Racecards
17:40 Chester
Heathcotes Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 75y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,250 added
- Form 3723
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey T P O'Shea
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 326913
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 74
in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 662142
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
led 1f, tracked leaders headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
Dr Jameson (IRE)
107- Form 324-315
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Frazer Williams
behind, short lived effort on outside over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 742226
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey T P Queally
behind, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never nearer
- Form 624-253
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 44-2677
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 67
mid-division, lost place 3f out, no danger after
- Form 1-80538
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms
- Form 621164
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Catherine Gannon
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, onepace final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A competitive heat in which the trio to concentrate on may be MUSTAKMIL, Wilbury Star and Veroon and the vote is given to the first mentioned. Ed Dunlop's colt is stepped back up in trip following two unsuccessful runs in maiden company at Nottingham and Ripon. He doesn't look one to trust implicitly however this opening mark of 74 for handicaps doesn't look too harsh and he is bred to improve with time and racing. Wilbury Star went close on quick ground at Lingfield last time out having previously won at Salisbury; he goes with the blinkers again and should run his race. Veroon is another consistent runner who comes here on the back of some good efforts. One worry with him is that he looked to struggle with the bends at Wolverhampton last time so this track may not be ideal despite running well here in the past. Dr Jameson steps up in trip, Punch Drunk drops in distance but looks one-paced, whilst Oriental Cavalier was well-fancied here last time but was fairly well-held; he will need to improve back from a break. Bottom-weight Vita Mia is a course and distance winner and she holds Veroon on their run here in August. She must be taken seriously off this mark of 65, however in what looks an open race it is Mustakmil who is narrowly preferred.
Formwatch
Mustakmil (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind My Verse (8-12) at Ripon 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Wilbury Star (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Led until over 7f out, tracked leader to 3f out, remained prominent, driven over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, just held, 3rd of 11, nk behind Hawk's Eye (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Aug.
Veroon (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Went right start, led, ridden over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind King's Song (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Dr Jameson (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 7l behind Silver Games (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-90 (4) gf in May.
Punch Drunk 7-2 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 30l behind Puy D'arnac (9-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Oriental Cavalier 11-8fav (9-9) Always prominent, ridden to chase winner just over 1f out, no impression, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Embsay Crag (9-5) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Bessie Lou (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) In touch, headway to challenge 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 17l behind Lakeman (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Trumpstoo (USA) 11-1 (9-7) Behind, ridden over 2f out, no impression when not much room well over 1f out, 8th of 11, 18l behind Lakeman (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Vita Mia 11-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, keeping on when short of room inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Stormy Morning (9-3) at Bath 1m 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.