Full Result 2.10 Chester | 8 May 2015

Betfair Earl Grosvenor Handicap

(Class 2) (0-105, 4yo+) (7f127yds) 7½f 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⁽⁵⁾	8. Newstead Abbey 11/2 Graham Gibbons David Barron	Graham Gibbons David Barron	5	811	95	94	105	–
b g Byron - Oatcake (Selkirk)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on gamely (op 5/1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾	5. Rene Mathis (GER) 12/1 Jack Garritty ⁵ Richard Fahey	Jack Garritty ⁵ Richard Fahey	5	810	99	92	105	–
ch g Monsieur Bond (IRE) - Remina (GER) (Erminius)
Led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, stayed on same pace final 100yds

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [2½]	2. Brazos (IRE) 6/1 Louis Steward ³ Clive Brittain	Louis Steward ³ Clive Brittain	4	90 b¹	101	92	105	–
gr c Clodovil (IRE) - Shambodia (IRE) (Petardia)
Midfield, headway 2f out, effort and tried to challenge over 1f out, not quicken, kept on inside final furlong but held

4⁽³⁾ 2¾ [5¼]	9. Colour Blue (IRE) 11/2 Connor King ³ W McCreery	Connor King ³ W McCreery	4	87	94	77	91	–
b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Catch The Blues (IRE) (Bluebird)
Held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge (op 6/1)

5⁽²⁾ hd [5½]	12. Marcret (ITY) 9/2F James Sullivan Ruth Carr	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	8	88	92	74	89	–
b g Martino Alonso (IRE) - Love Secret (USA) (Secreto)
Hampered soon after start, held up in rear, pushed along on inner over 2f out, headway soon after, pulled out well over 1f out, chased leaders but no impression, one pace inside final furlong (op 5/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [8¼]	7. Alejandro (IRE) 7/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	6	812	96	70	86	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Carallia (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 2f out (op 13/2)

7⁽⁷⁾ 11 [19¼]	14. Arnold Lane (IRE) 8/1 Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	6	86	90	31	52	–
b h Footstepsinthesand - Capriole (Noverre)
Raced keenly, chased leader, pushed along 4f out, lost 2nd 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¾ [23]	6. One Word More (IRE) 5/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	5	91	99	29	52	–
b g Thousand Words - Somoushe (IRE) (Black Minnaloushe)
Held up, pushed along over 2f out, never a threat (trainers representative could offer no explanation for the geldings performance)

8 ran Off time: 2:12:13 Winning time: 1m 37.72s (slow by 6.22s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Apostle (unsuitable ground), Baddilini (unsuitable ground), Capo Rosso (unsuitable ground), Chookie Royale (unsuitable ground), Energia Flavio (unsuitable ground), Navajo Chief (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Let's Be Lucky Partnership (Newstead Abbey) 1st breeder: Grasshopper 2000 Ltd
2nd owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Rene Mathis)
3rd owner: Saeed Manana (Brazos)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £3.10 £3.80 £2.10 Ex: £63.30 CSF: £63.80 Tricast: £397.92 Trifecta: £397.60

2:10 Chester 8 May 2015

Betfair Earl Grosvenor Handicap