Full Result 2.45 Chester | 31 August 2019

Sportpesa Chester Stakes (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (1m6f87yds) 1m6½f Good

1st £20,982.70 2nd £7,955 3rd £3,981.20 4th £1,983.20 5th £995.30 6th £499.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	6. Vivid Diamond (IRE) 7/1 Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	3	82	92	47	106	–
b f Cape Cross (IRE) - Pretty Diamond (IRE) (Hurricane Run)
Tracked leaders on inner, going well but short of room over 3f out, forced way though gap over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out (op 8/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 5	4. Persian Moon (IRE) 5/1 Jason Hart Mark Johnston	Jason Hart Mark Johnston	3	87	97	42	104	–
b c Makfi - Lune Rose (High Chaparral)
Led, ridden along over 2f out, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace and soon held in 2nd (op 9/2)

3⁽²⁾ 4 [9]	1. Outbox 11/8F Andrea Atzeni Simon Crisford	Andrea Atzeni Simon Crisford	4	93 p	105	35	96	–
b g Frankel - Emirates Queen (Street Cry)
Soon prominent on outer, pushed along and lost place slightly 5f out, ridden and chasing leader towards outer when badly baulked over 2f out, no chance after and plugged on in 3rd (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the performance shown other than that the gelding suffered slight interference in running)

4⁽¹⁾ 5 [14]	3. Mackaar (IRE) 16/1 Harry Bentley Roger Varian	Harry Bentley Roger Varian	3	87 b¹	94	24	91	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Albemarle (King's Best)
Held up, ridden along over 4f out, soon beaten (op 12/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 6 [20]	2. Stivers (ARG) 5/1 Chris Hayes D K Weld	Chris Hayes D K Weld	6	93	105	13	81	–
gr h Lasting Approval (USA) - Salapaia (ARG) (Hidden Prize)
Held up, ridden and headway on wide outside 3f out, slightly hampered over 2f out, soon weakened (op 11/2)

6⁽⁶⁾ 12 [32]	5. Tribal Craft 9/2 Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	Martin Dwyer Andrew Balding	3	83 1	91	–	62	–
ch f Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Snoqualmie Star (Galileo)
Tracked leaders, raced keenly, went prominent but hung right on bend over 5f out, ridden along and chasing leader when badly hampered over 2f out, no chance after and eased (jockey said filly hung right-handed) (tchd 5/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:45:50 Winning time: 3m 10.73s (slow by 5.73s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Markus Graff (Vivid Diamond) 1st breeder: Markus Graff
2nd owner: Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds X (Persian Moon)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (Outbox)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £5 £1.90 Ex: £36.50 CSF: £40.34 Trifecta: £110.60

2:45 Chester 31 Aug 2019

Sportpesa Chester Stakes (Listed Race)