GBChester Races

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Chester
15:17
Edinburgh Gin Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.60 Place: £2.50 £2.10 £4.60 Exacta: £49.20 Tricast: £460.28 Trifecta: £575.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Divine Libra (IRE) 5 G AVG
Charles Hills 134 lbs 6/1 Won Prominent - switched left on turn over 1f out - soon pushed along - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 4/1)
2nd 9 Harry's Halo (IRE) 5 G AVG
Kevin Frost 127 lbs 11/2 .75 Midfield - not clear run 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went second final strides - nearest finish(op 7/1 tchd 5/1)
3rd 10 Braveheart Boy (IRE) 4 G Poor
Tim Easterby 126 lbs 14/1 0.2 Reared start and slowly away - in rear - plenty to do 2f out - soon pushed along - steady headway towards near side from over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - went third post - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding reared as the stalls opened and was slowly away)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
4th 4 Wen Moon (IRE) 5 G AVG
Ben Haslam 133 lbs 16/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - headway on outer over 1f out - edged left but kept on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 14/1)
5th 7 Winter Crown (GB) 5 G AVG
Julie Camacho 127 lbs 3/1F 0.2 Prominent - led narrowly 1f out - drifted left and headed final 110yds - weakened and lost three places towards finish(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
6th 6 First Of May (GB) 3 F Good
James Fanshawe 131 lbs 5/1 2 Towards rear - some headway 2f out - edged right over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong - eased towards finish(op 7/2 tchd 6/1)
7th 8 Northcliff (IRE) 5 G AVG
Tim Easterby 128 lbs 12/1 1.75 Took keen hold - raced in second - briefly led over 1f out - hung left and weakened quickly over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
8th 5 Orbital Chime (GB) 5 G Poor
James Horton 132 lbs 25/1 0.3 Slowly into stride - in rear - bit short of room 2f out - brief headway over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong (jockey said colt was slowly away)(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
9th 3 Seantrabh (IRE) 5 G AVG
Declan Carroll 128 lbs 8/1 0.2 Took keen hold - led - headed over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(tchd 15/2)
10th 1 Lulworth Cove (IRE) 3 F AVG
Richard Hannon 135 lbs 8/1 7.5 Midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out - struggling when eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep said filly was unsuited by the going which was officially described as soft - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet said that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)