Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Forest Falcon (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 127 lbs | 14/1 | Won | Raced wide - prominent - went second over 4f out - led 2f out - soon ridden and edged right - went clear inside final furlong - kept on strongly until eased towards finish | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Brilliant Light (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Saeed bin Suroor | 128 lbs | 13/2 | 1.75 | Prominent - repeatedly short of room from over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - squeezed through and went second inside final 110yds - kept on well - no match for winner(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 13 | Moktasaab (GB) | 7 G | Poor | William Knight | 127 lbs | 9/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - prominent - lost ground halfway - steady headway over 2f out - going easily over 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - lost position inside final 110yds - kept on(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Etonian (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | Richard Hannon | 129 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Towards rear and pushed along briefly - headway and prominent after 1f - went second after 3f - ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Lord Protector (GER) | 7 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 129 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Raced wide early - towards rear - switched right after 1f - short of room from over 3f out - ridden when in the clear over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - kept on - did well in the circumstances(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Kenzai Warrior (USA) | 6 G | AVG | Roger Teal | 129 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - ridden when switched left over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge | ||
| 7th | 18 | Ace Rothstein (USA) | 7 G | Poor | Martin Smith | 124 lbs | 100/1 | .75 | Midfield on inner - ridden over 2f out - edged right over 1f out - no extra final 110yds | ||
| 8th | 15 | Caradoc (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Ed Walker | 126 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - never dangerous | ||
| 9th | 1 | West End Charmer (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 138 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Raced wide - midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - beaten inside final furlong | ||
| 10th | 14 | Just Fine (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Sir Michael Stoute | 127 lbs | 6/1 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost second but prominent after 3f - ridden and disputing second over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 13/2) | ||
| 11th | 10 | Legend Of Dubai (GB) | 4 C | AVG | Roger Varian | 128 lbs | 11/2F | 0.3 | Raced wide - midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and outpaced over 1f out - soon beaten(op 13/2) | ||
| 12th | 16 | Baryshnikov (GB) | 8 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 125 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and hung right over 1f out - headway final 110yds - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding was never travelling in the early stages) | ||
| 13th | 3 | Palavecino (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Brian Meehan | 135 lbs | 50/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - led - ridden and headed 2f out - weakened against far rail inside final furlong(op 40/1) | ||
| 14th | 4 | Bell Rock (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
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Andrew Balding | 129 lbs | 15/2 | 0.2 | In rear - pushed along briefly soon after start - pushed along on outer when bit short of room over 2f out - soon beaten (jockey said gelding got unbalanced rounding the bend; vet said gelding had been struck into on right fore) | |
| 15th | 2 | Soto Sizzler (GB) | 8 G | Poor | David Menuisier | 138 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In rear - nudged along over 2f out - ridden and some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 18/1) | ||
| 16th | 17 | Arqoob (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | William Jarvis | 125 lbs | 16/1 | 2.25 | Awkward start - raced wide - in rear throughout | ||
| 17th | 11 | Cap Francais (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 128 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and struggling when edged right over 1f out - soon weakened | ||
| 18th | 5 | Karibana (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Richard Hughes | 134 lbs | 50/1 | 9 | Awkward start - slowly away - in rear throughout - shaken up over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly leaving the stalls which resulted in being slowly away)(op 33/1) |
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