GBChester Races

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Chester
17:25
Fireworks Extravaganza Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 Distance: 1m6½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.70 Place: £2.20 £1.40 £7.30 Exacta: £39.20 Tricast: £706.56 Trifecta: £947.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m6f 1m6f 1m6f 2m 2m½f
1st
Held up in rear - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden and went third but still plenty to do over 1f out - went second and kept on strongly inside final furlong - led final stride (trainer said - regarding the improved form shown - that gelding enjoyed the slightly easier ground and the strong pace on this occasion)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
8 G AVG
John Butler 127 lbs 9/1 Won
1m5½f 1m6f 2m 2m½f 2m½f
7f 1m2f 1m6f 1m4f
2nd
Chased leader - led over 2f out - soon ridden - kept on but headed final stride(op 6/4 tchd 7/4)
3 G Poor
Andrew Balding 130 lbs 13/8F 0.1
2m 2m½f 2m2½f 1m6f 2m½f
1m2f 1m4f 1m2f 1m2f
3rd
Held up in rear - switched right and ridden when headway on outer over 2f out - went third and kept on inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 22/1)
5 G Poor
Christian Williams 132 lbs 50/1 4
1m1½f 1m1½f 1m4f 1m4½f 1m2f
1m4½f 1m6f 1m5f 1m6f 1m6f
4th
Midfield - headway and chased leaders after 3f - went second and going easily over 2f out - ridden 2f out - soon outpaced - weakened and lost two places inside final furlong
7 G Poor
Mark Johnston 122 lbs 4/1 3
1m4f 1m2f 2m 2m 1m4f
1m2½f 1m4½f 1m2½f 1m6f 1m6½f
5th
Took keen hold - held up in rear - bit short of room over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - made no telling impression(tchd 11/2)
5 G AVG
Richard Fahey 132 lbs 7/1 1
1m5½f
1m 1m4f 1m6f
6th
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - made no telling impression(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
9 G Poor
Ed de Giles 124 lbs 11/1 0.1
1m5½f 1m6f 2m 2m½f 2m3½f
1m4f
7th
Took keen hold - chased leaders - ridden and lost position over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 50/1)
N/A Poor
Ivan Furtado 133 lbs 66/1 4
1m4f
1m2f 1m6½f 1m4½f 2m 1m3½f
8th
Midfield - ridden 4f out - headway and went third over 2f out - beaten and lost two places over 1f out - soon weakened(op 16/1)
6 G Poor
Ian Williams 124 lbs 33/1 5
1m4½f 1m4f 2m½f
2m1f 2m 1m7½f 3m½f 2m2½f
9th
Never better than mid-division - dropped to rear and ridden over 2f out - well held home straight(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
N/A Poor
Ian Williams 135 lbs 9/1 1.5
-
1m2f 1m 1m2f 1m4f
10th
Mounted on course and taken down early - took keen hold - led - raced awkwardly 8f out - headed and lost ground quickly over 2f out - got behind home straight - tailed off(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
7 M AVG
Lawrence Mullaney 130 lbs 10/1 31
1m 7f 1m2½f 1m4f 1m3f