Racecards
15:55 Chester
Edinburgh Gin Boyzlife Handicap (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 196y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £61,000 added
- Winner: £30,924
- 2nd: £14,502
- 3rd: £7,254
- 4th: £3,624
- Form 2/84320-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey R Kingscote
led, steadied pace 12f out, increased pace 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 26-4111
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Callum Hutchinson
raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 15593-8
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey K Stott
in rear, pushed along over 1f out, wide and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
- Form 5/9201-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey J Fanning
steadied start, keen in touch, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, ridden and rallied towards finish
- Form 3195-28
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 111-512
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey George Rooke
close up, pushed along and headway to chase winner entering final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
- Form 07-5323
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
Zinc White (IRE)
226- Form 566/11-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey G Lee
NonRunner
- Form 80-0706
- Age 8
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey K T O'Neill
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
IT’S GOOD TO LAUGH (NAP) likes it here and ran a cracker in last month’s Chester Cup after blowing the start. The handicapper has dropped him a pound and he may be too strong for these in the closing stages. Spirit Mixer has gone on to complete the hat-trick since beating Oman a neck at Salisbury. The latter is now 18lb better off, though both are tackling this trip for the first time. Soapy Stevens is the likely pace angle and has been running well over 1m6f but Merlin's Beard weakened quickly tried over 2m at Chelmsford earlier this year.
Formwatch
Withhold 28-1 (9-10) In touch, headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 19th of 32, dist behind Buzz (8-13) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Spirit Mixer 7-4fav (9-9) Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 4f out, led over 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) gd in May beating Chase The Dollar (8-13) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Alfred Boucher 6-1 (9-7) In touch, effort over over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 19 3/4l behind Going Gone (9-4) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
It's Good To Laugh (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Dwelt towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Cleveland (9-0) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in May.
Oman (IRE) 3-1fav (8-11) Held up off the pace in last trio, pushed along 4f out, headway out wide over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, last of 8, 24l behind Inchicore (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Merlin's Beard 8-1 (9-11) Led until over 10f out, pressed winner, ridden and strong challenge over 1f out, held inside final 100 yards, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Grand Scheme (9-8) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Soapy Stevens 13-2 (8-6) Tracked leaders in 5th, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 4 3/4l behind Midnights Legacy (9-1) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Zinc White (IRE) 16-5 (10-12) Led until 3 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off and pulled up before the last, at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Mancini 20-1 (8-12) Headway out wide to lead over 11f out, headed 8f out, pushed along 3f out, chased leader until over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Spirit Mixer (9-9) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.