Full Result 4.35 Chester | 14 July 2012

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(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Soft

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	1. Fork Handles 11/4F George Baker Mick Channon	George Baker Mick Channon	4	97 v	80	59	88	–
b f Doyen (IRE) - Natalie Jay (Ballacashtal)
Made all, going strongly over 2 lengths clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely towards finish (op 10-3 tchd 7-2 in a place)

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	9. Bright Applause 3/1 Frederik Tylicki Tracy Waggott	Frederik Tylicki Tracy Waggott	4	811	70	46	76	–
b g Royal Applause - Sadaka (USA) (Kingmambo)
Handy, pushed along to chase winner 2f out, no impression until stayed on towards finish, unable to challenge

3⁽⁸⁾ 2 [3¼]	11. Mighty Clarets (IRE) 15/2 Kirsty Milczarek Barry Leavy	Kirsty Milczarek Barry Leavy	5	86	65	37	67	–
br g Whipper (USA) - Collected (IRE) (Taufan)
Held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outer 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [4½]	4. Robert The Painter (IRE) 7/2 David Nolan David O'Meara	David Nolan David O'Meara	4	94	77	47	80	–
b g Whipper (USA) - Lidanna (Nicholas)
Held up, pushed along over 3f out, not much room and hampered 2f out, plugged on at one pace final furlong, no impression

5⁽⁷⁾ 8 [12½]	10. Tapis Libre 16/1 Ross Atkinson ³ Michael Easterby	Ross Atkinson ³ Michael Easterby	4	88	70	24	55	–
b g Librettist (USA) - Stella Manuela (FR) (Galileo)
Prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out (op 11-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [17½]	6. Brockfield 4/1 Robert Winston Mel Brittain	Robert Winston Mel Brittain	6	92	75	18	50	–
ch g Falbrav (IRE) - Irish Light (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, pulled hard, headway to go prominent after 2f, ridden when challenging 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when well beaten inside final furlong (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the track) (op 9-2)

6 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 2m 22.03s (slow by 13.63s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Granston (unsuitable ground), Lieutenant Kojak (self certificate), Oriental Cavalier (unsuitable ground), Postscript (unsuitable ground), Spartan Spirit (unsuitable ground), St Ignatius (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Fork Handles) 1st breeder: Mike Channon Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Littlethorpe Park Racing (Bright Applause)
3rd owner: Cops & Robbers (Mighty Clarets)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.80 £1.50 Ex: £11.50 CSF: £11.14 Tricast: £51.42

4:35 Chester 14 Jul 2012

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