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20:25 Chester

John Smith's Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 110y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,731
  • 2nd: £3,626
  • 3rd: £1,814
  • 4th: £906
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 6.02s
  • Off Time: 20:25:24
  • 8 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Dark green, white hoop and armlets
7/1
  • Form 17-3101
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 84

chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced halfway, weakened soon after

2(1)
Silk - Gold and green halved, white sash, blue cap

Harvanna

28 D
4/1
  • Form 9842-75
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 84

close 3rd inside, went 2nd turning in, ridden over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, always just held

3(4)
Silk - Pink, dark blue star, dark blue and pink striped sleeves, dark blue cap, pink star
9/4
  • Form 8-63072
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 82

chased leaders pushed along out wide turning in, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish

4(6)
Silk - red, black stars, diabolo on sleeves and stars on cap
12/1
  • Form 109-899
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 80

slowly into stride, outpaced and always in rear

5(8)
Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets
28/1
  • Form 11-0576
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 77

off the pace in last trio, never on terms

6(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, Royal Blue sleeves and cap

Never Dark

23 D
9/1
  • Form 153-907
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 76

quickly away, led 1f, chased winner, lost 2nd turning in, chased leaders, ridden and weakening when hung left inside final furlong

7(2)
Silk - RED, yellow stars on sleeves, red cap, yellow star
7/2
  • Form 212443
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 73

chased leader, led after 1f, ridden turning in, ran on gamely, always just doing enough

8(5)
Silk - White and Orange (quartered), White sleeves, Orange armlets, Orange cap
12/1
  • Form 224922
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 68

raced keenly, held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway and squeezed through between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Abbey Heights 5-1 (10-1) Made virtually all, ridden hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jun beating Don Pacifico (9-8) by 1/2l, 8 ran.

Harvanna 25-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong lost 2nd soon after, weakened towards finish, 5th of 13, 2l behind Easy Peeler (8-4) at York 6f hcp fll (2) gf in Jun.

Nazron (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Midfield, shaken up and headway over 1f out, edged left but led narrowly inside final furlong, faced sustained duel and headed towards finish, ran on, 2nd of 8, shd behind Copper Knight (9-0) at Chester 5f hcp (3) sft in Jun.

Paws For Thought (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, gradually weakened, last of 9, 10 1/2l behind Alzahir (9-11) at Chester 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.

Count D'Orsay (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always towards rear, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Alzahir (9-11) at Chester 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.

Never Dark 20-1 (9-10) Disputed lead 1f, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, last of 7, 7 3/4l behind Canon's House (9-10) at Hamilton 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.

Rosenpur (GER) 4-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Copper Knight (9-0) at Chester 5f hcp (3) sft in Jun.

Maharajas Express 85-40fav (9-8) Steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1l behind All Ways Glamorous (9-7) at Windsor 5f hcp (5) gf in May.