Chester Races
Chester
15:15
tote+ Chester Cup Handicap
Chester
Date: Fri, 06 May 2022
Distance: 2m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £7
Place: £2.50 £2.20 £2.40
Exacta: £42.50
Tricast: £174.44
Trifecta: £241.50
Non-Runners: Byron Flyer (vet's certificate), Metier (vet's certificate), Nate The Great (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Cleveland (IRE) | 7 H | AVG | A P O'Brien | 126 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Held up in rear on inner - steady headway going easily over 3f out - switched right and ridden over 1f out - led and edged left inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Coltrane (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Andrew Balding | 124 lbs | 9/2J | 0.3 | Took keen hold - prominent - went second 5f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed but rallied inside final 110yds - held towards finish(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Rajinsky (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Harry Davies
(7)lbs
|
Hugo Palmer | 122 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - ridden over 2f out - squeezed through against far rail 1f out - kept on until held towards finish(op 7/1) | |
| 4th | 6 | Arcadian Sunrise (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | John Queally | 126 lbs | 6/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - short of room over 3f out - ridden and headway 2f out - edged left and went fourth inside final furlong - kept on - not pace to challenge(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Falcon Eight (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | D K Weld | 138 lbs | 9/2J | 2.25 | Held up in rear - pushed along over 3f out - headway and switched right on turn under 2f out - soon outpaced - rallied final 110yds - made no impression(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Torcello (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Shaun Lycett | 121 lbs | 80/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - led - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon edged left - weakened gradually final 110yds(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | It's Good To Laugh (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jennie Candlish | 123 lbs | 14/1 | 1.75 | Slowly away - held up in rear - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Land Of Winter (FR) | 5 G | Poor |
George Rooke
(3)lbs
|
Rae Guest | 117 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - ridden over 3f out - outpaced and lost position over 2f out - beaten up the centre over 1f out(op 22/1) | |
| 9th | 2 | The Grand Visir (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 130 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | Extremely awkward start - towards rear - raced wide early - headway and went second after 2f - soon switched left - lost second 5f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Reshoun (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 127 lbs | 40/1 | 6 | In rear - ridden and struggling over 3f out - some headway inside final furlong - never on terms | ||
| 11th | 14 | Solent Gateway (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 118 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - lost position over 4f out - ridden and struggling over 2f out - soon beaten (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 5/1) | ||
| 12th | 11 | Morph Speed (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Richard John O'Brien | 120 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - midfield - pushed along over 4f out - ridden and struggling from 3f out(op 20/1) | ||
| 13th | 16 | Haliphon (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 117 lbs | 18/1 | 9 | Slowly into stride - towards rear on outer - headway and prominent over 3f out - ridden and weakened 2f out(op 16/1) | ||
| 14th | 13 | Solo Saxophone (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Alex Hales | 119 lbs | 125/1 | 10 | Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway on outer 5f out - ridden and struggling over 3f out - beaten over 2f out(op 100/1) |