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17:25 Chester

Betway Apprentice Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 66y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,704
  • 2nd: £2,888
  • 3rd: £1,443
  • 4th: £722
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 2.75s
  • Off Time: 17:28:23
  • 9 Ran
1(11)
Silk - White, maroon chevron and star on cap

Eshtiaal (USA)

15 pt D
12/1
  • Form 37/5006-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 85

held up, headway over 4f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, closing towards finish

2(9)
Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

Two Jabs

15 D
6/1
  • Form 6315-21
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 84

slowly into stride, chased leaders on outside, challenged 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, stayed on

3(7)
Silk - Maroon, Beige cross belts, Beige and Maroon chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap, Maroon star
20/1
  • Form 216511
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

in touch in mid-division, lost place 8f out, well beaten final 4f

4(4)
Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
9/1
  • Form 1300/5-5
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

held up in rear, outpaced over 4f out, plugged on final furlong, no chance

5(6)
Silk - Orange, chocolate sleeves
10/3
  • Form 35/114-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

made all, ridden 2f out, clear over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, eased close home

6(10)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap

English Summer

192 t CDCD
7/2
  • Form 160811-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 82

prominent, outpaced by leading pair over 2f out, one pace after, lost 3rd inside final furlong

7(3)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue stars, light blue cap, dark blue star
13/2
  • Form 23583/5-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 80

took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 4f out, weakened from 3f out

8(1)
Silk - Red, black star, black and white hooped sleeves, red cap, black star
  • Form 7216-69
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 79

awkward start, held up, headway 6f out, lost place over 4f out, weakened over 3f out

9(8)
Silk - Red, white spots, white sleeves, red spots, red cap
9/1
  • Form 51-3
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 79

tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 4f out

10(5)
NR

Al Destoor

20 ht
12/1
  • Form 2-33226
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 79

Nonrunner

11(12)
NR

Modernism

1 D
11/2
  • Form 60532-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 79

Nonrunner

12(2)
NR

Cotillion

1045
25/1
  • Form 147200/
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Two Jabs is up 5lb for winning at Beverley and Yul Finegold steps up in class after landing a double on the all-weather. Wildes ran well on his handicap debut at Kempton and has his first start on Turf while Al Destoor has a shout dropping down a couple of grades. English Summer ended last year with a double but stablemate Modernism was due to run here yesterday along with The Character. STORM FORCE TEN was beaten a couple of lengths at Lingfield by Tuesday's Chester Cup hero Trip To Paris last month. The course and distance winner takes on lesser opposition today and can land this with an apprentice's 7lb claim further helping his cause.

Formwatch

Eshtiaal (USA) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leading trio, pushed along on outside 4f out, ridden inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 15l behind Epsom Hill (9-0) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Aug.

Two Jabs 3-1fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led and edged right inside final furlong, driven out, won at Beverley 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr beating Full Day (8-11) by hd, 8 ran.

Yul Finegold (IRE) 7-4 (9-12) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) in Apr beating Precision Five (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 3 ran.

Roman Flight (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, hampered over 2f out, effort on wide outside and stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind The Gay Cavalier (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.

Storm Force Ten 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 2l behind Trip To Paris (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr.

English Summer 6-1 (9-11) Towards rear, very wide into straight, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct beating Sioux Chieftain (9-5) by shd, 9 ran.

Villoresi (IRE) 10-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Blue Wave (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb '14.

The Character (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 7l behind Arrowzone (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.

Wildes (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride and pushed along briefly, held up in last pair, headway when badly hampered over 2f out, rallied and switched right over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, finished well into 3rd last strides, not recover, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind The Gay Cavalier (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.

Al Destoor 9-1 (8-5) Pulled hard, headway on outer to lead over 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 4l behind Kelinni (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.

Modernism 5-2fav (9-4) Held up in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Dream Child (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Sep.

Cotillion 11-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, ridden over 4f out, always towards rear, 10th of 14, 8l behind Incendo (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jun '12.