Racecards
20:00 Chester
Mappin & Webb Claiming Stakes (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f 127y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,400 added
- Winner: £5,076
- 2nd: £2,383
- 3rd: £1,192
- 4th: £596
- Form 1426-74
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Phil Dennis
in touch on outside, headway out wide to go 3rd 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, plugged on final furlong
- Form 105-376
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
chased leaders on inner, went 2nd 2f out, could not go pace of leader approaching final furlong, kept on same pace final 100 yards
- Form 1276-49
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
made all, increased tempo 2f out, clear final furlong, ran on well
- Form 36160-9
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
in rear, niggled along early, behind 2f out, tailed off
- Form 41570-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey S De Sousa
handy, pushed along and weakened rapidly 2f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
BRAINS went to race in Bahrain after scoring at Kempton in November and has the highest official rating here. He ran quite well in a Class 4 handicap back at Kempton in March and looks the one to beat. Sunset Salute won here last May though has been well beaten in all subsequent starts but Perfect Swiss won a Class 4 handicap on fast ground at Pontefract last summer and takes a drop in grade. Ripon winner Liberation Point didn't handle soft ground at Windsor last time but Strawberry Jack's last success came in a seller.
Formwatch
Perfect Swiss 16-1 (9-4) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3l behind Clear Angel (9-0) at Wetherby 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Brains (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 11, 2l behind Proclaimer (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Liberation Point (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along out wide over 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f, last of 9, 24 1/2l behind Liverpool Knight (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Strawberry Jack 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced and beaten, last of 9, 15 1/4l behind Love Dreams (9-6) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Sunset Salute 100-1 (9-8) Soon chasing leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 25 3/4l behind Biggles (9-10) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.