Racecards
14:50 Chester
Cheshire County Council Foster Care E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Class D) (Class D)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 7f 2y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs G Rees
- Jockey Tony Culhane
soon pushed along in rear, outpaced final 3f
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Bailey
- Jockey V Slattery
slowly away, held up, headway well over 3f out, not clear run and ran green over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
Zantero
65- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Elliott
- Jockey T Hamilton
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran green, one pace final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
slowly away, outpaced, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
always prominent, pushed along 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey L Enstone
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Barry Hills likes to plunder prizes here at Chester and he has a strong chance of landing this maiden with Desert Demon, Love and Laughter and Kristalchen appear to be the main dangers. This son of Unfuwain showed plenty of promise on his debut at Newmarket a fortnight ago when finishing a close up fifth behind Camacho. He was a little green in the early stages but soon got the hang of things. With improvement to come he will be very difficult to beat in this modest looking event. Love And Laughter holds similar claims as she ran well at Haydock on the same day, finishing well to take sixth spot. That was on soft going, so it will be interesting to see if the firmer ground today brings out any improvement. Best of the newcomers may be Kristalchen, a well bred daughter of Singspiel who hails from a yard capable of producing first time out winners. There are others who have displayed some ability, but Desert Demon looks to hold the strongest claims.