Chester

Matthew Clark Handicap

Distance: 1m4f63y
Going: Good
Prize: £7,757
Runners: 8
Winning time: 2m 33.92s (fast by 1.68s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 75
SP: 11/2
Slowly away - in rear - headway on inner over 2f out - in touch with leaders when bit short of room over 1f out - carried right inside final 110yds - led final strides - joined post - dead-heated for 1st - placed 1st outright(op 4/1)
2
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 72
SP: 11/2
Unseated rider on way to start - prominent - switched right and pressed leader over 2f out - pushed along to lead over 1f out - edged right inside final 110yds - headed final strides - forced dead-heat - dead-heated for 1st - placed 2nd outright(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
3 ½ ½
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 73
SP: 6/5F
Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and pressed leaders over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 6/4 tchd 11/10 and tchd 13/8)
4 8
Age: 4
Weight: 8st 7lbs
OR: 59
SP: 4/1
Midfield early - headway to lead after 1f - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
5 10¼
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 71
SP: 20/1
Never better than midfield(op 14/1)
6 15¾
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 72
SP: 40/1
Always behind(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
7 17
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 66
SP: 40/1
Took keen hold - led early - headed and prominent after 1f - pushed along over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 25/1)
8 22½
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 72
SP: 12/1
Midfield - hung right on turn over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 10/1)
NR
Age: 5
Weight: 8st 5lbs
OR: 57
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50
Tote place: £1.80 £1.50 £1.10
Exacta: £34.40
Trifecta: £78.30
Tricast: £58.15
CSF: £34.43