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15:15 Chester

Chester Chronicle Rated Stakes (Showcase Handicap) (Class B)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 2y
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 27.03s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Little Good Bay

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Vanderlin

    7/1

      3
      Silk -

      Celtic Mill

      25/1

        1(2)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ORANGE diamonds, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, ORANGE star

        Vanderlin

        8
        7/1
        • Form 0-30001
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10

        in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, edged left, no extra towards finish

        2(4)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Silver striped sleeves, Red and Royal Blue hooped cap

        Calcutta

        8
        10/1
        • Form 306055
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-4

        mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        3(8)
        Silk - White, Red and White striped sleeves, Black and Red check cap

        Pieter Brueghel (USA)

        13
        10/1
        • Form 603000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders over 4f

        4(1)
        Silk - Black and Gold stripes, Black sleeves, Black cap, Gold diamond

        Forever Times

        13
        4/1
        • Form 003130
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        5(6)
        Silk - Light Green, Dark Blue sleeves, Light Green armlets, Dark Blue cap

        Tesio

        91
        20/1
        • Form 005-001
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10

        dwelt, held up, effort over 1f out, no impression

        6(7)
        Silk - MAROON

        Little Good Bay

        19 v
        8/1
        • Form 254313
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        dwelt, held-up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on

        7(11)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond and armlets, quartered cap

        Celtic Mill

        10
        25/1
        • Form 411240
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8

        led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong

        8(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Orange diabolo, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Lunar Leo

        6
        9/4
        • Form 054002
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        pulled hard, in touch, lost place after 2f, ridden not clear run over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

        9(3)
        Silk - Purple, Mauve cross of lorraine, striped sleeves, White cap, Purple star

        Flur Na H Alba

        20
        10/1
        • Form 430162
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        chased leader over 4f, soon weakened

        10(10)
        Silk - Light Blue, White hollow box, check cap

        Dani Ridge (IRE)

        42
        50/1
        • Form 00-4100
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

        11(9)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Willheconquertoo

        19
        50/1
        • Form 006220
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2

        slowly into stride, held up, ridden 2f out, no impression

        In depth

        Verdict

        A few of these arrive here at the top of their game and this will no doubt go right down to the wire. However, Vanderlin was not winning out of tern at York at the start of this month and has solid claims of a follow up here. Forever Times and Lunar Leo make up the main body of the opposition of those drawn low - while Pieter Brueghel and Celtic Mill have plenty on from stalls eight and eleven respectively and may be best left alone today. The course statistics favouring the inside runners have been upheld throughout this season's action at Chester and Vanderlin, with rock solid form, is ideally situated to get a good two from Forever Times. However, it is the turn of foot that Vanderlin is capable of producing at the end of his races that will win him the day and he will be hard to peg back if he hits the front inside the distance. Flur Ne H Alba is one to monitor for each way support as he receives plenty of weight from the selection - although his latest second to Blue Spinnaker at Haydock would suggest that he will not be good enough to resist the late rattle capable of being produced by Vanderlin if he runs up to his best.