Skip to content

Racecards

16:55 Chester

Kemira Growhow Handicap (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.09s
  • 13 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Johnston's Diamond (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Kings College Boy

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Time N Time Again

      7/1

        1(11)
        Silk - Red, White hoop, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets, Dark Blue and White hooped cap

        Caribbean Coral

        25
        12/1
        • Form 016000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        towards rear, effort and not clear run over 2f out, stayed on and hampered over 1f out, not recovered

        2(3)
        Silk - Light Green, Red stars, Light Green sleeves, Light Green cap, Red star

        Sundried Tomato

        117
        11/2
        • Form 010200
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        chased leaders, was ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        3(2)
        Silk - Black, Beige triple diamond, Beige sleeves, Black diamonds and diamonds on cap

        Johnston's Diamond (IRE)

        5
        11/4
        • Form 124410
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-8

        chased leader, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on

        4(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Beige and Dark Blue hooped sleeves, Maroon cap

        College Queen

        5 b
        8/1
        • Form 011305
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, ridden 2f out, one pace till weakened inside final furlong

        6(9)
        Silk - Beige and Dark Green (quartered), halved sleeves, Dark Green cap

        Time N Time Again

        12
        7/1
        • Form 365310
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13

        towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

        8(4)
        Silk - GREEN, WHITE cross belts, NAVY BLUE sleeves and cap

        Intellibet One

        7
        13/2
        • Form 202300
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        towards rear, effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong

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

        Kings College Boy

        25 b
        12/1
        • Form 023104
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5

        mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong

        11(6)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Malahide Express (IRE)

        6
        16/1
        • Form 0-04600
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        soon led, headed halfway, one pace until weakened final furlong

        12(12)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue spots, Dark Blue and Red quartered cap

        Columbine (IRE)

        30
        16/1
        • Form 362331
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-4

        slowly into stride, towards rear, switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong

        13(8)
        Silk - White, Dark Green chevron, hooped sleeves, White cap, Dark Green star

        High Esteem

        48
        20/1
        • Form 305-610
        • Age 7
        • Weight 7-12

        chased leaders to halfway

        14(1)
        Silk - Royal blue, red triple diamond, red and royal blue halved sleeves

        Tick Tock

        73
        11/1
        • Form 0-00000
        • Age 6
        • Weight 7-12

        dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous

        15(13)
        Silk - Black and Orange diabolo, Black sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap

        Dancing Ridge (IRE)

        403
        66/1
        • Form 500436-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 7-12

        towards rear, raced wide over 2f out, soon beaten

        16(7)
        Silk - White, Mauve epaulets and armlets, White and Mauve quartered cap

        Mabel Riley (IRE)

        34
        50/1
        • Form 556035
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        never better than mid-division

        5(15)
        NR

        Justalord

        12
        • Form 152152
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-13

        Nonrunner

        7(14)
        NR

        Polar Impact

        12
        • Form 236000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        Nonrunner

        9(16)
        NR

        Chispa

        12
        • Form 021000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        In a fiendishly difficult sprint handicap, Johnston's Diamond is fancied to take advantage of his low draw to put behind him a disappointing run in the Ayr Silver Cup; there are many others to consider, without any really standing out, but Caribbean Coral and College Queen would rate high on the shortlist. The latter gives the suspicion that she may be in the handicapper's grip after her wins at Folkestone and Nottingham last month, but Steve Gollings' mare loves to bounce out in front and should run well from stall five. Caribbean Coral is without doubt on a good mark, just a pound higher than when winning a decent race at Sandown in June. However, Chris Wall's topweight has an uncanny knack of finding trouble and it is hard to envisage him finding a trouble-free passage in this race. Eric Alston has a fair record at this track, and of the two he saddles here, we like the look of Johnston's Diamond, drawn in stall 2 and ridden by Dean McKeown. This five-year-old landed the odds in a competitive handicap at Newcastle in July, and was then made joint favourite for last Friday's Ayr Silver Cup, when he ran better than his finishing position would suggest. He seems to handle any ground, and although this trip is a slight worry, he appeals more than most here so Johnston's Diamond is a tentative selection in a very tricky race.