Full Result 3.15 Chester | 12 May 2023

tote Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m2f140yds) 2m2½f Soft

1st £76,440 2nd £35,835 3rd £17,940 4th £8,955 5th £4,485 6th £2,220 7th £1,125 8th £555

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	8. Metier (IRE) 5/1 Saffie Osborne Harry Fry	Saffie Osborne Harry Fry	7	91 t	97	83	108	–
b g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - We'll Go Walking (IRE) (Authorized)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, pushed along and headway on outer 2f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on well to lead towards finish (op 11/2)

2⁽³⁾ nk	10. Zoffee 11/1 Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer	Ben Curtis Hugo Palmer	7	811	93	79	104	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Mount Crystal (IRE) (Montjeu)
Midfield, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish (op 12/1)

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [1]	16. Call My Bluff (IRE) 11/4F J F Egan Dominic Ffrench Davis	J F Egan Dominic Ffrench Davis	6	86 p	88	73	98	–
b g Make Believe - Ocean Bluff (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Prominent, went second 3f out, ridden and led over 1f out, rallied when headed inside final furlong, no extra final strides (op 3/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [1¾]	13. Law Of The Sea 40/1 Franny Norton Ian Williams	Franny Norton Ian Williams	5	88 t	90	74	99	–
b g Golden Horn - Leaderene (Selkirk)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, hampered after 1f, short of room over 4f out, headway and pushed along over 1f out, keeping on when repeatedly short of room inside final 110yds, eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside the final furlong) (tchd 33/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2¼]	1. Rajinsky (IRE) 14/1 Harry Davies ³ Hugo Palmer	Harry Davies ³ Hugo Palmer	7	99	108	92	116	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Pink Moon (IRE) (Namid)
In touch with leaders, pushed along and prominent over 2f out, ridden and keeping on when hampered inside final furlong, kept on towards finish

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [3½]	6. Calling The Wind (IRE) 13/2 Jamie Spencer Richard Hughes	Jamie Spencer Richard Hughes	7	94	100	82	107	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Al Jasrah (IRE) (Shirocco)
Took keen hold, midfield, short of room after 1f, headway against far rail and prominent when ridden over 1f out, bit short of room inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	15. Emiyn (FR) 9/1 Harrison Shaw Declan Carroll	Harrison Shaw Declan Carroll	6	87	89	71	94	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Edelmira (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Led, slowed tempo after 4f, increased tempo and went clear under 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final 110yds (op 15/2)

8⁽¹⁵⁾ 2¾ [7]	11. Bascule (FR) 33/1 Billy Loughnane ³ Richard Hughes	Billy Loughnane ³ Richard Hughes	5	86 b	91	69	93	–
ch g Kendargent (FR) - New River (IRE) (Montjeu)
Edged left soon after start, towards rear of midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, outpaced when hung left over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, not reach leaders (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed from the stalls) (tchd 28/1)

9⁽¹⁶⁾ 2¾ [9¾]	7. The Grand Visir 33/1 Richard Kingscote Ian Williams	Richard Kingscote Ian Williams	9	91 p	97	72	95	–
b g Frankel - Piping (IRE) (Montjeu)
Raced wide early, held up in rear, pushed along against far rail over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out (op 28/1)

10⁽¹³⁾ 1 [10¾]	5. Euchen Glen 18/1 Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie	10	95	101	75	97	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Jabbara (IRE) (Kingmambo)
Dwelt start, held up in rear, pushed along on outer over 2f out, never dangerous (op 16/1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [11¾]	9. Vino Victrix 18/1 Benoit De La Sayette ³ Hughie Morrison	Benoit De La Sayette ³ Hughie Morrison	5	810	95	68	90	–
b g Sir Percy - Valeria Victrix (IRE) (Dubawi)
Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 20/1)

12⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [13]	4. Tritonic 9/1 Hollie Doyle Alan King	Hollie Doyle Alan King	6	96 p	102	74	95	–
ch g Sea The Moon (GER) - Selenography (Selkirk)
In rear throughout (tchd 10/1)

13⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [14]	12. Almuhit (IRE) 28/1 J M Sheridan ³ Denis Gerard Hogan	J M Sheridan ³ Denis Gerard Hogan	4	88 2 p	94	67	90	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Ezima (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Dwelt start, in rear throughout (op 33/1)

14⁽¹¹⁾ 6½ [20½]	17. Al Zaraqaan 80/1 Leigh Roche Sam England	Leigh Roche Sam England	6	85	87	50	70	–
br g Golden Horn - Asheerah (Shamardal)
Raced in second, ridden and lost position 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 125/1)

15⁽⁴⁾ 9 [29½]	2. Falcon Eight (IRE) 7/1 Ryan Moore D K Weld	Ryan Moore D K Weld	8	912 v	108	61	78	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Polished Gem (IRE) (Danehill)
Slowly into stride, never going well, in rear throughout (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was never travelling after chasing a fast early pace on this occasion) (tchd 6/1)

16⁽⁹⁾ 26 [55½]	3. Reshoun (FR) 100/1 Jim Crowley Patrick Morris	Jim Crowley Patrick Morris	9	97 p	103	25	37	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Radiyya (IRE) (Sinndar)
In touch with leaders, ridden and weakened 4f out, tailed off (op 66/1)

16 ran Off time: 3:16:43 Winning time: 4m 15.48s (slow by 11.98s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Aztec Empire (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: G C Stevens (Metier) 1st breeder: Knockainey Stud
2nd owner: Alan Peterson (Zoffee)
3rd owner: The Ffrench Connection (Call My Bluff)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.80 £2.90 £1.30 Ex: £86.20 CSF: £60.18 Tricast: £189.23 Trifecta: £385.20
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 69 (50%) M [6-11] 28 (26%) H [13-17] 53 (24%)

3:15 Chester 12 May 2023

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