Full Result 5.10 Chester | 12 July 2014

Irish Champions Weekend Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good To Firm

1st £6,469 2nd £1,925 3rd £962 4th £481

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Spanish Plume 8/1 Kevin Stott ⁵ Andrew Hollinshead	Kevin Stott ⁵ Andrew Hollinshead	6	88 e/sp	72	54	81	–
b g Ishiguru (USA) - Miss Up N Go (Gorytus)
Raced keenly, held up, improved well over 7f out, prominent 4f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, clear final 100yds, comfortably (op 6/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2	4. Al Mukhdam 7/1 Oisin Murphy Ed de Giles	Oisin Murphy Ed de Giles	4	93	76	54	80	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Sakhya (IRE) (Barathea)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, no extra near finish and just held on for 2nd (op 8/1)

3⁽²⁾ shd [2]	8. The Firm (IRE) 8/1 Frankie McDonald Mark Loughnane	Frankie McDonald Mark Loughnane	5	87	66	44	70	–
b g Acclamation - Aspen Falls (IRE) (Elnadim)
Held up, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched to wide outside, progress inside final furlong, ran on and edged left, going on at finish

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2¾]	5. Ocean Applause 11/4F Joe Doyle ⁷ John Ryan	Joe Doyle ⁷ John Ryan	4	89 t	75	52	77	–
b g Royal Applause - Aldora (Magic Ring)
Tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression (op 3/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3¼]	1. Skytrain 12/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	4	97	80	56	81	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Viola Da Braccio (IRE) (Vettori)
Prominent, lost place 5f out, soon ridden, outpaced over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong but not trouble leaders

6⁽⁹⁾ hd [3½]	9. Gabrial The Thug (FR) 8/1 Sammy Jo Bell ⁵ Richard Fahey	Sammy Jo Bell ⁵ Richard Fahey	4	711 t	61	36	62	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Baliyna (USA) (Woodman)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced by leaders, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

7⁽³⁾ 1 [4½]	7. Gabrial The Terror (IRE) 11/2 Stevie Donohoe David Simcock	Stevie Donohoe David Simcock	4	89	68	42	67	–
b g Kheleyf (USA) - Simla Bibi (Indian Ridge)
In touch, hampered on bend under 8f out, soon lost place, under pressure towards rear over 2f out, never able to get on terms after (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5¼]	3. Swift Cedar (IRE) 4/1 Declan Bates ³ David Evans	Declan Bates ³ David Evans	4	92	78	50	76	–
ch c Excellent Art - Ravish (Efisio)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, well held inside final furlong

8 ran Off time: 5:13:12 Winning time: 2m 13.57s (slow by 4.97s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Topamichi (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Three R'S (Spanish Plume) 1st breeder: Mrs J A Prescott
2nd owner: T Gould (Al Mukhdam)
3rd owner: D Allan (The Firm)
Tote win: £9.40 PL: £3 £2.80 £2.30 Ex: £64.80 CSF: £62.86 Tricast: £465.17 Trifecta: £542.80

5:10 Chester 12 Jul 2014

Irish Champions Weekend Handicap