21 Aug 2008 19:40 Chester
Winner: £6,750 (Penalty: £4,371); Distance: 1m 2f 75y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Almond Resorts Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(3) |   | - | Just Rob (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 2-45222 / 20 | Flat (39) | Graham Gibbons | R Hollinshead Favourites Racing… | 9/2 | |
| held up, headway over 2f out, soon not much room, stayed on inside final furlong to lead post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(8) |   | NS | Eton Fable (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 5-03013 / 6 | Flat (15) | F Lynch | W J H Ratcliffe Mr T B Tarn | 16/1 | |
| led, ridden well over 1f out, caught post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(2) |   | 3 L | Resounding Glory (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 19-4574 / 4 | Flat (13) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr M Wynne | 11/1 | |
| in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(9) |   | ½ L | The Oil Magnate (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 2-10925 / 7 | Flat (33) | T Hamilton | M Dods Smith & Allan Racing | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(7) |   | ½ L | Craigstown (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 47-2141 / 3 | Flat (5) | Louis Beuzelin | Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin | 11/10 | |
| behind, headway on outer over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, hung badly right inside final furlong, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(1) |   | 13 L | Master Spy (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 7) | 410462 / 3 | Flat (28) | J Fortune | J & T Gosden H R H Princess… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(5) |   | 3¾ L | Thunderstruck (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 541-558 / 7 | Flat (90) | D Holland | K A Ryan The Doncaster Racing… | 25/1 | |
| always behind, reminders over 6f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(6) |   | 3¼ L | Cathedral Walk (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 0-23420 / 3 | Flat (19) | A Elliott | K R Burke Mr Cyril Wall | 12/1 | |
| in touch, reminders over 5f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(4) |   | 8 L | Mont Cervin (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 661 / 4 | Flat (73) | S Donohoe | P C Haslam Mrs Charles Cyzer | 18/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
