Chester Races
Chester
15:52
Clogau Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m6½f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.10
Place: £1.70 £2.70 £2.90
Exacta: £54.60
Tricast: £431.30
Trifecta: £383.70
Non-Runners: Lusaka (unsuitable ground), Matchless (unsuitable ground), State Legend (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Emiyn (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Zak Wheatley
(5)lbs
|
Declan Carroll | 139 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Made all - led at steady pace - increased tempo 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - clear with one other over 1f out - ridden and edged right inside final furlong - kept on well(op 13/2) | |
| 2nd | 3 | It's Good To Laugh (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 142 lbs | 9/1 | 1.75 | Raced wide - midfield - good headway on outer 2f out - went clear with winner over 1f out - keeping on but no impression when switched left inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Zimmerman (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 137 lbs | 11/1 | 4.25 | Held up in last - steady headway from over 4f out - went third over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Two Brothers (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 141 lbs | 7/2 | 4 | Prominent - outpaced 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Torre Del Oro (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 129 lbs | 17/2 | 3.5 | Towards rear - outpaced 3f out - kept on towards near side from over 1f out - never on terms(op 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Percy Jones (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Aidan Keeley
(3)lbs
|
Mark Loughnane | 130 lbs | 10/1 | 0.2 | Midfield - outpaced 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 9/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Chase The Dollar (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Laura Pearson
(3)lbs
|
David Loughnane | 134 lbs | 33/1 | 9.5 | Midfield - outpaced 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 28/1 tchd 25/1) | |
| 8th | 12 | Banderas (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 123 lbs | 13/8F | 2.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced 2f out - soon lost touch - weakened inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt was unsuited by the slow pace of the race combined with the going - which whilst officially described as soft - rode very holding on this occasion; vet said that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 6/4) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Oman (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Ryan Sexton
(3)lbs
|
Patrick Morris | 123 lbs | 80/1 | 9.5 | Steadied start - held up in midfield - pushed along over 6f out - dropped to rear over 4f out - soon struggling and lost touch(op 33/1) | |
| 10th | 13 | Mancini (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Patrick Morris | 123 lbs | 66/1 | 9.5 | Prominent - lost ground quickly over 3f out - weakened 2f out - tailed off(op 40/1) |