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6:10 Chester 21 Aug 2008

Ernst & Young Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Soft
1st £5,504.60 2nd £1,637.95 3rd £818.55 4th £408.85
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (9)  
6 97 78 81 89
b g Professional (IRE) - Dzakarta (POL) (Aprizzo)
Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and edged left 1f out, held on towards finish (op 15-2 tchd 8-1)
2 (8) ½
4 100 78 80 88
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Gilah (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up in rear, smooth headway on inside over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on well, not quite reach winner (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)
3 (2) 1 [1½]
3 910 84 85 93
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Marciala (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Led, headed 2f out, hampered and switched right just inside final furlong, kept on (op 6-4)
4 (5) 9 [10½]
4 94 68 54 62
b g Diesis - Her Own Way (USA) (Danzig)
Held up in rear, headway and not much room over 2f out, kept on, never near leaders (op 25-1)
5 (4) 1 [11½]
6 910 74 58 67
b g Orpen (USA) - Rite Of Spring (Niniski)
Chased leaders, soon pushed along, one pace final 3f (op 9-2)
6 (6) 5 [16½]
9 89 Out-of-Handicaps 1 59 34 44
ch g Woodman (USA) - Vilikaia (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in rear, effort 3f out, never on terms
7 (3) 2 [18½]
7 912 76 48 57
b m Orpen (USA) - Sharadja (IRE) (Doyoun)
Held up in midfield, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f
8 (7) 14 [32½]
3 95 tp 79 27 38
ch g Nayef (USA) - Colouring (IRE) (Catrail)
Chased leaders, lost place 3f out (op 40-1)
9 (10) 21 [53½]
7 98 72
b m Danzero (AUS) - Dancing Debut (Polar Falcon)
Held up towards rear, ran in snatches, shaken up 7f out, lost place over 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out (tchd 10-1)
10 (11) 3 [56½]
5 911 75
b g Commands (AUS) - Marsakara (IRE) (Turtle Island)
With leaders, driven over 4f out, lost place 3f out, behind and eased over 1f out
11 (1) 3 [59½]
3 96 b 80
gr f Green Desert (USA) - Alouette (Darshaan)
Soon chasing leaders, weakening when not much room over 3f out, behind and eased over 1f out (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)
After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.
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