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  2. Race Results
  3. Fri, 8th May, 2009
  4. Chester
  5. 4.00
Going: Good to Firm. 
Jackpot: Pool £69384.98  | Units £19.5  | Dividend £2526.3
Placepot: Pool £159356.38  | Units £2473.96  | Dividend £47
Quadpot: Pool £7470.94  | Units £1020.56 £5.4  |  Place Six: £40.82  |  Place Five: £16.51
Summary
1st
silks
Balaagha (USA) 3, b f 9-0 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(1:27.16 1.19 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 12)
Mr Greeley (USA) - Echo Echo Echo (USA)(Eastern Echo (USA))

SP 1/1fav

M A Jarvis
R Hills
Tote Win £2.30 Place £1.10
loading past form
dwelt, soon settled in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on gamely
2nd
1.25L
silks
Miss Tango Hotel (GB) 3, b f 9-0 (Mr Michael O'Flynn)
(Drawn 4)
Green Desert (USA) - Inchyre (GB)(Shirley Heights)

SP 5/2

John Gosden
J Fortune
Place £1.50
loading past form
prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
3rd
1.25L
silks
La Marseillaise (IRE) 3, ch f 9-0 (Ryder Cup Racing Syndicate)
(Drawn 6)
Medicean (GB) - Saturnalia (GB)(Cadeaux Genereux)

SP 33/1

B W Hills
R Winston
Place £8.70
loading past form
in touch, ridden along 3f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong
4th
shd
silks
Massilah (GB) 3, b f 9-0 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 9)
Namid (GB) - Loveleaves (GB)(Polar Falcon (USA))

SP 5/1

B W Hills
M Hills
loading past form
led, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
5th
1L
silks
Viva La Vida (GB) 3, ch f 9-0 (Mr Howard Spooner)
(Drawn 7)
Medicean (GB) - Moonlight (IRE)(Night Shift (USA))

SP 20/1

J Chapple-hyam
Kirsty Milczarek
loading past form
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
6th
0.75L
silks
Aphrodite's Rock (GB) 3, ch f 9-0 (Winterbeck Manor Stud)
(Drawn 10)
Falbrav (IRE) - Comtesse Noire (CAN)(Woodman (USA))

SP 33/1

Miss Gay Kelleway
R Hughes
loading past form
dwelt, towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
7th
2.5L
silks
Riley Queen Bee (USA) 3, b f 9-0 (Mogeely Stud & Mrs Maura Gittins)
(Drawn 5)
Mr Greeley (USA) - Quarrel Over Halo (USA)(Halo (USA))

SP 33/1

K R Burke
A Elliott
loading past form
dwelt, towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, no extra final furlong
8th
3.75L
silks
Bella Rowena (GB) 3, b f 9-0 (Horses for Causes)
(Drawn 11)
Kyllachy (GB) - Luxurious (USA)(Lyphard (USA))

SP 16/1

A Balding
William Buick
loading past form
prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
9th
7L
silks
Jeannie (IRE) 3, b f 9-0 (Mr K R Parker)
(Drawn 14)
Acclamation (GB) - Sara Luna (IRE)(Mark Of Esteem (IRE))

SP 33/1

A Bailey
N Chalmers
loading past form
chased leaders for 4f
10th
12L
silks
Diamond Jo (IRE) 3, b f 9-0 (K & C Bevan)
(Drawn 13)
Johannesburg (USA) - Still As Sweet (IRE)(Fairy King (USA))

SP 33/1

Patrick Morris
E Ahern
loading past form
slowly into stride, behind, never a factor
11th
2.75L
silks
Bicksta (GB) 3, b f 9-0 (Mr M Hawkes)
(Drawn 1)
Haafhd (GB) - Premiere Dance (IRE)(Loup Solitaire (USA))

SP 25/1

E Vaughan
N Callan
loading past form
always rear division
12th
4L
silks
Moneysupermarket (IRE) 3, b f 9-0 (Lloyd & McLeod Partnership)
(Drawn 3)
Acclamation (GB) - Almaviva (IRE)(Grand Lodge (USA))

SP 16/1

Patrick Morris
J Murtagh
loading past form
towards rear, never dangerous
Off 4.01
Time 1m. 27.16 secs, which is 1.19 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £4.70.

Non runners Liberty Estelle , Miss Dee Lady

2008 Portodora 3 9-0 T E Durcan 14/1 (Sir H R A Cecil) (Drawn 10)

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