17 Aug 2013 15:10 Chester
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £29,110); Distance: 7f 122y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft.
Archery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(4) |   | - | Correspondent (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 406140 / 3 | Flat (16) | N G McCullagh | B J Meehan Mrs P Good | 8/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(8) |   | 1¼ L | Rene Mathis (GER) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 733235 / 8 | Flat (21) | Neil Farley | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 11/2 | |
| led, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(3) |   | 1½ L | Ayaar (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 5-46605 / 5 | Flat (7) | S Hitchcott | M R Channon Al Shaqab Racing | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, driven and headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to take 3rd inside final furlong, kept on, not reach front pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(1) |   | 3¼ L | Yourartisonfire (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 3-23415 / 9 | Flat (16) | Joey Haynes | Mrs K Burke M D O'Callaghan | 10/3 | |
| in touch, chased leading pair 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression in 4th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(2) |   | 2 L | Penny Garcia (GB) (filly, bay, 8 4) | 751423 / 4 | Flat (22) | J Quinn | T D Easterby Mr James Bowers | 17/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(7) |   | 4 L | Heavy Metal (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 909005 / 4 | Flat (7) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(9) |   | ½ L | Ajraam (USA) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 110 / 3 | Flat (59) | G Lee | C Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 8/1 | |
| behind, outpaced 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(5) |   | 1 L | Veeraya (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 91-223 / 7 | Flat (7) | Liam Jones | W J Haggas Mr Ahamed Farook | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(6) |   | 2 L | Capo Rosso (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 012057 / 7 | Flat (20) | Stephen Craine | Tom Dascombe Deva Racing Red… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(10) |   | SHD | Operation Chariot (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 43-6606 / 3 | Flat (42) | David Probert | A M Balding Mr P Brend & Mr… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place and ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
