Full Result 5.25 Chester | 31 May 2014

Aperol Spritz Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good To Soft

1st £7,762.80 2nd £2,310 3rd £1,154.40 4th £577.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Las Verglas Star (IRE) 8/1 Paul Mulrennan Richard Fahey	Paul Mulrennan Richard Fahey	6	91	79	54	87	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Magnificent Bell (IRE) (Octagonal)
Held up, not clear run when headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led final 75yds, in control close home (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improivement in form, on its previous run the gelding was badly hampered but on this occasion got a clear run throughout.)

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	8. Hydrant 10/1 Connor Beasley ³ Richard Guest	Connor Beasley ³ Richard Guest	8	89	76	50	83	–
b g Haafhd - Spring (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, ridden to take 2nd well over 1f out, challenging well inside final furlong, held by winner close home (tchd 11/1)

3⁽¹⁾ 1 [1½]	4. Skytrain 7/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	4	93	81	53	86	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Viola Da Braccio (IRE) (Vettori)
Led, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed final 75yds, no extra close home

4⁽²⁾ 2¼ [3¾]	9. Dolphin Rock 11/2 Dale Swift Brian Ellison	Dale Swift Brian Ellison	7	811	75	42	76	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Lark In The Park (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Handy, ridden and not quicken 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace final 100yds (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. Tatting 11/1 Adam Kirby Chris Dwyer	Adam Kirby Chris Dwyer	5	90	78	44	78	–
ch g Street Cry (IRE) - Needlecraft (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
Raced keenly in midfield, ridden over 1f out, one pace final 100yds (op 10/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [5½]	11. El Bravo 22/1 Neil Farley ³ Shaun Harris	Neil Farley ³ Shaun Harris	8	84 3	71	35	69	–
ch g Falbrav (IRE) - Alessandra (Generous)
Midfield, pushed along over 4f out, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, still chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 20/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 3 [8½]	10. Gabrial The Duke (IRE) 20/1 Chris Catlin David Simcock	Chris Catlin David Simcock	4	87 2 b¹	71	29	63	–
ch g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Literacy (USA) (Diesis)
Slowly into stride and faltered early, in rear, struggling over 2f out, never able to trouble leaders

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [9¾]	6. No Dominion (IRE) 20/1 Tom Eaves James Given	Tom Eaves James Given	5	91	79	34	68	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Boast (Most Welcome)
Raced keenly in midfield, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 16/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [10]	1. Empress Adelaide 6/5F Seb Sanders William Haggas	Seb Sanders William Haggas	4	97	85	39	74	–
ch f Pivotal - Emperice (USA) (Empire Maker)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 7/4 tchd 11/10 and 2/1 in a place)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [10¼]	2. Heavy Metal 20/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	4	97	85	39	73	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Rock Opera (SAF) (Lecture)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression (op 16/1)

11⁽³⁾ 7 [17¼]	3. Halfsin (IRE) 22/1 Paolo Sirigu Marco Botti	Paolo Sirigu Marco Botti	6	93 t	81	21	56	–
b g Haafhd - Firesteed (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Raced keenly, chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 20/1 and 25/1)

11 ran Off time: 5:26:05 Winning time: 2m 21.86s (slow by 13.26s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: CBWS Partnership (Las Verglas Star) 1st breeder: Brendan Holland And P Connell
2nd owner: C Hatch (Hydrant)
3rd owner: Ready To Run Partnership (Skytrain)
Tote win: £12.10 PL: £2.50 £3.10 £2.50 Ex: £82.20 CSF: £81.24 Tricast: £596.88 Trifecta: £745.50
Placepot: £84.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £53,310.99 - 462.69 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £39.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,620.73 - 68.30 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (62%) M [5-7] 64 (18%) H [8-11] 44 (20%)

5:25 Chester 31 May 2014

Aperol Spritz Handicap