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15:15 Chester
tote.co.uk Bet 5 Get 20 Ormonde Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f 84y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £120,000 added
- Winner: £67,224
- 2nd: £25,596
- 3rd: £12,816
- 4th: £6,396
- Form 47/1212-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
in rear, headway under pressure on outside 2f out, led final furlong, stayed on strongly
- Form 56071-3
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Form 52/1151-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey R L Moore
led, ridden over 3f out, hard pressed 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra
Enemy
47- Form 580-128
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 112
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Kingscote
chased leader on inside, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong
- Form 25/357-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
prominent, challenging 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, headed final furlong, stayed on well
Sunchart
19- Form 2572-24
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A Slattery
- Jockey Andrew Slattery
slowly away, held up, struggling 3f out, minor late headway for 4th
- Form 313310-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Jim Crowley
NonRunner
- Form 7-11
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
HAMISH goes well fresh and won this last year. He was surprisingly turned over by Max Vega in a Group 3 at Newbury in the autumn but was a bit unlucky that day and is expected to have his revenge even though the latter has had a run this year, finishing third in the John Porter when ahead of the disappointing Lone Eagle. The lack of a recent outing won’t be a concern for Changingoftheguard, who won the Chester Vase at this meeting last year and was later successful in the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot, but Israr steps out of handicap company on his return to action.
Formwatch
Hamish 8-11fav (9-9) Sweating, tracked leader, travelled strongly, led going well inside final 2f, strongly pressed and ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish and kept on, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Max Vega (9-9) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Max Vega (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Led 1f, soon steadied in 3rd, headway edged right and bumped rival over 2f out, soon led, headed inside final 2f, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Grand Alliance (9-2) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Apr.
Changingoftheguard (IRE) 11-10fav (9-2) Pushed along leaving stalls, soon led, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, led final 100yds, just held on, won at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun beating Grand Alliance (9-2) by shd, 6 ran.
Enemy (9-1) 8th of 15, 11 1/4l behind Broome (9-1) at Meydan 2m Grp 2 fst in Mar.
Lone Eagle (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Raced wide early, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 10f out, led just over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on again inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Grand Alliance (9-2) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Apr.
Sunchart 14-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, 4th approaching straight, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression well over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened and eased closing stages, 4th of 5, 21l behind Emily Dickinson (9-3) at Navan 1m 6f lst stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Israr 5-2fav (9-11) Raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 21, 21 3/4l behind Metier (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Old Harrovian 11-10 (9-11) Keen, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, ran on, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Active Duty (9-4) by 10l, 6 ran.