Chester
18:40
Roodee Nursery Handicap
Chester Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2.40 £2.10 Exacta: £23.20 Trifecta: £123.30
Non-Runners: Greek Gift (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Dukes Of Haather (GB) 2 C AVG Adrian Paul Keatley 124 lbs 11/2 Won Towards rear - going easily but waiting for room over 2f out - headway then short of room over 1f out - ran on well to lead inside final furlong - ran on(op 9/2)
2nd 2 Moon Sniper (GB) 3 G Poor William Muir & Chris Grassick 134 lbs 4/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - headway and briefly led inside final furlong - kept on towards finish - no match for winner(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
3rd 5 Camden Flyer (IRE) 2 F Poor Andrew Balding 117 lbs 10/1 .5 In touch with leaders - switched right and headway then hampered and unbalanced over 1f out - kept on but outpaced inside final furlong(op 12/1)
4th 3 Anthropologist (GB) 3 G Poor Charlie Johnston 127 lbs 11/4 .75 Led - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1)
5th 7 Under The Sea (GB) 2 G AVG Alice Haynes 114 lbs 22/1 .5 Prominent - weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
6th 1 Megalithic (IRE) 3 G Poor Ralph Beckett 135 lbs 2/1F 8.5 In rear and outpaced throughout (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt was unsuited by the sharp track on this occasion)(op 5/4)