GBChester Races

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Chester
15:50
Virgin Bet Handicap
Chester Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.40 Place: £2.20 £1.60 £2.20 Exacta: £33.70 Tricast: £128.52 Trifecta: £204.30
Non-Runners: C'Mon Kenny (unsuitable ground), Dereham (unsuitable ground), Zikany (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m6f 1m4f 1m4f 2m 1m4½f
1st
Slowly away - raced in last - steady headway from 4f out - going easily over 2f out - switched right and ridden over 1f out - wandered around but ran on well inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - won going away(op 15/2)
5 G Poor
Kevin Frost 134 lbs 11/2 Won
1m6½f 2m½f 1m6f 2m 2m
1m 1m 1m 1m4f 1m4f
2nd
In touch with leaders - cajoled along from 4f out - raced wide but good headway home turn - led over 1f out - soon faced challenge - kept on inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 5/2)
3 G AVG
Sir Mark Prescott Bt 132 lbs 7/2F 1
2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m½f 2m
1m3f 2m 2m 2m1f 2m2f
3rd
Prominent - led 3f out - headed over 1f out - soon rallied and kept on - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 11/2)
5 G AVG
Jim Goldie 129 lbs 13/2 0.3
1m7f 2m 1m6f 1m6f 1m6f
2m½f 2m3½f 1m7½f 1m4½f 2m
4th
In touch with leaders - prominent on inner 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1)
6 G Poor
Tracy Waggott 116 lbs 6/1 7.5
1m6f 1m6f 1m6f 2m4f 1m4½f
1m2f 1m2f 1m4f 1m4½f 1m6f
5th
Midfield - brief headway 3f out - soon outpaced - dropped to rear 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 18/1)
10 G AVG
Steph Hollinshead 137 lbs 11/1 11
1m2f 1m2f 1m6f 1m2f 1m2f
1m5f 1m4f 1m3½f 1m3f 1m6f
6th
Held up in rear - outpaced 3f out - lost touch over 1f out - tailed off(op 12/1)
5 G Poor
John Berry 123 lbs 18/1 7
2m 1m2f 2m 2m 1m6f
1m2f 1m2½f 1m2f
7th
Towards rear - struggling 3f out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 17/2)
3 G Poor
Hugo Palmer 119 lbs 11/1 3
1m6f
2m½f 2m 2m 2m½f 2m½f
8th
Led - headed 3f out - weakened quickly 2f out - tailed off(tchd 14/1)
5 G AVG
Hugo Palmer 137 lbs 12/1 19
2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m
1m5½f 1m6f 1m6f 2m 2m
9th
Prominent - pressed leader 3f out - hung badly left and weakened over 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 22/1 tchd 40/1)
8 G AVG
Kevin Frost 131 lbs 33/1 9
1m6f 1m4f 2m½f 1m4f 2m1f
1m4f 1m3½f 2m 2m 2m
99th
Reared over in stalls - took no part(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)
4 G Good
Andrew Balding 142 lbs 9/2 -
1m6f 1m6f 2m 2m½f 2m½f