Chester Races
Chester
16:35
Close Brothers Handicap (Div II)
Chester
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024
Distance: 7½f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £11
Place: £3 £2.50 £2.20
Exacta: £84.50
Tricast: £536.61
Trifecta: £639
Non-Runners: Lockdown Lass (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Touchwood (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Ruth Carr | 135 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Held up in last - pushed along and headway over 1f out - ridden and ran on inside final furlong - led final strides(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | My Honey B (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Michael & David Easterby | 127 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - headway on outer under 2f out - led inside final furlong - headed final strides(op 15/2) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Once Adaay (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque | 132 lbs | 7/1 | 2 | Prominent - briefly went second inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Red Walls (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Lisa Williamson | 116 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Pressed leader - disputed lead over 2f out - led clearly over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Daisy Roots (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Adam West | 123 lbs | 7/2 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - switched left over 1f out - kept on but not pace to challenge | ||
| 6th | 4 | Star Shield (GB) | 9 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 134 lbs | 3/1F | 0.3 | In rear - ran on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 5/2) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Roaring Ralph (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Michael Dods | 135 lbs | 17/2 | .5 | Midfield - not clear run 2f out - slightly hampered over 1f out - outpaced inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching 1f marker)(op 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Serenity Rose (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Kevin Frost | 132 lbs | 18/1 | 4.5 | Took keen hold - midfield - pressed leaders 2f out - carried left over 1f out - soon weakened(op 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Mr Squires (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 136 lbs | 5/1 | 6 | Led - joined over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened and eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as good - and would prefer a softer surface - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) |