Racecards
20:30 Chester
Alma De Cuba Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 7f 196y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £11,447 added
- Winner: £6,081
- 2nd: £1,810
- 3rd: £904
- 4th: £500
- Form 4-62755
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey William Cox
slow into stride towards rear, headway 4f out, effort when short of room approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
Notice (IRE)
270- Form 322437-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey J Mitchell
in rear, headway and in touch after 4f, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
River Icon
24- Form 310-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Jamie Gormley
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4f out
- Form 7/3112-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden out
- Form 1/611-25
- Age 6
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Nathan Evans
raced wide close up, lost place and in rear after 4f, pushed along 5f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 0-5512
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey F Norton
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
St Mary's is a course and distance winner but remains 7lb higher while Piedita is 8lb higher than when landing a double over 2m last year. Notice and River Icon look high enough in the handicap and winning hurdler Our Kylie was expected to finish a lot closer in a lower grade contest over 1m6f at Doncaster last time when CAPE LIBERTY won by over four lengths. The latter has been beaten over the same distance subsequently but this extra test of stamina should suit and Franny Norton’s presence in the saddle is another positive.
Formwatch
St Mary's 12-1 (8-5) Raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 7l behind Lady Bergamot (8-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp fll (2) pol in Jun.
Notice (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Aljezeera (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m 6f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.
River Icon 16-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, struggling 3f out, ridden 2f out, never able to challenge, last of 5, 9 3/4l behind Phantasmic (8-5) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp fll (4) gd in Jun.
Piedita (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Restless in stalls, keen in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 6th and no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Age Of Wisdom (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Our Kylie (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along briefly soon after start, ridden over 4f out, edging left from over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 5th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Cape Liberty (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp fll (5) gf in Jun.
Cape Liberty (IRE) 11-4 (8-13) Led, hung left over 1f out, soon headed, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Rude Awakening (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.