Full Result 3.00 Chester | 10 May 2017

Boodles Diamond Handicap

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

1st £18,675 2nd £5,592 3rd £2,796 4th £1,398 5th £699 6th £351

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. El Astronaute (IRE) 2/1F Jason Hart John Quinn	Jason Hart John Quinn	4	88	90	81	96	–
ch g Approve (IRE) - Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well near finish (tchd 9/4)

2⁽²⁾ nk	5. Taexali (IRE) 4/1 Silvestre De Sousa John Patrick Shanahan	Silvestre De Sousa John Patrick Shanahan	4	811 b	93	83	98	–
ch g Raven's Pass (USA) - Enchanted Evening (IRE) (High Chaparral)
In touch on inner, effort over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, closed on winner near finish (op 5/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1]	7. Confessional 10/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	10	810 e/s	92	79	94	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Golden Nun (Bishop Of Cashel)
Chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, no real impression on winner, held near finish (op 8/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ ½ [1½]	4. Spring Loaded (IRE) 9/2 Joey Haynes Paul D'Arcy	Joey Haynes Paul D'Arcy	5	813	95	80	95	–
gr g Zebedee - Nisriyna (IRE) (Intikhab)
Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace of leaders (op 6/1)

5⁽¹³⁾ 3 [4½]	11. Bossipop 50/1 Cam Hardie Tim Easterby	Cam Hardie Tim Easterby	4	83 b	85	58	75	–
ch g Assertive - Opopmil (IRE) (Pips Pride)
Behind, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 40/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ hd [4¾]	13. Seamster 16/1 Hollie Doyle ³ David Loughnane	Hollie Doyle ³ David Loughnane	10	713 2 t	84	56	73	–
ch g Pivotal - Needles And Pins (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [9¾]	12. Ballesteros 33/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	8	83	85	37	56	–
ch g Tomba - Flamenco Dancer (Mark Of Esteem)
Raced off pace, pushed along over 2f out, never a threat (op 25/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ hd [10]	9. Blithe Spirit 12/1 Neil Farley Eric Alston	Neil Farley Eric Alston	6	88	90	41	60	–
b m Byron - Damalis (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
With leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 10 [20]	6. Majestic Hero (IRE) 11/2 Jamie Spencer Ronald Harris	Jamie Spencer Ronald Harris	5	810	92	3	26	–
b g Majestic Missile (IRE) - Xena (IRE) (Mull Of Kintyre)
Slowly into stride, raced off the pace, ran wide 2f out, left behind after (regarding the gelding's performance, the stewards noted the jockey and trainer's explanation that the gelding was unsuited by the track.) (op 5/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:02:02 Winning time: 59.17s (slow by 0.17s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Powerallied (self certificate), Reflektor (unsuitable ground), Sir Maximilian (vet's certificate), Soie D'Leau (self certificate)
1st owner: Ross Harmon (El Astronaute) 1st breeder: T Jones
2nd owner: Thistle Bloodstock Limited (Taexali)
3rd owner: Bearstone Stud Limited (Confessional)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £1.50 £2.70 Ex: £12.10 CSF: £9.78 Tricast: £62.45 Trifecta: £72.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 93 (62%) M [6-8] 27 (29%) H [9-13] 30 (9%)

3:00 Chester 10 May 2017

Boodles Diamond Handicap