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16:55 Chester

Blue Square Casino Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 5.94s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kings College Boy

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Endless Summer

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Prince of Blues (IRE)

      14/1

        1(6)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Brave Burt (IRE)

        4
        4/1
        • Form 3-00020
        • Age 7
        • Weight 10-0

        soon led, ridden and headed halfway, soon weakened

        2(4)
        Silk - Black, Yellow sash, Yellow cap

        The Lord

        7
        8/1
        • Form 00-3060
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12

        led early, led again halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed and edged left inside final furlong, soon weakened

        3(2)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue collar and hooped sleeves

        Frascati

        42
        7/2
        • Form 301120
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        behind, effort halfway, weakened final furlong

        4(3)
        Silk - Old Gold, Purple sash and cap, Gold spots

        Strensall

        5
        11/1
        • Form 340505
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7

        in touch, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        5(7)
        Silk - Black, Orange star and star on cap

        The Fisio

        25 v
        14/1
        • Form 410200
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        with leaders, lost place when not much room halfway, soon weakened

        6(1)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap

        Endless Summer

        35
        10/1
        • Form 550460
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4

        behind, not clear run halfway, ridden, switched right and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish

        7(13)
        Silk - Red, White Cross of Lorraine, diabolo on sleeves

        Izmail (IRE)

        27
        33/1
        • Form 000010
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        9(11)
        Silk - Yellow, Orange star

        Blue Maeve

        10
        14/1
        • Form 424215
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6

        in touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened

        10(10)
        Silk - Black and White stripes, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap

        Kings College Boy

        4 b
        16/1
        • Form 303030
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6

        behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

        11(12)
        Silk - Purple, Yellow hoop, Purple sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap

        Laurel Dawn

        7
        28/1
        • Form 506000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-3

        in touch, ridden halfway, soon outpaced

        12(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

        Prince of Blues (IRE)

        9 b
        14/1
        • Form 500303
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-2

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

        13(5)
        Silk - Black and white stripes, yellow cap

        Hout Bay

        10
        4/1
        • Form 00-1362
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-1

        in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        8(9)
        NR

        Midnight Parkes

        17
        • Form 350310
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        A hard one to go out on, and only a tentative vote goes to Brave Burt over Midnight Parkes, Blue Maeve and The Fisio. Not many stand out here but Brave Burt may be the one as he handles the ground and is on the same sort of mark as when landing a decent handicap at Ascot two years ago. Dandy Nicholls, still on cloud nine no doubt after landing the Nunthorpe, is sure to place the seven-year-old to good effect soon, and with Seb Sanders on board, he is taken to improve on his disappointing effort at York earlier this week. He was heavily eased when beaten behind Fonthill Road though, so it is not as bad as it looks at first glance, and with a fair draw in stall six, he should fare better. Midnight Parkes has been around for three years but has never raced at Chester before. It remains to be seen how he will handle the sharp turns, although he is capable at best. Blue Maeve has a poor draw but has been consistent in the main, while The Fisio had the misfortune to still have his blindfold on when the stalls opened at Beverley. He cannot be that unlucky this time and is another to consider. All in all, bets should be kept to a minimum, but we take Brave Burt to bounce back to form under topweight.