26 May 2012 16:00 Chester
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,938); Distance: 7f 2y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Matthew Clark Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(12) |   | - | Imperial Djay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 054352 / 20 | Flat (2) | P J McDonald | Mrs R Carr Hollinbridge Partnership | 9/1 | |
| slowly away in rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead near finish, won going away | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(4) |   | 1 L | Louis The Pious (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 11323-6 / 8 | Flat (15) | G Lee | K A Ryan Mr F Gillespie | 9/2 | |
| chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(6) |   | HD | Mabait (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 58-9000 / 8 | Flat (14) | Miss Alice Haynes | D M Simcock Mr Khalifa Dasmal | 28/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, not much room and ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(7) |   | ½ L | Pintura (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 30-9001 / 9 | Flat (15) | S Donohoe | D M Simcock Mr Michael Beaumont | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, effort and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(9) |   | ½ L | Grissom (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 1700-02 / 0 | Flat (15) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Mr James Bowers | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(2) |   | 2¾ L | Viva Ronaldo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 8) | 4-41401 / 7 | Flat (15) | F Tylicki | R A Fahey Aykroyd And Sons… | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12(1) |   | ½ L | Hot Rod Mamma (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 5) | 0306-00 / 6 | Flat (21) | A Elliott | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr A Slack | 25/1 | |
| in touch, not clear run from over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(3) |   | NK | Eton Forever (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 5/1452-5 / 7 | Flat (56) | N Callan | R Varian H R H Sultan Ahmad… | 9/4 | |
| tracked leader, not clear run when clipped heels and stumbled over 1f out, effort inside final furlong when hampered and snatched up, not recover | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(11) |   | NK | High Standing (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 0303-77 / 7 | Flat (37) | Liam Jones | J Gask Mr Tony Bloom | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(5) |   | 1½ L | Xilerator (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 61701-5 / 7 | Flat (35) | J Fanning | D Nicholls Mr J Law | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9(10) |   | - | Kyllachy Star (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 0085-24 / 8 | Flat (15) | T P O'Shea | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | |||
| 3(8) |   | - | The Rectifier (USA) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 38-1050 / 9 | Flat (86) | M Fenton | J R Boyle Mrs Anne Cowley | |||
