31 Aug 2013 15:30 Chester
Winner: £37,000 (Penalty: £20,983); Distance: 1m 5f 89y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Golden Square Shopping Centre Chester Stakes (Listed Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(10) |   | - | Sun Central (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) | 210-121 / 4 | Flat (49) | S Sanders | W J Haggas Lael Stable | 4/1 | |
| raced wide held up, headway entering final 3f, soon chased leader, carried head awkwardly and led over 1f out, hung right and left under pressure, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(1) |   | 1¼ L | Bite Of The Cherry (GB) (filly, roan, 8 11) | 6-42699 / 4 | Flat (9) | David Probert | M L W Bell Mr R L W Frisby | 20/1 | |
| close up, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(6) |   | 2¼ L | Handsome Man (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 061-220 / 4 | Flat (63) | Kieren Fallon | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 6/1 | |
| bumped start, in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(7) |   | 9 L | Tempest Fugit (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 0/2151- / 4 | Flat (303) | N Mackay | J & T Gosden Mr A E Oppenheimer | 9/1 | |
| went left start in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(2) |   | 2¼ L | Star Lahib (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 121814 / 4 | Flat (9) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Jaber Abdullah | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(5) |   | 5 L | Savanna La Mar (USA) (filly, chestnut, 8 2) | 247-554 / 3 | Flat (27) | L Morris | Sir Mark Prescott Miss K Rausing | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(3) |   | 16 L | Montaser (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 120-154 / 5 | Flat (29) | S Hitchcott | D M Simcock Dr Marwan Koukash | 12/1 | |
| raced wide mid-division, headway to track leader over 3f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(8) |   | 1½ L | Alta Lilea (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 172233 / 4 | Flat (7) | G Lee | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs S Bianco &… | 9/1 | |
| disputed lead after 1f, left in lead approaching final 4f, ridden headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| PU | 5(4) |   | - | Guarantee (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 7-67477 / 4 | Flat (7) | P Makin | W J Haggas Highclere Thoroughbred… | ||
| 8(9) |   | - | Body Language (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 010-681 / 6 | Flat (46) | R Kingscote | Ian Williams Farranamanagh | |||
