GBChester Races

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Chester
15:40
Abacus Securities 20-Year Anniversary Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 Distance: 7½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £21.90 Place: £4.50 £2.20 £3 Exacta: £144.30 Tricast: £728.60 Trifecta: £385.70
Non-Runners: Fame And Acclaim (self certificate), Safe Voyage (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
7f 1m½f 7½f 1m 7½f
1st
Disputed lead - led overall after 1f - shaken up over 2f out - pushed along and ridden over 1f out - faced challenge but kept on strongly inside final furlong - always doing enough (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a short break following several runs in competitive contests; gelding was routine tested)(op 16/1)
4 G AVG
Daniel & Claire Kubler 134 lbs 20/1 Won
1m 1m 7½f 7½f 7f
1m 1m 1m 1m 7f
2nd
Prominent on inner - going easily 3f out - shaken up 2f out - pushed along and went second over 1f out - ridden and made challenge inside final furlong - kept on - always held(tchd 11/2)
4 G AVG
Simon & Ed Crisford 120 lbs 5/1 .5
1m 1m 1m 1m 7½f
7f 1m 1m 7f 1m
3rd
Awkward start - midfield on inner - pushed along when bit short of room over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on and went third inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
7 G AVG
Ralph Beckett 130 lbs 9/1 2
1m 1m 7f 7f 7f
7f 7f 6f 7½f 7½f
4th
Disputed lead - switched left soon after start - chased winner after 1f - pushed along from 3f out - ridden and lost second over 1f out - no extra and lost third inside final furlong
7 G AVG
Donald McCain 125 lbs 12/1 1.25
7f 7f 7f 7f 7½f
1m 1m 1m 7f 7f
5th
In touch with leaders - raced wide but going okay over 2f out - soon shaken up and ridden - kept on from 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 5/1)
9 G Poor
David & Nicola Barron 136 lbs 6/1 .5
1m 1m 7f 7f 7f
7f 7½f 7f 7½f 7f
6th
Towards rear - going okay but still plenty to do 3f out - waiting for room over 2f out - shaken up when slightly hampered over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1f out)(op 7/1)
8 G AVG
Tim Easterby 135 lbs 8/1 0.3
1m 1m 7f 1m½f 1m
7f 6f 7f 7f 1m
7th
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - pushed along from 3f out - ridden and weakened from 2f out - beaten from 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
4 G AVG
David Loughnane 118 lbs 25/1 3.75
7f 5½f 7f 7f
7f 7f 7f 7f 7f
8th
In touch with leaders - going easily 3f out - waiting for room 2f out - pushed along and edged left over 1f out - held from 1f out - eased final 110yds (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/4 tchd 3/1)
5 G AVG
John Quinn 129 lbs 5/2F 2.25
7f 7f 7f 7f 7f
7½f 7½f 7f 7f 7½f
9th
Raced wide - towards rear - headway on outer from 4f out - pushed along from 3f out - ridden and struggling when about seven wide home turn - soon beaten (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by racing wide from stall 11)(tchd 9/2)
7 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 135 lbs 5/1 1
6½f 7f 7f 7f 6f
1m 1m 1m 1m2f 7f
10th
Slowly into stride - niggled along soon after start - raced in last - pushed along and struggling from 3f out - never going well(op 50/1)
4 G AVG
Jennie Candlish 130 lbs 66/1 1.25
1m1f 1m2f 1m2f 1m4f 1m2f
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m
11th
Slowly into stride - towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear after 2f - pushed along from 4f out - struggling from 3f out - never going well
6 G AVG
Tim Easterby 118 lbs 22/1 0.3
1m 1m 7f 1m 7f