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14:35 Chester

Martini Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 15y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,510 added
  • Winner: £8,715
  • 2nd: £2,610
  • 3rd: £1,305
  • 4th: £652
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.06s
  • Off Time: 14:35:43
  • 7 Ran
2(4)
Silk - Light Green and Dark Green diamonds
10/1
  • Form 9-41006
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 89

led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong

3(1)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 70-9924
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 87

held up, not clear run briefly 2f out, headway over 1f out, hard ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on

6(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red inverted triangle, Red cap
  • Form 14-3129
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 93

chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

7(10)
Silk - Red, white star, white sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap
  • Form 222-811
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 91

held up in touch, pushed along and effort on outside well over 1f out, faded well inside final furlong

8(5)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green armlets

Confessional

13 e CDCD
9/1
  • Form 71-3974
  • Age 12
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 84

held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, soon behind and struggling

9(7)
Silk - Red, Red cap, White spots

Boundary Lane

7 p BFD
7/1
  • Form 7-14422
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 83

held up, not clear run well over 1f out, squeezed through and headway entering final furlong, ridden and kept on towards finish

10(2)
Silk - Black, light green and black chevrons on sleeves, light green cap

Wild Edric

21 C
7/2
  • Form 617-409
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 78

close up on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

1(3)
NR
11/2
  • Form 211729
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 90

4(9)
NR
  • Form 541164
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 87

5(6)
NR

Broken Spear

14 p D
13/2
  • Form 2451-33
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 93

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

The veteran Confessional has won four times around here and though it's taken 23 runs to do it he's slipped to a low enough mark to make his presence felt again. Duke Of Firenze is presumably stopping off here on his way home from a moderate run at the Curragh on Thursday and though he'd been in very good form earlier he's never won in four starts around here. Boundary Lane is running well and only just failed at Haydock a week ago though could have done without a 3lb rise. SHE CAN BOOGIE (NAP) just failed to hold off stable companion Angel Alexander over the course and distance a fortnight ago. She was conceding 7lb and has since performed with credit in Listed company so can take her revenge on the revised terms. Third-placed Broken Spear is still looking a couple of pounds high but triple all-weather winner Global Tango has been showing tremendous pace over 6f and isn't out of this.

Formwatch

Abel Handy (IRE) 7-2cfav (9-7) Led until over 3f out, rallied to lead again over 2f out, soon headed and weakened, 6th of 7, 15 1/4l behind Danzeno (9-13) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) gd in Jun.

Gabrial The Saint (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Keen early mid-division, progress when switched right 1f out, stayed on under pressure toward finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Kaeso (8-7) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in May.

She Can Boogie (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, effort well over 1f out, faded final furlong, 9th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Rebecca Rocks (9-4) at Ayr 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jun.

Angel Alexander (IRE) 11-10fav (8-13) Raced wide tracked after 1f, ridden over 1f out, edged left and pressed leader inside final furlong, gradually wore leader down to lead towards finish, won at Chester 5f hcp (3) sft in Jun beating She Can Boogie (9-3) by 1/2l, 7 ran.

Confessional 6-1 (9-3) Led early, with leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Camacho Chief (9-12) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) sft in Jun.

Boundary Lane 6-5fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Seen The Lyte (9-4) at Haydock 5f hcp fll (4) gs in Jun.

Wild Edric 8-1 (9-8) Raced near side, always behind, 9th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Came From The Dark (9-2) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) hvy in Jun.

Duke Of Firenze 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders far side, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 9th of 16, 4 1/4l behind El Astronaute (9-13) at Curragh 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Jun.

Global Tango (IRE) 17-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, led and hung badly left to far rail over 1f out, rider dropped reins inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Embour (8-10) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) gd in May.

Broken Spear 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders after 1f, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Angel Alexander (8-13) at Chester 5f hcp (3) sft in Jun.