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17:40 Chester
Boulton Group Season Finale Fillies' Handicap (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 70y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,320
- 2nd: £2,028
- 3rd: £1,014
- 4th: £507
Cave Diver
36- Form 313-844
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin
chased clear leader, shaken up 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well to lead inside final furlong, asserted close home, readily
- Form 3133
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Jefferson Smith
towards rear of mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out but made no telling impression
- Form 77222
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey J F Egan
in touch, ridden to improve over 2f out, soon went second and every chance, no extra inside final furlong, weakened
- Form 883426
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up off the pace in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, edged left inside final furlong, eased closing stages
- Form 24-234
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D Menuisier
- Jockey P Mulrennan
led and soon clear, much reduced advantage 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on but no chance with ready winner
- Form 3-61152
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey A J Farragher
slowly into stride and in rear, never a factor
- Form 727114
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Jason Hart
close up, ridden and weakened from over 3f out
- Form 333975
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey A Mullen
dwelt start, held up off the pace in rear, never better than mid-division
- Form 76-56
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Hayley Turner
chased leading trio, driven along over 4f out, soon dropped to rear, became detached 2f out when eased
- Form 1-32265
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Non Runner
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Greek Flame finished in front of Angels Landing when going close over track and trip earlier while Cave Diver is edging closer to winning a handicap and is preferred to Sweet Fantasy. But QABILAH made her handicap debut in a higher grade at Nottingham last month and Roger Varian’s filly is taken to make the most of this easier opportunity. Atlantis Blue goes handicapping for the first time and is preferred to the more exposed Just A Tad and Bungley.
Formwatch
Cave Diver 22-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Frantastic (9-11) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Qabilah (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 2f out until over 1f out, edged left, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Shaara (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Aug.
Sweet Fantasy 2-1fav (9-2) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner but clear 2nd, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Spanish (9-2) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (3) pol in Sep.
Angels Landing (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) In rear, driven along 2f out, not pace to challenge, 6th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Tregony (9-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Atlantis Blue 7-4 (9-2) Led, pushed along and faced challenge over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra inside last, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Pretending (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Just A Tad (IRE) 11-10fav (9-2) Wore hood to post, raced keenly in front, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed and no extra inside final furlong, no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Borntobealeader (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 3f stks (3) gs in Aug.
Bungley (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Raced wide led, soon pressed, headed halfway, chased winner until 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Irresistable (9-9) at Thirsk 1m hcp fll (5) sft in Sep.
Cosa Sara (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Last to break, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Misty Dancer (9-9) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gd in Sep.
Risk Averse (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never involved, 6th of 8, 6l behind Renegade Rose (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Greek Flame (FR) 7-1 (9-6) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 10 1/4l behind Persist (9-9) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Sep.