Full Result 4.55 Chester | 10 June 2017

Whitley Neill Gin Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (6f17yds) 6f Soft

1st £7,781.25 2nd £2,330 3rd £1,165 4th £582.50 5th £291.25 6th £146.25

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Dragon King (IRE) 9/1 Dougie Costello Iain Jardine	Dougie Costello Iain Jardine	5	93 h	81	59	89	–
ch g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Alexander Queen (IRE) (King's Best)
Mid-division, headway over 1f out, weaved way through to challenge entering final furlong, ridden and led last 100yds, soon challenged by runner-up, just held on (regarding the apparent improvement in form; trainer said the gelding appreciated the drop back to 6f which helped him to settle better on this occasion) (op 10/1 tchd 8/1)

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	8. Russian Realm 8/1 Oisin Murphy Paul Midgley	Oisin Murphy Paul Midgley	7	93	81	58	88	–
b g Dansili - Russian Rhythm (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly final furlong, just failed (op 9/1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [1½]	11. Tavener 10/1 Royston Ffrench David C Griffiths	Royston Ffrench David C Griffiths	5	813 p	77	48	79	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Sea Chorus (Singspiel)
2nd to halfway where went on, driven over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, headed last 100yds, kept on under pressure (tchd 9/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [2]	1. Lucky Beggar (IRE) 9/2 Franny Norton David C Griffiths	Franny Norton David C Griffiths	7	99	87	57	88	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Lucky Clio (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Tracked leaders, effort to challenge over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken (op 7/2)

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	6. Ballesteros 7/1 David Nolan Richard Fahey	David Nolan Richard Fahey	8	94	82	47	79	–
ch g Tomba - Flamenco Dancer (Mark Of Esteem)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, challenged leader under pressure over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong (tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [4¾]	2. Powerallied (IRE) 16/1 Connor Murtagh ⁷ Richard Fahey	Connor Murtagh ⁷ Richard Fahey	4	90	85	44	77	–
b g Camacho - Kaplinsky (IRE) (Fath)
Mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, one pace (op 22/1)

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [5½]	3. Red Tycoon (IRE) 7/2J Kieran Shoemark ³ Ken Cunningham-Brown	Kieran Shoemark ³ Ken Cunningham-Brown	5	93	84	40	74	–
b g Acclamation - Rugged Up (IRE) (Marju)
Held up, driven 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong (op 4/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1 [6½]	5. Khelman (IRE) 7/2J Adam McNamara ³ Richard Fahey	Adam McNamara ³ Richard Fahey	7	92	83	35	70	–
b g Kheleyf (USA) - Mandolin (IRE) (Sabrehill)
Held up, pushed along 2f out, some headway on inner under pressure 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 4/1)

9⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [7¼]	12. Echo Of Lightning 33/1 Martin Lane Brian Ellison	Martin Lane Brian Ellison	7	813	77	26	61	–
b g Echo Of Light - Classic Lass (Dr Fong)
Broke well from wide draw to chase leaders, prominent until ridden and lost place from over 1f out (op 28/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 5 [12¼]	10. Gramercy (IRE) 25/1 Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	10	813 p	77	6	45	–
b g Whipper (USA) - Topiary (IRE) (Selkirk)
Held up, driven over 1f out, ridden final furlong, no impression (op 20/1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 3¾ [16]	4. Monumental Man 33/1 William Carson Michael Attwater	William Carson Michael Attwater	8	96 p	84	–	40	–
b g Vital Equine (IRE) - Spark Up (Lahib)
Led to halfway, pushed along over 2f out, weakened (op 22/1)

11 ran Off time: 4:56:09 Winning time: 1m 17.55s (slow by 5.45s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Song Of Shadows (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: New Approach Racing Limited (Dragon King) 1st breeder: Mountarmstrong Stud
2nd owner: The Guys & Dolls & Partner (Russian Realm)
3rd owner: Baker, Hensby, Longden, Baker (Tavener)
Tote win: £12 PL: £3 £3.50 £3.70 Ex: £116.50 CSF: £79.84 Tricast: £757.15 Trifecta: £2,562.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 79 (44%) M [5-7] 58 (43%) H [8-12] 13 (13%)

4:55 Chester 10 Jun 2017

Whitley Neill Gin Handicap