Full Result 3.45 Chester | 1 August 2021

Chester Marathon Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good To Soft

1st £4,346.99 2nd £2,040.68 3rd £1,020.74 4th £510.37 5th £300 6th £300 7th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Love Is Golden (IRE) 11/5F Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	3	95	84	85	90	–
b c Golden Horn - Holy Moon (IRE) (Hernando)
Midfield, headway over 4f out, not clear run over 3f out, pushed along and headway from over 2f out, led 1f out, ridden and kept on towards finish (op 3/1 tchd 85/40)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	5. Solent Gateway (IRE) 6/1 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe	Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe	3	94 p	83	83	88	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Aoife Alainn (IRE) (Dr Fong)
In rear, some headway over 6f out, niggled along over 4f out, ridden and headway from over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 5/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1]	4. Rival 7/2 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	95	84	83	88	–
b g Iffraaj - Pamona (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
Raced freely, led, pushed along and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 10/3)

4⁽³⁾ 1 [2]	7. Arabist 28/1 Ben Sanderson ³ Ian Williams	Ben Sanderson ³ Ian Williams	5	810 p	68	67	71	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Highest (Dynaformer)
Chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 16/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [5½]	2. Gabrial The One (IRE) 11/2 Connor Murtagh ³ Richard Fahey	Connor Murtagh ³ Richard Fahey	5	94	76	68	73	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Guilia (Galileo)
Towards rear, headway over 4f out, not clear run over 2f out, pushed along and not clear run over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching the home bend) (op 13/2)

6⁽¹⁾ 7½ [13]	6. Carlos Felix (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Elliott Philip Kirby	Andrew Elliott Philip Kirby	4	91	70	47	55	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Quad's Melody (IRE) (Spinning World)
In rear, shaken up and no impression from over 2f out (op 20/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 66 [79]	1. Heart Of Soul (IRE) 4/1 Hollie Doyle Ian Williams	Hollie Doyle Ian Williams	6	100 p	83	–	–	–
b g Makfi - Hadrian's Waltz (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Chased leader, pushed along and weakened from over 3f out, burst blood vessel (vet said gelding bled from the nose) (op 3/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:46:11 Winning time: 2m 39.29s (slow by 3.09s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Crone Stud Farms Ltd (Love Is Golden) 1st breeder: Razza Del Velino
2nd owner: D R Passant & Hefin Williams (Solent Gateway)
3rd owner: Highclere Tbred Racing-Peter Curling (Rival)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.60 £3.20 Ex: £16.10 CSF: £15.96 Trifecta: £63.50

3:45 Chester 1 Aug 2021

Chester Marathon Handicap