GBChester Races

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Chester
15:45
TMT Group Handicap
Chester Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.60 £6.50 £4.60 Exacta: £59.40 Tricast: £1158.37 Trifecta: £1059.40
Non-Runners: Glory Nights (unsuitable ground), Sucellus (unsuitable ground), Tudor (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m 1m4f 1m1½f 1m2½f 1m2f
1st
Took keen hold - midfield - headway and went second when hung left over 1f out - ridden and led narrowly final 110yds - ran on(op 85/40)
5 G AVG
Andrew Balding 129 lbs 9/4F Won
1m2f 1m3½f 1m4f 1m4f 1m2f
1m2½f 1m1½f 1m4f 1m 1m1½f
2nd
Took keen hold - in rear - hampered after 1f - bit short of room over 2f out - headway and edged left over 1f out - ridden and pressed leader final 110yds - just held(op 22/1)
6 G Poor
David Loughnane 135 lbs 25/1 0.3
1m4f 1m3½f 1m2f 1m3½f 1m2½f
7f 1m 1m 1m 1m
3rd
Raced wide early - took keen hold - prominent - led after 1f - switched left after 2f - ridden over 1f out - headed final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 33/1)
7 G AVG
William Stone 130 lbs 25/1 .5
1m 1m2f 1m1f 1m½f 1m
1m1½f 1m1½f 1m½f 1m2f 1m4f
4th
Held up in rear - shaken up when bit short of room over 1f out - good headway final 110yds - went fourth towards finish - eyecatcher(op 8/1)
6 G AVG
Ian Williams 129 lbs 15/2 0.3
1m4f 1m3f 1m3½f 1m2f 1m4f
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m2f
5th
Midfield on inner - bit short of room over 2f out - switched right and pushed along over 1f out - ridden and stayed on final 110yds - nearest finish(op 5/1)
6 G Poor
Shaun Lycett 124 lbs 4/1 0.3
1m2½f 1m2f 1m4f 1m3f 1m2f
1m3½f 1m4f 1m4f 1m1½f 1m2f
6th
Led - headed and prominent after 1f - bit short of room after 3f - ridden when bumped over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 17/2)
6 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 131 lbs 10/1 .75
1m2½f 1m3½f 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m2½f
7f 1m 1m 7f 1m2f
7th
Lost many lengths start - raced in last - joined main group after 1f - ridden and still plenty to do over 1f out - headway final 110yds - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was slowly away)
5 G AVG
Harry Eustace 125 lbs 11/2 0.3
1m2f
1m 7½f 1m2½f 1m2f 2m½f
8th
Took keen hold - prominent on outer - ridden over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
6 G AVG
Ian Williams 135 lbs 28/1 1.75
1m2f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m6½f
1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f
9th
Prominent - raced in second after 1f - ridden and lost position when short of room over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
7 G Poor
Roger Fell 126 lbs 12/1 0.3
1m2½f 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m2f
7f 1m 1m2f 1m2f
10th
Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield when raced wide 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 16/1)
4 G Poor
Richard Hannon 125 lbs 14/1 1.5
1m2f 1m2f 1m 1m2f 1m
6f 6f 7f 7f 1m½f
11th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - short of room after 3f - pushed along and outpaced against far rail 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out(tchd 11/1)
6 G Poor
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero 120 lbs 12/1 2.5
7f 7f 7f 1m 1m