Full Result 5.40 Chester | 23 August 2007

Almond Resorts Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) (7f127yds) 7½f Good To Firm

1st £2,730 2nd £806 3rd £403.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	11. Sands Of Barra (IRE) 10/1 Daniel Tudhope Ian McInnes	Daniel Tudhope Ian McInnes	4	94	58	67	67	–
gr g Marju (IRE) - Purple Risks (FR) (Take Risks)
Chased leaders, led 1f out, kept on well (op 12-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1½	10. Regal Dream (IRE) 16/1 Graham Gibbons James Unett	Graham Gibbons James Unett	5	94	58	63	63	–
b g Namid - Lovely Me (IRE) (Vision)
In rear-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside to take 2nd inside final furlong (op 20-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2]	3. Empire Dancer (IRE) 8/1 Franny Norton Conrad Allen	Franny Norton Conrad Allen	4	911	65	69	69	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Dance To The Beat (Batshoof)
Switched left after start, led until 1f out, no extra (op 15-2 tchd 7-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1 [3]	9. Maison Dieu 10/1 Gary Bartley ⁷ Eric Alston	Gary Bartley ⁷ Eric Alston	4	812	59	60	60	–
bb g King Charlemagne (USA) - Shining Desert (IRE) (Green Desert)
Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong (tchd 12-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 2½ [5½]	12. Just Oscar (GER) 7/1 David Allan Mark Brisbourne	David Allan Mark Brisbourne	3	94	64	58	59	–
b g Surako (GER) - Jade Chequer (Green Desert)
Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, switched right 2f out, one pace final 2f (op 8-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	6. Supercast (IRE) 33/1 Liam Jones ³ Mark Brisbourne	Liam Jones ³ Mark Brisbourne	4	96	63	53	54	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Al Euro (FR) (Mujtahid)
Chased leaders, slightly hampered 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 25-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [8¼]	14. Turkish Sultan (IRE) 11/2 Hadden Frost ⁵ Milton Bradley	Hadden Frost ⁵ Milton Bradley	4	811 v	56	44	44	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Odalisque (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Chased leaders, hampered 2f out, soon faded (op 13-2)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [8¾]	1. Akram (IRE) 25/1 Jamie Moriarty ³ Jonjo O'Neill	Jamie Moriarty ³ Jonjo O'Neill	5	98	65	52	52	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Akdariya (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Mid-division, soon pushed along, lost place over 1f out, lame (vet said gelding was lame) (tchd 20-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [9¼]	4. Outer Hebrides I 9/4F Stevie Donohoe Milton Bradley	Stevie Donohoe Milton Bradley	6	911 v	65	50	51	–
b g Efisio - Reuval (Sharpen Up)
Chased leader, lost place over 1f out (op 5-2)

10⁽⁶⁾ 5 [14¼]	2. Linda's Colin (IRE) 7/1 Luke Morris ⁵ Ronald Harris	Luke Morris ⁵ Ronald Harris	5	96	65	37	38	–
b g Xaar - Capable Kate (IRE) (Alzao)
Mid-division, driven over 4f out, lost place 2f out (vet said gelding finished distressed)

11⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [15½]	8. Major League (USA) 14/1 Richard Mullen Dave Morris	Richard Mullen Dave Morris	5	95	59	28	29	–
b g Magic Cat (USA) - Quick Grey (USA) (El Prado)
Always in rear (op 12-1)

11 ran Off time: 5:41:00 Winning time: 1m 34.61s (slow by 3.11s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Another Genepi (vet's certificate), Ermine Grey (unsuitable ground), Golden Spectrum (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Wold Construction Company (Sands Of Barra) 1st breeder: Sunderland Holdings Ltd
2nd owner: N B F Hubbard (Regal Dream)
3rd owner: Golfers Dream Syndicate (Empire Dancer)
Tote win: £11.90 PL: £4 £5.60 £2.50 Ex: £147.50 CSF: £161.39 Tricast: £1,380.51
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 92 (31%) M [5-7] 12 (41%) H [8-14] 46 (28%)

5:40 Chester 23 Aug 2007

Almond Resorts Handicap