Chester Races
Chester
15:55
Precision Facades Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.50
Place: £1.60 £2.30 £2.20
Exacta: £18.90
Tricast: £148.54
Trifecta: £162.50
Non-Runners: Byzantine Empire (doubly declared), Haveyoumissedme (self certificate), Teqany (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Rich Belief (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Karl Thornton | 131 lbs | 7/2F | Won | Raced wide - travelled strongly - towards rear - in touch with leaders after 4f - headway and raced in second over 3f out - led towards near side over 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on well - just did enough(op 10/3 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Wind Your Neck In (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David Evans | 137 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - headway going easily over 3f out - raced in third when ridden over 1f out - challenging inside final furlong - no extra towards finish - just held(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Percy Jones (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Mark Loughnane | 130 lbs | 15/2 | 6.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - rallied on inner over 1f out - went third final 110yds - no match for first two(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Plus Point (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Harry Eustace | 135 lbs | 11/2 | 0.3 | Led - pestered after 4f - went clear over 4f out - reduced lead over 2f out - headed and weakened gradually over 1f out(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Zimmerman (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 133 lbs | 9/2 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - lost position and towards rear with one circuit to go - some headway over 2f out - no impression on inner from over 1f out (trainer said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Sharp Distinction (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Amy Murphy | 130 lbs | 10/1 | 10 | Took keen hold - in rear - raced wide but good headway over 3f out - weakened 2f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Diamand De Vindecy (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Robert Bevis | 125 lbs | 10/1 | 30 | Towards rear - dropped to last 6f out - lost touch 4f out(op 17/2) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Lusaka (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Taylor Fisher
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John & Rhys Flint | 128 lbs | 20/1 | 3 | Towards rear - headway and prominent with one circuit to go - weakened quickly 4f out - lost touch over 2f out(op 18/1 tchd 25/1) | |
| 9th | 9 | El Borracho (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 129 lbs | 25/1 | 26 | Prominent - lost position over 5f out - weakened 4f out - lost touch over 2f out(op 22/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Queensland Boy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 121 lbs | 12/1 | - | In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader after 4f - lost position over 4f out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up (jockey said gelding lost his action approximately 3f out)(op 14/1) |