Chester Races
Chester
15:55
Expleo Handicap
Chester
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £9.30
Place: £2 £2.80 £3.10
Exacta: £93.80
Tricast: £841.01
Trifecta: £838.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Evocative Spark (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Darryll Holland | 130 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Held up in rear - headway on outer from 3f out - pushed along over 1f out - led inside final furlong - comfortably(op 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Stone Soldier (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Ryan Sexton
(3)lbs
|
Richard Fahey | 137 lbs | 10/1 | 3.75 | Prominent - led 2f out - headed and no chance with winner inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 20/1) | |
| 3rd | 11 | Beauty Choice (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 124 lbs | 11/1 | 2 | Towards rear of midfield - headway 2f out - went third final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Orbital Chime (GB) | 5 G | Poor | James Horton | 130 lbs | 80/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - went third 1f out - weakened and lost position final 110yds(op 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Red Mirage (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | John Quinn | 138 lbs | 100/30 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong (vet said gelding lost his right-hind shoe)(op 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Couplet (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Harry Eustace | 129 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - in rear - some headway final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Gis A Sub (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 133 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 3f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Song For Whoever (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | David Loughnane | 134 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Disputed lead - led clearly 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Little Boy Blue (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Mia Nicholls
(7)lbs
|
Bill Turner | 129 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | In rear throughout(tchd 15/2) | |
| 10th | 10 | Emperor Caradoc (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Paul Midgley | 124 lbs | 11/4F | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - lost position and pushed along over 4f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding never travelled - as per report from jockey - and race may have come too soon)(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 11th | 2 | Roundhay Park (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Nigel Tinkler | 139 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Midfield - dropped to rear over 4f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by drying good to soft - soft in places ground which - in his opinion - was riding tacky)(op 9/1) |