Full Result 4.35 Chester | 14 June 2024

Close Brothers Handicap (Div II)

(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⁽⁵⁾	3. Touchwood (IRE) 9/1 James Sullivan Ruth Carr	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	6	99 p	70	66	77	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Aaraamm (USA) (Street Cry)
Held up in last, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led final strides (op 11/1)

2⁽³⁾ nk	7. My Honey B 8/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael & David Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael & David Easterby	4	91	62	57	68	–
b f Zoffany (IRE) - Midnight Dance (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Towards rear, headway on outer under 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides (op 15/2)

3⁽⁴⁾ 2 [2¼]	5. Once Adaay 7/1 Benoit De La Sayette Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	Benoit De La Sayette Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque	4	96 tv	67	56	68	–
b g Adaay (IRE) - Sonko (IRE) (Red Clubs)
Prominent, briefly went second inside final furlong, kept on (op 11/2)

4⁽¹⁾ nk [2½]	10. Red Walls 40/1 Andrew Mullen Lisa Williamson	Andrew Mullen Lisa Williamson	6	84 1	51	39	51	–
b g Heeraat (IRE) - Gemini Glory (USA) (Tale Of Ekati)
Pressed leader, disputed lead over 2f out, led clearly over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 33/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [3]	9. Daisy Roots 7/2 Cieren Fallon Adam West	Cieren Fallon Adam West	4	811 p	58	45	57	–
b f Footstepsinthesand - Cambridge Duchess (Singspiel)
In touch with leaders, switched left over 1f out, kept on but not pace to challenge

6⁽²⁾ nk [3¼]	4. Star Shield 3/1F David Nolan David O'Meara	David Nolan David O'Meara	9	98 p	69	55	68	–
ch g Helmet (AUS) - Perfect Star (Act One)
In rear, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 5/2)

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3¾]	2. Roaring Ralph 17/2 Connor Beasley Michael Dods	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	4	99 b	70	54	67	–
b g Roaring Lion (USA) - Seychelloise (Pivotal)
Midfield, not clear run 2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching 1f marker) (op 11/1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 4½ [8¼]	6. Serenity Rose (IRE) 18/1 David Probert Kevin Frost	David Probert Kevin Frost	4	96 h	67	37	53	–
b f James Garfield (IRE) - Easton Arch (USA) (Arch)
Took keen hold, midfield, pressed leaders 2f out, carried left over 1f out, soon weakened (op 28/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [14¼]	1. Mr Squires (IRE) 5/1 Ray Dawson Roger Fell & Sean Murray	Ray Dawson Roger Fell & Sean Murray	4	910 5	71	23	41	–
ch g Zoffany (IRE) - Of Course Darling (Dalakhani)
Led, joined over 2f out, lost position over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the going, which was officially described as good, and would prefer a softer surface, which was noted; vet had nothing to report) (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

9 ran Off time: 4:36:34 Winning time: 1m 35.81s (slow by 4.31s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Lockdown Lass (self certificate)
1st owner: David Edward Balfe (Touchwood) 1st breeder: Mabaki Investments
2nd owner: A Fraine, M Fraine, S Windle, R Porter (My Honey B)
3rd owner: James Barnard And Partners (Once Adaay)
Tote win: £11 PL: £3 £2.50 £2.20 Ex: £84.50 CSF: £78.62 Tricast: £536.61 Trifecta: £639
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 67 (33%) M [4-6] 66 (24%) H [7-10] 17 (43%)

4:35 Chester 14 Jun 2024

Close Brothers Handicap (Div II)