Chester
15:20
Horseradish Catering & Events Roodee Handicap
Chester Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 Distance: 7½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £8.30 Place: £2.10 £5.40 £2.40 Exacta: £127.90 Tricast: £678.44 Trifecta: £874.10
Non-Runners: Burdett (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Love Billy Boy (IRE) 3 G AVG Richard Hannon 123 lbs 13/2 Won In touch with leaders on outer - headway from 2f out - up the centre when led over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - ridden then edged left final 110yds - kept on and all out(op 17/2)
2nd 12 Pitney (IRE) 3 G AVG Hugo Palmer 115 lbs 16/1 0.3 Midfield - bumped after 1f - soon towards rear - headway on outer from 2f out - ridden when towards near side final furlong - soon edged left - went second inside final 110yds - kept on
3rd 2 Blue Prince (IRE) 4 G AVG David Evans 128 lbs 6/1 1.25 Midfield - jinked right and bumped rival after 1f - towards rear halfway - headway against far rail from over 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went third final strides(op 5/1 tchd 13/2)
4th 14 Misemerald (IRE) 4 F Poor Philip Kirby 114 lbs 50/1 .5 Prominent - short of room and bumped after 1f - soon took keen hold - challenging from over 1f out - lost ground when slightly hampered inside final 110yds - soon no extra(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
5th 11 Expert Choice (GB) 4 G AVG Richard Fahey 120 lbs 18/1 0.3 Midfield on outer - bumped after 1f - headway from over 2f out - soon up the centre - no extra and hung left inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1)
6th 3 Sailthisshipalone (GB) 4 G Poor Richard Fahey 126 lbs 20/1 1.5 Led but pestered - edged left after 1f - led clearly over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakening when hampered inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding suffered interference inside final furlong)(op 16/1)
7th 6 Teraabb (IRE) 3 G AVG Charlie Fellowes 121 lbs 11/2 2.5 In touch with leaders against rail - short of room and hampered after 1f - headway from under 2f out - weakening when hampered inside final 110yds(op 9/2)
8th 4 Princess Alex (GB) 3 F AVG K R Burke 118 lbs 33/1 .5 In touch with leaders - midfield after 2f - up the centre when bit short of room from over 2f out - soon hampered then stumbled - no extra final furlong(op 28/1)
9th 7 Brunel Nation (FR) 4 G AVG Richard Hughes 121 lbs 6/1 0.05 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - edged left after 1f - midfield halfway - outpaced and lost ground 2f out - switched right and rallied from over 1f out - soon towards near side - kept on but never dangerous(op 9/2)
10th 13 Secret World (IRE) 4 F Poor Charlie Johnston 117 lbs 25/1 2.25 In rear - some headway under 2f out - kept on but no impression
11th 8 Monfrid (FR) 4 G AVG William Haggas 120 lbs 9/2F 1 Midfield - headway over 2f out - short of room under 2f out - soon lost position - rallied over 1f out - keeping on but no chance with winner when hampered inside final furlong - soon eased(op 5/1)
12th 9 Purefoy (GB) 4 G Poor Andrew Balding 120 lbs 28/1 6 Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost position then edged right from under 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 33/1)
13th 1 Witness Stand (GB) 4 G AVG Tom Clover 135 lbs 7/1 3.5 Always behind (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by being unable to get a prominent position having suffered slight interference from a wide draw and - as a result - never travelled)(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)