Chester Races
Chester
16:55
Halliwell Jones Handicap
Chester
Date: Thu, 11 May 2023
Distance: 1m4½f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.50
Place: £2 £1.80 £1.60
Exacta: £37.40
Tricast: £118.23
Trifecta: £158.80
Non-Runners: Forceful Speed (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Struth (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 136 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Held up in rear - headway and pressed leader after 5f - led over 2f out - ridden and edged left final 110yds - stayed on(op 14/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Demilion (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 130 lbs | 5/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - raced in second - prominent after 5f - switched right and went second again 2f out - ridden up the centre inside final furlong - stayed on(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Cantora (GB) | 3 F | Good | George Boughey | 128 lbs | 11/4F | .5 | Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in last - switched left soon after start - bit short of room under 2f out - headway and went third over 1f out - edged left and ridden inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Nobody Told Me (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Jedd O'Keeffe | 126 lbs | 100/30 | 3 | In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ridden and weakened gradually final 110yds(op 16/5) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Double Oban (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 127 lbs | 12/1 | 6.5 | Slowly into stride - towards rear - dropped to last over 3f out - bit short of room under 2f out - pushed along and some headway when edged left inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Dragonball Prince (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Hugo Palmer | 128 lbs | 20/1 | 2 | Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders under 2f out - pushed along and weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Burglar's Dream (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 122 lbs | 20/1 | 26 | Prominent on outer - ridden 2f out - soon weakened - lost touch inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Sovereign Spirit (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 4/1 | 4.75 | Led - ridden and headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - lost touch and eased final 110yds (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/2) |