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16:25 Chester
Ideal Recruit Handicap (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f 110y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,335 added
- Winner: £11,828
- 2nd: £3,542
- 3rd: £1,771
- 4th: £885
- Form 0-20433
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 061960
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
in touch, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 080209
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish
- Form 771174
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Rae Guest
- Jockey David Probert
slowly away, pushed along in rear, never dangerous
- Form 224231
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 509494
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey P J McDonald
towards rear, headway over 1f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 523134
- Age 11
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Jamie Gormley
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 35-0284
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey J F Egan
towards rear, headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 085325
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Cam Hardie
made all, ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish
- Form 212148
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Harry Bentley
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Powerallied seeks a fifth course and distance victory but is 8lb higher than when successful in this last year though is in good form, has a decent draw and should give a good account again. Richard Fahey also saddles the luckless Growl while Shaheen has already won three times this year and his run at Windsor is best ignored as he reared as the stalls opened and lost all chance. However, John Quinn’s three-year-old has a wide draw to overcome, as does the speedy Copper Knight. The latter’s stable also run veteran Confessional but DARK SHOT (NAP) is more interesting. Though on a bit of a losing run, Scott Dixon’s sprinter has been dropped a further pound since an unlucky fourth at Goodwood and he has the pace to cope with a slight drop in distance. Show Stealer and Reputation look the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Growl 13-2 (9-2) Raced far side, mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 20, 2 3/4l behind Gunmetal (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Copper Knight (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Prominent far side, effort 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, faded final 100 yards, 10th of 19, 4 1/4l behind El Astronaute (9-6) at York 5f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Reputation (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Raced far side, mid-division, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 20, 6l behind Gunmetal (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Sanaadh (9-0) 8th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Princess Asta (8-9) at Hoppegarten 6f lst stks gd in Aug.
Show Stealer 8-1 (9-12) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Zip Along (9-1) at Haydock 6f hcp fll (2) gf in Aug.
Powerallied (IRE) 5-4fav (9-10) Made all, ridden over 1f out, held on near finish, won at Chester 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul beating Economic Crisis (8-11) by nk, 6 ran.
Dark Shot 12-1 (8-13) Edgy in stalls, keen in mid-division on rail, not clear run over 1f out, squeezed through and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 2l behind Baron Bolt (9-8) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Confessional 11-1 (9-9) Raced far side, tracked leader, effort when short of room 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Fille De Reve (9-8) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Venturous (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Camacho Chief (9-4) at Carlisle 5f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Bossipop 3-1jfav (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and every chance over 1f out, wandered and lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Eastern Racer (9-11) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Shaheen (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Reared up as stalls opened and slowly away, behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, hung left and ran on same pace inside final furlong, not recover, 8th of 15, 2l behind Udontdodou (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.