Chester Races
Chester
14:32
Ultimate Provence Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m4½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75
Place: £1.30 £1.60 £2.10
Exacta: £15.20
Tricast: £60.60
Trifecta: £55.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Scintillante (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - readily(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Zealandia (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Charlie Todd
(3)lbs
|
Ian Williams | 141 lbs | 7/2 | .5 | Prominent - jockey lost iron briefly under 5f out - not clear run over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - kept on (jockey said he briefly lost his right-iron approximately 5f out before regaining it a short distance later)(op 11/2 tchd 6/1) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Natchez Trace (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Zak Wheatley
(5)lbs
|
Declan Carroll | 134 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Took keen hold - soon raced in second - disputed lead after 3f - led clearly 2f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2) | |
| 4th | 5 | Restorer (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Ben Sanderson
(3)lbs
|
Ian Williams | 130 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Prominent - pressed leader over 1f out - briefly disputed lead inside final furlong - outpaced towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 5th | 2 | The Nu Form Way (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Stella Barclay | 140 lbs | 7/1 | 2.5 | Steadied start - held up in last - headway over 1f out - no impression final furlong(op 13/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Croachill (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Roger Varian | 140 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - hung right over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - no telling impression (jockey said filly ran too freely)(op 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Blue Universe (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 124 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear of midfield - not clear run and lost ground over 1f out - eased inside final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Paisano (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 124 lbs | 33/1 | 9 | Led - joined and disputed lead after 3f - lost position 2f out - weakened quickly 1f out(op 25/1 tchd 20/1) |