Racecards
17:05 Chester
Edinburgh Gin Classic London Dry Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 63y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,320
- 2nd: £2,028
- 3rd: £1,014
- 4th: £507
- Form 157-044
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up in mid-division, switched right over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
Athmad (IRE)
14- Form 447664
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey F Norton
awkward start, soon switched left, held up towards rear, never dangerous
- Form 85-144
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up towards rear, well beaten over 2f out
- Form 1145-31
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Callum Hutchinson
slowly away, behind, kept on final furlong, never any chance
- Form 8-6422
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, not much room over 2f out, ran on final 75 yards, not trouble leaders
- Form 0/01-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Ben Sanderson
chased leader, lost 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, just held
- Form 451-584
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, led last stride
- Form 425-071
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey P Hanagan
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 6-37825
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
led, ridden over 1f out, headed last stride
- Form 32-7822
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey K T O'Neill
mid-division, effort 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Athmad finished close up in a higher grade at Beverley last month but Little Ted only won a Class 6 at Ripon. BOOKMARK proved her stamina at Doncaster four weeks ago and has only been raised 2lb. Callum Hutchinson can utilise his claim today and Mark Loughnane’s filly is worth sticking with. Saint Riquier won a hurdle at Warwick last month and was successful on the Flat in France while Atacama Desert was only beaten a head at Haydock when making his debut on Turf. L'Enclume may be the pick of the remainder as Red Derek is suited by further.
Formwatch
Roscioli 6-1 (9-9) Held up in 5th, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, unable to go with leaders from over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 6, 5l behind Commonsensical (9-8) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Athmad (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, almost grabbed 3rd, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Robert Walpole (9-4) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
L'Enclume 12-1 (9-8) Slowly away, took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway on inside over 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 11, 5l behind Colinton (9-10) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Bookmark 4-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, going okay when bit short of room over 3f out, switched right and good headway when ridden over 2f out, led narrowly entering final 150yds when faced sustained challenge, just held on, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May beating Sea Of Charm (9-10) by hd, 6 ran.
Atacama Desert (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd and every chance inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just held, 2nd of 17, hd behind Kingson (10-9) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Saint Riquier (FR) 6-1 (10-9) Pressed leader, led 4 out, clear when mistake 2 out, easily, won at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May beating Irish Hill (10-5) by 6l, 6 ran.
Bamboo Bay (IRE) 5-2 (9-7) Chased clear leaders, ridden well over 2f out, well held from over 1f out, 4th of 5, 13 1/4l behind Blistering Barney (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
Little Ted 11-1 (9-5) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd inside final 3f, led going well 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, held on, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in May beating Smart Connection (9-8) by 1l, 8 ran.
The New Marwan 7-2 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, keeping on when hampered towards finish, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Wickywickywheels (9-1) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in May.
Arabist 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Sophar Sogood (9-1) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Red Derek 4-1 (8-12) In rear, raced keenly, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed leader 1f out, went clear with one other and led inside last, stayed on well, headed and just denied on line, 2nd of 6, shd behind Gift Of Raaj (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.