Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

1st

A Piece Of Heaven (FR) ^t

No. 2, stall 1

8yo, 9-6, OR 101

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

8 9-6 101

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

4:01.19 £87,618

Handy early - pushed along to close gap inside final furlong - powered clear to score close home

2nd

Maxi King (IRE)

No. 3, stall 8

6yo, 8-12, OR 100

J: Toby Moore (7) · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

6 8-12 100

Toby Moore (7)

Kevin Philippart De Foy

½ £41,089

Settled in the pack early - boxed in with 3f left - moved into third with 2f to run - driven along and kept responding - denied by half a length having grabbed second on the line

3rd

Duraji (IRE)

No. 7, stall 16

5yo, 9-0, OR 95

J: Finley Marsh · T: Richard Hughes

5 9-0 95

Finley Marsh

Richard Hughes

½ £20,553

Sent to front early - driven clear with over a furlong left - edge whittled down late as pipped close home

4th

Galileo Dame (IRE)

No. 8, stall 6

5yo, 8-12, OR 93

J: Ryan Moore · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

5 8-12 93

Ryan Moore

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

½ £10,268

Held a midpack spot early - urged forward with over 2f left - moved into fourth inside the final furlong - kept responding to the line but couldn't close on the front-runners

5th

Team Player (GB) ^t

No. 12, stall 12

4yo, 8-10, OR 92

J: Greg Fairley · T: Ewan Whillans

4 8-10 92

Greg Fairley

Ewan Whillans

1 £5,134

Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left then closing late - finished fifth having found extra late on

6th

Berkshire Sundance (IRE) ^p

No. 6, stall 15

6yo, 9-1, OR 96

J: Oisin Murphy · T: Andrew Balding

6 9-1 96

Oisin Murphy

Andrew Balding

0.05 £2,567

Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - moved into fifth inside the final furlong - edged back but stayed on well to finish sixth beaten 2½ lengths

7th

Puturhandstogether (IRE)

No. 10, stall 17

5yo, 8-11, OR 92

J: Billy Loughnane · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

5 8-11 92

Billy Loughnane

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3½

Settled towards the back - eased into contention and asked for effort over 2f out - moved past faltering others - kept going late but never a factor - finished 7th

8th

Zanndabad (IRE) ^t

No. 11, stall 9

7yo, 8-10, OR 91

J: Clifford Lee · T: A J Martin

7 8-10 91

Clifford Lee

A J Martin

2¼

Settled at the back - some late forward movement from 2f out - too far adrift to threaten and faded to finish 8th

9th

Chemistry (IRE)

No. 13, stall 3

5yo, 8-9, OR 90

J: David Probert · T: Jennie Candlish

5 8-9 90

David Probert

Jennie Candlish

3

Settled mid-pack - pushed along with over 2f left - weakened soon after and beaten into 9th

10th

Spirit Mixer (GB)

No. 5, stall 10

8yo, 9-1, OR 96

J: Rob Hornby · T: Andrew Balding

8 9-1 96

Rob Hornby

Andrew Balding

¾

Settled in the pack early - nudged into a slight advance approaching 2f out - then pushed along and unable to find more - finished well beaten in 10th

11th

Moon Over Miami (FR)

No. 9, stall 7

5yo, 8-12, OR 93

J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett

5 8-12 93

Hector Crouch

Ralph Beckett

½

Held mid-pack early - urged forward with 2f remaining - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish

12th

Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) ^t

No. 15, stall 14

7yo, 8-9, OR 90

J: Jamie Powell · T: A J Martin

7 8-9 90

Jamie Powell

A J Martin

1

Settled at back of field - pushed along approaching final two furlongs - unable to close the gap - eventually well beaten in 12th

13th

Blindedbythelights (GER) ^b

No. 16, stall 4

6yo, 8-9, OR 90

J: Luke Morris · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt

6 8-9 90

Luke Morris

Sir Mark Prescott Bt

15

Held up handy in the early stages - urged forward with 2f remaining - dropped away quickly thereafter - well beaten in 13th

14th

Peaky Blinder (GER) ^p

No. 17, stall 2

4yo, 8-8, OR 90

J: Jason Watson · T: Andrew Balding

4 8-8 90

Jason Watson

Andrew Balding

36

Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort 3f out and dropped away rapidly - trailed home well beaten

15th

Aimeric (GB)

No. 1, stall 13

7yo, 9-12, OR 107

J: Darragh Keenan · T: Jennie Candlish

7 9-12 107

Darragh Keenan

Jennie Candlish

12

Wide on the outer of the pack early - moved forward past the 3f point - pressed for effort with 4f left then faded steadily to finish last