Chester Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Metier (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Harry Fry | 127 lbs | 5/1 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Zoffee (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 123 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - led inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 16 | Call My Bluff (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 118 lbs | 11/4F | .75 | Prominent - went second 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - rallied when headed inside final furlong - no extra final strides(op 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Law Of The Sea (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 120 lbs | 40/1 | .75 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Rajinsky (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
Hugo Palmer | 135 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - pushed along and prominent over 2f out - ridden and keeping on when hampered inside final furlong - kept on towards finish | |
| 6th | 6 | Calling The Wind (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Richard Hughes | 130 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | 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 | ||
| 7th | 15 | Emiyn (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Declan Carroll | 119 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | 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) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Bascule (FR) | 5 G | AVG |
Billy Loughnane
(3)lbs
|
Richard Hughes | 118 lbs | 33/1 | 2.75 | 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) | |
| 9th | 7 | The Grand Visir (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 127 lbs | 33/1 | 2.75 | Raced wide early - held up in rear - pushed along against far rail over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Euchen Glen (GB) | 11 G | Poor | Jim Goldie | 131 lbs | 18/1 | 1 | Dwelt start - held up in rear - pushed along on outer over 2f out - never dangerous(op 16/1) | ||
| 11th | 9 | Vino Victrix (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Benoit De La Sayette
(3)lbs
|
Hughie Morrison | 122 lbs | 18/1 | 1 | Prominent - ridden and weakened over 2f out(op 20/1) | |
| 12th | 4 | Tritonic (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Alan King | 132 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | In rear throughout(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 13th | 12 | Almuhit (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
J M Sheridan
(3)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 120 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 33/1) | |
| 14th | 17 | Al Zaraqaan (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Sam England | 117 lbs | 80/1 | 6.5 | Raced in second - ridden and lost position 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 125/1) | ||
| 15th | 2 | Falcon Eight (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | D K Weld | 138 lbs | 7/1 | 9 | 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) | ||
| 16th | 3 | Reshoun (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Patrick Morris | 133 lbs | 100/1 | 26 | In touch with leaders - ridden and weakened 4f out - tailed off(op 66/1) |