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17:10 Chester

Pick A Patent At chesterBET Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 18y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 20.30s
  • Off Time: 17:13:08
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Towbee

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Tango Sky (IRE)

    15/8

      3
      Silk -

      Dark Ages (IRE)

      10/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Black and white (quartered), hooped sleeves, striped cap

        Bella Ophelia (IRE)

        14
        5/1
        • Form 113628
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 80

        tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

        2(8)
        Silk - Red and White diamonds, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red cap

        Rusty Rocket (IRE)

        14
        9/2
        • Form 150326
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 79

        towards rear and pushed along, weakened over 1f out

        3(2)
        Silk - Maroon, yellow cross of lorraine, yellow sleeves, maroon armlets, yellow cap

        Tango Sky (IRE)

        7 p
        15/8
        • Form 4251-71
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 79

        led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, no extra

        4(7)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow seams and sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Blue spots

        Towbee

        57
        11/1
        • Form 721710
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 77

        dwelt, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon went 2nd, kept on to lead towards finish

        5(5)
        Silk - Emerald green and dark blue stripes, dark blue sleeves and cap

        Half A Billion (IRE)

        33 D
        9/2
        • Form 2-12153
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 77

        tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

        6(10)
        Silk - Red and Black diabolo, Red sleeves, Black armlets, Black and Red quartered cap

        Dark Ages (IRE)

        17 t D
        10/1
        • Form 3-33111
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 75

        in rear, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        8(4)
        Silk - Beige, light blue epaulets

        Adranian (IRE)

        10 v D
        33/1
        • Form 420550
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 73

        with leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out

        10(3)
        Silk - Black, pink hoop, sleeves and cap

        Blodwen Abbey

        61 D
        12/1
        • Form 215-607
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 63

        refused to race

        7(9)
        NR

        Discression

        21
        • Form 22-5462
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 74

        Nonrunner

        9(1)
        NR

        Aquasulis (IRE)

        13 p D
        • Form 0-05864
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 63

        Nonrunner

        Previous results

        2011
        (9)
        Silk -

        Louis The Pious

        9/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        Dark Ages is up another 7lb having landed a hat-trick when successful at Salisbury last time. She'll need luck in-running from a wide draw here, however, and TANGO SKY looks a safer option. He scored in soft ground over the minimum trip at Haydock a week ago and there looks more to come from Ralph Beckett's charge back over 6f. Both of Towbee's wins this year came over 5f and Half A Billion needed 7f to score at Musselburgh in May. Discression looks to have dropped to a decent mark on his latest second at Ayr, however, though he hasn't had much luck with the draw today.

        Formwatch

        Bella Ophelia (IRE) 17-2 (8-4) Always behind, never on terms, last of 8, 10l behind Mezzotint (8-5) at Windsor 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.

        Rusty Rocket (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Led, ridden 2f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Van Ellis (9-7) at Chester 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.

        Tango Sky (IRE) 11-2 (8-6) Bumped start, chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furong, stayed on well, won at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Church Music (9-4) by 1l, 6 ran.

        Towbee 5-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 18, 16l behind Morocco Moon (8-11) at York 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.

        Half A Billion (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 5l behind All Or Nothin (8-9) at Pontefract 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.

        Dark Ages (IRE) 10-3fav (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Ocean Myth (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.

        Adranian (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Pulled hard tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 8l behind Impel (9-7) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

        Blodwen Abbey 14-1 (9-7) Slowly away towards rear, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 8l behind Supaheart (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in May.

        Discression 17-2 (9-1) Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Show Flower (9-4) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.

        Aquasulis (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hampered over 1f out, ridden and kept on towards finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 9, 4l behind Million Faces (9-5) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.