Full Result 4.00 Chester | 14 June 2024

Close Brothers Handicap (Div I)

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (7f127yds) 7½f Good

1st £7,644 2nd £3,583.50 3rd £1,794 4th £895.50 5th £448.50 6th £222 7th £112.50 8th £55.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Berkshire Phantom (IRE) 16/1 Andrew Mullen Fionn McSharry	Andrew Mullen Fionn McSharry	4	99 b	70	54	77	–
gr g Expert Eye - Silver Step (FR) (Silver Frost)
Took keen hold, towards rear, headway from under 2f out, switched right when in touch with leaders inside final furlong, soon ridden, up the centre and kept on well to lead towards finish (op 20/1 tchd 12/1)

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	9. Khathak 8/1 Ryan Sexton Richard Fahey	Ryan Sexton Richard Fahey	5	811 tv	58	41	64	–
br g Iffraaj - Mujarah (IRE) (Marju)
In touch with leaders, headway under 2f out, soon bit short of room, in the clear over 1f out, soon ridden and headway, led inside final 110yds, quickly headed, kept on (op 13/2)

3⁽²⁾ nk [½]	10. Indie Skies 5/2F Silvestre De Sousa Michael Appleby	Silvestre De Sousa Michael Appleby	4	89	56	38	61	–
br g Equiano (FR) - Millie's Kiss (Aussie Rules)
Led, ridden from over 1f out, headed inside final 110yds, soon lost second (op 7/2)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [1]	7. Soi Dao (IRE) 7/1 Finley Marsh Adrian Wintle	Finley Marsh Adrian Wintle	5	96	67	48	71	–
b m Twilight Son - Home Cummins (IRE) (Rip Van Winkle)
Prominent, raced wide early, outpaced from over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (op 15/2)

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [1¼]	1. Vellner (IRE) 11/1 David Probert Bernard Llewellyn	David Probert Bernard Llewellyn	5	911	72	52	76	–
ch g Galileo Gold - Spirited Charm (Invincible Spirit)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, midfield after 2f, raced awkwardly when headway on outer over 1f out, towards near side when kept on inside final furlong (op 9/1)

6⁽³⁾ hd [1½]	4. King's Crown (IRE) 6/1 Connor Beasley Michael Dods	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	4	98 p	69	48	72	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Textured (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Took keen hold, midfield, towards rear after 2f, switched right from under 2f out, soon up the centre, towards near side when kept on inside final furlong (op 5/1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2¼]	6. Rosenpur (GER) 80/1 Kieran O'Neill Jennie Candlish	Kieran O'Neill Jennie Candlish	4	96 h	67	44	68	–
b g Pour Moi (IRE) - Rosenreihe (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Held up in rear, switched left soon after start, headway from over 1f out, kept on but never dangerous (op 33/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [3]	5. Wake Up Harry 8/1 Franny Norton Brian Toomey	Franny Norton Brian Toomey	6	97 b	68	43	67	–
b g Le Havre (IRE) - Regatta (FR) (Layman)
Backed into stalls, pulled hard, midfield against rail, not clear run from over 1f out, kept on when in the clear final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run from turning in) (op 17/2 tchd 15/2)

9⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	8. Darbucks (IRE) 9/2 Laura Pearson Christopher Kellett	Laura Pearson Christopher Kellett	5	90	61	32	57	–
ch g Profitable (IRE) - By Jupiter (Sea The Stars)
In touch with leaders, raced in third from over 5f out, lost position inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds (op 7/2)

10⁽⁵⁾ 9½ [13¾]	2. Wyvern 25/1 Paul Mulrennan Patrick Morris	Paul Mulrennan Patrick Morris	5	910	71	13	42	–
br g Bated Breath - Miramont (Iffraaj)
In rear, on outer from over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out

10 ran Off time: 4:02:23 Winning time: 1m 36.69s (slow by 5.19s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Lord Bowman & Partner (Berkshire Phantom) 1st breeder: Mountain View Stud & J C B/Stock
2nd owner: M J Macleod (Khathak)
3rd owner: Michael Appleby (Indie Skies)
Tote win: £18.50 PL: £4.90 £2.10 £1.50 Ex: £147.50 CSF: £136.12 Tricast: £440.81 Trifecta: £1,134.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 42 (53%) M [4-7] 75 (25%) H [8-10] 33 (22%)

4:00 Chester 14 Jun 2024

Close Brothers Handicap (Div I)