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Surrenda-link Handicap

Chester · 21 August 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance1m 2f 75y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12
  • HandicapYes

Embsay Crag (GB) (8/1) won the Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester on 21 August 2009, beating Clerk's Choice (IRE) by a short head under Ian Brennan for trainer Kate Walton. 12 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 2f 75y; the winning time was 2m 10.44s (slow by 2.04s). The 9/2 favourite, Fastnet Storm (IRE), finished 3rd, beaten a quarter of a length.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Embsay Crag (GB)
SP: 8/1KTB Rating 73A J: Ian Brennan T: Kate Walton
Won by a short headFav: Fastnet Storm (IRE) 9/2 · 3rd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 2 Embsay Crag (GB) 3g Ian Brennan(7) Kate Walton 8-0 7673A 2:10.44 8,831.20 8/1
2nd 9 Clerk's Choice (IRE) 3g shd Alan Munro William Jarvis 9-0 8387A 2:10.46 2,643.20 16/1
3rd 3 Fastnet Storm (IRE) 3g shd Silvestre De Sousa Tom Tate 9-3 8690A 2:10.47 1,321.60 9/2 fav
4th 7 Norwegian Dancer (UAE) 3g hd Franny Norton Ed McMahon 9-4 8790A 2:10.52 660.80 14/1
5th 1 Goliaths Boy (IRE) 3g nk Frederik Tylicki(3) Richard Fahey 8-10 8281A 2:10.56 329 12/1
6th 8 Sam Sharp (USA) 3c 1¾ Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil 8-9 7877A 2:10.86 — 16/1
7th 5 Takaatuf (IRE) 3c 2 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston 9-1 8478A 2:11.19 — 9/1
8th 11 Watergate (IRE) 3g 1½ Stevie Donohoe Sir Mark Prescott Bt 9-4 8778A 2:11.44 — 9/1
9th 6 Union Island (IRE) 3c ½ Darryll Holland Kevin Ryan 9-0 8373A 2:11.52 — 20/1
10th 4 Decision (GB) p 3c ¾ Philip Robinson Clive Cox 8-13 8270A 2:11.65 — 6/1
11th 12 Sandor (GB) 3g nk Pat Cosgrave Peter Makin 9-7 9077A 2:11.69 — 15/2
12th 10 Almuktahem (GB) v 3c 13 Phillip Makin Sir Michael Stoute 9-0 8353C 2:13.86 — 7/1

Winning time 2m 10.44s (slow by 2.04s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester in 2009?
Embsay Crag (GB) won the Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester on 21 August 2009, ridden by Ian Brennan and trained by Kate Walton.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester?
1st Embsay Crag (GB) (8/1), 2nd Clerk's Choice (IRE) (16/1), 3rd Fastnet Storm (IRE) (9/2F).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester?
Embsay Crag (GB) returned a starting price of 8/1.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester?
12 horses ran in the 2009 Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester.
What was the winning time of the 2009 Surrenda-link Handicap at Chester?
The winning time was 2m 10.44s (slow by 2.04s).

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