Full Result 5.25 Chester | 7 May 2015

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(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Soft

1st £10,350.40 2nd £3,080 3rd £1,539.20 4th £769.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	12. Mica Mika (IRE) 8/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	7	812 p	79	61	88	–
ch g Needwood Blade - Happy Talk (IRE) (Hamas)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, driven out (op 7/1)

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	10. Ardmay (IRE) 7/1 Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	6	90 p	81	62	89	–
b g Strategic Prince - Right After Moyne (IRE) (Imperial Ballet)
Raced keenly, held up, ridden 4f out, headway over 2f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong and every chance, held near finish (tchd 15/2)

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [2]	5. Dark Ruler (IRE) 6/1 David Allan Alan Swinbank	David Allan Alan Swinbank	6	95	86	64	91	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Gino Lady (IRE) (Perugino)
Held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 13/2 tchd 11/2)

4⁽²⁾ hd [2¼]	11. Polar Eyes 11/1 Kieren Fallon Tom Dascombe	Kieren Fallon Tom Dascombe	4	813 p	80	58	85	–
b f Dubawi (IRE) - Everlasting Love (Pursuit Of Love)
Slowly into stride, soon in midfield, headway on outer 6f out, went 2nd 3f out, challenging after, stayed on same pace final 75yds (op 9/1 tchd 12/1)

5⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [4]	8. Aldeburgh 25/1 William Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	William Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	91	82	56	83	–
b g Oasis Dream - Orford Ness (Selkirk)
Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out and in touch with leaders, no impression final furlong (op 22/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4½]	9. Ginger Jack 15/2 Phillip Makin Keith Dalgleish	Phillip Makin Keith Dalgleish	8	91	82	55	82	–
ch g Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Coretta (IRE) (Caerleon)
Midfield, ridden and lost place 3f out, outpaced, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of leaders (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	14. Modernism 8/1 Franny Norton Richard Fahey	Franny Norton Richard Fahey	6	812	79	49	76	–
b g Monsun (GER) - La Nuit Rose (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leader until ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out

8⁽⁵⁾ hd [6½]	3. Indian Chief (IRE) 14/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	5	95	86	55	83	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Buck Aspen (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Raced keenly, led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 16/1)

9⁽¹⁾ 1½ [8]	13. The Character (IRE) 7/2F Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe	Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe	4	812	79	45	73	–
b g Bushranger (IRE) - Operissimo (Singspiel)
Dwelt, held up, ridden over 2f out, never on terms (jockey said the gelding was slowly away ) (op 5/1)

10⁽⁴⁾ 9 [17]	4. Empress Ali (IRE) 13/2 James Sullivan Tom Tate	James Sullivan Tom Tate	4	95	86	34	63	–
b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Almansa (IRE) (Dr Devious)
Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out (jockey said the filly stopped quickly) (op 11/2)

10 ran Off time: 5:25:59 Winning time: 2m 18.84s (slow by 10.44s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Karraar (vet's certificate), Nonchalant (unsuitable ground), Pilgrims Rest (vet's certificate), Postscript (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs Una Towell (Mica Mika) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Stud
2nd owner: A C Henson (Ardmay)
3rd owner: Kenneth Walters (Dark Ruler)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2.40 £2.70 £2.30 Ex: £49.50 CSF: £62.14 Tricast: £361.52 Trifecta: £500.50
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £60.30 to a £1 stake. Pool of £172614.18 - 2086.25 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £26.90 to a £1 stake. Pool of £7665.21 - 210.60 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 48 (39%) M [4-8] 32 (38%) H [9-13] 70 (23%)

5:25 Chester 7 May 2015

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