Full Result 8.30 Chester | 30 June 2023

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(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good To Soft

1st £6,115.20 2nd £2,866.80 3rd £1,435.20 4th £716.40 5th £358.80 6th £177.60 7th £90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. Balance Play (IRE) 7/4F Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett	3	97	83	59	91	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Bezique (Cape Cross)
Made all, faced challenge 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden and clear with one other 1f out, pushed out inside final 110yds, cosily (tchd 11/5)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	4. Razoni (IRE) 11/1 Jason Watson George Boughey	Jason Watson George Boughey	3	94 tb¹	80	54	86	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Malaspina (IRE) (Whipper)
Prominent, ridden and went second over 1f out, kept on but no match for winner (op 12/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	1. Theme Park 5/1 Rowan Scott Nigel Tinkler	Rowan Scott Nigel Tinkler	3	911	87	57	90	–
b c Lope De Vega (IRE) - Queen's Prize (Dansili)
Towards rear but in touch with leaders, kept on and went third inside final 110yds (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1 [3¾]	6. Lil' Frank 13/2 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	3	93	79	47	80	–
b g Frankel - Pepita (IRE) (Sir Prancealot)
Raced in second, lost second 3f out, soon pushed along, hung left and no extra inside final furlong (op 8/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [8¼]	7. Mandega (FR) 80/1 Aiden Brookes ⁵ Micky Hammond	Aiden Brookes ⁵ Micky Hammond	3	810	77	36	69	–
b g Panis (USA) - Ana Style (FR) (Anabaa Blue)
Prominent, weakened over 1f out (op 40/1 tchd 33/1)

6⁽³⁾ 2½ [10¾]	5. Noodle Mission (USA) 14/1 Daniel Tudhope Michael Bell	Daniel Tudhope Michael Bell	3	93	79	33	66	–
b g Noble Mission - Driver's Girl (USA) (Candy Ride)
Took keen hold, towards rear, rapid headway on outer over 3f out, soon pressed leader, weakened over 1f out (op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and 16/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [15¼]	2. Tajawal (IRE) 9/4 Harry Davies ³ Simon & Ed Crisford	Harry Davies ³ Simon & Ed Crisford	3	96 v	85	30	63	–
b c Frankel - Feedyah (USA) (Street Cry)
Slowly into stride, always behind, never going well (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; jockey said colt was never travelling; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 11/4)

7 ran Off time: 8:30:36 Winning time: 2m 12.27s (slow by 3.87s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Gordon Grey (travel problems)
1st owner: Valmont (Balance Play) 1st breeder: Aston House Stud
2nd owner: Mrs A G Kavanagh (Razoni)
3rd owner: Martin Webb Racing (Theme Park)
Tote win: £2.75 PL: £1.40 £3.80 Ex: £16.50 CSF: £21.61 Tricast: £81.45 Trifecta: £55.50

8:30 Chester 30 Jun 2023

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