Chester Races
Chester
16:30
Olivia Acton 21st Birthday Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2023
Distance: 5½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.50
Place: £2.30 £1.90 £1.90
Exacta: £31.10
Tricast: £144.04
Trifecta: £208.60
Non-Runners: Democracy Dilemma (travel problems), Lihou (travel problems)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Call Me Ginger (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Jim Goldie | 129 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Midfield - switched right 2f out - soon up the centre and headway - ridden inside final furlong - kept on and led final stride(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Roman Dragon (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 130 lbs | 7/2F | 0.1 | Prominent - switched right from over 1f out - soon pushed along - ridden when led inside final 110yds - headed final stride(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Hyperfocus (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 137 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Started quickly - led but pestered - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 12 | Evocative Spark (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Darryll Holland | 121 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in rear - switched left and against rail over 4f out - short of room from over 2f out - kept on well when in the clear inside final furlong - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run turning into home straight)(op 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Count d'Orsay (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 122 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | In rear on outer - up the centre from under 2f out - headway 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Night On Earth (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 123 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Pressed leader - weakened gradually inside final furlong - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Dare To Hope (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 126 lbs | 16/1 | .75 | Slowly away - towards rear of midfield - headway from 2f out - switched left over 1f out - kept on(op 14/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Paws For Thought (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 140 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - raced wide early - lost position 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Spoof (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Kevin Frost | 136 lbs | 15/2 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 13/2) | ||
| 10th | 13 | King Of Tonga (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Zak Wheatley
(5)lbs
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Declan Carroll | 116 lbs | 20/1 | .75 | In rear - some headway over 1f out - kept on but never dangerous - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his right hind shoe)(op 25/1) | |
| 11th | 5 | Zarzyni (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 135 lbs | 7/1 | 3.75 | Blindfold off late and slowly away - in rear - headway into midfield soon after start - weakened from under 2f out (jockey said blind was tight around the bridle and took an extra pull to remove)(tchd 13/2) |