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15:35 Chester
Christmas Parties At Chester Racecourse Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 63y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,644
- 2nd: £3,584
- 3rd: £1,794
- 4th: £896
- Form 9-19714
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Shay Farmer
handy on inner, went 2nd and pushed along 2f out, ridden and pressed leader over 1f out, stayed on but no telling impression until rallied towards finish, just held
- Form 372184
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey A Mullen
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no response
- Form 55-7428
- Age 5
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Kingscote
wore red hood to post, chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, not pace to challenge
- Form 717-686
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Ray Dawson
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, soon lost touch
Innse Gall
328- Form 856/798-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 69
steadied in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
- Form 733-231
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
made all, pushed along home turn, soon faced challenge, stayed on dourly, ridden inside last, just held on towards finish
- Form 23-3775
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Zak Wheatley
mid-division, pushed along 2f out, plugged on same pace
- Form 405-122
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Darryll Holland
- Jockey Jason Watson
prominent on outer, pushed along 4f out, lost position 2f out, weakened
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Bulldog Spirit (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-9) Front mid-division, went 3rd 3f out, soon pushed along, stayed on one pace, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Molten Sea (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Shahbaz (IRE) 11-10fav (8-13) Bumped start, chased leaders, pushed along over 6f out, ridden over 5f out, lost 3rd over 4f out, soon behind, eased, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Haku (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in May.
Woodstock City 8-1 (8-12) Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 14 1/4l behind Box To Box (9-6) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Oman (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, never a factor, 6th of 10, 19l behind Polling Day (9-6) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Innse Gall 18-1 (9-10) Midfield, asked for effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra close home, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Bosc Girl (9-11) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Ghaiyya 6-4fav (9-2) Made virtually all, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, won at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jun beating Brielle (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Time Tells All (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, not clear run 1f out, switched right and stayed on between horses towards finish, 5th of 9, 3/4l behind Stellarmasterpiece (9-1) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Arcturus Flame (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Prominent 1f, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, went 2nd and edged left over 1f out, unable to trouble winner, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Patsy Snugfit (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Khangai 7-1 (9-9) Rear of mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, held on, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Regally Blonde (9-7) by hd, 7 ran.