Racecards
17:00 Chester
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap (Class 3)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 66y
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £16,000 added
- Winner: £10,350
- 2nd: £3,080
- 3rd: £1,539
- 4th: £770
Majeed
72- Form 6-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey W Buick
took keen hold early, settled in touch, awkward on bend over 7f out, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced on bend 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
King Muro
28- Form 093-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
took keen hold, and prominent, went 2nd over 10f out, ridden and lost 2nd well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 62221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up last, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 02416-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 75
took keen hold early, tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 256-142
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J P Spencer
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
- Form 4221
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Snowy Dawn
79- Form 36-4847
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey T P Queally
held up in 6th, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to press for 2nd but no chance with winner
Good Evans
88- Form 6-241
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
soon led and set steady pace, pushed along and quickened over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner, stayed on to hold 2nd
- Form 742-913
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 66
tracked leaders in 4th, headway to 3rd over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong
Mombasa
33- Form 081-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey P J Smullen
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Ambleside had Gabrial The Master and Dali's Lover close up in the places over this trip at Beverley and there's little between the trio, though this track is nowhere near as stiff and it may be best to look elsewhere. Majeed's two runs have been on Polytrack and he steps up markedly from scoring over 1m1f at Wolverhampton but the distance should prove ideal for MOMBASA. He scored over a mile on heavy ground as a juvenile and made a decent comeback behind the well-handicapped High Troja at Leicester when battling on strongly.
Formwatch
Majeed 15-8fav (9-5) Tracked leader, pressed leader 3f out, led 2f out, soon clear and jinked left over 1f out, idled inside final furlong, found extra when pressed towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating The Welsh Wizard (9-5) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
King Muro 7-2 (8-8) Made virtually all, briefly headed inside final furlong, soon rallied and in command, won at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr beating High Time Too (8-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Excellent Puck (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr beating Mizyen (9-6) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Noble Bull (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, hung left and outpaced over 2f out, rallied on outside over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, never able to challenge, 2nd of 4, 8l behind Blue Wave (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Gabrial The Master (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Alta Lilea (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo stk (3) gf in Apr.
Ambleside 5-1 (9-2) Slowly away and reminders after start, headway to chase leader 10f out, pushed along over 3f out, challenged hung badly right and bumped rival 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, pushed along and ran on to lead close home, won at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr beating Naru (9-13) by nk, 5 ran.
Snowy Dawn (8-12) 7th of 13, 6l behind Kingzar (9-4) at Cagnes-sur-Mer(FR) 1m 3f 3yo hcp sft in Feb.
Good Evans 2-13fav (8-12) Slight lead until over 6f out, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, rallied to lead again over 1f out, came clear final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Feb beating Dutch Delight (8-7) by 12l, 4 ran.
Dali's Lover (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Ambleside (9-2) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Mombasa 5-2 (9-7) Led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 5l behind High Troja (9-1) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.