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Address Unknown is Chester Cup King
08/05/13

1 Address Unknown 12/1
2 Ingleby Spirit 22/1
3 Tominator 11/1
4 Simenon 16/1
NR: Montaser (IRE)
17 ran Distances: ½l, hd, ½
l TIME 4m 5.31s (slow by 5.31s)

Address Unknown gave enthusiastic owner Dr Marwan Koukash his second victory in the StanJames.com Chester Cup on May 8.

Koukash had four in the race and Address Unknown (12-1) did the business in his first start since joining Richard Fahey.

The Malton trainer also saddled runner-up Ingleby Spirit, who was half a length adrift at the line, while Tominator (11-1) was third and joint-top weight Simenon (16-1) fourth.

Winning jockey Jamie Spencer said: "He was very brave. He did really well with Ian Williams last year and the race went very smoothly. It's good for Dr Koukash, as well."

Koukash said: "I'm absolutely delighted. When we lost Montaser (non-runner), I thought that was my luck gone, but Jamie gave this horse a fantastic ride.

"Richard has done extremely well with the horse over the past couple of months. This is a good start for me for the meeting.

"I'm over the moon. I've been in racing five or six years and the only thing I wanted to do was win the (Chester) Cup again. Winning the Cup introduced me to racing and to do it again is absolutely wonderful."

Fahey said: "We haven't had him that long and I never checked that he normally wears blinkers and a tongue-tie. I forgot to put them on, but it didn't make any difference and we've got away with it.

"To finish first and second in a race like this is fantastic for everybody. It looked a right race on paper. Marwan said when he (Address Unknown) came to me he'd win the Chester Cup. All I did was exercise him and bring him here - and forget the blinkers and the tongue-tie!"

Stanjames.com Chester Cup Heritage Handicap
£120,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 2f 147y, Class 2
17 ran
Going: Good to Firm (Watered)