Chester Races
Chester
16:45
CNG Switch Handicap
Chester
Date: Wed, 08 May 2024
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 3
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £1.80 £6.70 £4.70
Exacta: £98.50
Tricast: £834.58
Trifecta: £2132.50
Non-Runners: Dirtyoldtown (self certificate), Hieronymus (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Divine Libra (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charles Hills | 134 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Raced wide - midfield - good headway when intimidated by rival then hung left over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well | ||
| 2nd | 13 | He's A Gentleman (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Brandon Wilkie
(5)lbs
|
Hugo Palmer | 120 lbs | 25/1 | 2.5 | Prominent on outer - led home turn - headed inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 18/1) | |
| 3rd | 14 | Evocative Spark (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Darryll Holland | 122 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - towards rear on outer - headway from under 2f out - towards near side then went third final 110yds - kept on well(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Metabolt (GB) | 6 G | AVG | David Loughnane | 130 lbs | 7/2F | 1.5 | Bumped start - in rear - headway on outer from over 1f out - towards near side when went fourth inside final 110yds - kept on (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Sandy Paradise (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Hughes | 130 lbs | 18/1 | 1 | Bumped start - took keen hold - towards rear on inner - switched right home turn - headway against far rail inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Legal Reform (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Alice Haynes | 129 lbs | 7/1 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Oso Rapido (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 126 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Led - headed home turn - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Way To Dubai (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Charlie Fellowes | 135 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Prominent on inner - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | G'Daay (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Joseph Parr | 127 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Raced in second - lost second home turn - carried left over 1f out - soon weakened(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 10th | 3 | Princess Shabnam (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | S Woods | 134 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | Ducked right start - towards rear - bit short of room under 2f out - no impression(op 17/2 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 11th | 7 | On A Session (USA) | 9 G | Poor | David & Nicola Barron | 129 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Anticipated start and slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding had anticipated start and was slow away)(op 11/2) | ||
| 12th | 12 | Remarkable Force (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | John & Sean Quinn | 126 lbs | 11/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - midfield on inner - weakened from under 2f out(op 10/1) |