Full Result 4.00 Chester | 23 July 2016

Sebastian Artois Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (5f15yds) 5f Good

1st £12,450 2nd £3,728 3rd £1,864 4th £932 5th £466 6th £234

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	3. Blithe Spirit 5/2J Jason Hart Eric Alston	Jason Hart Eric Alston	5	97	90	89	100	–
b m Byron - Damalis (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Made all, driven over 1f out, stayed on gamely (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)

2⁽¹⁾ 2¼	5. Powerallied (IRE) 5/2J Paddy Mathers Richard Fahey	Paddy Mathers Richard Fahey	3	93	90	79	91	–
b g Camacho - Kaplinsky (IRE) (Fath)
Chased leaders, 2nd over 2f out, stayed on same pace final 150yds (op 9/4)

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [3¾]	9. Secret Asset (IRE) 13/2 Rob Hornby ³ Lisa Williamson	Rob Hornby ³ Lisa Williamson	11	811 6 v	83	67	80	–
gr g Clodovil (IRE) - Skerray (Soviet Star)
Chased leaders, checked 3f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong (tchd 6/1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [4¼]	4. Seve 16/1 Martin Harley Tom Dascombe	Martin Harley Tom Dascombe	4	96 ht¹	89	71	84	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Flamenco Dancer (Mark Of Esteem)
Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on to take 4th closing stages

5⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [6]	1. Ashpan Sam 33/1 Alistair Rawlinson ³ David W Drinkwater	Alistair Rawlinson ³ David W Drinkwater	7	98 p	94	69	82	–
b g Firebreak - Sweet Patoopie (Indian Ridge)
Edged left start, chased leaders, one pace over 1f out (op 25/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [6¼]	12. Classy Anne 9/1 Kevin Stott Jim Goldie	Kevin Stott Jim Goldie	6	810 p	79	53	66	–
ch m Orientor - Class Wan (Safawan)
Slowly into stride, in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on (op 8/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [6½]	6. Ballesteros 15/2 Barry McHugh Richard Fahey	Barry McHugh Richard Fahey	7	91	84	57	70	–
ch g Tomba - Flamenco Dancer (Mark Of Esteem)
Mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on final furlong (op 8/1 tchd 7/1)

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [7]	7. Lexi's Hero (IRE) 12/1 Natalie Hambling ⁷ Richard Fahey	Natalie Hambling ⁷ Richard Fahey	8	88 v	84	55	68	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Christel Flame (Darshaan)
Switched left after start, in rear and pushed along, some headway over 1f out, never a factor (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [7½]	11. Smart Daisy K 25/1 Paul Quinn Sarah Hollinshead	Paul Quinn Sarah Hollinshead	6	811	80	50	63	–
b m Pastoral Pursuits - Katy-Q (IRE) (Taufan)
Checked start, mid-division, effort and not much room over 1f out, one pace, eased near finish (op 22/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [13½]	10. Masamah (IRE) 50/1 Tom Marquand Patrick Morris	Tom Marquand Patrick Morris	10	811 p	80	26	42	–
gr g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Bethesda (Distant Relative)
Chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, behind when eased closing stages

11⁽⁸⁾ ½ [14]	8. Red Stripes (USA) 28/1 Tadhg O'Shea Lisa Williamson	Tadhg O'Shea Lisa Williamson	4	90	83	27	43	–
b g Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) - Kaleidoscopic (USA) (Fortunate Prospect)
Checked start, mid-division, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, behind when eased closing stages (op 25/1)

11 ran Off time: 4:01:22 Winning time: 1m 1.95s (slow by 2.95s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Muhadathat (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Liam & Tony Ferguson (Blithe Spirit) 1st breeder: Liam & Tony Ferguson
2nd owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Powerallied)
3rd owner: Simon&JeanettePierpoint/Dave&WendyHughes (Secret Asset)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £2 £1.80 £2.10 Ex: £8 CSF: £7.60 Tricast: £35.91 Trifecta: £63.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 94 (68%) M [5-8] 23 (16%) H [9-12] 33 (16%)

4:00 Chester 23 Jul 2016

Sebastian Artois Handicap