Racecards
16:30 Chester
tote Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 70y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £14,000 added
- Winner: £7,328
- 2nd: £3,438
- 3rd: £1,718
- 4th: £860
- Form 3171
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer K P De Foy
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
made virtually all, kept wide off inside rail from 4f out, pushed clear 2f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
Arkendale
87- Form 24-581
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer E Bethell
- Jockey Connor Beasley
raced keenly in 5th, headway kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner
Promoter
21- Form 15-5505
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Jason Hart
never going well in rear, reminders and struggling 6f out, tailed off, plugged on past beaten horses final furlong
- Form 321311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Darryll Holland
- Jockey David Probert
held up in last trio, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 11-4213
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Rowan Scott
tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd over 7f out, ridden home turn, soon outpaced and no chance with winner, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 29-3466
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 69
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd briefly 8f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
Fantizzy
27- Form 2-26450
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer Steph Hollinshead
- Jockey Mia Nicholls
wore hood to post, tracked winner 2f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened home turn
In depth
Verdict
Bear On The Loose made all at Epsom on his handicap debut and steps up in trip along with Thirsk novices winner Arkendale. Pearl Eye has also been winning over a mile and is penalised for last week’s success at Haydock but CANTORA won over 1m2f at Beverley before placing over a longer trip here. She’ll relish any further rain and may prove the one to side with.
Formwatch
Bear On The Loose (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Made all and set decent pace, led field near side in home straight, ridden and clear when wandered briefly inside final furlong, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (4) sft in Aug beating Sly Madam (10-4) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Arkendale 5-1 (9-7) Dwelt, soon recovered tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Thirsk 1m stks (5) sft in Jun beating Beautifulasalways (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Promoter 17-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 10l behind Measured Time (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Pearl Eye 5-2fav (9-8) Towards rear of mid-division, improved to track leaders over 3f out, pressed leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, all out close home, just did enough, won at Haydock 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Zozimus (10-4) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Cantora 11-4fav (9-2) Switched left start, held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Struth (9-10) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Kristal Klear (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Keen led, headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 13l behind Olympicus (9-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Fantizzy 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon dropped away, last of 13, 19 1/4l behind Invisible Friend (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.