Chester Races
Chester
15:42
Chandon Garden Spritz Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.91
Place: £1.20 £3.80
Exacta: £9.80
Tricast: £149.89
Trifecta: £95.90
Non-Runners: Distinguished Lady, Seeking Gold
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Equatorial (USA) | 4 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 131 lbs | 10/11F | Won | Took keen hold - towards rear - hampered by loose horse over 5f out - headway 2f out - shaken up to lead inside final furlong - comfortably(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Starnberg (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 135 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - led after 2f - headed inside final furlong - kept on but no match for winner(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Tenjin (GB) | 2 C | Poor | John Ryan | 128 lbs | 28/1 | .75 | Slowly into stride - raced in last - headway 2f out - went third inside final furlong - ran on(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Ararat (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | David Simcock | 116 lbs | 7/2 | 1 | Took keen hold - raced in third - lost position under 2f out - kept on final furlong - bit short of room towards finish(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Divine Libra (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charles Hills | 123 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Led - headed and raced in second after 2f - lost position inside final furlong - weakened inside final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Misty Blues (IRE) | 2 F | Poor |
Sean Kirrane
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Tim Easterby | 122 lbs | 14/1 | 17 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to last 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Think Climate (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 126 lbs | 18/1 | - | Unseated rider start(op 20/1 tchd 16/1) |