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13:50 Chester

Crabbie's Earl Grosvenor Handicap (Class 2)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 127y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £35,102 added
  • Winner: £21,165
  • 2nd: £6,338
  • 3rd: £3,169
  • 4th: £1,584
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 32.38s
  • Off Time: 13:54:06
  • 15 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Baraweez (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Gossiping

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Above The Rest (IRE)

      11/2

        2(9)
        Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

        South Seas (IRE)

        362
        10/1
        • Form 1162/50-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 105

        held up in last pair, headway when not clear run and switched left entering final furlong, kept on, never going pace to reach leaders

        3(3)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green Cross of Lorraine, Emerald Green and White chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap

        Above The Rest (IRE)

        13 h CD
        11/2
        • Form 4108-39
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 105

        chased leaders on inside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed 100 yards out, soon dropped to 3rd

        4(11)
        Silk - Orange, Beige epaulets and star on cap

        Goring (GER)

        42 v D
        20/1
        • Form 611-113
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 104

        never better than mid-division on outside, weakened over 1f out

        5(4)
        Silk - Purple, White diamond, hooped sleeves

        Muntadab (IRE)

        181 BFD
        15/2
        • Form 912510-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 100

        led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

        6(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue seams, armlets and cap

        Sound Advice

        251 DCD
        7/1
        • Form 710850-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 98

        hampered on inside over 6f out, mid-division, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

        7(15)
        Silk - Maroon, light blue chevron, light blue and maroon hooped sleeves, light blue cap

        Calder Prince (IRE)

        13 D
        20/1
        • Form 4346-15
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 94

        chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra towards finish

        8(16)
        Silk - Silver, gold braid, maroon cap, gold tassel

        Mazyoun

        20 b D
        33/1
        • Form 15914-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 93

        held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, never troubled leaders

        9(6)
        Silk - Pink and dark blue diamonds, dark blue sleeves, pink armlets, pink cap, dark blue diamond

        Snap Shots (IRE)

        223 t
        50/1
        • Form 27R40R-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 92

        started very slowly, refused to race and took no part

        10(10)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Rene Mathis (GER)

        13
        33/1
        • Form 1050-99
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 91

        mid-division, weakened over 1f out

        11(5)
        Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap

        Gossiping

        24 D
        11/2
        • Form 000-809
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 90

        soon chasing leaders on inside, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner

        12(8)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap

        Penwortham (IRE)

        201 CCD
        10/1
        • Form 851375-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 89

        took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along inside final 2f, weakened quickly

        13(1)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue disc, Dark Blue cap

        Baraweez (IRE)

        6 D
        7/1
        • Form 4486-74
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 89

        hampered on inside and shuffled back towards rear over 6f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, strong run to lead final 100 yards, won going away

        14(13)
        Silk - White, royal blue stars, red and white diabolo on sleeves, white cap, red star

        War Department (IRE)

        7 v
        50/1
        • Form 1008-76
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 89

        steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, never involved

        15(12)
        Silk - Emerald green, black armlets, black cap

        Mickey (IRE)

        62 v BF
        10/1
        • Form 27/0-422
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 89

        chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, eased, tailed off

        16(7)
        Silk - Dark blue, white inverted triangle, armlets and cap

        Explain

        16 p C
        12/1
        • Form 2100-69
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 88

        held up towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved

        1(14)
        NR

        Arcanada (IRE)

        42 p CD
        8/1
        • Form 801-110
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 105

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2017
        (8)
        Silk -

        Sound Advice

        12/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-0

        2016
        (4)
        Silk -

        Hillbilly Boy (IRE)

        13/2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10

        2015
        (5)
        Silk -

        Newstead Abbey

        11/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        In depth

        Verdict

        Silvestre De Sousa may have to sit and suffer aboard MICKEY from a high draw but Tom Dascombe’s gelding has shown himself to be well suited by 7f on the all-weather this year and still looks to be on a fair mark. Goring is also fit from an all-weather campaign but he’s been racing over a mile. However, he won over 6f and 7f at Chepstow last year and is likely to be another making up ground hand-over-fist in the closing stages. Baraweez last won in 2015 but he’s slipped down the weights as a result and has run well in both starts this term. He has the inside draw and last year’s winner Sound Advice will be alongside in stall two. He’s back on the same mark but finished tailed of behind Penwortham here when last seen. Arcanada has a touch of class but has never won off a mark this high.

        Formwatch

        South Seas (IRE) (9-2) 11th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Brametot (9-2) at Deauville 1m stks gd in May.

        Above The Rest (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 6f out, ridden and lost place over 3f out, well behind over 2f out, last of 9, dist behind Emmaus (9-2) at Leicester 7f lst stks (1) hvy in Apr.

        Goring (GER) 9-1 (9-5) Keen in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Lucky Team (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.

        Muntadab (IRE) 6-1fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 18th of 19, 8 1/2l behind Speculative Bid (9-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) sft in Nov.

        Sound Advice 33-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 12, 18 1/4l behind Penwortham (8-0) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Sep.

        Calder Prince (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Safe Voyage (8-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) sft in Apr.

        Mazyoun 33-1 (8-13) Held up and always behind, 19th of 22, 29 1/2l behind Taqdeer (9-1) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gs in Apr.

        Snap Shots (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Refused to race, at Ripon 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.

        Rene Mathis (GER) 40-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 17 1/2l behind Safe Voyage (8-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (2) sft in Apr.

        Gossiping 66-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 9th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Mjjack (9-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gs in Apr.

        Penwortham (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Florencio (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Oct.

        Baraweez (IRE) 10-3 (9-1) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Salateen (10-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gd in May.

        War Department (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Dwelt, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 10, 12l behind Spanish City (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in May.

        Mickey (IRE) 9-4fav (8-5) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Lancelot Du Lac (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.

        Explain 11-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Right Action (9-2) at Catterick 7f hcp (3) gs in Apr.

        Arcanada (IRE) 2-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 12 1/4l behind Lucky Team (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.