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13:30 Chester

CAA Stellar Earl Grosvenor Handicap (Class 2)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 127y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £45,000 added
  • Winner: £23,193
  • 2nd: £10,876
  • 3rd: £5,440
  • 4th: £2,718
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 31.47s
  • Off Time: 13:30:53
  • 14 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Emerald Green and White diamonds, striped sleeves, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 331113-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 107

held up in mid-division, effort when not clear run entering final furlong, no impression on leaders, no extra final 50 yards

3(7)
Silk - Royal blue, light blue epaulets, striped sleeves and cap

Gorak (FR)

13 p D
13/2
  • Form 00330-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 96

led 1f, chased leaders, switched left over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong

4(1)
Silk - Old Gold, Royal Blue Fleur de Lys and cap
9/4
  • Form 710-504
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 96

chased leaders, went 2nd and switched right final bend, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

5(11)
Silk - Light blue, purple star, armlets and stars on cap
  • Form 60820-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 94

held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish

6(10)
Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves

Cracking Gold

21 pt D
20/1
  • Form 04-2310
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 93

chased leaders, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, went 4th towards finish

7(5)
Silk - SALMON PINK, WHITE check cap

Yanifer

224 CD
14/1
  • Form 752158-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 93

in touch, went right and lost place over 6f out, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

8(14)
Silk - YELLOW, black striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 126195-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 92

wide early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

9(8)
Silk - White, emerald green cross of lorraine,  chevrons on sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 3100-71
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 91

held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous

10(3)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow triple diamond, halved sleeves, yellow cap
33/1
  • Form 531146-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 90

chased leaders, took keen hold, effort over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on

11(4)
Silk - Red, maroon stripe

Pearl Eye

2 b D
15/2
  • Form 65-4195
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 88

slowly away, behind, never involved

12(9)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 817-057
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 88

always towards rear

13(6)
Silk - Grey, dark blue triple diamond
14/1
  • Form 614726-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division, not much room and lost place over 5f out, well beaten final 2f

14(13)
Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets
  • Form 81600-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 80

mid-division, carried right over 6f out, no impression over 2f out

15(12)
Silk - Emerald green, black armlets, black cap
12/1
  • Form 2-33112
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 78

prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner well inside final furlong

2(15)
NR
9/2
  • Form 116720-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 101

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Tarkhan (GER) (9-1) 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Woodchuck (9-1) at San Siro 1m Grp 2 hvy in Nov.

Gorak (FR) 12-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Myal (8-9) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr.

Two Tempting (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Held up tracking leaders, pushed along near side of group over 2f out, kept on in 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Ebt's Guard (9-6) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gd in Apr.

Divine Libra (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Took keen hold, held up towards rear inside, pushed along over 2f out, squeezed through and ran on between horses inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 6th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Myal (8-9) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr.

Cracking Gold 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Storm Star (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (2) pol in Apr.

Yanifer 9-2 (10-1) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Spirit Genie (9-10) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) hvy in Sep.

Transcending Glory (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) Led, under pressure and headed over 1f out, lost place final 150 yards, weakened closing stages, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Tokenomics (9-1) at Curragh 7f gd in Sep.

Persuasion (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) In touch behind leaders, ridden and chased leader over 2f out, headway to lead entering final furlong, kept on and always holding on near finish, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp (3) gs in Apr beating Gweedore (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

Kindest Nation (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) 6th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Ayada (8-11) at ParisLongchamp 7f lst stks hvy in Oct.

Pearl Eye 14-1 (9-9) Off the pace in last pair, pushed along 5f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Probe (9-7) at Chester 7f hcp (3) gd in May.

Spirit Genie (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear inside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Probe (9-7) at Chester 7f hcp (3) gd in May.

Cheshire Dancer (IRE) 9-4fav (9-11) Close 3rd, went 2nd 8f out until pushed along inside final 2f, soon ridden, lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Yorkshire Lady (9-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.

Yermanthere (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Chased clear leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on, faded 1f out, 6th of 8, 6l behind Overnight Oats (9-5) at Ripon 1m hcp (4) gd in Apr.

Partisan Hero (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Led, pushed along over 2f out, faced challenge and ridden well over 1f out, battled on, headed final 110 yards, no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Leadenhall (8-11) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) gd in Apr.

Never So Brave (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Front rank, shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 10, 5 1/2l behind Holkham Bay (9-2) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.