Full Result 3.40 Chester | 20 August 2022

Abacus Securities 20-Year Anniversary Handicap

(Class 2) (3yo+) (7f127yds) 7½f Good

1st £23,193 2nd £10,876.50 3rd £5,440.50 4th £2,718 5th £1,359 6th £679.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. Percy's Lad 20/1 Tom Eaves Daniel & Claire Kubler	Tom Eaves Daniel & Claire Kubler	4	98	94	79	104	–
ch g Sir Percy - Victory Garden (New Approach)
Disputed lead, led overall after 1f, shaken up over 2f out, pushed along and ridden over 1f out, faced challenge but kept on strongly inside final furlong, always doing enough (trainer's rep said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding had benefitted from a short break following several runs in competitive contests; gelding was routine tested) (op 16/1)

2⁽²⁾ ½	10. Positive Impact (IRE) 5/1 Harry Burns ⁵ Simon & Ed Crisford	Harry Burns ⁵ Simon & Ed Crisford	3	88	91	72	99	–
ch g Shamardal (USA) - Masarah (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Prominent on inner, going easily 3f out, shaken up 2f out, pushed along and went second over 1f out, ridden and made challenge inside final furlong, kept on, always held (tchd 11/2)

3⁽¹⁾ 2 [2½]	8. Bullace 9/1 J F Egan Ralph Beckett	J F Egan Ralph Beckett	4	94	90	67	94	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Redstart (Cockney Rebel)
Awkward start, midfield on inner, pushed along when bit short of room over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and went third inside final furlong, not pace to challenge (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

4⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	11. Paws For Thought (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Mullen Donald McCain	Andrew Mullen Donald McCain	4	813	85	58	85	–
b g Requinto (IRE) - Kitty Softpaws (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Disputed lead, switched left soon after start, chased winner after 1f, pushed along from 3f out, ridden and lost second over 1f out, no extra and lost third inside final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4¼]	4. On A Session (USA) 6/1 Ben Curtis David & Nicola Barron	Ben Curtis David & Nicola Barron	6	910	96	67	95	–
b g Noble Mission - Destiny Calls (USA) (With Approval)
In touch with leaders, raced wide but going okay over 2f out, soon shaken up and ridden, kept on from 1f out, not pace to challenge (op 5/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [4½]	3. Boardman 8/1 Sean Kirrane ³ Tim Easterby	Sean Kirrane ³ Tim Easterby	6	99	98	68	96	–
b g Kingman - Nimble Thimble (USA) (Mizzen Mast)
Towards rear, going okay but still plenty to do 3f out, waiting for room over 2f out, shaken up when slightly hampered over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1f out) (op 7/1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¾ [8¼]	13. Trumble (IRE) 25/1 Shane Gray David Loughnane	Shane Gray David Loughnane	4	86	78	37	66	–
b g Power - Picabo (IRE) (Elusive City)
Raced wide, in touch with leaders, pushed along from 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out, beaten from 1f out (op 22/1 tchd 28/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [10½]	9. Titan Rock 5/2F Jason Hart John Quinn	Jason Hart John Quinn	4	93	89	41	72	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Frabjous (Pivotal)
In touch with leaders, going easily 3f out, waiting for room 2f out, pushed along and edged left over 1f out, held from 1f out, eased final 110yds (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [11½]	2. Fools Rush In (IRE) 5/1 Harry Davies ³ Hugo Palmer	Harry Davies ³ Hugo Palmer	4	99 tp	98	47	78	–
b g Mehmas (IRE) - Faddwa (IRE) (Arcano)
Raced wide, towards rear, headway on outer from 4f out, pushed along from 3f out, ridden and struggling when about seven wide home turn, soon beaten (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by racing wide from stall 11) (tchd 9/2)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [12¾]	7. Absolute Ruler (USA) 66/1 David Nolan Jennie Candlish	David Nolan Jennie Candlish	3	94 t	96	39	72	–
b g War Front (USA) - Together Forever (IRE) (Galileo)
Slowly into stride, niggled along soon after start, raced in last, pushed along and struggling from 3f out, never going well (op 50/1)

11⁽⁵⁾ nk [13]	12. Cassy O (IRE) 22/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	5	86 p	78	22	54	–
b g Camacho - Hawaajib (FR) (Elusive City)
Slowly into stride, towards rear of midfield, dropped to rear after 2f, pushed along from 4f out, struggling from 3f out, never going well

11 ran Off time: 3:44:03 Winning time: 1m 30.37s (fast by 1.13s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Fame And Acclaim (self certificate), Safe Voyage (self certificate)
1st owner: Alan Kerr (Percy's Lad) 1st breeder: Genesis Green Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Mohammed Al Nabouda (Positive Impact)
3rd owner: A D G Oldrey & G C Hartigan (Bullace)
Tote win: £21.90 PL: £4.50 £2.20 £3 Ex: £144.30 CSF: £115.11 Tricast: £728.60 Trifecta: £385.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 81 (50%) M [5-7] 27 (17%) H [9-13] 42 (33%)

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3:40 Chester 20 Aug 2022

Abacus Securities 20-Year Anniversary Handicap