Chester Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Percy's Lad (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Daniel & Claire Kubler | 134 lbs | 20/1 | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Positive Impact (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
Harry Burns
(5)lbs
|
Simon & Ed Crisford | 120 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | 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) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Bullace (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 130 lbs | 9/1 | 2 | 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) | ||
| 4th | 11 | Paws For Thought (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Donald McCain | 125 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | 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 | ||
| 5th | 4 | On A Session (USA) | 9 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 136 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | 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) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Boardman (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Sean Kirrane
(3)lbs
|
Tim Easterby | 135 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | 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) | |
| 7th | 13 | Trumble (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | David Loughnane | 118 lbs | 25/1 | 3.75 | 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) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Titan Rock (GB) | 5 G | AVG | John Quinn | 129 lbs | 5/2F | 2.25 | 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) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Fools Rush In (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
Hugo Palmer | 135 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | 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) | |
| 10th | 7 | Absolute Ruler (USA) | 4 G | Poor | Jennie Candlish | 130 lbs | 66/1 | 1.25 | Slowly into stride - niggled along soon after start - raced in last - pushed along and struggling from 3f out - never going well(op 50/1) | ||
| 11th | 12 | Cassy O (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 118 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear after 2f - pushed along from 4f out - struggling from 3f out - never going well |