Chester Races
Chester
16:55
tote Fantasy Whos In Your Stable Chester Plate Handicap (For The Bobby Mcalpine Memorial Cup)
Chester
Date: Fri, 12 May 2023
Distance: 2m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £46.50
Place: £8.60 £1.30 £2.80
Exacta: £117.10
Tricast: £470.78
Trifecta: £1124.10
Non-Runners: Anna Bunina (self certificate), Hydroplane (unsuitable ground), Malakahna (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Zinc White (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Ian Williams | 137 lbs | 33/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on outer 3f out - led up the centre when unbalanced over 1f out - ridden clear final 110yds - comfortably(op 28/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Novel Legend (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | James Fanshawe | 140 lbs | 11/8F | 2.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - lost position and towards rear after 3f - steady headway 3f out - ridden up the centre over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(tchd 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | It's Good To Laugh (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Billy Loughnane
(3)lbs
|
Jennie Candlish | 135 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and went third 2f out - soon ridden - no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 4th | 15 | The Predictor (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Richard Fahey | 131 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Raced wide early - in touch with leaders - headway going easily and led over 2f out - ridden up the centre and headed inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Land Of Winter (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Rae Guest | 137 lbs | 18/1 | 3.75 | Prominent - ridden over 2f out - edged left and weakened inside final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Christopher Wood (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Venetia Williams | 135 lbs | 16/1 | 2.25 | Raced wide early - in rear - pushed along and headway over 3f out - ridden and no impression from over 1f out(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 14 | Mostly Sunny (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Heather Main | 132 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | In rear - pushed along and outpaced 4f out - headway over 2f out - edged left and no impression from over 1f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Military Two Step (FR) | 3 F | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 138 lbs | 28/1 | 1.25 | Dwelt start - in rear - headway into midfield after 3f - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1) | ||
| 9th | 17 | Justus (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 128 lbs | 9/2 | 2 | Prominent - went second 5f out - led over 3f out - headed and ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 7/2) | ||
| 10th | 16 | Whimsy (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
Callum Hutchinson
(3)lbs
|
Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 28/1 | 34 | Led - ridden and headed over 3f out - weakened quickly under 2f out - soon eased (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that filly was unsuited by the soft (heavy in places) going and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) | |
| 11th | 11 | Bellatrixsa (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Venetia Williams | 134 lbs | 7/1 | 11 | Raced wide early - in rear throughout - tailed off (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Oman (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 132 lbs | 50/1 | 25 | In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along over 4f out - weakened over 2f out - soon lost touch and eased(op 66/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 13th | 6 | Juan Bermudez (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 137 lbs | 22/1 | 32 | Reared start - towards rear on inner - ridden and struggling 4f out - soon weakened - tailed off (jockey said gelding reared as the stalls opened - causing gelding to be slowly away as a result; jockey added that gelding had no more to give from approx 6f out)(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 14th | 10 | Whitehaven (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 135 lbs | 66/1 | 16 | Raced wide early - raced in second - lost position 5f out - weakened quickly over 3f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 33/1 tchd 80/1) |