Chester Races
Chester
20:00
EBF Fillies' Handicap
Chester
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Distance: 1m2½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £12.90
Place: £2.70 £1.30 £2
Exacta: £30
Tricast: £139.20
Trifecta: £167.90
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Sparks Fly (GB) | 5 M | Good |
Laura Pearson
(3)lbs
|
David Loughnane | 132 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Raced in second - ridden and led 1f out - kept on well(op 17/2 tchd 12/1) | |
| 2nd | 4 | N/A | Good | William Haggas | 130 lbs | 6/4F | 2.25 | Led - shaken up over 1f out - headed and ridden 1f out - soon outpaced - edged left and no extra towards finish(tchd 11/8) | |||
| 3rd | 8 | Totnes (IRE) | 3 F | Good | Andrew Balding | 122 lbs | 15/2 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - kept on and went third inside final furlong(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Dubai Crystal (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | K R Burke | 130 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Prominent - pushed along from 3f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Angels Landing (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
Ian Williams | 125 lbs | 20/1 | 1 | Towards rear of midfield - switched left and some headway 1f out - stayed on - bit short of room towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 14/1) | |
| 6th | 6 | Wind In Your Sails (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 129 lbs | 4/1 | 3.5 | Held up in last - ridden and no impression over 1f out - never on terms(op 11/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 7th | 3 | Golden Melody (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Tim Easterby | 131 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | Never better than midfield(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Nigwa (GB) | N/A | AVG | Edward Bethell | 140 lbs | 6/1 | 11 | Held up in midfield - weakened over 2f out - hung badly right and eased over 1f out (jockey said filly hung violently right-handed)(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1) |