Chester
14:55
Net World Sports 15th Anniversary Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £13 Place: £2.60 £2.10 £2.80 Exacta: £77.80 Tricast: £469.06 Trifecta: £539.50
Non-Runners: Lusaka (travel problems), Sobegrand (travel problems)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Animato (GB) 6 G Poor David O'Meara 135 lbs 12/1 Won In rear - headway from over 2f out - soon in touch with leaders - went third when hung left inside final furlong - rallied and led final 110yds - kept on well(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
2nd 12 Tigerten (GB) 7 G Poor Kevin Frost 116 lbs 9/2 .75 Towards rear - not clear run 3f out - soon switched right - headway on outer from over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went second final strides (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run from 3f out)(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
3rd 3 Rich Belief (GB) 8 G Poor Karl Thornton 134 lbs 8/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - not clear run then lost position and in rear 3f out - rallied over 2f out - keeping on when short of room final 110yds - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run from 3f out)(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
4th 6 Sharp Distinction (GB) 6 G AVG Amy Murphy 138 lbs 11/2 0.1 In touch with leaders - headway from 3f out - went second over 1f out - led 1f out - headed final 110yds - no extra and lost two places towards finish(op 9/1)
5th 2 Percy Jones (GB) 6 G AVG Mark Loughnane 139 lbs 14/1 .75 Unseated rider on way to start and got loose beforehand - prominent - went second 3f out - led 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
6th 9 Clear White Light (GB) 8 G AVG Adrian Paul Keatley 131 lbs 9/1 1.25 Towards rear - headway 3f out - went fourth over 2f out - no extra and lost two places final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
7th 4 Dreams Adozen (FR) 5 M AVG Charlie Johnston 139 lbs 11/4F 6.5 Pushed along early - soon pressed leader - raced in second after 4f - challenging 4f out - led narrowly over 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened from 1f out(op 9/4)
8th 5 Capone (GER) 10 G Poor Dominic Ffrench Davis 138 lbs 13/2 34 Prominent - outpaced 3f out - weakened quickly 2f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer said gelding would benefit from the run)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
9th 8 Gifted Angel (IRE) 4 G AVG Tom Dascombe 133 lbs 12/1 14 Led narrowly - led clearly after 4f - faced challenge 4f out - headed over 3f out - soon weakened quickly(tchd 11/1)
10th 11 Sophar Sogood (IRE) 8 G AVG John Butler 114 lbs 66/1 3 Never going well - raced in last - detached after 4f - no chance from 5f out(op 33/1 tchd 80/1)