23 Sep 2006 03:55 CHESTER
Winner: £ (Penalty: £20,566); Distance: 2275; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3yo only; Going: Good to Firm.
Sportsman Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(7) |   | - | Stotsfold (GB) (Gelding, , 120) | / 22 | A Kirby | W R Swinburn Mr P W Harris | |||
| slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(3) |   | 2.5 L | Salute Him (IRE) (Gelding, , 123) | / 9 | T P O'Shea | M R Channon Byrne Bros (Formwork)… | |||
| led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(6) |   | 1 L | Purple Moon (IRE) (Gelding, , 129) | / 7 | R Winston | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Craig Bennett | |||
| mid-division, headway and edged left well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(9) |   | 1.25 L | Safqa (GB) (Filly, , 117) | / 4 | E Ahern | B W Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | |||
| slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(5) |   | SHD | Thumpers Dream (GB) (Filly, , 116) | / 5 | F Norton | H R A Cecil Mrs Ann Morris | |||
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(1) |   | 1 L | Numeric (GER) (Colt, , 121) | / 4 | R Havlin | J & T Gosden Highclere Thoroughbred… | |||
| slowly into stride, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(4) |   | 1 L | Punta Galera (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 7 | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Mr Derek A Howard | |||
| chased leader to over 3f out, ridden when not much room well over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(2) |   | 6 L | Noble Gent (IRE) (Colt, , 130) | / 4 | D J O'Donohoe | Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin | |||
| in touch, ridden over 3f out, hung left, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(8) |   | 7 L | Babcary (GB) (Filly, , 118) | / 5 | Dale Gibson | M P Tregoning Major & Mrs R B… | |||
| mid-division, headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
