Full Result 4.15 Chester | 21 August 2009

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(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good To Firm

1st £8,831.20 2nd £2,643.20 3rd £1,321.60 4th £660.80 5th £329

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	12. Embsay Crag 8/1 Ian Brennan ⁷ Kate Walton	Ian Brennan ⁷ Kate Walton	3	80	76	85	83	–
b g Elmaamul (USA) - Wigman Lady (IRE) (Tenby)
Prominent, settled to track leaders 7f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, led final stride (op 9-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ shd	8. Clerk's Choice (IRE) 16/1 Alan Munro William Jarvis	Alan Munro William Jarvis	3	90	83	91	88	–
b g Bachelor Duke (USA) - Credit Crunch (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, ran on to challenge inside final furlong, battled gamely in driving finish of heads

3⁽³⁾ shd [hd]	4. Fastnet Storm (IRE) 9/2F Silvestre De Sousa Tom Tate	Silvestre De Sousa Tom Tate	3	93	86	92	91	–
br g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Dreams (Rainbow Quest)
Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed final stride (op 5-1 tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ hd [½]	2. Norwegian Dancer (UAE) 14/1 Franny Norton Ed McMahon	Franny Norton Ed McMahon	3	94	87	92	92	–
b g Halling (USA) - Time Changes (USA) (Danzig)
Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge from over 1f out, ran on, held final strides in finish of heads (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

5⁽¹⁾ nk [¾]	9. Goliaths Boy (IRE) 12/1 Frederik Tylicki ³ Richard Fahey	Frederik Tylicki ³ Richard Fahey	3	810	82	86	86	–
ch g Medecis - Green Belt (FR) (Tirol)
In touch, dropped to midfield over 5f out, progress over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, not quicken close home in finish of heads (op 8-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [2½]	11. Sam Sharp (USA) 16/1 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	3	89	78	78	79	–
bb c Johannesburg (USA) - Caffe (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Midfield, ridden over 1f out, stayed on and edged left inside final furlong, not pace to reach front 5 (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 2 [4½]	5. Takaatuf (IRE) 9/1 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	3	91	84	80	81	–
b c Dubai Destination (USA) - Karlaka (IRE) (Barathea)
Held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on but not pace to challenge (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [6]	3. Watergate (IRE) 9/1 Stevie Donohoe Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Stevie Donohoe Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	94	87	80	81	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Moy Water (IRE) (Tirol)
Slowly into stride, behind, under pressure 1f out, kept on but unable to get to leaders (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6½]	7. Union IslandI (IRE) 20/1 Darryll Holland Kevin Ryan	Darryll Holland Kevin Ryan	3	90	83	75	76	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Daftiyna (IRE) (Darshaan)
Behind, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong but unable to get to leaders (jockey said colt was unsuited by the good to firm ground) (op 16-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [7¼]	10. Decision 6/1 Philip Robinson Clive Cox	Philip Robinson Clive Cox	3	813 p	82	72	73	–
b c Royal Applause - Corinium (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong (op 9-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ nk [7½]	1. Sandor 15/2 Pat Cosgrave Peter Makin	Pat Cosgrave Peter Makin	3	97	90	79	80	–
ch g Fantastic Light (USA) - Crystal Star (Mark Of Esteem)
Midfield, ridden and headway over 3f out, no impression on leaders, weakened final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 13 [20½]	6. Almuktahem 7/1 Phillip Makin Sir Michael Stoute	Phillip Makin Sir Michael Stoute	3	90 v	83	46	47	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Nasanice (IRE) (Nashwan)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, moved upsides to challenge 3 wide 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 6-1)

12 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 2m 10.44s (slow by 2.04s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Keep The Faith Partnership (Embsay Crag) 1st breeder: Mrs Glenda Swinglehurst
2nd owner: M C Banks (Clerk's Choice)
3rd owner: The Kittywake Partnership (Fastnet Storm)
Tote win: £10.50 PL: £3.30 £5 £2.20 Ex: £198.30 CSF: £129.15 Tricast: £651.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (43%) M [5-8] 44 (23%) H [9-12] 37 (34%)

4:15 Chester 21 Aug 2009

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