TurfFlatClass 2
Duke Of Westminster Supporting The Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Chester (GBR)
Friday, May 10, 2024 — Race 7
2m 2.5f
Distance
Good To Firm
Going
$86,632
Purse
16
Runners
3:59.16
Time
4yo+
Age
Results
| Pos | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Wt | SP | BL | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoffee(2016) | Harry Davies | Hugo Palmer | 1 | 119.00 | 9/1 | 0.00 | $86,632 | Took keen hold - midfield on inner - steady headway over 2f out - switched right and squeezed through 1f out - ridden and led final 110yds - stayed on(op 7/1) |
| 2 | Emiyn(2017) | Zak Wheatley | Declan Carroll | 7 | 116.00 | 28/1 | 0.75 | $40,613 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - headway after 2f - pressed leader after 4f - prominent halfway - went second again over 2f out - briefly disputed lead final 110yds - kept on(op 33/1) |
| 3 | Zanndabad(2019) | Richard Kingscote | A J Martin | 10 | 121.00 | 11/1 | 0.30 | $20,332 | Towards rear - not clear run over 2f out - switched right over 1f out - good headway and went third inside final 110yds - eyecatcher(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) |
| 4 | Aztec Empire(2019) | Oisin Murphy | Andrew Balding | 4 | 121.00 | 4/1F | 1.00 | $10,149 | Took keen hold - soon led but pestered - headed and no extra final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) |
| 5 | Grand Providence(2020) | Hayley Turner | Andrew Balding | 12 | 118.00 | 15/2 | 0.30 | $5,083 | Prominent - went second halfway - lost second when bumped over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) |
| 6 | Aqwaam(2018) | Franny Norton | Ian Williams | 6 | 119.00 | 11/1 | 0.05 | $2,516 | Took keen hold - towards rear on inner - waiting for room over 2f out - headway and in touch with leaders when not clear run and switched left final 110yds - kept on (vet said gelding finished lame left-fore)(op 12/1) |
| 7 | Falcon Eight(2015) | Oisin Orr | D K Weld | 15 | 138.00 | 22/1 | 1.25 | $1,275 | Slowly into stride - in rear - reminder after 1f - headway against far rail 1f out - nearest finish(tchd 20/1) |
| 8 | Forza Orta(2018) | Rowan Scott | Kevin Ryan | 3 | 118.00 | 9/1 | 0.50 | $629 | Took keen hold - midfield on inner - headway and switched right over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 8/1) |
| 9 | The Grand Visir(2014) | Joe Fanning | Ian Williams | 14 | 118.00 | 33/1 | 1.50 | - | Midfield - lost ground over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong |
| 10 | Too Friendly(2018) | Silvestre De Sousa | James Owen | 8 | 118.00 | 9/2 | 1.25 | - | In touch with leaders - weakening when bit short of room inside final furlong(op 8/1) |
| 11 | Duke Of Oxford(2020) | David Egan | Michael Bell | 16 | 119.00 | 12/1 | 2.00 | - | Took keen hold - always behind(op 9/1) |
| 12 | Zealandia(2017) | Jim Crowley | Ian Williams | 11 | 121.00 | 28/1 | 0.50 | - | Never better than midfield(op 33/1) |
| 13 | Spirit Mixer(2018) | Callum Hutchinson | Andrew Balding | 17 | 120.00 | 33/1 | 1.25 | - | Always behind(op 25/1) |
| 14 | Solent Gateway(2018) | Saffie Osborne | Hugo Palmer | 5 | 121.00 | 20/1 | 4.00 | - | Midfield - weakening when raced wide on turn over 1f out(op 16/1) |
| 15 | Magellan Strait(2019) | William Buick | Joseph Patrick OBrien | 2 | 130.00 | 9/1 | 3.25 | - | Took keen hold early - in touch with leaders - weakened under 2f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the good to firm - good in places going on the occasion and would prefer a slower surface - adding that gelding may have also been unsuited by the tight nature of the track at Chester; vet had nothing to report)(op 17/2) |
| 16 | Citizen General(2019) | Clifford Lee | Ed Dunlop | 9 | 124.00 | 40/1 | 5.50 | - | Raced wide - midfield - weakened over 2f out(op 33/1) |