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18:55 Chester

Together Commercial Finance Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 75y
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £16,475 added
  • Winner: £9,338
  • 2nd: £2,796
  • 3rd: £1,398
  • 4th: £699
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.68s
  • Off Time: 18:55:29
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Infrastructure

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Lunar Jet

    9/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Grey, dark blue braces

      Lunar Jet

      30
      9/1
      • Form 151073
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 93

      held up towards rear, headway and not much room over 1f out, staying when not much room again inside final furlong, not recover (finished dead heat 3rd, awarded 2nd)

      2(1)
      Silk - Light Blue and Red diamonds, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue diamond

      Dark Red (IRE)

      30 b C
      13/2
      • Form 760537
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 90

      tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon edged right and headed, no extra (finished 2nd, disqualified and placed 3rd)

      3(6)
      Silk - White, grey chevron

      Infrastructure

      34
      4/1
      • Form 32166-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 90

      held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon edged left and led, kept on

      4(7)
      Silk - Red, Black chevrons, Grey sleeves, Red cap

      Mistiroc

      22 v C
      10/1
      • Form 500-275
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 90

      with leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, white horseshoe, black and white checked sleeves, checked cap

      Mugatoo (IRE)

      28 BF
      4/1
      • Form 713-15
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 89

      in rear, headway over 2f out, one pace over 1f out

      6(5)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Gossip Column (IRE)

      13 C
      10/3
      • Form 066631
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 86

      slowly away, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra

      7(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap

      Vivid Diamond (IRE)

      27
      4/1
      • Form 512-825
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 92

      led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace (finished dead heat 3rd, placed 4th)

      Previous results

      2018
      (6)
      Silk -

      Rainbow Rebel (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      GOSSIP COLUMN won twice around here last summer and returned to winning ways at York last month for which a 3lb rise may not be enough to prevent a follow-up. Mugatoo didn't enjoy soft ground at Goodwood but had earlier scored with a ton in hand over 1m6f at Doncaster and looks a progressive stayer. This track isn't certain to suit Vivid Diamond, whose narrow defeat in a Newmarket Listed contest in November would see her very difficult to beat though she was well beaten on her only start around here. Infrastructure has been running in better class handicaps since scoring at this level at Salisbury last summer and ran well at Newmarket last month on his first start since September. Lunar Jet scored over 1m2f at Newmarket in May and should get the trip on this tight track.

      Formwatch

      Lunar Jet 7-1 (9-6) Held up, hampered after 2f, headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Hulcote (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Jun.

      Dark Red (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 14l behind Hulcote (8-8) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Jun.

      Infrastructure 15-2 (8-12) Mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Caradoc (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jun.

      Mistiroc 16-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, kept on final furlong, never a threat, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Star Of Southwold (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jun.

      Mugatoo (IRE) 11-8fav (9-2) Steadied start, held up in last, headway over 2f out, soon hung right, chased winner over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Paddys Motorbike (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jun.

      Gossip Column (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon hung left, led over 1f out, strongly challenged throughout final furlong, held on gamely, won at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Doctor Cross (8-10) by shd, 7 ran.

      Vivid Diamond (IRE) 7-5 (9-2) 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Durance (9-2) at Dusseldorf 1m 2f in Jun.