01 Sep 2012 15:05 Chester
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £28,012); Distance: 7f 122y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Chester Standard Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17(3) |   | - | Verse Of Love (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 1) | 360151 / 6 | Flat (4) | Noel Garbutt | P D Evans Mr W Clifford | 11/2 | |
| made all, soon pressed, ridden over 2f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on, founed extra near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12(13) |   | SHD | Strictly Silver (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 8) | 2411-42 / 5 | Flat (9) | J Quinn | A Bailey Allan McNamee &… | 13/2 | |
| keen towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, hampered 2f out, soon switched right, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(8) |   | ½ L | Bannock (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 040402 / 4 | Flat (7) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Godolphin | 15/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(4) |   | 1¼ L | Alejandro (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 005703 / 9 | Flat (14) | Barry McHugh | R A Fahey Lydonford Ltd | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(9) |   | ¾ L | Kyllachy Star (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 459356 / 8 | Flat (14) | F Norton | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 9/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(14) |   | 4 L | Capaill Liath (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 11) | 109090 / 6 | Flat (14) | G Lee | K A Ryan Hr Stable | 20/1 | |
| short of room start raced wide in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 16(17) |   | NK | Dr Red Eye (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 4) | 416137 / 9 | Flat (15) | Adam Beschizza | S Dixon P J Dixon & Partners | 40/1 | |
| pressed winner, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15(6) |   | ¾ L | Viva Ronaldo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 7) | 169670 / 7 | Flat (32) | Laura Barry | R A Fahey Aykroyd And Sons… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and hampered over 1f out, kept on, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(1) |   | 2 L | Grissom (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 501000 / 0 | Flat (14) | A Elliott | T D Easterby Mr James Bowers | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(10) |   | SHD | Galician (GB) (filly, grey, 8 9) | 115425 / 5 | Flat (14) | Liam Jones | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 7/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8(11) |   | ½ L | King Of Eden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 301130 / 9 | Flat (14) | Graham Gibbons | E J Alston The Grumpy Old… | 33/1 | |
| dwelt mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4(2) |   | 1 L | Dubai Dynamo (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 212550 / 12 | Flat (14) | D Swift | Mrs R Carr The Bottom Liners | 16/1 | |
| slowly away in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5(7) |   | ½ L | Imperial Djay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 360380 / 8 | Flat (9) | P J McDonald | Mrs R Carr Hollinbridge Partnership | 14/1 | |
| in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 7(12) |   | 12 L | Powerful Presence (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 113047 / 9 | Flat (7) | T P Queally | D O'Meara The Lawton Bamforth… | 16/1 | |
| raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 2(5) |   | 18 L | Brae Hill (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 8) | 144020 / 8 | Flat (42) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, stumbled over 3f out, rider soon started to ease, virtually pulled up | ||||||||||
| 3(16) |   | - | Atlantic Sport (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 107052 / 7 | Flat (5) | M Harley | M R Channon Mr M Channon | |||
| 14(15) |   | - | Toto Skyllachy (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 7) | 425033 / 10 | Flat (5), Jump (277) | A Mullen | D O'Meara Mr Richard Walker | |||
