Racecards
20:10 Chester
Retraining Of Racehorses Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £4,346
- 2nd: £2,040
- 3rd: £1,020
- 4th: £510
- Form 649-475
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
raced keenly in mid-division on inside, kept on final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
- Form 815239
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Cameron Noble
chased leader 2f, chased leaders, not clear run and switched left between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led last strides
- Form 510-000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Joanna Mason
mid-division, pushed along out wide chasing leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 8-13083
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Charlie O'Dwyer
always rear-division, never involved
- Form 4-21237
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey T E Whelan
chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides
- Form 0-02832
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
always towards rear, never on terms
- Form 18910/7-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
led until 2f out, weakened rapidly
- Form 127-320
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
chased leaders out wide, went 2nd 5f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
- Form 13-9435
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey R Kingscote
wore hood to post, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders out wide 2f out, edged left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, just held
- Form 9306-55
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
edgy in stalls, pulled hard early, held up towards rear on inside, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 81/800-9
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer P Morris
- Jockey Pierre-Louis Jamin
slowly into stride, held up and behind, never on terms
Cuban Dancer
62- Form 246-244
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
slowly away and switched left start, held up and behind, some late minor headway, never involved
- Form 36-3317
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey Hayley Turner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Gabrial The Tiger has won six times around here but hasn't run for a year. He's also poorly drawn as are King Of Tonga and Parys Mountain but Northern Express is better than he showed at York last time where he weakened very quickly over the mile. Mutaabeq has been racing over much further and hasn't won since 2018 but PRAXEOLOGY, who likes the trip and ground and is well drawn, has as good a chance as any in an open handicap. Frow has won five times on the all-weather but has been placed just once in 14 starts on Turf.
Formwatch
Shawaamekh 11-2 (8-12) Reared start, held up in rear, smooth headway 3f out, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 16, 1 3/4l behind Gabrial The Wire (9-4) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Praxeology (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Saaheq (9-7) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Late Arrival (IRE) 80-1 (8-10) Prominent on inner, pushed along and ridden over 2f out, joined leaders over 1f out, no extra, 12th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Gabrial The Wire (9-4) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Parys Mountain (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Chased leading pair on inside, switched right inside final 2f, plugged on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Tadreeb (9-4) at Thirsk 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Legal Reform (IRE) 15-2 (9-1) In touch, ridden and headway 3f out, no impression final 2f, 7th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Widaad (8-7) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
King Of Tonga (IRE) 5-2 (9-7) Led, soon brought field to stands side, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Gambon (9-10) at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Gabrial The Tiger (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Taken to post early, led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Zip (9-5) at Haydock 7f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Northern Express (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Tracked leader, pushed along before 2f out, one pace approaching 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Maison de York (8-13) at York 1m hcp (4) sft in May.
Sir Benedict (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Thunder Of Niagara (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Mutaabeq (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Raced wide close up, ridden to chase leader inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 2l behind Tombolo (8-9) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Zamjar 150-1 (8-8) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 14, 6l behind Look Out Louis (9-1) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Cuban Dancer 7-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace and held after, 4th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Alabama Boy (9-2) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Frow (IRE) 17-2 (10-0) Raced keenly, chased leaders on rail, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Ugo Gregory (9-10) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Dark Zeas (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Keen towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, progress to chase leader over 1f out, hung left under pressure but upsides entering final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Action Hero (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) gs in May.