30 Jun 2023 20:30 Chester
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £6,115); Distance: 1m 2f 70y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good In Places).
Expleo Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(1) |
| - |
Balance Play (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 7) |
43-23 / 4 |
Flat (27) | Hector Crouch | R M Beckett Valmont |
7/4 | |
| made all, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(4) |
| 1 L |
Razoni (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
122422 / 3 |
Flat (12) | Jason Watson | G Boughey Mrs A G Kavanagh |
11/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, angled out and went 2nd turning in, stayed on all the way to the line but not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(6) |
| 1¾ L |
Theme Park (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
21-562 / 4 |
Flat (34) | Rowan Scott | N Tinkler Martin Webb Racing |
5/1 | |
| held up in 5th, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
4th |
6(7) |
| 1 L |
Lil' Frank (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
34-22 / 3 |
Flat (25) | J Mitchell | R Varian Sheikh Mohammed… |
13/2 | |
| prominent, went 2nd after 1f until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders and wide home turn, edged left and no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
7(5) |
| 4½ L |
Mandega (FR) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
373182 / 4 |
Flat (95) | Aiden Brookes | Micky Hammond S Sutton |
80/1 | |
| tracked leader for 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along inside final 3f, soon lost place | ||||||||||
6th |
5(3) |
| 2½ L |
Noodle Mission (USA) (gelding, bay, 9 3) |
707-151 / 4 |
Flat (143) | D Tudhope | M L W Bell Crowd Racing &… |
14/1 | |
| held up off the pace in last pair, rapid headway out wide chasing winner over 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
7th |
2(8) |
| 4½ L |
Tajawal (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
2-331 / 3 |
Flat (25) | Harry Davies | S & E Crisford Sheikh Ahmed Al… |
9/4 | |
| slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, never involved | ||||||||||
8(2) |
| - |
Gordon Grey (IRE) (colt, brown, 8 9) |
4-96 / 4 |
Flat (26) | S A Gray | Ian Williams Hasmonean Racing… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||