GBChester Races

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Chester
16:20
Walker Smith Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.40 £3 £9.30 Exacta: £67.80 Tricast: £1692.32 Trifecta: £2334
Non-Runners: Miss Sheridan (vet's certificate), Valentine Mist (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m4f
1st
Made all - ridden over 2f out - held on gamely towards finish (trainer said - regarding the improved form shown - the gelding had benefited from the reapplication of a hood)(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
N/A AVG
Tom Clover 130 lbs 6/1 Won
1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 2m 2m
-
2nd
Midfield - pushed along and headway 2f out - chased leaders over 1f out - went 2nd inside final furlong - ran on under pressure to press winner - held towards finish - finished lame; fattally injured (vet said gelding was lame on its right fore)(op 10/1)
N/A Poor
David Barron 131 lbs 9/1 .5
-
1m
3rd
Chased winner - ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong - tried to angle around rival - kept on - not pace of front two towards finish(op 25/1)
N/A AVG
Michael Appleby 122 lbs 33/1 .75
1m 1m 7f 1m6f 1m6f
1m1f
4th
Chased leaders - ridden over 3f out - unable to quicken over 1f out - kept on towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)
10 G Poor
Mark Walford 125 lbs 3/1F .5
1m2½f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m½f
7f
5th
Held up - headway over 3f out - ridden 2f out - chased leaders inside final furlong - kept on towards finish - never able to challenge (jockey said gelding hung left)(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
N/A Poor
Joseph Tuite 130 lbs 11/1 0.3
1m2f 1m3f
1m2f
6th
Missed break - in rear - ridden and some headway 2f out - angled out over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never able to trouble leaders (jockey said he had failed to hear the starter shout "Blinds off" and it took two attempts to remove - after having lost his grip on the first occasion)(tchd 4/1)
N/A Poor
Richard Fahey 120 lbs 9/2 1
-
1m2f
7th
Held up - pushed along and headway over 1f out - stayed on towards finish - not reach leaders(op 15/2 tchd 5/1)
7 G AVG
Ian Williams 133 lbs 9/2 0.2
1m2f 1m4f 1m5f 1m4½f 1m4½f
-
8th
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - never able to get organised inside final furlong - no real impression(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
N/A Poor
James Unett 114 lbs 12/1 0.3
1m2½f 1m1½f 2m 1m2f
1m½f 1m2f 1m3½f 1m 1m2f
9th
Chased leaders - ridden over 3f out - unable to quicken over 1f out - faded final 100yds(op 18/1)
10 G AVG
Tim Easterby 128 lbs 22/1 1
1m 1m 1m2f 1m2½f 1m
-
10th
Held up - in rear 7f out - pushed along 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never a threat(tchd 33/1)
7 G Poor
Eric Alston 111 lbs 25/1 .5
2m 2m1f
1m4f
11th
Chased leaders - ridden over 3f out - driven over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1)
N/A Poor
Keith Dalgleish 123 lbs 9/1 7
1m4½f
-
12th
In touch - ridden and weakened over 2f out(tchd 20/1)
N/A Poor
Rebecca Menzies 130 lbs 25/1 3
1m 7f 7f 7f 1m