26 May 2012 17:10 Chester
Winner: £13,000 (Penalty: £8,410); Distance: 1m 5f 89y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Duval-Leroy Champagne Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(4) |   | - | Star Commander (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 2417-31 / 4 | Flat (10) | R Winston | M H Tompkins Mr John Brenchley | 10/3 | |
| tracked leaders, pressed leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(8) |   | 1¼ L | Qahriman (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 53123- / 4 | Flat (243) | J-P Guillambert | L M Cumani Sheikh Mohammed… | 5/1 | |
| slowly away in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(2) |   | 3½ L | Cape Express (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 511364/ / 8 | Flat (1016), Jump (11) | N Callan | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence | 3/1 | |
| close up, ridden 3f out, headway to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(6) |   | 9 L | Rosewin (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 21930-5 / 6 | Flat (29), Jump (186) | M O'Connell | Ollie Pears Major P H K Steveney | 20/1 | |
| keen held up, headway to track leader 8f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(3) |   | HD | Chabada (JPN) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 3-111 / 4 | Flat (77) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Dr Marwan Koukash | 5/1 | |
| led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(9) |   | 2 L | English Summer (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 56-3306 / 10 | Flat (15) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Dr Marwan Koukash | 6/1 | |
| close up, lost place and dropped to rear over 8f out, not a factor after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(1) |   | 9 L | Silk Drum (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 8 5) | 47751/4 / 7 | Flat (23), Jump (35) | D Fentiman | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr Anthony White | 13/2 | |
| led 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7(5) |   | - | Pintrada (GB) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 144-030 / 7 | Flat (2) | Non Runner | J D Bethell Scotyork Partnership… | |||
| 8(7) |   | - | Bradbury (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 5) | 11056-1 / 7 | Flat (23), Jump (44) | Liam Jones | J D Bethell John & Billy Platts | |||
