15:35
Christmas Parties At Chester Racecourse Handicap
Class 5, 1m4f63y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 38.08s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Joe Fanning
Charlie Johnston
Set the pace from the off - driven out approaching the home bend - challenged soon after - battled back gamely - edged clear in the final strides to prevail
Shay Farmer (7)
Brian Ellison
Tracked the pace from the inside - moved into second and urged forward with two furlongs left - driven to challenge the front-runner inside the final furlong - kept battling and closed strongly late but narrowly denied
Richard Kingscote
Ian Williams
Sat behind the front group early - urged forward with over two furlongs left - holding third with a furlong to run - lacked the speed to get closer finishing third
Zak Wheatley (3)
Declan Carroll
Held up in the pack - driven approaching final furlongs and continued at unaltered effort to the line - finished 4th
Jason Watson
Darryll Holland
Handy on the outside - driven approaching 4f out - dropped away inside final 2f and faded to finish fifth
Oisin Orr
Ivan Furtado
Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - no real threat thereafter - finished sixth
Andrew Mullen
Ian Williams
Settled in the pack early - driven for effort with 3f left - failed to quicken - finished seventh well beaten
Ray Dawson
Tony Carroll
Held up in the pack - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away soon after - finished well beaten in 8th
Non-runners: Khangai (self certificate)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.