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15:30 Chester

Tess Graham Memorial Handicap (Class C) (Class C)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 18y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.90s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Lake Garda

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Fun To Ride

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Sessay

      25/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Orange

        Fun To Ride

        20
        3/1
        • Form 22-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        chased leaders, ridden when bumped over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken

        2(3)
        Silk - N/A

        Benbaun (IRE)

        4
        5/1
        • Form 16120-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4

        soon led, headed over 3f out, ridden when bumped over 1f out, soon weakened

        3(1)
        Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap, BLACK spots

        Lake Garda

        11
        8/1
        • Form 2001-53
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        led early, led again over 3f out, driven out

        4(16)
        Silk - Fuchsia, Pink 'v' and cap

        Catch The Wind

        284
        40/1
        • Form 3140-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

        5(7)
        Silk - Light Blue, White sleeves, Light Blue and Red quartered cap

        Ticero

        41
        40/1
        • Form 04-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        slowly into stride, soon outpaced

        6(15)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap

        Bo McGinty (IRE)

        275
        25/1
        • Form 301-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10

        held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, no impression

        7(11)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White sash, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, hooped cap

        Commando Scott (IRE)

        19
        33/1
        • Form 4340-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        soon behind

        8(9)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE and LIGHT BLUE diabolo on sleeves

        Presto Shinko (IRE)

        43
        7/1
        • Form 033-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        9(2)
        Silk - MAUVE

        Instant Recall (IRE)

        20
        5/1
        • Form 310
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest at finish

        10(13)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red disc, White cap

        La Vie Est Belle

        42
        50/1
        • Form 16320-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        12(12)
        Silk - Black, White star, sleeves and star on cap

        Ace Club

        220
        16/1
        • Form 21-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, never dangerous

        13(4)
        Silk - Emerald green and yellow (halved), emerald green sleeves, quartered cap

        Go Yellow

        20
        16/1
        • Form 0626-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        soon outpaced, switched left keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong, soon eased

        14(6)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, WHITE sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap

        Sessay

        4
        25/1
        • Form 320-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-0

        held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and switched right to challenge over 1f out, ran on same pace

        15(10)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue stripes, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Piccolo Prince

        11
        12/1
        • Form 121212
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-13

        mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        11(8)
        NR

        Bertocelli

        179
        • Form 550610-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        Nonrunner

        16(14)
        NR

        Embassy Lord

        177 b
        • Form 221500-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A tough handicap to call but it is hard to get away from the chances of Fun To Ride, who can get the better of Benbaun and Bo McGinty. Barry Hills rarely leaves this meeting without a winner and this top weight recorded a very fast time when landing a maiden at Newmarket last month. The handicapper will have found it difficult to assess this daughter of Desert Prince and she could turn out to be too classy for this field. Benbaun has been raised six pounds for a recent Haydock victory, but looks progressive and can go close again today. Bo McGinty had just three outings in his first season but performed with credit each time, culminating in a comfortable victory at Carlisle . Of the rest, Ace Club must enter calculations on last seasons game victory up at Musselburgh, it was only his second outing so he should improve, but despite having to give weight to the field Fun To Ride looks the best bet.