06 May 2009 14:45 Chester
Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £74,772); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Totesport.com Chester Cup Heritage Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(4) |   | - | Daraahem (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 210310- / 20 | Flat (200) | R Hills | B W Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 7/1 | |
| close up, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, held on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(8) |   | NK | Ajaan (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 0) | 115700- / 8 | Flat (179) | T P Queally | H R A Cecil Niarchos Family | 11/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway and ridden over 2f out, kept on, held near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(7) |   | NK | Halla San (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 8/0220-8 / 10 | Flat (77), Jump (18) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mrs Una Towell | 20/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(6) |   | 1½ L | Desert Sea (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 10626-1 / 8 | Flat (39) | M Dwyer | D W P Arbuthnot Bonusprint | 14/1 | |
| led after 1f, headed after 2f, chased leaders, led again over 5f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(16) |   | ½ L | Amerigo (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 8 13) | 7/112- / 4 | Flat (320), Jump (201) | J Murtagh | M A Jarvis Mr B E Nielsen | 8/1 | |
| held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16(12) |   | ¾ L | Inchnadamph (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 1/9703-9 / 10 | Flat (17) | R Winston | T J FitzGerald Mr R N Cardwell | 50/1 | |
| held up in touch, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(11) |   | 2 L | Downhiller (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 6432-91 / 7 | Flat (11) | E Ahern | J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | 9/2 | |
| held up mid-division, headway on outer over 3f out, weakened entering final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(10) |   | NK | Gala Evening (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 19/116-2 / 8 | Flat (39), Jump (20) | Richard Hughes | J A B Old Mr W E Sturt | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 17(2) |   | ½ L | Double Banded (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 408863- / 6 | Flat (207) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Never Stop Out… | 11/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(3) |   | SHD | Som Tala (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 30/3250- / 7 | Flat (280) | D Holland | M R Channon Sheikh Ahmed Al… | 10/1 | |
| held up, effort 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(14) |   | HD | Hindu Kush (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 0485-52 / 6 | Flat (10) | Jim Crowley | D Nicholls Mr R A Mills | 14/1 | |
| led for 1f, chased leaders, went second 4f out until over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14(19) |   | 1 L | Formax (FR) (Gelding, grey, 8 9) | 13536-9 / 7 | Flat (14) | P J Dobbs | M P Tregoning Mr A E Pakenham | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10(17) |   | 2¾ L | Dunaskin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 75624-4 / 12 | Flat (28), Jump (116) | T Hamilton | B Ellison Mrs Alison Guest | 50/1 | |
| led after 2f, clear after 5f, soon headed, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13(5) |   | 6 L | Tilt (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 09062-0 / 8 | Flat (14) | R L Moore | B Ellison The Seasiders | 11/1 | |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear, struggling from over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 3(9) |   | 18 L | Carte Diamond (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 8290-63 / 8 | Flat (17), Jump (1510) | T Eaves | B Ellison Mr Ashley Carr | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, weakened over 3f out, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 15(15) |   | 11 L | Warsaw Pact (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 111224/ / 14 | Flat (978), Jump (18) | J P Spencer | P Hobbs & J White Mr S Dixon | 10/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 18(18) |   | - | Wicked Daze (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 7) | 11000-6 / 8 | Flat (39) | Adrian Nicholls | Ian Williams Mr Ken McGarrity | |||
| 1(1) |   | - | Macorville (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 662240/ / 6 | Flat (564) | J Fortune | G M Moore Geoff & Sandra… | |||
| 19(13) |   | - | Nemo Spirit (IRE) (Colt, grey, 8 5) | 17016-4 / 8 | Flat (17) | D J O'Donohoe | W R Muir Nemospirit Partnership | |||
