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14:25 Chester

Freephone Stanleybet Stakes (Handicap) (Class C) (Class C)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 122y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.30s
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

Oasis Star (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Zonus

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Glaramara

      8/1

        1(18)
        Silk - Dark green, white and black halved sleeves, red cap

        White Hawk

        20
        50/1
        • Form 1214-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        soon behind

        2(5)
        Silk - Red, Black star, White and Black hooped sleeves, Red cap, Black star

        Sew'n'so Character (IRE)

        199
        20/1
        • Form 326225-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, staying on when not much room towards finish

        3(4)
        Silk - Maroon, white stars, white sleeves, maroon armlets, maroon cap, white star

        Glaramara

        5
        8/1
        • Form 013-020
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

        4(16)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

        Desert Dreamer (IRE)

        239
        50/1
        • Form 415420-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on not reached leaders

        5(6)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

        Makfool (FR)

        23
        14/1
        • Form 243-034
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        6(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stripe, hooped sleeves, Red cap

        Skyharbor

        239
        20/1
        • Form 413100-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly

        7(15)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow seams, halved sleeves, Royal Blue and Yellow quartered cap

        Appalachian Trail (IRE)

        13
        9/1
        • Form 05-312
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

        8(17)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Free Trip

        21
        12/1
        • Form 1120-16
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        always behind

        9(9)
        Silk - Black and Emerald Green diamonds

        Zonus

        20
        4/1
        • Form 2-14
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on

        10(8)
        Silk - Maroon and White diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, White cap

        Ringsider (IRE)

        250
        16/1
        • Form 01-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        not much room soon after start, behind, ridden and some headway over 2 out, soon weakened and eased

        11(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves and cap

        Cello

        15
        9/2
        • Form 6355-21
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong

        12(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, BEIGE hoop

        Bright Sun (IRE)

        12
        66/1
        • Form 52100-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        14(2)
        Silk - White, Orange cross belts, armlets and cap

        Oasis Star (IRE)

        21
        5/1
        • Form 1-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2

        mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, just held on

        16(12)
        Silk - White, Maroon disc

        St Savarin (FR)

        92
        33/1
        • Form 51-2531
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        17(7)
        Silk - Black, Emerald Green seams and cap

        Distant Connection (IRE)

        3
        50/1
        • Form 4503-00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        13(14)
        NR

        Secret Place

        21
        • Form 02-1130
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3

        Nonrunner

        15(13)
        NR

        Gjovic

        26 b
        • Form 342-25
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-13

        Nonrunner

        18(11)
        NR

        Certifiable

        13
        • Form 4115
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A tough handicap where there is plenty of pace all the way along the stalls. However, Glaramara has come up against some top-class rivals in his races to date and could provide the key to a very tricky race. There are dangers aplenty though, and the selection will have to deal with the likes of Appalachian Trail, Zonus and Free Tip, who are all likely to be vying for a handy position as soon as they can get over to the inside rail. Another who will be hard to peg back is Oasis Star, who, along with Cello, shares the best of the draw and arrives here on the back of a very solid performance when winning a warm handicap at Newmarket last month. However, the daughter of Desert King does have to keep on improving and she is reluctantly passed over today. This brings us back to Glaramara, who fared much better than many pundits were predicting when he finished tenth in the 2000 Guineas; a good eight lengths in front of Three Valleys and Barbajuan. With all due respect, Alan Bailey's charge faces nothing of the class of those sort of rivals here and, with Kieren Fallon keeping faith with him, he has plenty in his favour as he bids to justify his official billing as one of the best horses in the race.