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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)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
5f 6f 5f 6f 5f
1st
Midfield - switched right 2f out - soon up the centre and headway - ridden inside final furlong - kept on and led final stride(op 9/2)
8 G AVG
Jim Goldie 129 lbs 11/2 Won
5f 5½f 6f 5f 5f
7f 7f 6f 6f 5½f
2nd
Prominent - switched right from over 1f out - soon pushed along - ridden when led inside final 110yds - headed final stride(tchd 4/1)
6 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 130 lbs 7/2F 0.1
6f 5f 6f 5f 6f
6f 6f 6f 6f 6f
3rd
Started quickly - led but pestered - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1)
10 G Poor
Tim Easterby 137 lbs 7/1 1.25
5f 6f 6f 5f 6f
7f 1m 1m2½f 1m 1m
4th
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)
5 G AVG
Darryll Holland 121 lbs 40/1 .5
7f 7f 1m 6f 5f
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
5th
In rear on outer - up the centre from under 2f out - headway 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 14/1)
9 G AVG
Tim Easterby 122 lbs 11/1 0.3
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
5f 5f 6f 5f 5f
6th
Pressed leader - weakened gradually inside final furlong - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 18/1)
6 G AVG
Ian Williams 123 lbs 14/1 .75
5f 6f 5f 7f 5f
6f 6f 6f 5f 5f
7th
Slowly away - towards rear of midfield - headway from 2f out - switched left over 1f out - kept on(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
4 G AVG
Richard Fahey 126 lbs 16/1 .75
6f 6f 6f 6f 5f
7½f 7f 7f 6f 6f
8th
Prominent - raced wide early - lost position 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
7 G AVG
Donald McCain 140 lbs 4/1 0.3
6f 7f 6f 7f 6f
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
9th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 13/2)
10 G AVG
Kevin Frost 136 lbs 15/2 1.5
5f 5f 5f 5f 5f
5f 6f 5f 5f 5f
10th
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)
8 G AVG
Declan Carroll 116 lbs 20/1 .75
6f 7f 6f 6f 6f
5f 5f 5f 5f 6f
11th
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)
8 G Poor
David & Nicola Barron 135 lbs 7/1 3.75
6f 5f 5f 6f 5f