Full Result 2.32 Chester | 1 July 2023

Ultimate Provence Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £6,115.20 2nd £2,866.80 3rd £1,435.20 4th £716.40 5th £358.80 6th £177.60 7th £90 8th £44.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	6. Scintillante 11/4F Hayley Turner Andrew Balding	Hayley Turner Andrew Balding	3	90	76	70	86	–
gr c Roaring Lion (USA) - Freesia (IRE) (Dansili)
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, readily (op 5/2)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	1. Zealandia (FR) 7/2 Charlie Todd ³ Ian Williams	Charlie Todd ³ Ian Williams	6	101 p	82	77	89	–
b g Sea The Moon (GER) - Belle Ambre (Teofilo)
Prominent, jockey lost iron briefly under 5f out, not clear run over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on (jockey said he briefly lost his right-iron approximately 5f out before regaining it a short distance later) (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	4. Natchez Trace 7/1 Zak Wheatley ⁵ Declan Carroll	Zak Wheatley ⁵ Declan Carroll	6	98	77	69	82	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Passage Of Time (Dansili)
Took keen hold, soon raced in second, disputed lead after 3f, led clearly 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 9/2)

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2¼]	5. Restorer 6/1 Ben Sanderson ³ Ian Williams	Ben Sanderson ³ Ian Williams	11	94 p	71	62	75	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Moon Empress (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Prominent, pressed leader over 1f out, briefly disputed lead inside final furlong, outpaced towards finish (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

5⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [4¾]	2. The Nu Form Way (FR) 7/1 Sam James Stella Barclay	Sam James Stella Barclay	5	100	78	64	78	–
b g Le Havre (IRE) - Jamboree (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Steadied start, held up in last, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong (op 13/2)

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5¼]	3. Croachill (IRE) 10/1 Tadhg O'Shea Roger Varian	Tadhg O'Shea Roger Varian	4	100 b	78	63	77	–
b f Churchill (IRE) - Cronsa (GER) (Martino Alonso)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, hung right over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, no telling impression (jockey said filly ran too freely) (op 17/2)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [6¾]	8. Blue Universe (IRE) 5/1 Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	3	812 p¹	74	54	71	–
b c Iffraaj - Zara (BRZ) (Redattore)
Towards rear of midfield, not clear run and lost ground over 1f out, eased inside final 110yds (op 11/2 tchd 9/2)

8⁽⁸⁾ 9 [15¾]	7. Paisano (IRE) 33/1 Dougie Costello Ralph Beckett	Dougie Costello Ralph Beckett	3	812 v¹	74	36	57	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Posset (Oasis Dream)
Led, joined and disputed lead after 3f, lost position 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:33:46 Winning time: 2m 41.68s (slow by 5.48s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Philip Fox & Partner (Scintillante) 1st breeder: Grundy Bloodstock Srl
2nd owner: Ian Williams Racing Club (Zealandia)
3rd owner: Second Chancers (Natchez Trace)
Tote win: £3.75 PL: £1.30 £1.60 £2.10 Ex: £15.20 CSF: £12.81 Tricast: £60.60 Trifecta: £55.50

2:32 Chester 1 Jul 2023

Ultimate Provence Handicap