Racecards
14:15 Chester
Betway Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f 122y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,450
- 2nd: £3,728
- 3rd: £1,864
- 4th: £932
- Form 11-5748
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey A Mullen
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 3-48108
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 025528
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Fran Berry
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 303922
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 86
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders
God Willing
105- Form 75-3070
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 85
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
- Form 624257
- Age 11
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
dwelt, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 020653
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Shelley Birkett
slowly away, towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 585150
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer G Donnelly
- Jockey M Harley
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 463720
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Jason Hart
close up, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
- Form 14-2918
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey R Kingscote
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 5-15079
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Robbie Walsh
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Gratzie ran her best race for a while when third in a classified race at Ascot earlier this month and Haley Bop could be interesting with her weight-for-age allowance. Alejandro has the plum draw while Sir Billy Wright has been knocking on the door recently. Veteran DUBAI DYNAMO seems to run every other week but he's remarkably consistent and did win around here a couple of years ago off a similar mark. If the leaders go quickly enough, the 11-year-old could pounce late to get back to winning ways.
Formwatch
Westwood Hoe 10-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 19l behind Moon River (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Chevallier 33-1 (9-1) Prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Treasury Notes (9-10) at Ripon 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Alejandro (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, lost place 2f out, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Valley of Fire (9-5) at Haydock 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Sir Billy Wright (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, challenged over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Munfallet (9-10) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
God Willing 14-1 (9-3) Started slowly, behind, short-lived effort on inside over 2f out, no headway after, 10th of 13, 15 1/2l behind Ice Slice (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd in May.
Dubai Dynamo 14-1 (8-13) Held up, in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Treasury Notes (9-10) at Ripon 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Steel Train (FR) 16-1 (9-10) Towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, switched left, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Alnashama (9-7) at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Plough Boy (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Chased leaders and 5th from 3f out, ridden from 2f out, no impression and weakened from 1f out, 10th of 24, 5 1/2l behind Sea Wolf (9-5) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Aug.
Haley Bop (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 8 1/2l behind Opal Tiara (9-8) at York 7f hcp fll stks (2) gf in Aug.
Royal Shaheen (FR) (8-12) 8th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Ghaaly (8-12) at Saint-Cloud 1m lst stks gd in Jul.
Gratzie 8-1 (9-0) Close up, headway to track leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Great Order (8-12) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gf in Sep.
Zaeem 50-1 (9-5) Behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Ice Slice (9-11) at Chester 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.