tote+ Chester Plate Handicap (For The Bobby Mcalpine Memorial Cup)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Bellatrixsa (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Venetia Williams | 130 lbs | 13/8F | Won | Dwelt start - tracked leaders on inner - pushed along soon after start - nudged along from 4f out - switched right 3f out - soon went second and ridden - led inside final furlong - soon edged left - stayed on - always doing enough(op 15/8 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Dance To Paris (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Lucy Wadham | 133 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | Held up in midfield - headway on inner and tracked leaders 3f out - going okay but waiting for room from 2f out - switched right and in the clear final furlong - soon ridden - stayed on and went second towards finish(op 40/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Call My Bluff (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 138 lbs | 10/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - headway on outer over 3f out - ridden 2f out - stayed on and went third towards finish(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Emiyn (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Declan Carroll | 138 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Led - joined 6f out - pushed along 3f out - ridden 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Haveyoumissedme (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 137 lbs | 16/1 | .75 | Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 3f out - switched left over 2f out - soon some headway - ridden over 1f out - stayed on | ||
| 6th | 10 | Hydroplane (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 131 lbs | 6/1 | 13 | Never better than mid-division - pushed along and no impression when slightly hampered 3f out(op 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Mancini (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 138 lbs | 22/1 | 13 | Raced freely - midfield on outer - headway and tracked leaders halfway - pushed along 3f out - soon weakened(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Auriferous (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 134 lbs | 3/1 | 9 | Tracked leaders - shaken up over 2f out - soon weakened - eased over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 10/3 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Chase The Dollar (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
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David Loughnane | 132 lbs | 14/1 | 40 | Midfield - switched right and headway on outer 7f out - joined leader 6f out - pushed along and weakened quickly 3f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | |
| 10th | 9 | Indianapolis (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 132 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | Prominent - pushed along and lost position 6f out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Michael's Mount (GB) | N/A | Poor | Ian Williams | 129 lbs | 50/1 | - | Towards rear - tailed off after halfway - pulled up over 4f out (vet reported gelding was lame on its right fore)(op 40/1 tchd 80/1) |
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