Racecards
17:30 Chester
Magners Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f 15y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £11,923 added
- Winner: £6,404
- 2nd: £1,906
- 3rd: £952
- 4th: £500
- Form 418-605
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey C J McGovern
led, pushed along and headed well over 1f out, ridden and beaten final furlong
- Form 800-509
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 80
close up on inside, ridden just over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Form 151034
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up in touch, led well over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 59-0002
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey Barry McHugh
slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced and struggling 3f out, ridden and some late progress
- Form 321562
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C Wallis
- Jockey J Mitchell
slowly into stride, held up and behind on inside, switched right and headway well over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
- Form 469427
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Liam Jones
held up mid-division on inside, not clear run well over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to take 3rd close home
- Form 17118-8
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
slowly into stride, held up and behind, ridden over 1f out, no response
- Form 842258
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Rob Hornby
with leader, every chance well over 1f out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 80924-0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Jamie Gormley
slowly into stride, in rear, niggled along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no response
- Form 41-0470
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey Elisha Whittington
prominent, niggled along well over 1f out, faded final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Hawaam led for a long way at Newmarket on Thursday but will need to sprout wings to win this from stall 13. Warrior's Valley, five times a winner on the all-weather but never on Turf, is also on the outside but UPSTAGING is on the inside and providing he can obtain a clear run Noel Wilson's charge, an excellent second over 6f at Ayr last time, can go one better. King Robert ran well at Sandown and wouldn't need much more to take a hand but Canford Bay is another drawn wide and might prefer softer ground. Computable won this last year from 2lb higher and would have got the nod with a better draw.
Formwatch
Billy Dylan (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost place, no extra, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Steelriver (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (6) pol in May.
Alsvinder 25-1 (9-6) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 17 1/2l behind Abel Handy (9-10) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Powerallied (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Dwelt in touch, pushed along 2f out, no impression, 9th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Quick Look (9-5) at Chester 6f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Canford Bay (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Keen in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Lathom (8-13) at Ayr 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Upstaging 20-1 (9-9) Held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Boy In The Bar (9-13) at Ayr 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
King Robert 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final 150 yards and ran on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Fantasy Keeper (9-7) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Zapper Cass (FR) 9-1 (8-7) Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Dalton (9-3) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) hvy in Jun.
Quantum Dot (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Led 2f, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 8, 17 1/4l behind Fair Cop (9-6) at Chepstow 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Qaaraat 4-1fav (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Lathom (9-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Computable 28-1 (9-1) Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear and raced awkwardly, never a factor, last of 12, 15 3/4l behind Dapper Man (9-2) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) gf in May.
Brandy Station (IRE) 40-1 (8-3) Held up off the pace in last trio, hung left and no impression halfway, last of 11, 14 1/4l behind Jabbarockie (9-4) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Hawaam (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Jack The Truth (8-12) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Warrior's Valley 11-2 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Midnight Malibu (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
The Golden Cue 25-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Music Society (9-4) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) sft in Jun.