Full Result 4.40 Chester | 25 May 2019

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(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good

1st £6,404.31 2nd £1,905.75 3rd £952.38 4th £476.19 5th £300 6th £300 7th £300 8th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Hats Off To Larry 9/1 Callum Shepherd Mick Channon	Callum Shepherd Mick Channon	5	90	76	60	85	–
b g Sixties Icon - Highland Jig (Norse Dancer)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, in command final 100yds

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	4. Humble Gratitude 9/1 Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	4	94	80	60	85	–
ch g Foxwedge (AUS) - Gilt Linked (Compton Place)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, stayed on same pace and held final 100yds

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [2¼]	7. Sands Chorus 13/2 Theodore Ladd ⁵ Scott Dixon	Theodore Ladd ⁵ Scott Dixon	7	810 p	77	56	81	–
b g Footstepsinthesand - Wood Chorus (Singspiel)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [3¾]	1. Mikmak 14/1 Nathan Evans Tim Easterby	Nathan Evans Tim Easterby	6	97 p	83	59	84	–
b g Makfi - Rakata (USA) (Quiet American)
Missed break, in rear, effort 2f out, stayed on to chase front three inside final furlong, never able to challenge (jockey said gelding anticipated the start, hit the gates and stumbled as a result)

5⁽⁵⁾ 3 [6¾]	2. Simoon (IRE) EvensF David Probert Andrew Balding	David Probert Andrew Balding	5	97	83	53	78	–
b g Sixties Icon - Astragal (Shamardal)
Midfield, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance entering final 2f, unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

6⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [10¼]	5. Mickey (IRE) 20/1 Jane Elliott ³ Tom Dascombe	Jane Elliott ³ Tom Dascombe	6	90 v	79	42	67	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Enchantment (Compton Place)
Raced keenly, with leader for nearly 3f, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁴⁾ 4½ [14¾]	6. Chai Chai (IRE) 6/1 Silvestre De Sousa Tom Dascombe	Silvestre De Sousa Tom Dascombe	4	93 t¹	79	33	58	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Flamenco Red (Warning)
Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon pushed along, weakened over 1f out

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [15½]	3. Indomeneo 9/1 Connor Murtagh ⁵ Richard Fahey	Connor Murtagh ⁵ Richard Fahey	4	813	80	32	58	–
b g Piccolo - Cherrycombe-Row (Classic Cliche)
Held up, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, never a threat

8 ran Off time: 4:40:37 Winning time: 2m 14.36s (slow by 5.76s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Mearing (self certificate)
1st owner: T Radford & Partner (Hats Off To Larry) 1st breeder: W A Harrison-Allan
2nd owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Humble Gratitude)
3rd owner: The Cool Silk Partnership (Sands Chorus)
Tote win: £10.70 PL: £2.80 £2.60 £2 Ex: £110.40 CSF: £88.94 Tricast: £570.19 Trifecta: £794

4:40 Chester 25 May 2019

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