Racecards
20:05 Chester
Close Brothers Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 1y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £11,923 added
- Winner: £6,404
- 2nd: £1,906
- 3rd: £952
- 4th: £500
- Form 3412-47
- Age 10
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up in mid-division, some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 479-975
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey Jane Elliott
towards rear and pushed along, struggling 2f out, good late headway, never troubled leaders
- Form 022-304
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 81
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 9688-06
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Sean Davis
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong
- Form 0-09564
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
steadied and switched left after start, held up in rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away
- Form 67-1630
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
slowly into stride, last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, hung left and ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
Oneovdem
53- Form 2-21444
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Tim Pinfield
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced halfway, weakened over 2f out,
- Form 151-564
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey T E Whelan
pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
- Form 736785
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Laura Coughlan
towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, not much room on rail inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 1-10222
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 70
raced wide towards rear, never on terms
- Form 008-621
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
chased leaders on inside, switched right inside final 2f, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 469413
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 09-3013
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
NonRunner
- Form 231-221
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 83
NonRunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Gabrial The Tiger won this back in 2016 though finished well behind stablemate Penwortham when the latter won last year’s renewal. But Richard Fahey’s charge has had no luck with the draw this time and neither has That Is The Spirit, who will need to be quickly away to adopt his usual front-running tactics. Shawaamekh is another drawn high after winning at York while Luzum is upped in class carrying a penalty after scoring at Thirsk recently. Headgear is applied to Queen's Sargent and she could go well but DRAGONS TAIL was winning off a higher mark here last year and having shown signs of a return to form over a shorter trip at the track last time, Tom Dascombe’s charge gets the nod.
Formwatch
Intransigent 66-1 (8-2) Went right start, always behind, 7th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Apex King (8-2) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Dragons Tail (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Quick Look (9-5) at Chester 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Queen's Sargent (FR) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Beauty Filly (9-12) at Goodwood 7f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Maggies Angel (IRE) 18-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and effort over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Philipine Cobra (8-6) at York 6f hcp fll (2) sft in Jun.
Penwortham (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Quick Look (9-5) at Chester 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Candelisa (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) In touch, headway over 3f out, chasing leaders when hampered over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 19, 8 3/4l behind Shawaamekh (9-1) at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Oneovdem 5-1 (9-4) With leader until faltered bend leaving back straight over 4f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Mr Tyrrell (9-7) at Bath 1m hcp (4) fm in May.
Sparklealot (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Led, hung right and headed 2f out, hampered inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 9, 5l behind Finoah (9-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (4) hvy in Jun.
Critical Thinking (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Arcanada (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Turanga Leela 13-2 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Quick Look (9-5) at Chester 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Luzum (IRE) 3-1fav (9-12) Raced keenly, chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) gs in Jun beating Billy Wedge (8-13) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Gabrial The Tiger (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Raced wide close up, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Quick Look (9-5) at Chester 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
That Is The Spirit 7-1 (8-6) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Ambassadorial (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Shawaamekh 5-1fav (9-1) Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon edged right, held on well, won at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Proud Archi (9-2) by 3/4l, 19 ran.