Full Result 5.20 Chester | 6 August 2017

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(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Good To Soft

1st £6,225 2nd £1,864 3rd £932 4th £466 5th £233 6th £117

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Alexander M (IRE) 5/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	811	71	52	84	–
gr c Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Naomh Geileis (USA) (Grand Slam)
Made all, 1 length clear 2f out, pushed along and kicked 5 lengths clear over 1f out, kept up to work inside final furlong until heavily eased near finish, easily (trainer rep said no explanation for colt's improved form) (op 4/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 2¼	6. Golden Wolf (IRE) 8/1 Shane Kelly Richard Hughes	Shane Kelly Richard Hughes	3	91	75	51	82	–
bb g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Jeunesse Doree (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Held up, headway and pushed along 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, ran on well to take clear 2nd last 150yds, no chance with easy winner (op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 3 [5¼]	2. Outback Blue 12/1 J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	4	97 tv	73	44	73	–
gr g Aussie Rules (USA) - Beautiful Lady (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Held up, headway halfway, 3rd 3f out, driven into 2nd 2f out, ridden and chased winner entering final furlong, no impression, lost 2nd last 150yds (tchd 10/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 2 [7¼]	1. Energia Fox (BRZ) 12/1 Connor Murtagh ⁷ Richard Fahey	Connor Murtagh ⁷ Richard Fahey	7	99	82	49	78	–
ch m Agnes Gold (JPN) - Super Eletric (BRZ) (Choctaw Ridge)
Mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on one pace final furlong (op 14/1)

5⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [8½]	5. X Rated (IRE) 4/1 Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	3	94	78	41	73	–
gr g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Screen Star (IRE) (Tobougg)
Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along and headway into 3rd 2f out, soon driven, weakened over 1f out (op 7/2)

6⁽²⁾ 3½ [12]	7. Melabi (IRE) 16/1 Callum Rodriguez ⁵ Richard Ford	Callum Rodriguez ⁵ Richard Ford	4	89	66	23	53	–
b g Oasis Dream - Briolette (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, no impression (op 14/1)

7⁽³⁾ 2 [14]	4. Al Zaman (IRE) 15/8F Richard Kingscote Simon Crisford	Richard Kingscote Simon Crisford	3	96 tp	80	32	64	–
bb c Cacique (IRE) - Flowers Of Spring (IRE) (Celtic Swing)
Chased leader, pushed along 2f out and soon lost place, weakened (trainer rep said no explanation for poor performance) (op 9/4)

8⁽⁵⁾ 3 [17]	3. Fort Jefferson 8/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	4	97	73	20	51	–
br g Passing Glance - Florida Heart (First Trump)
Held up, pushed along on outer 3f out, suffered minor interference 2f out, weakened quickly, eased (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

8 ran Off time: 5:20:49 Winning time: 2m 15.10s (slow by 6.70s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Christinee Budden, M Budden, Matthew Budden (Alexander M) 1st breeder: Christine E Budden & Partners
2nd owner: Aristotle's Elements (Golden Wolf)
3rd owner: Mrs Rachel Dawson (Outback Blue)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.50 £2.70 £3.30 Ex: £39.80 CSF: £44.32 Tricast: £454.33 Trifecta: £304.10
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £53.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £88,115.00 - 1,659.42 winning units.
Quadpot: £8.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £6,773.00 - 788.82 winning units.

5:20 Chester 6 Aug 2017

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