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17:10 Chester

London Essence Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 127y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,644
  • 2nd: £3,584
  • 3rd: £1,794
  • 4th: £896
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 35.69s
  • Off Time: 17:10:53
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Native King

17/2

    2
    Silk -

    Juantorena (IRE)

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Bulmer Bank

      9/2

        2(7)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

        Juantorena (IRE)

        20
        10/1
        • Form 843-310
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 79

        prominent, keen when led after 2f, headed entering final 110 yards, kept on but no chance with winner near finish

        3(11)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

        Mai Dubai (IRE)

        40
        12/1
        • Form 7313-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 78

        midfield, chased leaders from 2f out, went fourth 1f out, kept on but no impression on leaders final 110 yards

        4(1)
        Silk - Yellow, black star, diabolo on sleeves

        Operate (IRE)

        25
        17/2
        • Form 43224
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 78

        prominent, slightly impeded by rival after 1f, midfield, pushed along 2f out, struggling from 1f out, weakened final 110 yards

        5(3)
        Silk - Red, black cross of lorraine, striped sleeves

        Colorada Dancer

        20 D
        9/2
        • Form 2241-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 78

        prominent, outpaced from 3f out, weakened final furlong

        6(10)
        Silk - Black, white chevron, red sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star

        Native King

        91 h BF
        17/2
        • Form 923
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 78

        held up last, headway from 3f out, still a lot to do when raced down centre 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, led entering final 110 yards, kept on well near finish, comfortably

        7(4)
        Silk - black, gold braces and spots, white sleeves, gold star on black cap

        Treasure Time

        33
        9/2
        • Form 92-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 77

        midfield, chased leaders from 2f out, ran on down centre final furlong, nearest finishing but no telling impression

        9(8)
        Silk - White, royal blue epaulets, royal blue sleeves, light blue stars, royal blue cap, light blue star

        Swift Salian (IRE)

        54 D
        10/1
        • Form 23218-7
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 74

        towards rear, outpaced 2f out, slightly short of room home turn, soon lost ground, weakened final furlong

        10(2)
        Silk - Emerald green, cerise sleeves, cerise cap, emerald green star

        Close Connection (IRE)

        20
        18/1
        • Form 08-19
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 74

        prominent, slightly impeded by rival after 1f, raced keenly, lost position 3f out, gradually weakened from 1f out

        11(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

        Swordplay (FR)

        33
        14/1
        • Form 30527-5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 74

        towards rear, dropped to last after 2f, struggling from 3f out, detached before 1f out, rallied for very modest headway when to go past one tiring rival near finish

        12(13)
        Silk - Royal blue and white stripes, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white cap

        East Bank

        20
        14/1
        • Form 671620
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 70

        smartly away on outer, soon led and slightly impeded rivals when edged towards inner, headed after 2f, weakened quickly final furlong, dropped to last final 110 yards

        13(5)
        Silk - White, Red cross belts, Red and White striped sleeves, hooped cap

        Bulmer Bank

        20 h
        9/2
        • Form 6047-43
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 65

        dwelt, towards rear, keen when made headway to go prominent before halfway, briefly disputed entering final furlong, outpaced by front pair near finish

        1(12)
        NR

        Shemozzle (IRE)

        21
        4/1
        • Form 1-32
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 81

        NonRunner

        8(9)
        NR

        Asteverdi

        41
        10/1
        • Form 7316-27
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 75

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2023
        (4)
        Silk -

        Pearly Star

        14/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        2022
        (4)
        Silk -

        Devasboy

        20/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-8

        In depth

        Formwatch

        Juantorena (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakening when hampered, eased, 18th of 19, 29 3/4l behind Burdett (9-5) at York 7f hcp (4) gs in May.

        Mai Dubai (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Raced out wide, held up in last pair, never a factor, 6th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Black Run (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.

        Operate (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Set strong pace, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Paborus (9-9) at Carlisle 7f stks (5) gf in May.

        Colorada Dancer 7-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 13 1/2l behind Primo Lara (8-13) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in May.

        Native King 11-10fav (8-12) Awkward start, keen in rear, good headway and went second over 3f out, ridden along to close over 2f out, soon no impression and weakened, lost second final 110yds, 3rd of 5, 5 1/4l behind Crown Estate (8-12) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Mar.

        Treasure Time 4-1 (9-6) Not much room start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, 4th and well held from over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 8l behind Storm Star (9-6) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (3) pol in May.

        Swift Salian (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Rear of mid-division, driven and effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 7th of 8, 15 3/4l behind Ice Max (9-11) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (3) gs in Apr.

        Close Connection (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Steadied start, held up towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 15, 7 1/2l behind Nariko (9-5) at Haydock 6f hcp (5) sft in May.

        Swordplay (FR) 18-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, outpaced 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Cross The Tracks (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in May.

        East Bank 14-1 (8-13) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, fading when hampered well over 1f out, 17th of 19, 14 3/4l behind Burdett (9-5) at York 7f hcp (4) gs in May.

        Bulmer Bank 20-1 (8-8) Dwelt, rear mid-division, headway over 2f out, pushed along and hampered when trying to press leaders over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on but no telling impression, 3rd of 19, 2 1/4l behind Burdett (9-5) at York 7f hcp (4) gs in May.

        Shemozzle (IRE) 13-8 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, held by winner final 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 4, nk behind Thewind Cries Mary (9-2) at Haydock 1m fll stks (4) sft in May.

        Asteverdi 5-1 (9-8) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after, 7th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Zipster (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gd in May.