Full Result 4.05 Chester | 14 September 2024

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(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Soft

1st £20,384 2nd £9,556 3rd £4,784 4th £2,388 5th £1,196 6th £592 7th £300 8th £148

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	7. Stressfree (FR) 9/2 Sean D Bowen ³ David O'Meara	Sean D Bowen ³ David O'Meara	4	90	84	61	93	–
ch g Anodin (IRE) - Gwenseb (FR) (Green Tune)
Towards rear, dropped to last over 3f out, still plenty to do when switched right and on outer over 1f out, soon good headway, edged left and led final 110yds, pushed out towards finish, cosily (op 4/1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	3. Have Secret (IRE) 11/2 Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	Oisin Orr Richard Fahey	4	98 p	89	63	95	–
ch g Havana Gold (IRE) - Secret Existence (IRE) (Sakhee's Secret)
Pressed leaders on outer, prominent after 2f, ridden over 1f out, kept on and went second towards finish, no match for winner (op 9/2)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [1¾]	5. Paddy The Squire 9/2 Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	4	96 w² t	87	60	92	–
b c Golden Horn - Provenance (Galileo)
Towards rear, some headway on outer 3f out, ridden over 1f out, slightly hampered final 110yds, kept on and went third final strides (op 4/1)

4⁽³⁾ nk [2]	4. Zarabanda (IRE) 14/1 Ben Robinson David O'Meara	Ben Robinson David O'Meara	5	97	88	60	93	–
ch m Teofilo (IRE) - Zabeel Park (USA) (Medicean)
Pressed leader, led narrowly inside final furlong, headed final 110yds, soon no extra, lost two places towards finish (op 16/1)

5⁽¹⁾ hd [2¼]	9. First Officer (IRE) 15/2 Jonny Peate ³ Jane Chapple-Hyam	Jonny Peate ³ Jane Chapple-Hyam	5	89	79	51	83	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Weekend Strike (USA) (Smart Strike)
Led narrowly, headed inside final furlong, soon no extra (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [2½]	6. Loyal Touch (IRE) 15/2 Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	4	95	86	57	90	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Devoted To You (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Midfield, short of room and lost position over 2f out, waiting for room over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on several occasions from 1 1/2 furlongs out) (op 9/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [3¼]	1. City Streak 18/1 Harry Davies Andrew Balding	Harry Davies Andrew Balding	5	911	92	62	94	–
ch g Cityscape - Daffydowndilly (Oasis Dream)
Midfield on outer, headway 4f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [4¼]	8. Gallant Lion 16/1 Adam Farragher Alan King	Adam Farragher Alan King	4	91	82	50	82	–
ro g Roaring Lion (USA) - Lysanda (GER) (Lando)
Dwelt start, switched left soon after start, midfield on inner, short of room and lost ground 2f out, no impression inside final furlong (op 18/1)

9⁽²⁾ 4¾ [9]	2. Maghlaak 4/1F Jim Crowley Charles Hills	Jim Crowley Charles Hills	5	98	89	48	80	–
b g Muhaarar - Ghanaati (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Prominent on inner, weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

9 ran Off time: 4:05:26 Winning time: 2m 16.73s (slow by 8.33s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Akela Thoroughbreds Limited (Stressfree) 1st breeder: Wertheimer & Frere
2nd owner: Peter Timmins, John Rhodes & Partner (Have Secret)
3rd owner: Ian Jones (Paddy The Squire)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.40 £2.20 £1.60 Ex: £24.60 CSF: £28.78 Tricast: £115.99 Trifecta: £103.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 37 (34%) M [4-6] 80 (43%) H [7-9] 33 (23%)

4:05 Chester 14 Sep 2024

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