Full Result 7.50 Chelmsford (AW) | 2 September 2017

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(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) 7f Standard

1st £51,752 2nd £15,400 3rd £7,696 4th £3,848

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	10. Masham Star (IRE) 8/1 P J McDonald Mark Johnston	P J McDonald Mark Johnston	3	93	100	86	107	–
b c Lawman (FR) - Croisiere (USA) (Capote)
Well in touch in midfield, headway under pressure to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong to lead last strides

2⁽¹⁾ hd	8. Sutter County 9/1 James Doyle Mark Johnston	James Doyle Mark Johnston	3	94	101	86	107	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Rio Osa (AUS) (Canny Lad)
Mostly chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, headed last strides (op 10/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [¾]	4. Mazzini 6/1 George Wood ³ James Fanshawe	George Wood ³ James Fanshawe	4	94 p	100	86	107	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Firenze (Efisio)
Taken down early, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, chased leader 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong (op 9/2)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [1]	15. Baraweez (IRE) 10/1 Fran Berry Brian Ellison	Fran Berry Brian Ellison	7	90	93	78	99	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Aquarelle Bleue (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in touch in midfield, effort over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, stayed on well final 100yds, not reach leaders (op 12/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1 [2]	14. Constantino (IRE) 14/1 Shane Kelly Richard Fahey	Shane Kelly Richard Fahey	4	91 b	94	76	97	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Messias Da Silva (USA) (Tale Of The Cat)
Held up in midfield, effort under pressure well over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, stayed on well final 100yds, not reach leaders

6⁽²⁾ nk [2¼]	2. Royal Birth 25/1 Aaron Jones ³ Stuart Williams	Aaron Jones ³ Stuart Williams	6	97 t	103	84	105	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Princess Georgina (Royal Applause)
Held up in touch in midfield, effort on inner to chase leaders and edged left under pressure 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, outpaced final 100yds (op 33/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3]	12. Suzi's Connoisseur 25/1 Oisin Murphy Stuart Williams	Oisin Murphy Stuart Williams	6	93 tv	96	75	96	–
b g Art Connoisseur (IRE) - Suzi Spends (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Held up in touch in midfield, effort on inner over 1f out, not clear run and switched right 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3½]	5. Squats (IRE) 12/1 Georgia Cox ⁵ William Haggas	Georgia Cox ⁵ William Haggas	5	92	100	77	106	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Light Sea (IRE) (King's Best)
Taken down early, held up in last quartet, ridden and headway towards inner over 1f out, switched left 1f out, never got a clear run after and no impression

9⁽¹³⁾ hd [3¾]	6. That Is The Spirit 25/1 Martin Harley David O'Meara	Martin Harley David O'Meara	6	96	99	75	97	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Fraulein (Acatenango)
Broke fast to lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [5½]	13. Swift Approval (IRE) 33/1 Luke Morris Stuart Williams	Luke Morris Stuart Williams	5	92 et¹	95	66	89	–
ch g Approve (IRE) - Tiltili (IRE) (Spectrum)
Held up in touch in midfield, effort over 1f out, not clear run and switched sharply right 1f out, kept on same pace after

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	7. Fastnet Tempest (IRE) 4/1F Ryan Moore William Haggas	Ryan Moore William Haggas	4	95 p	98	64	98	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Dame Blanche (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Slowly into stride and ridden along in rear, never travelling well enough, some headway into midfield when hampered 1f out, not given a hard time and no impression after (jockey said gelding hung left) (op 7/2)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ nse [7¼]	1. Ibn Malik (IRE) 8/1 Jim Crowley Charles Hills	Jim Crowley Charles Hills	4	912	105	70	94	–
ch g Raven's Pass (USA) - Moon's Whisper (USA) (Storm Cat)
Chased leaders on outer, ridden and struggling entering final 2f, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 7/1)

13⁽³⁾ shd [7½]	9. Mr Bossy Boots (IRE) 14/1 Josephine Gordon Amanda Perrett	Josephine Gordon Amanda Perrett	6	93 t	96	60	85	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Zelding (IRE) (Warning)
Reared as stalls opened and slowly away, soon outpaced and ridden along in last trio, never troubled leaders

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	3. Supersta 20/1 Silvestre De Sousa Michael Appleby	Silvestre De Sousa Michael Appleby	6	97 hp	100	60	85	–
ch g Pivotal - Resort (Oasis Dream)
Slowly into stride, always in rear, pushed along over 1f out, no impression and switched right 1f out, never dangerous

15⁽⁹⁾ ½ [9¼]	16. Omran 6/1 Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti	Andrea Atzeni Marco Botti	3	90	97	52	79	–
ch c Choisir (AUS) - Ruff Shod (USA) (Storm Boot)
Held up in midfield, effort on inner but no impression over 1f out, behind inside final furlong (op 8/1)

15 ran Off time: 7:53:29 Winning time: 1m 24.76s (slow by 1.66s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: El Hayem (self certificate)
1st owner: 3 Batterhams and A Reay (Masham Star) 1st breeder: Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Sutter County)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs P Hopper, Mr & Mrs M Morris (Mazzini)
Tote win: £10.80 PL: £3.20 £3.40 £2.90 Ex: £114 CSF: £78.66 Tricast: £490.91 Trifecta: £1,015
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 73 (34%) M [6-10] 51 (31%) H [11-15] 26 (35%)

7:50 Chelmsford (AW) 2 Sep 2017

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