Full Result 2.45 Chester | 7 May 2009

Virgin Money Chester Vase (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)

(Class 1) (3yo) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good To Firm

1st £39,739 2nd £15,064 3rd £7,539 4th £3,759 5th £1,883 6th £945

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Golden Sword 25/1 Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien	3	812	105	112	114	–
b c High Chaparral (IRE) - Sitara (Salse)
Made all, pushed along over 3f out, about 4 lengths clear 2f out, driven out and stayed on (tchd 20-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2	4. Masterofthehorse (IRE) 13/8F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	3	812	111	108	113	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Shouk (Shirley Heights)
Patiently ridden and well behind, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, never able to reach winner, too much to do (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his orders were to settle the colt early stages, as it had failed to come home in its last race, adding that he had attempted to take closer order from 4f out, but had been unable to reach the winner.) (tchd 15-8 in places)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [3½]	2. Debussy (IRE) 11/4 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	Jimmy Fortune John Gosden	3	812	101	105	108	–
bb c Diesis - Opera Comique (FR) (Singspiel)
Raced keenly in midfield, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on when hung left inside final furlong, no impression towards finish (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [5¼]	6. Sight Unseen 5/1 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	3	812 t	–	101	105	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - High Praise (USA) (Quest For Fame)
Midfield, headway 5f out, ridden to chase winner over 2f out until inside final furlong, soon hampered when beaten (op 7-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ shd [5¼]	5. Saptapadi (IRE) 11/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	812	–	100	108	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Olympienne (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Steadied start, held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to land a blow (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

6⁽²⁾ 8 [13¼]	8. Too Much Trouble 8/1 Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	3	812	102	85	92	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Tentpole (USA) (Rainbow Quest)
Raced keenly, chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 11-1)

7⁽³⁾ 14 [27¼]	1. Above Average (IRE) 12/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	812	103	61	70	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Crystal Valkyrie (IRE) (Danehill)
Chased winner, lost 2nd well over 4f out, soon not much room, weakened over 2f out, eased when beaten over 1f out (jockey said colt was unsuited by the track) (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 56 [83¼]	7. Solo Choice 100/1 James Doyle David Flood	James Doyle David Flood	3	812 b¹	68	–	–	–
b g Needwood Blade - Top Of The Class (IRE) (Rudimentary)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off

8 ran Off time: 2:47:00 Winning time: 2m 33.86s (fast by 2.34s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier (Golden Sword) 1st breeder: T E Pocock & Morton Bloodstock
2nd owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier (Masterofthehorse)
3rd owner: HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan (Debussy)
Tote win: £24.60 PL: £3.60 £1.40 £1.50 Ex: £46.90 CSF: £65.25 Trifecta: £441.30 Pool: £894.54 - 1.50 winning units.

2:45 Chester 7 May 2009

Virgin Money Chester Vase (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)