Full Result 3.20 Chester | 10 May 2007

Halifax Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (7f127yds) 7½f Good

1st £13,248.90 2nd £3,964.80 3rd £1,982.40 4th £991.20 5th £493.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Annemasse 4/1 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	3	93	86	69	87	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Statua (IRE) (Statoblest)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in a place)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	3. Gulf Express (USA) 11/2 Jamie Spencer Sir Michael Stoute	Jamie Spencer Sir Michael Stoute	3	91	84	67	84	–
b c Langfuhr (CAN) - Wassifa (Sure Blade)
Slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on and gaining towards finish (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

3⁽²⁾ ½ [¾]	7. Copper King 12/1 Stevie Donohoe David Evans	Stevie Donohoe David Evans	3	810	79	60	78	–
ch g Ishiguru (USA) - Dorissio (IRE) (Efisio)
Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish (tchd 11-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2]	9. Dora Explora 14/1 Neil Callan David Evans	Neil Callan David Evans	3	89	78	56	74	–
br f Vettori (IRE) - Fredora (Inchinor)
Midfield, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never able to challenge (op 25-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ shd [2¼]	1. Magic Mountain (IRE) 16/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	3	94	87	65	82	–
b c Dr Fong (USA) - Hard Task (Formidable I)
Led, headed over 5f out, remained prominent, regained lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, one pace towards finish (tchd 14-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2¾]	10. Chjimes (IRE) 20/1 Franny Norton K R Burke	Franny Norton K R Burke	3	86	75	52	69	–
b g Fath (USA) - Radiance (IRE) (Thatching)
Dwelt, midfield, ridden over 1f out, no impression (op 18-1)

7⁽¹⁾ hd [2¾]	5. Cool Box (USA) 7/2F Kerrin McEvoy Amanda Perrett	Kerrin McEvoy Amanda Perrett	3	90	83	59	77	–
b c Grand Slam (USA) - Frigidette (USA) (It's Freezing)
Midfield, not clear run over 1f out and inside final furlong, soon ridden briefly, never troubled leaders (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in a place)

8⁽⁸⁾ shd [3]	6. Proper (IRE) 14/1 Chris Catlin Mick Channon	Chris Catlin Mick Channon	3	813 12	82	58	75	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Pardoned (IRE) (Mujadil)
Prominent, led over 5f out, headed 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong (tchd 12-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 2 [5]	4. Thabaat 4/1 Richard Hills B W Hills	Richard Hills B W Hills	3	90	83	54	71	–
ch c Pivotal - Maraatib (IRE) (Green Desert)
Fly-jumped leaving stalls, held up, not clear run over 1f out and inside final furlong, soon eased (jockey said colt was denied a clear run) (op 3-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:23:00 Winning time: 1m 33.84s (slow by 2.34s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Salient (withdrawn; upset and damaged stall)
Rule 4: Salient was withdrawn. Price at the time of withdrawal was 10-1. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound.
1st owner: Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd (Annemasse) 1st breeder: Newsells Park Stud Limited
2nd owner: Saeed Suhail (Gulf Express)
3rd owner: R Edwards & J Swinnerton (Copper King)
Tote win: £5.30 PL: £1.80 £2 £3.60 Ex: £24.70 CSF: £23.68 Tricast: £206.24 Trifecta: £330.60 Pool: £651.92 - 1.40 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (33%) M [4-7] 56 (42%) H [8-10] 47 (25%)

3:20 Chester 10 May 2007

Halifax Handicap