8 G AVG
Dominic Ffrench Davis 118 lbs 11/4F .75
2m 2m
1m6f 1m4f 1m6f 1m4f 1m4f
4th
Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - hampered after 1f - short of room over 4f out - headway and pushed along over 1f out - keeping on when repeatedly short of room inside final 110yds - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside the final furlong)(tchd 33/1)
7 G Poor
Ian Williams 120 lbs 40/1 .75
2m4f 2m½f 2m4½f 2m 2m2f
2m½f 2m2f 1m7½f 1m6f 2m
5th
In touch with leaders - pushed along and prominent over 2f out - ridden and keeping on when hampered inside final furlong - kept on towards finish
8 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 135 lbs 14/1 .5
2m½f 1m7f 1m6f 2m2f 2m
2m5½f 2m 1m4f 2m½f 2m½f
6th
Took keen hold - midfield - short of room after 1f - headway against far rail and prominent when ridden over 1f out - bit short of room inside final furlong - no extra towards finish
8 G AVG
Richard Hughes 130 lbs 13/2 1.25
2m4f 2m½f 2m4½f 2m
2m 2m2½f 1m4f 1m6f 1m4f
7th
Led - slowed tempo after 4f - increased tempo and went clear under 3f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 15/2)
7 G AVG
Declan Carroll 119 lbs 9/1 .75
1m5f 1m6½f 2m4½f 2m2½f 2m2f
2m2f 2m 2m 2m½f 2m½f
8th
Edged left soon after start - towards rear of midfield - pushed along and headway over 2f out - outpaced when hung left over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed from the stalls)(tchd 28/1)
5 G AVG
Richard Hughes 118 lbs 33/1 2.75
1m4f 2m 2m
2m5f 2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m2½f
9th
Raced wide early - held up in rear - pushed along against far rail over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 28/1)
10 G Poor
Ian Williams 127 lbs 33/1 2.75
2m4f 2m5½f 2m½f 2m4½f 2m
1m6f 1m2f 1m4f 1m4f 1m6f
10th
Dwelt start - held up in rear - pushed along on outer over 2f out - never dangerous(op 16/1)
11 G Poor
Jim Goldie 131 lbs 18/1 1
1m5f 1m4f 2m½f 1m6f 1m6f
2m 2m 2m2f 2m2f 2m½f
11th
Prominent - ridden and weakened over 2f out(op 20/1)
7 G Poor
Hughie Morrison 122 lbs 18/1 1
2m½f 2m4½f 2m 2m2f 2m
1m4f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m 2m4f
12th
In rear throughout(tchd 10/1)
8 G AVG
Alan King 132 lbs 9/1 1.25
2m4f 2m4½f 1m6f 2m2f 1m7½f
2m 2m 1m7½f 1m7½f 2m1f
13th
Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 33/1)
5 G AVG
Denis Gerard Hogan 120 lbs 28/1 1
1m6f 1m6f 2m 2m1f 2m1f
1m2f 1m7½f 1m7½f 2m1f 2m
14th
Raced in second - ridden and lost position 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 125/1)
7 G AVG
Sam England 117 lbs 80/1 6.5
2m1½f 2m 2m 2m1½f 1m4f
2m½f 1m4f 2m 2m½f 3m
15th
Slowly into stride - never going well - in rear throughout (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling after chasing a fast early pace on this occasion)(tchd 6/1)
10 G AVG
D K Weld 138 lbs 7/1 9
2m5½f 2m1f 2m 1m7f 2m2½f
2m½f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m2f 2m2½f
16th
In touch with leaders - ridden and weakened 4f out - tailed off(op 66/1)
7 G Poor
Patrick Morris 133 lbs 100/1 26
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