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16:50 Chester

Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Apprentice Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 63y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,749 added
  • Winner: £5,154
  • 2nd: £2,417
  • 3rd: £1,209
  • 4th: £604
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 45.47s
  • Off Time: 16:53:49
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Potenza (IRE)

85/40

    2
    Silk -

    Carlos Felix (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Red Derek

      16/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Heart Of Soul (IRE)

        222 p CD
        6/1
        • Form 521128-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 83

        led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Black, silver disc

        Carlos Felix (IRE)

        29 D
        10/1
        • Form 3/41752-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 83

        close up, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, stayed on

        3(7)
        Silk - Emerald green, black armlets, black cap

        Kaser (IRE)

        88
        18/1
        • Form 6909-57
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 78

        slowly away towards rear, never a factor

        4(5)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, BEIGE star

        Potenza (IRE)

        27
        85/40
        • Form 51552-3
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 77

        tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on

        5(1)
        Silk - Pink, dark blue stars, pink cap

        Elham Valley (FR)

        23 t
        2/1
        • Form 465165-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 74

        close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

        6(4)
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow cross of lorraine, armlets and diamonds on cap

        Socially Shady

        13 D
        25/1
        • Form 3114-78
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 72

        slowly away in rear, outpaced over 3f out

        8(9)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap

        G For Gabrial (IRE)

        5 D
        8/1
        • Form 731314
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 60

        in touch, ridden and headway on inner entering final furlong, kept on one pace

        9(8)
        Silk - White, red star, royal blue sleeves, black cap

        Red Derek

        17
        16/1
        • Form 23446-8
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 55

        raced wide keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, kept on one pace

        7(2)
        NR

        Richard R H B (IRE)

        101
        10/1
        • Form 1911-63
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 70

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Heart Of Soul bids for a third course victory and looks a better bet than Marwen Koukash’s other runner G For Gabrial, even though he lacks a recent run. Kaser is best at Wolverhampton but POTENZA will be happy to be back on Turf after a run at Lingfield and he might be the pick of the weights. James Eustace’s gelding won on good to soft at Haydock last summer and was unlucky at Doncaster in the autumn when 4lb higher. Elham Valley did very well over hurdles and is on a fair mark but Carlos Felix has left the Skelton yard having failed to take to jumping.

        Formwatch

        Heart Of Soul (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Soon chasing leader, driven over 2f out, lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened, 8th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Snow Ocean (9-5) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

        Carlos Felix (IRE) 125-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Monmiral (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.

        Kaser (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Race wide prominent, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 8 1/2l behind Secret Victory (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Feb.

        Potenza (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Led and set steady pace, quickened clear 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd and no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Devizes (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Apr.

        Elham Valley (FR) 15-8fav (10-10) Towards rear, hampered by faller 2 out, ridden and outpaced approaching the last, kept on for 3rd but never dangerous, 3rd of 8, 15 1/2l behind Hooper (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Apr.

        Socially Shady 40-1 (9-4) Pushed along leaving stalls, mid-division, struggling on inside over 2f out, 8th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Helian (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

        G For Gabrial (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 1/4l behind El Picador (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in May.

        Red Derek 20-1 (9-5) Led after 2f, ridden and headed 5f out, weakened over 3f out, eased over 2f out, 8th of 9, dist behind Compass Point (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.

        Richard R H B (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Horn Of Plenty (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jan.