30 Aug 2014 14:55 Chester
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £28,012); Distance: 7f 122y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(3) |   | - | Ocean Tempest (GB) (colt, g, 10 1) | 411700 / 8 | Flat (63) | Joe Doyle | J Ryan Mr W McLuskey &… | 10/1 | |
| hamperd start, behind, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14(4) |   | ½ L | Mezzotint (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 0) | 097546 / 8 | Flat (6) | R Ffrench | S C Williams Ewell Never Know | 25/1 | |
| went left start, tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13(1) |   | NK | Beau Nash (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 0) | 23-3230 / 3 | Flat (72) | J Quinn | R Hannon The Best Turned… | 9/1 | |
| went right start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on closing stages, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(5) |   | 1¼ L | Apostle (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 7) | 255331 / 6 | Flat (27) | R Kingscote | D M Simcock Dr Marwan Koukash | 11/2 | |
| in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(9) |   | 1¾ L | Alejandro (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 4-44131 / 9 | Flat (35) | P Mulrennan | D O'Meara Lydonford Ltd | 11/1 | |
| led, hard pressed over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(8) |   | 1¼ L | Russian Realm (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 2-21947 / 9 | Flat (9) | David Probert | Sir Michael Stoute The Guys & Dolls… | 13/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway when short of room over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(2) |   | ¾ L | Foxtrot Romeo (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 652302 / 6 | Flat (14) | P Hanagan | M Botti Mr Andrew Tinkler | 9/2 | |
| hampered start, headway over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(12) |   | 2 L | Chosen Character (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 021378 / 10 | Flat (27) | William Carson | Tom Dascombe Aykroyd And Sons… | 66/1 | |
| soon prominent, driven halfway, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(6) |   | SHD | Laffan (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 256510 / 5 | Flat (9) | D Allan | T D Easterby Middleham Park… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(10) |   | ¾ L | Heavy Metal (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 181129 / 4 | Flat (7) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 8/1 | |
| in touch, switched right to challenge over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8(7) |   | ¾ L | Big Johnny D (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) | 10-0013 / 5 | Flat (29) | Graham Gibbons | T D Barron Mr Clive Washbourn | 14/1 | |
| midfield, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(13) |   | ¾ L | Dubai Dynamo (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 2) | 233447 / 12 | Flat (5) | A Mullen | Mrs R Carr The Bottom Liners | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7(11) |   | 2½ L | King Torus (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 111654 / 11 | Flat (5) | J Garritty | Mrs R Carr Mr John Joseph… | 16/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 10(14) |   | 18 L | Johnno (GB) (colt, brown, 8 7) | 813122 / 6 | Flat (42) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mr Alan Zheng | 12/1 | |
| dwelt, always behind | ||||||||||
