Chester
16:20
Soul Sunset Racing Apprentice Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2024 Distance: 1m4½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.50 Place: £1.10 £2.30 £5.20 Exacta: £13.20 Tricast: £186.73 Trifecta: £186.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Grey Fable (IRE) 5 G Poor Karl Thornton 128 lbs 6/4F Won In touch with leaders - went third 5f out - pressed leader 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led and ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 13/8 tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4)
2nd 8 Hot Team (IRE) 8 G Poor Patrick Morris 122 lbs 9/1 2 Held up in rear - going easily but waiting for room 2f out - soon switched right and headway on outer - ran on well inside final furlong - went second inside final 110yds - eyecatcher(op 17/2)
3rd 2 Green Team (FR) 6 G AVG Ian Williams 139 lbs 20/1 1.5 Prominent - pressed leader with one circuit to go - led over 2f out - soon faced challenge and went clear with winner - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 18/1)
4th 3 V Power (GB) 5 G Poor Deborah Faulkner 135 lbs 20/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - outpaced home turn - rallied but drifted left inside final furlong - kept on(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 5 Lunar Jet (GB) 10 G AVG Steph Hollinshead 136 lbs 11/1 0.3 Held up in rear - switched right and raced wide home turn - kept on from over 1f out - nearest finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
6th 4 Sutue Alshams (IRE) 4 G AVG Iain Jardine 136 lbs 7/1 3 Led - headed over 2f out - soon lost position - weakened over 1f out(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
7th 6 Natchez Trace (GB) 7 G Poor Declan Carroll 135 lbs 7/1 3.25 Prominent - bit short of room 5f out - lost position 2f out - hung right and weakened over 1f out(tchd 13/2)
8th 1 Haliphon (GB) 7 G Poor Ian Williams 142 lbs 4/1 5.5 In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out - weakened and lost touch inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good to soft - but in his opinion was riding tacky - and would appreciate a quicker surface; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 9/2)