Full Result 2.25 Chester | 12 July 2008

totescoop6 City Plate (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (3yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Good

1st £24,978.80 2nd £9,468.80 3rd £4,738.80 4th £2,362.80 5th £1,183.60 6th £594

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Blythe Knight (IRE) 11/2 Pat Cosgrave John Quinn	Pat Cosgrave John Quinn	8	97	110	100	114	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Blushing Barada (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Midfield, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led final strides (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

2⁽³⁾ shd	2. Beckermet (IRE) 7/1 Chris Catlin Roger Fisher	Chris Catlin Roger Fisher	6	95	108	98	112	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Razida (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Led, quickened away 3f out, edged right from over 1f out, worn down final strides (tchd 8-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [2½]	4. Army Of Angels (IRE) 5/1J Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor	Daragh O'Donohoe Saeed bin Suroor	6	92 t	109	89	102	–
ch g King's Best (USA) - Angelic Sounds (IRE) (The Noble Player)
Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase front pair 100yds out, not pace to threaten leaders (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [4]	9. Welsh Emperor (IRE) 7/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	9	92	110	85	98	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Simply Times (USA) (Dodge)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 11-2)

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	8. Vanderlin 5/1J William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	9	92	102	81	95	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Massorah (FR) (Habitat)
Chased leaders, lost place 4f out, rallied on outside to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 15-2)

6⁽²⁾ 3¼ [8½]	5. Azarole (IRE) 28/1 Frankie McDonald Jane Chapple-Hyam	Frankie McDonald Jane Chapple-Hyam	7	92	98	73	86	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Cashew (Sharrood)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, not much room over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, not pace to get competitive (op 33-1 tchd 25-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [9]	6. Daaweitza 33/1 Stevie Donohoe Brian Ellison	Stevie Donohoe Brian Ellison	5	92	89	72	85	–
ch g Daawe (USA) - Chichen Itza I (Shareef Dancer)
In rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never reached leaders

8⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [11¼]	3. Captain Marvelous (IRE) 7/1 Dean McKeown B W Hills	Dean McKeown B W Hills	4	95	105	69	82	–
b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Shesasmartlady (IRE) (Dolphin Street)
Missed break, always towards rear, never a danger (op 8-1)

9⁽¹⁾ ½ [11¾]	10. Bertbrand 100/1 Robbie Egan David Flood	Robbie Egan David Flood	3	88 b	67	61	75	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Mi Amor (IRE) (Alzao)
Raced keenly, chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 10 [21¾]	7. Tamagin (USA) 8/1 Eddie Ahern Kevin Ryan	Eddie Ahern Kevin Ryan	5	92	100	36	51	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Luia (USA) (Forty Niner)
Prominent on outside, ridden 4f out, weakening when not much room over 2f out, eased when beaten over 1f out (tchd 15-2)

11⁽⁸⁾ 1 [22¾]	11. Tasdeer (USA) 11/2 Dane O'Neill Michael Jarvis	Dane O'Neill Michael Jarvis	3	88	105	31	45	–
b c Rahy (USA) - Mehthaaf (USA) (Nureyev)
Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

11 ran Off time: 2:26:00 Winning time: 1m 25.50s (slow by 1.40s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Maxilead Limited (Blythe Knight) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Great Head House Taylor Nash Edwards (Beckermet)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Army Of Angels)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £2.10 £2.80 £1.70 Ex: £37.40 CSF: £44.30 Trifecta: £309.80 Part won. Pool: £418.70 - 0.60 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 40 (25%) M [5-7] 77 (37%) H [8-11] 33 (38%)

2:25 Chester 12 Jul 2008

totescoop6 City Plate (Listed Race)