Racecards
15:00 Chester
Boodles Diamond Handicap (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f 15y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £35,102 added
- Winner: £21,165
- 2nd: £6,338
- 3rd: £3,169
- 4th: £1,584
- Form 1175-43
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
held up, headway on inner entering final furlong, edged right and led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
- Form 75936-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J Tuite
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
dwelt, headway to track leaders over 3f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong
- Form 3311-32
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Patrick Pilley
raced wide, disputed lead, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 1047-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
disputed lead, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 1-14295
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey G Mosse
pushed along on inner to soon disputed lead, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 1320-92
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
raced wide towards rear, short-lived effort over 1f out
- Form 414256
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 83
raced wide, tracked leading trio, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 321-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 83
in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 721515-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey F Norton
slowly into stride, outpaced, headway and switched left entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 2550-85
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey Nathan Evans
dwelt, tracked leading trio, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SHOWMETHEDOUGH achieved a mark of 84 when scoring at Ripon in September and has been dropped 1lb despite a promising reappearance at Ripon. He's well berthed here and with stable and jockey in top form can get back to winning ways. Spoof won twice in his first campaign though appears best on a stiffer track but Formidable Kit has been very highly tried since a debut success at Newmarket last April and will find this less daunting. Tom Dascombe also has Big Time Maybe and Porchy Party engaged but the former's best form has been at Wolverhampton and the latter has a long absence to overcome. Global Academy has been showing very good pace in his races and could prove a threat from his inside berth.
Formwatch
Spoof 14-1 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Haddaf (9-1) at Sandown 5f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Looks A Million 66-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Mrs Gallagher (8-6) at Bath 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in Apr.
Big Time Maybe (IRE) 9-4fav (9-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Joegogo (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Formidable Kitt (8-10) last of 7, 4 1/4l behind Rimini (8-13) at Chantilly 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Sep.
Global Academy (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Haddaf (9-1) at Sandown 5f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Billy Dylan (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Roundhay Park (9-3) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Joegogo (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Prominent, driven halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Diamond Dougal (9-1) at Bath 6f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Showmethedough 7-1 (8-13) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along and switched right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Savalas (9-1) at Thirsk 5f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Porchy Party (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Close up, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Diamond Dougal (8-2) at Haydock 5f (2) hvy in Sep.
Angel Force (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Prominent, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Dotted Swiss (9-8) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in May.