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14:25 Chester
Arkle Finance Cheshire Oaks (Fillies' Listed) (For The Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) (Class 1)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 3f 75y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £76,000 added
- Winner: £42,532
- 2nd: £16,125
- 3rd: £8,070
- 4th: £4,020
- Form 11-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Harry Bentley
keen tracked leaders, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 2-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey L Dettori
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
held up, switched to outer over 1f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 61
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey R Kingscote
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 5753-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J F Egan
close up, tracked leader 8f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
Mehdaayih
20- Form 621-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
in touch, wide and headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, quickened clear, comfortable
Red Hot (FR)
144- Form 41-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
held up, wide and headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
- Form 213-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey R L Moore
in touch, lost place 8f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 9-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey S De Sousa
raced wide close up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
- Form 512-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
raced wide keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 6-32534
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey T E Whelan
soon led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon weakened
Osmosis
13- Form 644-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J Ward
- Jockey B A Curtis
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
MANUELA DE VEGA stayed on strongly to win over a mile in this grade at Pontefract in October. She’s a sister to the stable’s 1m4f winner Isabel De Urbina so the trip here shouldn’t present any problems and any rain would also aid her cause. Ralph Beckett’s filly can prevent Leopardstown fifth Secret Thoughts giving Ballydoyle a fourth winner in this in five years and a seventh overall, despite a small penalty. Mehdaayih beat Wetherby winner and stablemate Fanny Logan at Yarmouth last year and it shouldn’t be presumed that she is the Gosden second string – the yard won this with Enable in 2017. Grace And Danger has bags of scope and Vivid Diamond was staying on over a mile at Newmarket in November so enters calculations.
Formwatch
Manuela De Vega (IRE) 10-11fav (8-12) Ran green tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, effort between horses approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, edged right and ran on, won at Pontefract 1m lst stks (1) gs in Oct beating Three Comets (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.
Fanny Logan (IRE) 2-7fav (8-11) Always prominent, led over 2f out, driven out, won at Wetherby 1m 2f fll stks (5) gd in Apr beating Inference (8-11) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Grace And Danger (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, wide and smooth headway from over 2f out, led inside final furlong, quickened clear, won at Nottingham 1m mdn fll stks (5) sft in Oct beating Dorah (9-0) by 2l, 12 ran.
La Voix Magique 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, led inside last 150 yards and hung right, kept on well, won at Haydock 1m fll stks (5) sft in Apr beating I Am Magical (9-0) by 3l, 9 ran.
Love So Deep (JPN) 10-3 (9-6) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on gamely, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Agent Basterfield (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Mehdaayih 1-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, eased out 3f out, led over 2f out, soon clear, pushed out final furlong, very easily, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (4) pol in Apr beating Cafe Espresso (8-13) by 14l, 2 ran.
Red Hot (FR) 10-1 (8-11) Always close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right well inside final furlong, ran on well (hand timed), won at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Dec beating Approach The City (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Secret Thoughts (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along and some headway on outer under 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Lady Kaya (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Apr.
Starlight Red (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Led, headed 8f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Mackaar (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Vivid Diamond (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Blue Gardenia (9-0) at Newmarket 1m lst fll stks (1) sft in Nov.
Wanaasah 25-1 (8-4) Soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 4, 17 1/4l behind Moonlight Spirit (9-4) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Osmosis 14-1 (8-11) Chased winner until over 6f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Oasis Prince (9-9) at Beverley 1m stks (5) gf in Apr.