25 May 2013 15:40 Chester
Winner: £13,000 (Penalty: £8,410); Distance: 1m 5f 89y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Bloom Gin Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(9) |   | - | Swinging Hawk (GER) (colt, chestnut, 8 3) | 864857- / 10 | Flat (173), Jump (483) | Ryan Powell | Ian Williams Mr R J Turton | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(8) |   | 2 L | Gabrial's King (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 21823-1 / 9 | Flat (8) | F Norton | D M Simcock Dr Marwan Koukash | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(3) |   | HD | Mysterious Man (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 22140-2 / 7 | Flat (20) | David Probert | A M Balding The Plantation… | 2/1 | |
| always prominent, led over 1f out, soon hard pressed, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(4) |   | NK | Hallstatt (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 2) | 3-37711 / 12 | Flat (14), Jump (604) | Raul Da Silva | J Mackie Nsu Leisure & Mrs… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(10) |   | 1 L | Kiama Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 06775-0 / 10 | Flat (17) | M Harley | J & S Quinn Chris Dillon &… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(7) |   | HD | Kiwayu (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 8/1343-6 / 11 | Flat (9) | M O'Connell | Ian Williams Mounted Gamess… | 16/1 | |
| behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(5) |   | ½ L | The Fun Crusher (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 504-440 / 5 | Flat (9) | R Winston | T D Easterby Mr Jim McGrath | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(2) |   | 1 L | Harvard N Yale (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 122/45-3 / 4 | Flat (14) | S Sanders | J Noseda The Honorable Earle… | 9/4 | |
| led, driven over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon rallied, weakening when short of room closing stages | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(6) |   | ¾ L | Masterful Act (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 1/31156 / 10 | Flat (42), Jump (58) | T P O'Shea | A J McCabe Timms, Timms &… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(1) |   | 13 L | Kuda Huraa (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 1325-29 / 8 | Flat (15), Jump (54) | T Hamilton | A King Mr W A Bethell | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
