Full Result 4.00 Chester | 29 September 2007

Innospec Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Good

1st £9,715.50 2nd £2,890.50 3rd £1,444.50 4th £721.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. South Cape 4/1F Matthew Davies ⁷ Mick Channon	Matthew Davies ⁷ Mick Channon	4	89	89	72	97	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Aunt Ruby (USA) (Rubiano)
Held up in touch, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on (op 5-1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ½	14. Thabaat 9/1 William Buick ³ B W Hills	William Buick ³ B W Hills	3	82	81	62	87	–
ch g Pivotal - Maraatib (IRE) (Green Desert)
Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong (op 7-1)

3⁽³⁾ nk [¾]	2. Celtic Sultan (IRE) 5/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	3	94	94	74	99	–
b c Celtic Swing - Farjah (IRE) (Charnwood Forest)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on (op 8-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [2½]	8. Imperial Echo (USA) 9/1 Paul Fessey David Barron	Paul Fessey David Barron	6	810	83	59	84	–
b g Labeeb - Regal Baby (USA) (Northern Baby)
Held up in mid-division, ridden and headway when switched right over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong (op 8-1)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¼]	6. The Kiddykid (IRE) 15/2 Tom McLaughlin David Evans	Tom McLaughlin David Evans	7	812	85	59	84	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Mezzanine (Sadler's Wells)
Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace (op 8-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3¾]	10. Phluke 9/1 Thomas O'Brien ⁷ Eve Johnson Houghton	Thomas O'Brien ⁷ Eve Johnson Houghton	6	83	83	56	81	–
b g Most Welcome - Phlirty (Pharly)
Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and kept on inside final furlong

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. H Harrison (IRE) 9/1 Natalia Gemelova ⁵ Ian McInnes	Natalia Gemelova ⁵ Ian McInnes	7	86	84	55	80	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Penrose (IRE) (Wolfhound)
Chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 8-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [4½]	3. Inter Vision (USA) 11/1 Michael Stainton ³ A Dickman	Michael Stainton ³ A Dickman	7	90	90	60	86	–
b g Cryptoclearance (USA) - Fateful (USA) (Topsider)
Steadied start, soon switched left, held up in rear, some late headway, never dangerous (op 9-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5¼]	12. Obe Gold 14/1 J F Egan Mick Channon	J F Egan Mick Channon	5	88	81	49	75	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Gagajulu (Al Hareb)
Held up towards rear, not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, never dangerous (tchd 16-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ hd [5½]	13. Fiefdom (IRE) 33/1 Paddy Mathers ³ Ian McInnes	Paddy Mathers ³ Ian McInnes	5	85	81	49	74	–
br g Singspiel (IRE) - Chiquita Linda (IRE) (Mujadil)
Behind, pushed along over 4f out, shortlived effort over 3f out (tchd 40-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ hd [5¾]	11. Mezuzah 16/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	7	89	82	49	74	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Mezzogiorno (Unfuwain)
Always behind

12⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6½]	1. Sir Xaar (IRE) 16/1 Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart	Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart	4	95 t	92	57	82	–
bb g Xaar - Cradle Brief (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, some headway on inside well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 20-1)

13⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [9]	9. Gallantry 12/1 Dean McKeown Derek Shaw	Dean McKeown Derek Shaw	5	810	83	41	67	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Gay Gallanta (USA) (Woodman)
Always behind (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good, good to soft in places ground; vet said gelding finished lame)

14⁽¹²⁾ 27 [36]	5. Blades Girl 25/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	4	813 p	86	–	–	–
ch f Bertolini (USA) - Banningham Blade (Sure Blade)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance over 1f out (jockey said filly hung right-handed throughout) (op 66-1)

14 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 1m 27.81s (slow by 3.71s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Heart Of The South Racing (South Cape) 1st breeder: John And Mrs Caroline Penny
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Thabaat)
3rd owner: Mrs Sylvia Clegg and Louise Worthington (Celtic Sultan)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £2.20 £3.70 £2.40 Ex: £50.10 CSF: £43.37 Tricast: £199.82
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 63 (42%) M [6-9] 47 (33%) H [10-14] 40 (25%)

4:00 Chester 29 Sep 2007

Innospec Handicap