07 Jun 2005 07:15 CHESTER
Winner: £ (Penalty: £9,199); Distance: 1542; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3yo plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Imagine Finance Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(4) |   | - | Les Arcs (USA) (Gelding, , 126) | / 25 | F Norton | R C Guest Mr Willie McKay | |||
| chased leaders racing keenly, not much room over 1f out, soon quickened to lead, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(6) |   | 1 L | Little Good Bay (GB) (Colt, , 139) | / 7 | J Fortune | J & T Gosden Lady Bamford | |||
| slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(1) |   | 2.5 L | Nashaab (USA) (Gelding, , 136) | / 9 | R Mullen | P D Evans Mr M W Lawrence | |||
| slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(8) |   | 1.25 L | Flying Bantam (IRE) (Gelding, , 127) | / 8 | P Hanagan | R A Fahey The Matthewman… | |||
| chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(5) |   | 2.5 L | Johnston's Diamond (IRE) (Gelding, , 128) | / 10 | D Allan | E J Alston Mr Peter J Spencer | |||
| led to over 4f out, led again 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(12) |   | 0.5 L | Desert Lord (GB) (Gelding, , 130) | / 9 | Graham Gibbons | A Berry Bull & Bell Partnership | |||
| steadied start, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(7) |   | 1 L | King Harson (GB) (Gelding, , 132) | / 9 | A Munro | J D Bethell Mr C J Burley | |||
| chased leader, led over 4f out, headed 2f out, hampered by loose horse over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(10) |   | 1.25 L | Flushing Meadows (USA) (Colt, , 127) | / 6 | K McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin | |||
| mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(2) |   | 0.5 L | Serieux (GB) (Horse (entire), , 126) | / 6 | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mrs S L Whitehead | |||
| mid-division, not much room and lost place over 4f out, behind when not much room again over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 0(3) |   | - | Aperitif (GB) (Gelding, , 126) | / 11 | D R McCabe | D Nicholls Mr M Scudamore | ||||
| fly-jumped and unseated rider | ||||||||||
