Chester

Christmas Parties At Chester Racecourse Handicap

Distance: 7f1y
Going: Good
Prize: £7,731
Runners: 14
Winning time: 1m 27.48s (slow by 3.38s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 62
SP: 17/2
Ran in snatches - in touch with leaders - headway from over 1f out - ridden when towards near side inside final furlong - soon edged left - led towards finish - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
2 ½
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 65
SP: 7/1
Led - ridden inside final furlong - headed towards finish - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
3 ¾
Age: 9
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 70
SP: 33/1
In touch with leaders - not clear run against rail 2f out - headway when in the clear over 1f out - kept on and went third final strides(op 18/1)
4 nk
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 1lbs
OR: 69
SP: 4/1
Took keen hold - prominent - bit short of room when no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2)
5
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 65
SP: 100/30
Prominent - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 9/2)
6 ¾
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 70
SP: 3/1F
Blindfold off late and slowly away - in rear - joined main group after 1f - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - did well in the circumstances (jockey said that the blindfold was stuck on the bridle and took two attempts to remove - resulting in the mare being slow away)(op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
7 ½ 5
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 62
SP: 22/1
Midfield - headway halfway - headway over 2f out - soon bit short of room - no extra inside final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
8 nk
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 70
SP: 25/1
Towards rear - midfield halfway - headway on outer over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 18/1)
9 1
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 65
SP: 25/1
Midfield - bit short of room 2f out - no impression(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
10 shd
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 70
SP: 18/1
Midfield on outer - towards rear 2f out - no chance but stayed on 2f out(tchd 12/1)
11 shd
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 70
SP: 28/1
Always behind(tchd 25/1)
12 8
Age: 9
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 63
SP: 25/1
Sweating - took keen hold - in rear - headway halfway - weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1)
13 10½
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 1lbs
OR: 69
SP: 20/1
Always behind(op 14/1)
14 ½ 11
Age: 7
Weight: 8st 11lbs
OR: 51
SP: 66/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - weakened from over 1f out(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £9.50
Tote place: £3.30 £2.20 £9.20
Exacta: £86.50
Trifecta: £1701.90
Tricast: £1911.73
CSF: £62.11