Full Result 2.25 Chester | 29 June 2024

Whispering Angel Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good

1st £7,644 2nd £3,583.50 3rd £1,794 4th £895.50 5th £448.50 6th £222 7th £112.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Bur Dubai 6/4F Daniel Tudhope Kevin Philippart De Foy	Daniel Tudhope Kevin Philippart De Foy	3	90	78	85	92	–
ch c Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Ana Shababiya (IRE) (Teofilo)
Made all, travelled strongly, increased tempo over 3f out, shaken up and went clear home turn, went further clear over 1f out, unchallenged (op 11/8 tchd 13/8)

2⁽⁵⁾ 9½	4. Open Secret 100/30 Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	3	90	78	66	77	–
b c Cracksman - Pulcinella (IRE) (Dubawi)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon bit short of room on inner, not clear run and switched right home turn, switched left over 1f out, ran on but no chance with winner inside final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [10]	6. Frankelian 3/1 Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett	Rob Hornby Ralph Beckett	3	812	76	63	74	–
b f Frankel - Australian Queen (Fastnet Rock)
Slowly away, held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, rallying when not clear run over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on final 110yds (jockey said filly was slowly away) (op 10/3)

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [10¼]	3. Percy Jones 10/1 Aidan Keeley ³ Mark Loughnane	Aidan Keeley ³ Mark Loughnane	5	97	74	63	72	–
b g Sir Percy - Luisa Calderon (Nayef)
In touch with leaders, raced wide home turn, soon outpaced, went second inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds, lost two places towards finish (tchd 9/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 4¾ [15]	1. Selwan (IRE) 20/1 Charles Bishop Ian Williams	Charles Bishop Ian Williams	5	102	80	59	70	–
b g Zelzal (FR) - Al Wathna (Nayef)
In touch with leaders, outpaced 2f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong (op 18/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1)

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [16½]	2. Melek Alreeh (USA) 10/1 Silvestre De Sousa David Simcock	Silvestre De Sousa David Simcock	5	101	79	55	67	–
b g Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Bargain Blitz (USA) (Rahy)
Prominent, chased clear leader 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened quickly inside final furlong (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise) (op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

7⁽³⁾ ½ [17]	7. Busby (IRE) 50/1 Aiden Brookes ³ Philip Kirby	Aiden Brookes ³ Philip Kirby	9	88 1 p	61	36	48	–
b g Kodiac - Arabian Pearl (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
Raced in second, lost position over 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong (tchd 40/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:25:25 Winning time: 2m 38.06s (slow by 1.86s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Green Team Racing (Bur Dubai) 1st breeder: A Alshaikh
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Open Secret)
3rd owner: J C Smith (Frankelian)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.30 £1.90 Ex: £7.10 CSF: £6.55 Trifecta: £16.60

2:25 Chester 29 Jun 2024

Whispering Angel Handicap