05 Aug 2018 15:30 Chester
Winner: £11,447 (Penalty: £6,081); Distance: 1m 4f 63y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
ESL Group Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(1) |
| - |
Gossip Column (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
8-12114 / 9 |
Flat (22) | P J McDonald | Ian Williams Dr Marwan Koukash |
15/8 | |
| made all, shaken up inside final 2f, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(5) |
| 1½ L |
Berkshire Royal (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
112412 / 7 |
Flat (22) | Jason Watson | A M Balding Andy Bell & Fergus… |
5/4 | |
| tracked winner, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, always held | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(6) |
| ½ L |
Jabbaar (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 4) |
731223 / 7 |
Flat (23) | P Makin | I Jardine Let's Be Lucky… |
8/1 | |
| held up in touch, shaken up inside final 2f, soon ridden and one pace, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite reach front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
5(7) |
| 3¾ L |
Indomeneo (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
061835 / 4 |
Flat (15) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Middleham Park… |
25/1 | |
| mid-division in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms | ||||||||||
5th |
8(2) |
| ½ L |
Zihaam (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) |
313182 / 8 |
Flat (11) | Ben Sanderson | R Fell & S Murray Nick Bradley Racing… |
20/1 | |
| mid-division in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out, never a threat | ||||||||||
6th |
3(8) |
| 4 L |
Gabrial's King (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
248524 / 9 |
Flat (8) | Connor Murtagh | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash |
10/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway under pressure on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, never pace to reach leaders, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
4(4) |
| 9 L |
Venue (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
11060/0 / 8 |
Flat (50), Jump (640) |
T Eaves | D McCain Jnr David Lockwood… |
33/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up, always behind | ||||||||||
8th |
7(3) |
| 11 L |
Silver Character (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 1) |
719528 / 4 |
Flat (18) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Aykroyd And Sons… |
11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, reminders over 3f out, soon lost place and behind | ||||||||||