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14:05 Chester

Trafford Centre Always Ahead Novice Stakes (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,533
  • 2nd: £1,349
  • 3rd: £674
  • 4th: £337
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.65s
  • Off Time: 14:06:26
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Red Art (IRE)

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Signifer (IRE)

    6/4

      1(6)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves, White cap

      Red Art (IRE)

      12 D
      7/4
      • Form 621
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to led last 75 yards

      3(4)
      Silk - Purple, maroon and purple striped sleeves, maroon cap

      Signifer (IRE)

      9 D
      6/4
      • Form 21375
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed last 75 yards, kept on

      4(1)
      Silk - RED, YELLOW sash, striped sleeves and star on cap

      Courtland King (IRE)

      14 t
      6/1
      • Form 624523
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow stripe and armlets, Yellow cap, Purple star

      Beau Mistral (IRE)

      5
      7/1
      • Form 727323
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-9

      led, headed over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened

      6(7)
      Silk - Maroon and purple (quartered), red sleeves, purple armlets, red cap

      Middleton Flyer (IRE)

      40 D
      16/1
      • Form 95315
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-9

      in touch on outer, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

      7(5)
      Silk - White, red epaulets, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

      Red Samantha (IRE)

      11
      100/1
      • Form 97
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-9

      pushed along in rear, weakened over 1f out

      2(3)
      NR

      Multi Blessing

      32 D
      • Form 441
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2010
      (2)
      Silk -

      Leiba Leiba

      6/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      2009
      (2)
      Silk -

      Dancing Red Devil (IRE)

      11/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-3

      2008
      (3)
      Silk -

      Every Second

      6/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      SIGNIFER bounced back from a below-par effort at the Curragh to finish fifth in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot. Mick Channon's colt should get a good tow here from the fast-starting Courtland King and is fancied to return to winning ways at the main expense of Red Art. Barry Hills' charge won easily at Windsor 12 days ago but carries a 3lb penalty for his troubles in this. Multi Blessing beat Courtland King on the Polytrack at Lingfield last month but has more on his plate here, though is still preferred to the luckless Beau Mistral.

      Formwatch

      Red Art (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, drew clear inside last, readily, won at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs beating Amis Reunis (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.

      Signifer (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Raced stands side, slowly into stride, well off the pace, headway 2f out, chased leader that side over 1f out, not pace of main group leaders, 5th of 15, 7l behind Bapak Chinta (9-1) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs.

      Courtland King (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Ridden to lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Big Note (9-3) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf.

      Beau Mistral (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Shamaal Nibras (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.

      Middleton Flyer (IRE) 125-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, weakening when hampered inside final 2f, 5th of 7, 5l behind Bannock (8-11) at Windsor 5f 2yo stks (3) gf in May.

      Red Samantha (IRE) 200-1 (8-9) Went left start, outpaced in rear, ridden and struggling halfway, last of 7, 22l behind Ponty Acclaim (8-11) at Thirsk 5f 2yo nov stk (4) gd.

      Multi Blessing 16-1 (9-0) Fast away, made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in May beating Courtland King (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.