Full Result 3.45 Chester | 6 May 2015

Boodles Diamond Handicap

(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) (5f15yds) 5f Good To Soft

1st £15,752.50 2nd £4,715 3rd £2,357.50 4th £1,180 5th £587.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	6. Lexi's Hero (IRE) 10/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	7	88 v	87	67	98	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Christel Flame (Darshaan)
Not much room early on, midfield after 2f, headway 2f out, ran on to lead final 75yds (op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1¼	4. Confessional 8/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	8	812 e/s	91	66	98	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Golden Nun (Bishop Of Cashel)
Behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish, not reach winner (jockey said gelding reared as gates opened and missed the break) (tchd 7/1)

3⁽²⁾ ½ [1¾]	11. Cruise Tothelimit (IRE) 12/1 Shane Gray ³ Patrick Morris	Shane Gray ³ Patrick Morris	7	81	83	57	88	–
b g Le Vie Dei Colori - Kiva (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite going pace of leaders

4⁽¹⁾ hd [2]	10. Come On Dave (IRE) 4/1J Cathy Gannon Phil McEntee	Cathy Gannon Phil McEntee	6	86 v	85	58	89	–
b g Red Clubs (IRE) - Desert Sprite (IRE) (Tagula)
Led, kicked on over 2f out, edged right under pressure from over 1f out, headed final 75yds, no extra (op 9/2)

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [2¼]	7. Ballesteros 8/1 Franny Norton Richard Fahey	Franny Norton Richard Fahey	6	88	87	59	90	–
ch g Tomba - Flamenco Dancer (Mark Of Esteem)
Midfield, ridden over 1f out, headway after, stayed on inside final furlong (op 9/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [4½]	8. Piazon 8/1 Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	Jamie Spencer Kevin Ryan	4	88	87	51	82	–
br g Striking Ambition - Colonel's Daughter (Colonel Collins)
Held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on, not trouble leaders (jockey said gelding hung left and was denied a clear run)

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5¼]	5. Mappin Time (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Mullen Tim Easterby	Andrew Mullen Tim Easterby	7	810 eb	89	50	81	–
b g Orientate (USA) - Different Story (USA) (Stravinsky)
Started awkwardly, towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [9¼]	9. Top Boy 25/1 Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	Paddy Mathers Derek Shaw	5	86 v	85	31	63	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Injaaz (Sheikh Albadou)
Midfield, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 20/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 3 [12¼]	3. Blithe Spirit 7/1 Neil Farley ³ Eric Alston	Neil Farley ³ Eric Alston	4	810	92	26	59	–
b f Byron - Damalis (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (jockey said filly hung right) (op 13/2)

10⁽³⁾ 2¾ [15]	1. B Fifty Two (IRE) 4/1J Frankie Dettori Charles Hills	Frankie Dettori Charles Hills	6	97 tb	100	23	57	–
br g Dark Angel (IRE) - Petite Maxine (Sharpo)
Pushed along to race with leaders, chased leader after 1f, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, soon eased when well beaten (op 9/2 tchd 5/1 in a place)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [17½]	2. Noble Storm (USA) 33/1 Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	9	97	100	13	48	–
b g Yankee Gentleman (USA) - Changed Tune (USA) (Tunerup)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding lost its action on final bend) (op 40/1 tchd 50/1)

11 ran Off time: 3:46:50 Winning time: 1m 2.22s (slow by 3.22s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Lexi's Hero) 1st breeder: T J Pabst
2nd owner: Bearstone Stud Limited (Confessional)
3rd owner: Odysian Ltd T/A Cruise Nightspot (Cruise Tothelimit)
Tote win: £9.60 PL: £3.90 £3.10 £4.40 Ex: £82.10 CSF: £87.26 Tricast: £994.83 Trifecta: £1,725.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (48%) M [5-7] 35 (27%) H [8-11] 42 (25%)

3:45 Chester 6 May 2015

Boodles Diamond Handicap