Chester Races
Chester
16:00
Close Brothers Handicap (Div I)
Chester
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024
Distance: 7½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £18.50
Place: £4.90 £2.10 £1.50
Exacta: £147.50
Tricast: £440.81
Trifecta: £1134.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Berkshire Phantom (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Fionn McSharry | 135 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway from under 2f out - switched right when in touch with leaders inside final furlong - soon ridden - up the centre and kept on well to lead towards finish(op 20/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Khathak (GB) | 2 G | Poor | Richard Fahey | 123 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - headway under 2f out - soon bit short of room - in the clear over 1f out - soon ridden and headway - led inside final 110yds - quickly headed - kept on(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Indie Skies (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 121 lbs | 5/2F | 0.3 | Led - ridden from over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - soon lost second(op 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Soi Dao (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Adrian Wintle | 132 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - raced wide early - outpaced from over 2f out - rallied over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Vellner (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Bernard Llewellyn | 137 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - midfield after 2f - raced awkwardly when headway on outer over 1f out - towards near side when kept on inside final furlong(op 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | King's Crown (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Michael Dods | 134 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - midfield - towards rear after 2f - switched right from under 2f out - soon up the centre - towards near side when kept on inside final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Rosenpur (GER) | 5 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 132 lbs | 80/1 | .75 | Held up in rear - switched left soon after start - headway from over 1f out - kept on but never dangerous(op 33/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Wake Up Harry (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Brian Toomey | 133 lbs | 8/1 | .75 | Backed into stalls - pulled hard - midfield against rail - not clear run from over 1f out - kept on when in the clear final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run from turning in)(op 17/2 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Darbucks (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Christopher Kellett | 126 lbs | 9/2 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - raced in third from over 5f out - lost position inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 7/2) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Wyvern (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Patrick Morris | 136 lbs | 25/1 | 9.5 | In rear - on outer from over 3f out - weakened from over 1f out |