10 May 2013 13:45 Chester
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,752); Distance: 7f 122y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
sportingbet.com Earl Grosvenor Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8(2) |
| - |
Captain Bertie (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) |
8205-08 / 5 |
Flat (20) | R L Moore | C Hills Invictus |
9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, not much room after 1f, ridden to go 2nd and edged left 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(1) |
| NK |
Chosen Character (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
2112-00 / 10 |
Flat (20) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Aykroyd And Sons… |
15/2 | |
| slowly into stride, soon recovered to track leader, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
13(13) |
| 3¾ L |
Hefner (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
131100- / 5 |
Flat (225), Jump (36) |
Andrea Atzeni | M Botti Srs Ab |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd close home, no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
3(5) |
| ¾ L |
Gandalak (FR) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
13-3311 / 4 |
Flat (7) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Middleham Park… |
10/3 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
5th |
12(12) |
| 1½ L |
Weapon Of Choice (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
04204-2 / 11 |
Flat (30) | N Callan | W S Kittow Mrs J A Brooke |
17/2 | |
| slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
6th |
6(14) |
| 2¾ L |
Dubai Dynamo (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) |
440147 / 12 |
Flat (6) | P J McDonald | Mrs R Carr The Bottom Liners |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never in contention | ||||||||||
7th |
14(11) |
| 1 L |
Verse Of Love (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 10) |
834826 / 6 |
Flat (10) | D E Egan | P D Evans Mr W Clifford |
28/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, bumped after 1f, closed 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
4(4) |
| 2 L |
Seanie (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
39892-7 / 10 |
Flat (20) | G Lee | D Marnane Gary Ryan |
9/1 | |
| took keen hold, mid-division, hampered after 1f, headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
11(7) |
| 4½ L |
Balty Boys (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
57880-9 / 8 |
Flat (13) | M Dwyer | J A Osborne Koo's Racing Club… |
33/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place, well beaten over 2f out | ||||||||||
10th |
9(6) |
| 3 L |
Postscript (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) |
31010-5 / 7 |
Flat (17) | J P Spencer | D M Simcock Dr Marwan Koukash |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, not much room and bumped after 1f, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, well held final furlong | ||||||||||
5(3) |
| - |
Laffan (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
110-820 / 5 |
Flat (20) | Amy Ryan | K A Ryan Middleham Park… |
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10(10) |
| - |
Mehdi (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
45407-8 / 9 |
Flat (20) | J Fanning | D Nicholls Dr Marwan Koukash |
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2(9) |
| - |
Brae Hill (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) |
0600-30 / 8 |
Flat (20) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash |
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1(8) |
| - |
Es Que Love (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 7) |
009106 / 5 |
Flat (13) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston The Es Que Love… |
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