Chester

Matthew Clark Handicap

Distance: 1m7f196y

Going: Good

Prize: £7,731

Runners: 12

Winning time: 3m 29.57s (slow by 5.47s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 5

6 Marbuzet

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 1lbs

OR: 69

SP: 9/2

Held up in midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - pushed along 2f out - ridden then drifted left from over 1f out - soon went second - ran on to lead towards finish(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)

2 nk

3 No More Bolero

J: Mason Paetel(5)

T: James Owen

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 70

SP: 28/1

Prominent - bumped soon after start - disputed lead 4f out - pushed along and led clearly over 2f out - ridden and ran on from over 1f out - carried left then headed towards finish(op 25/1)

3 ½ ¾

8 Action Pact

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 11lbs

OR: 65

SP: 10/1

Midfield - towards rear halfway - pushed along 5f out - headway from 3f out - went third inside final 110yds - bit short of room towards finish - nearest finish(op 11/1)

4 2¼ 3

7 Merrijig

J: Gina Mangan

T: John Berry

Age: 7

Weight: 9st 12lbs

OR: 66

SP: 8/1

Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - disputed lead 3f out - no extra from over 2f out(op 15/2)

5 ½ 3½

4 Saratoga Gold

J: Alec Voikhansky(3)

T: Kevin Frost

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 70

SP: 7/1

Midfield - short of room under 5f out - soon headway on outer - in touch with leaders 3f out - no extra from 2f out(op 17/2)

6 nk 3¾

11 Chillhi

J: Ashley Lewis(7)

T: James Owen

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 8lbs

OR: 62

SP: 4/1F

Pushed along early - soon prominent - bumped soon after start - led after 3f - joined 4f out - headed and weakened from 3f out(op 10/3)

7 2¾ 6½

2 Simiyann

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Ian Williams

Age: 5

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 70

SP: 8/1

In rear - pushed along briefly early - some headway 4f out - never dangerous(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)

8 hd 6¾

1 Diamand De Vindecy

J: Elizabeth Gale(5)

T: Robert Bevis

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 70

SP: 18/1

Towards rear - no impression from 3f out(op 16/1)

9 1½ 8¼

10 Hedonista

J: Shay Farmer(7)

T: Bernard Llewellyn

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 8lbs

OR: 62

SP: 66/1

Towards rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)

10 6½ 14¾

12 Regally Blonde

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Ben Case

Age: 6

Weight: 9st 5lbs

OR: 59

SP: 10/1

Dwelt start - pushed along briefly early - soon prominent - weakened 4f out(tchd 9/1)

11 13 27¾

13 Sophar Sogood

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: John Butler

Age: 8

Weight: 9st 4lbs

OR: 58

SP: 14/1

Led - headed and prominent after 3f - weakened quickly 5f out(op 12/1)

12 74 101¾

14 Our Lil

J: David Nolan

T: Dan Skelton

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 3lbs

OR: 57

SP: 5/1

Prominent - weakened quickly from over 5f out - eased home straight - tailed off(tchd 11/2)

Capone

J: Ben Ffrench Davis(5)

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Age: 10

Weight: 10st 1lbs

OR: 69

SP: -

Cosmic Soul

J: Aiden Brookes(3)

T: Patrick Neville

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 9lbs

OR: 63

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £5.80

Tote place: £2.80 £7.50 £3.40

Exacta: £169.20

Trifecta: £1564

Tricast: £1231.28

CSF: £129.21