Chester Races
Chester
21:00
Remembering Jess Whalley Handicap
Chester
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.75
Place: £1.20 £4.30 £1.90
Exacta: £34.60
Tricast: £155.28
Trifecta: £139.80
Non-Runners: Han Solo Berger (unsuitable ground), High Security (withdrawn; upset in stalls), Therehegoes (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Ecclesiastical (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Tristan Davidson | 120 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Travelled strongly - pressed leader - led before halfway - shaken up over 1f out - soon went clear - easily(op 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 11 | Astapor (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Brandon Wilkie
(7)lbs
|
John David Riches | 117 lbs | 16/1 | 3.25 | Led narrowly - headed and raced in second before halfway - kept on but no chance with winner from over 1f out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 3rd | 1 | Soul Seeker (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 13/2 | 2 | In touch with leaders - went third and no impression from over 1f out - edged right towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Shoebox King (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 125 lbs | 9/2 | .5 | Took keen hold - midfield - ridden briefly inside final furlong - kept on and went fourth final strides(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Birkenhead (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Midgley | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 0.2 | Midfield on inner - no impression from over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Albegone (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 125 lbs | 6/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - in touch with leaders before halfway - weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Brian The Snail (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Pierre-Louis Jamin
(3)lbs
|
Patrick Morris | 125 lbs | 20/1 | 1 | Ducked right start - in rear - switched right soon after start - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1) | |
| 8th | 15 | Loco Lobo (GB) | 7 M | Poor |
Mollie Phillips
(3)lbs
|
Lisa Williamson | 113 lbs | 66/1 | 2 | Dwelt start - never better than midfield(op 33/1 tchd 80/1) | |
| 9th | 13 | Red Walls (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Laura Pearson
(3)lbs
|
Lisa Williamson | 117 lbs | 66/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders on outer - soon pushed along - weakened 2f out(op 33/1) | |
| 10th | 2 | Bang On The Bell (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
J R Jenkins | 129 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - midfield - hung right on turn under 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free and hung right-handed)(op 16/1) | |
| 11th | 5 | Street Life (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Harry Russell
(3)lbs
|
Patrick Morris | 128 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - always behind(op 28/1) | |
| 12th | 7 | Noteable (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Craig Lidster | 127 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders on outer - dropped to midfield halfway - weakened over 1f out(tchd 22/1) |