GBChester Races

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Chester
14:40
Livescore Bet Watergate Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Chester Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £1.80 £2.10 £1.90 Exacta: £39.80 Tricast: £136.23 Trifecta: £206.40
Non-Runners: Aqwaam (self certificate, scoped wrong), Solent Gateway (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m4½f 2m 2m½f 2m
1st
Midfield - smooth headway 3f out - went second over 2f out - ridden and challenging final furlong - led narrowly inside final 110yds - just prevailed(op 9/2)
7 G AVG
Andrew Balding 118 lbs 11/2 Won
2m2f 2m½f 2m2½f 2m 2m½f
2m½f 1m6f 2m2f 2m½f 2m½f
2nd
Led - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - kept on well - just failed(op 11/2)
6 G Poor
W P Mullins 111 lbs 5/1 0.05
2m2f 2m 2m1f 2m 2m4½f
2m2f 1m7½f 2m½f 1m6f 2m½f
3rd
Prominent early - in touch with leaders after 3f - pushed along and disputing second 4f out - outpaced over 2f out - stayed on and went third towards finish - no match for first two(op 6/1)
7 G AVG
Brian Ellison 138 lbs 9/2 6
2m1f 2m4½f 2m2f 2m1f 2m4f
2m4½f 2m2½f 2m½f 1m6f 2m½f
4th
Midfield early - towards rear after 3f - raced in last after 5f - headway from 3f out - switched right and on outer over 2f out - went third over 1f out - weakened and lost third towards finish
9 G Poor
Hugo Palmer 122 lbs 12/1 .75
2m1f 2m2½f 2m4f 2m
1m5f 1m4f 1m5f 1m6f 1m6½f
5th
Midfield - lost position and towards rear after 4f - dropped to rear 5f out - stayed on from over 1f out(op 4/1)
6 M AVG
Gavin Cromwell 119 lbs 7/2F 2.25
2m
2m2½f 2m2f 1m4f 2m2½f 2m
6th
Lost many lengths start - in rear - towards rear after 3f - raced wide on turn over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away from stalls and was never travelling thereafter)(tchd 6/1)
7 G AVG
Declan Carroll 120 lbs 11/2 7.5
2m½f 2m4f 2m 1m6f 2m2½f
2m½f 2m 2m2½f 2m½f 2m
7th
Prominent early - dropped to midfield after 3f - weakened over 1f out(tchd 28/1)
8 G AVG
Ian Williams 111 lbs 25/1 0.3
2m2f 2m 2m 2m½f 2m2½f
2m½f 1m7f 2m 2m 1m5½f
8th
Towards rear - headway over 3f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 25/1)
8 G AVG
Ian Williams 130 lbs 33/1 2.25
2m2f 1m4f 1m6f
1m4f 1m7f 1m4f 1m6f 2m
9th
In touch with leaders - disputing second 4f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 11/1)
5 G AVG
Ian Williams 119 lbs 14/1 3
2m 2m 1m4½f 2m 2m
1m4½f 1m6f 1m6½f 2m 1m6½f
10th
Prominent - weakened quickly 4f out - soon tailed off(op 16/1)
11 G AVG
Karl Thornton 135 lbs 25/1 45
2m4f 2m4f 2m1f 2m 1m5f
2m 1m4f 1m7½f 2m2f 2m
11th
Slowly away - pushed along soon after start - soon prominent on outer - pushed along and lost position 7f out - weakened over 4f out - tailed off over 2f out(op 18/1 and tchd 20/1)
8 G Poor
Donald McCain 114 lbs 16/1 1.5
1m6f