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13:40 Chester

New Fashioned Banking Handicap (Class 4)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.12s
  • Off Time: 13:41:23
  • 14 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue chevron, striped sleeves and cap
11/1
  • Form 316538
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 84

tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, bumped over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

2(11)
Silk - Red, white diamond, white sleeves, red armlets, red cap, white diamond
18/1
  • Form 068901
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 82

awkward start, in rear, hampered on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, not able to trouble leaders

3(1)
Silk - Purple, Yellow stripe and armlets, Yellow cap, Purple star
4/1
  • Form 3U1033
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 83

prominent, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd post

4(6)
Silk - Black, Black and White quartered cap
20/1
  • Form 292-260
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 82

chased leaders, lost place 4f out, not clear run just inside 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders

5(14)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

Sonko (IRE)

40 p D
28/1
  • Form 122574
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 82

mid-division on outside, headway over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

6(5)
Silk - Black and white check, white sleeves, black cap
11/1
  • Form 253317
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, unable to quicken final 100 yards

7(2)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
7/1
  • Form 3-46034
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 80

led, headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong

8(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, White stripe, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets

Green Park (IRE)

8 b CDCD
10/1
  • Form 485542
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 79

mid-division, bumped and headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out

9(12)
Silk - White, Grey diamond, Red sleeves and cap

Wild Sauce

38 b D
14/1
  • Form 122221
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 80

held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression

11(3)
Silk - Emerald green and purple (quartered), yellow sleeves and cap
11/1
  • Form 467048
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 77

prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post

12(4)
Silk - Black, light blue chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 512152
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 75

tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out

13(13)
Silk - Brown and yellow (quartered), brown sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 217108
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 73

towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, no headway

14(10)
Silk - White, Mauve seams, White cap
  • Form 535793
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 71

mid-division on outside, headway over 3f out, ridden and lost place over 2f out

15(8)
Silk - Orange and Black (quartered), Orange sleeves, Black armlets

Bertoliver

46 DCD
20/1
  • Form 085060
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 71

tracked leaders, losing place when not much room 2f out

10(15)
NR
  • Form 723165
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 79

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Green Park won this way back in 2008 and invariably goes well here but could have done with a better draw, a remark that also applies to the in-form Newcastle winner Wild Sauce. Beau Mistral is perfectly placed on the inside and won here in June and July so she has to be on the short-list. Hamoody won his first race for over two years at Haydock and could have done without the resultant 6lb rise so in an open contest CRUISE TOTHELIMIT is handed the vote. Ian Williams' charge is in very good form and failed narrowly to hold Another Try when tried over 6f at Haydock last time. Bubbly Ballerina won a C&D nursery at the fixture last year and, with a low draw and a healthy handicap mark, she's another to keep an eye on.

Formwatch

Waseem Faris (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden halfway, no impression, 8th of 12, 3l behind Long Awaited (8-12) at Epsom Downs 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.

Hamoody (USA) 9-2fav (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on well, driven out, won at Haydock 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Another Wise Kid (9-2) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

Beau Mistral (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Liberty Island (8-13) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

Soap Wars 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f, 12th of 14, 11l behind Edge Closer (8-13) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

Sonko (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind El Mcglynn (7-12) at Ripon 5f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.

Crimson Knot (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Amenable (9-3) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.

Jamesway (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on well, never troubled leaders, 4th of 7, 3l behind Lost In Paris (9-5) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jul.

Green Park (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, shd behind Trade Secret (9-6) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

Wild Sauce 3-1 (9-1) Made all, ridden over 1f out, idled inside final furlong, driven out, won at Newcastle 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug beating Phebes Wish (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Bubbly Ballerina 14-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 7l behind Last Sovereign (9-1) at Newmarket 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.

Cruise Tothelimit (IRE) 7-2fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, squeezed through entering final furlong, soon led, headed inside final 100 yards, held close home, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Another Try (8-13) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.

Dispol Grand (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Dwelt, towards rear and pushed along, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 9l behind Liberty Island (8-13) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.

Diman Waters (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) With leaders, ridden and chance from over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Midnight Dynamo (9-1) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

Bertoliver 33-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 22nd of 23, 19l behind Time Medicean (8-1) at Goodwood 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.

Knocker Knowles (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Barons Spy (9-6) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.