Chester Races
Chester
14:07
Printworks Apprentice Handicap
Chester
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m4½f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.40
Place: £1.80 £2.70 £1.10
Exacta: £38.20
Tricast: £79.94
Trifecta: £169.70
Non-Runners: Bookmark (unsuitable ground), Peripeteia (unsuitable ground), Swift Tuttle (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Red Royalist (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Taylor Fisher
(3)lbs
|
Mike Murphy & Michael Keady | 137 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along 3f out - ridden over 2f out - switched right and pressed leader over 1f out - led 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough | |
| 2nd | 9 | Alchemystique (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Owen Lewis
(5)lbs
|
Steph Hollinshead | 125 lbs | 17/2 | .5 | Slowly away and squeezed out start - detached in rear - joined main group with one circuit to go - pushed along and steady headway over 3f out - went third on outer over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - kept on(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | She's A Novelty (IRE) | 9 M | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 132 lbs | 7/4F | 0.3 | Raced in second - led 2f out - edged right and headed 1f out - lost second but kept on inside final 110yds(op 11/4) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Sophar Sogood (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | John Butler | 132 lbs | 4/1 | 1.75 | Prominent - outpaced and lost ground 3f out - kept on from over 1f out - went fourth again inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Bamboo Bay (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Kieran Schofield
(3)lbs
|
Philip Kirby | 123 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - ridden 4f out - outpaced 3f out - rallied 2f out - edged left but kept on inside final furlong - weakened towards finish(tchd 18/1) | |
| 6th | 5 | Snag It (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Luke Catton
(3)lbs
|
Alastair Ralph | 133 lbs | 11/2 | 3.75 | Led - headed 2f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 9/2) | |
| 7th | 4 | Heart Of Soul (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Zak Wheatley
(3)lbs
|
Patrick Morris | 136 lbs | 14/1 | 19 | Took keen hold - towards rear - lost touch over 3f out - tailed off(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) | |
| 8th | 11 | Princess Nieve (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Elisha Whittington
(3)lbs
|
Patrick Morris | 122 lbs | 50/1 | 22 | Towards rear - lost touch over 3f out - tailed off over 3f out(op 22/1) |