30 Jun 2017 20:15 Chester
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,225); Distance: 7f 1y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Close Brothers Asset Finance Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7(4) |
| - |
Explain (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
0-56102 / 5 |
Flat (7) | Lewis Edmunds | Mrs R Carr The Beer Stalkers… |
5/2 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd on inside over 1f out, soon led, clear inside final furlong, kept on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
1(7) |
| 5 L |
Heir To A Throne (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) |
371-207 / 7 |
Flat (39) | S A Gray | K A Ryan Ecuries Serge Stempniak |
9/1 | |
| chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, went 2nd again close home, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
10(3) |
| ½ L |
Gabrial The Tiger (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
06-0088 / 9 |
Flat (20) | Barry McHugh | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash |
4/1 | |
| led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, one pace and no chance with winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
8(10) |
| 1¼ L |
Eqleem (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
756-002 / 4 |
Flat (23) | A Mullen | P D Evans Diamond Racing… |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway inside final 2f, chasing leaders when switched right then left over 1f out, modest 4th and hung left inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
11(1) |
| 1½ L |
Cosmic Ray (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
141141 / 7 |
Flat (8) | F Norton | J L Eyre Mrs Melissa Anne… |
11/4 | |
| mid-division on inside, some headway over 1f out, 5th and no impression when slightly hampered on rail inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
9(11) |
| 2 L |
British Embassy (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
18-6602 / 6 |
Flat (28) | Hector Crouch | W G M Turner The Golden Horse… |
33/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
7th |
6(9) |
| NK |
Khelman (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
97-9718 / 8 |
Flat (20) | Sammy Jo Bell | R A Fahey Morebrooke Ltd |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along before halfway, never on terms | ||||||||||
8th |
4(8) |
| 8 L |
Monteverdi (FR) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
3060-78 / 6 |
Flat (14) | D C Costello | J A Osborne Millennium Horses/a&g… |
20/1 | |
| went left and stumbled start, last pair, never on terms | ||||||||||
9th |
3(6) |
| 7 L |
Grand Inquisitor (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
977-906 / 8 |
Flat (41) | David Probert | Ian Williams Mr Andrew Page |
7/1 | |
| hampered after start, always behind | ||||||||||
10th |
2(12) |
| 3 L |
Majestic Moon (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
770522 / 9 |
Flat (6) | Shelley Birkett | Miss J Feilden Ahamed Farook &… |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
5(2) |
| - |
God Willing (GB) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
505670 / 8 |
Flat (14) | G C O'Neill | D Carroll Mr C H Stephenson |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
12(5) |
| - |
Tavener (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
255535 / 8 |
Flat (13) | R Ffrench | D C Griffiths The Dash And Brash… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||