29 Sep 2012 16:40 Chester
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £31,125); Distance: 1m 2f 75y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Heavy.
Sportingbet Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(2) |   | - | Deia Sunrise (IRE) (gelding, grey, 9 1) | 274152 / 5 | Flat (15) | N Mackay | J & T Gosden M Hughes & M Kerr-dineen | 7/2 | |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed close up, gamely kept on to lead again close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(8) |   | SHD | Swnymor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 6) | 32120 / 7 | Flat (59) | Catherine Gannon | W J Haggas Mr Kevin Frost | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, took keen hold, headway when bumped over 2f out, ridden and hung left 1f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(3) |   | ½ L | Prussian (GB) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 126621 / 4 | Flat (22) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Godolphin | 5/1 | |
| pressed leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, held close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(7) |   | 1 L | Universal (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 59-1211 / 4 | Flat (28) | F Tylicki | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori | 7/1 | |
| not much room leaving stalls, mid-division on outside, headway 6f out, ridden 2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, switched right, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(10) |   | 1¼ L | Sheikhzayedroad (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 7) | 014133 / 9 | Flat (28) | F Sweeney | D M Simcock Mr Mohammed Jaber | 11/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside when bumped over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(1) |   | HD | Miss Cap Estel (GB) (filly, bay, 8 2) | 222131 / 4 | Flat (14) | C Catlin | A M Balding Mr J L C Pearce | 6/1 | |
| led early, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(9) |   | ¾ L | Gabrial The Great (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 120160 / 8 | Flat (35) | P Mulrennan | M L W Bell Paul & Clare Rooney | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(11) |   | 3½ L | Kimbali (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 2) | 402463 / 5 | Flat (21) | James P Sullivan | R A Fahey Mrs Sarah Bryan | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(4) |   | ¾ L | Eastern Destiny (GB) (filly, grey, 8 3) | 01-2141 / 4 | Flat (15) | P Mathers | R A Fahey Mr B H Farr | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch, hampered and lost place over 2f out, well beaten after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(5) |   | HD | Clare Island Boy (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 347143 / 3 | Flat (50) | S M Levey | R Hannon Middleham Park… | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8(6) |   | SHD | Deepsand (IRE) (colt, brown, 8 4) | 242336 / 10 | Flat (15) | R Ffrench | T D Easterby Mrs Bettine Evans | 20/1 | |
| slowly into stride, took keen hold and soon mid-division, suffered troublesome passage first 3f, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
