31 May 2014 16:50 Chester
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,763); Distance: 1m 4f 66y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Russian Standard Vodka Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(4) |
| - |
Captain Morley (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
02-12 / 8 |
Flat (24) | A Kirby | D M Simcock John P McManus |
11/4 | |
| in touch, headway to lead over 3f out, hard ridden over 2f out, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(2) |
| ¾ L |
Old Town Boy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
4-24171 / 6 |
Flat (13) | S M Levey | P J McBride Richard G Wilson |
7/2 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, never reached winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(8) |
| 2½ L |
Arantes (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
22-1267 / 6 |
Flat (14) | William Twiston-Davies | M R Channon Mr A B Hamilton |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leader over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
2(1) |
| 11 L |
Storm Force Ten (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
8335-11 / 4 |
Flat (24) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Mr Robert Waley-Cohen |
5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
7(10) |
| 9 L |
Late Shipment (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
676-12 / 10 |
Flat (52) | P Mulrennan | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs M Gittings-Watts |
14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
6th |
8(6) |
| 11 L |
Solo Hunter (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
3-38151 / 9 |
Flat (9) | T Eaves | P D Evans Rob Massheder,… |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 3f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
7th |
5(5) |
| 15 L |
Purple Spectrum (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 2) |
3-1 / 4 |
Flat (19) | S Sanders | W J Haggas Roldvale Ltd G… |
6/1 | |
| tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
8th |
10(3) |
| 3½ L |
Dry Your Eyes (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 7) |
0644-14 / 5 |
Flat (9) | R Ffrench | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Grant Mercer |
33/1 | |
| led until over 3f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
9th |
6(7) |
| 37 L |
Piton (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
505-11 / 4 |
Flat (65) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Eugene M O'Sullivan |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place over 5f out, soon behind, eased over 2f out | ||||||||||
9(9) |
| - |
Full Day (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 7) |
653-781 / 5 |
Flat (26) | D Swift | B Ellison Mr Dan Gilbert |
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