13:50
Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Stakes
Class 2, 1m2f, Flat, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 2m 6.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
William Buick
George Scott
Towards the rear of the pack - made ground from 2f out - driven into fourth and pressed the pace inside the final furlong - surged to the head of affairs late to win
Silvestre De Sousa
Oli Rix
Went straight to front early - dropped to sit close up after a couple of furlongs before regaining command before halfway - driven on approaching 2f out to assert - urged out inside final furlong - stayed on well - caught in the final strides
Edward Greatrex
Ian Williams
Settled midfield early - driven to improve approaching the final furlong - moved into third with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Toby Moore (7)
Kevin Philippart De Foy
Held up at the back - shaken up 2f out and stayed on strongly - grabbed fourth close home
Ashley Lewis (5)
Oliver Cole
Handy in the pack early - urged forward with 2f left - kept going late but lacked the speed to get involved in the finish - finished fifth beaten 2 lengths
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Held up in the pack - driven with 2f left - finished with some purpose late but held for 6th
Hector Crouch
Michael Bell
Slow to break - settled towards the back - driven with a furlong to go - denied a proper opening approaching the final furlong - kept on late without threatening to finish 7th
J F Egan
David Evans
Settled midfield - ridden with over 2f left - unable to challenge - finished eighth
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke
Sat close behind front group early - urged into effort with two furlongs left - stayed on at one gear finishing 9th beaten 4.25 lengths
David Probert
Jack Channon
Sat close to the front group - driven with a furlong left - unable to threaten and finished 10th
Oisin Murphy
George Scott
Settled in the pack - pushed along inside final furlong - couldn't find any extra and held on for 11th beaten 5 lengths
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
Held up handy early - hit front after 2f - lost advantage before halfway but stayed in touch - urged on with over 2f left - faded inside final furlong
James Doyle
Hamad Al Jehani
Settled in touch on the outside - driven approaching 2f out - lost ground steadily to finish well beaten
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Settled in the pack - asked for effort with over a furlong left but boxed in - shifted right to find room - soon lost touch and finished 14th
Charles Bishop
Ian Williams
Slow into stride - settled towards the back - urged with two furlongs left - never featured - finished well beaten in 15th
Benoit de la Sayette
John & Thady Gosden
Hesitant break - settled towards the back of the field - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find any headway thereafter finishing well beaten
George Wood
Jack Morland
Held up in the pack - nudged for effort approaching 2f out and faded to finish 17th
Non-runners: Midak
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.