09 May 2012 15:05 Chester
Winner: £22,500 (Penalty: £14,177); Distance: 5f 16y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Stellar Group Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(2) |   | - | Confessional (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 2240-06 / 12 | Flat (19) | P Mulrennan | T D Easterby Mr J Ball & Prtnr | 5/1 | |
| in touch, headway when hampered on inside and snatched up 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(7) |   | ¾ L | Foxy Music (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 0100-20 / 10 | Flat (4) | Graham Gibbons | E J Alston Mr Tony Coyle | 9/1 | |
| hung right throughout, led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12(9) |   | 1½ L | Arctic Feeling (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 0508-71 / 8 | Flat (26) | Laura Barry | R A Fahey Percy / Green Racing… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(5) |   | NK | Lexi's Hero (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 124600- / 10 | Flat (214) | J P Spencer | K A Ryan Dr Marwan Koukash | 5/1 | |
| chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(11) |   | 1¼ L | Doctor Parkes (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 240800- / 11 | Flat (214) | P Hanagan | E J Alston Parsonage Racing… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(1) |   | SHD | Tax Free (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 20980-3 / 12 | Flat (28) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mr D Nicholls &… | 13/2 | |
| off the pace towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(10) |   | ½ L | Fitz Flyer (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 38020-5 / 8 | Flat (38) | Shirley Teasdale | D Nicholls Mr Mike Browne | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden on outside 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(15) |   | ½ L | Living It Large (FR) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 14801-5 / 7 | Flat (14) | J P Fahy | E De Giles Mr T Gould | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(12) |   | NK | Bathwick Bear (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 2660-20 / 4 | Flat (3) | P B Beggy | P D Evans Mr W Clifford | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, moderate headway inside final furlong, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(3) |   | ¾ L | Dickie's Lad (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 192822- / 4 | Flat (145) | P Makin | K A Ryan Duddy, McNulty… | 9/2 | |
| badly hampered start, behind, not recover | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14(6) |   | ¾ L | Star Rover (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) | 00707-0 / 5 | Flat (38) | Andrea Atzeni | P D Evans Mr Christy Leo | 12/1 | |
| outpaced, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(14) |   | ¾ L | Blue Jack (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 0067-42 / 9 | Flat (19) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Sussex Racing | 16/1 | |
| started slowly, always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13(13) |   | ¾ L | Partner (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 663097- / 7 | Flat (269) | F Norton | K A Ryan Mr G J Paver | 25/1 | |
| outpaced, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 10(4) |   | 7 L | Falasteen (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 00-8229 / 7 | Flat (88) | Kieren Fallon | K A Ryan Mr J M Bradley | 16/1 | |
| started slowly and went badly left start, always behind | ||||||||||
| 15(8) |   | - | Jamesway (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 94753-4 / 4 | Flat (14) | Non Runner | R A Fahey Middleham Park… | |||
