Chester Races
Chester
20:30
Expleo Handicap
Chester
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Distance: 1m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75
Place: £1.40 £3.80
Exacta: £16.50
Tricast: £81.45
Trifecta: £55.50
Non-Runners: Gordon Grey (travel problems)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Balance Play (IRE) | 3 G | Good | Ralph Beckett | 133 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Made all - faced challenge 3f out - soon pushed along - ridden and clear with one other 1f out - pushed out inside final 110yds - cosily(tchd 11/5) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Razoni (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | George Boughey | 130 lbs | 11/1 | 1 | Prominent - ridden and went second over 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Theme Park (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Nigel Tinkler | 137 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Lil' Frank (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Roger Varian | 129 lbs | 13/2 | 1 | Raced in second - lost second 3f out - soon pushed along - hung left and no extra inside final furlong(op 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Mandega (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
Aiden Brookes
(5)lbs
|
Micky Hammond | 122 lbs | 80/1 | 4.5 | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) | |
| 6th | 5 | Noodle Mission (USA) | 4 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 129 lbs | 14/1 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - rapid headway on outer over 3f out - soon pressed leader - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Tajawal (IRE) | 2 C | Poor |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
Simon & Ed Crisford | 132 lbs | 9/4 | 4.5 | Slowly into stride - always behind - never going well (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said colt was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/4) |