GBChester Races

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Chester
19:30
Expleo Handicap
Chester Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 Distance: 1m3½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.90 Place: £2 £1.80 £3.80 Exacta: £34.60 Tricast: £374.59 Trifecta: £444.80
Non-Runners: Ferrari Queen (self certificate), Sovereign Spirit (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Dream Harder (IRE) 6 G AVG
Ian Williams 129 lbs 11/2 Won Prominent - clear with one other over 1f out - led 1f out - ran on well - comfortably(op 6/1)
2nd 4 Box To Box (IRE) 6 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 136 lbs 4/1 2.5 Led - headed and raced in second with one circuit to go - led again and increased tempo 2f out - went clear with winner but headed 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 10/3 tchd 16/5)
3rd 3 Mr Curiosity (GB) 7 G AVG
Tim Easterby 140 lbs 18/1 .75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - switched right and headway on outer 2f out - stayed on and went third final 110yds - not pace to challenge(tchd 14/1)
4th 7 Cormier (IRE) 9 G AVG
Brian Ellison 135 lbs 11/2 2 Took keen hold - raced in second early - soon lost second and prominent - went third under 2f out - kept on but lost third final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
5th 1 Dark Pine (IRE) 6 G Poor
David Loughnane 139 lbs 11/1 3 Slowly into stride - held up in rear - bit short of room 2f out - no impression(op 9/1)
6th 2 Baryshnikov (GB) 8 G Poor
David & Nicola Barron 141 lbs 3/1F 1.25 Always behind (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the slow pace of the race)(op 10/3)
7th 6 Sonnerie Power (FR) 5 G Poor
Roger Varian 135 lbs 9/2 4 Prominent - outpaced when carried right under 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 4/1)
8th 9 Demilion (IRE) 4 G Poor
Charlie Johnston 121 lbs 9/1 0.2 Pulled hard - soon raced in second - led with one circuit to go - headed and edged right 2f out - soon lost position and weakened(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)