15:00 Chester

Friday 11 May 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:4017:15

Boodles Diamond Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 2f 70y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 2m 10.07s
1st
Horse silk
7
(4)
7/2f
T: Ian WilliamsJ: R Kingscote
Made virtually all, pushed along and quickened from 3f out, ridden and in command over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged op 9/2 tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(5)
5/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: R L Moore
Tracked winner after 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(2)
15/2
T: H MorrisonJ: G Lee
Raced keenly, tracked winner 2f, handy 3rd, ridden stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
10
(7)
20/1
T: A KingJ: Fran Berry
Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, plugged on in 4th final inside furlong, never going pace to threaten op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
3
5
(6)
8/1
T: R VarianJ: David Egan (3)
Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, 5th and no impression final furlong op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
½
11
(8)
20/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: S De Sousa
Slowly into stride, raced keenly in last pair, some late minor headway, never a factor op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
12
(3)
11/2
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong op 13/2
8th
Horse silk
½
6
(12)
40/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Started slowly and switched left start, held up towards rear, never on terms
9th
Horse silk
½
8
(1)
9/1
T: A WatsonJ: D Tudhope
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 4th and no impression when hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1
10th
Horse silk
2
1
(10)
9/2
T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton
Slowly into stride, raced keenly in last pair, never a factor op 11/2
11th
Horse silk
nk
9
(9)
25/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1

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3
(11)
Horse silk
Gulf Of Poets6
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 6
T: M & D Easterby  J: Nathan Evans
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.70, £1.40, £2.70EX:£25.70Trifecta:£108.50Tricast:£127.18SF:£20.47Swingers:£3.40, £6.80, £4.30

Forecasts

Restorer (7/2), Titi Makfi (9/2), Dark Red (5/1), Gulf Of Poets (5/1), Pivoine (11/2), Not So Sleepy (15/2), Battersea (8/1), Petite Jack (9/1), Cosmeapolitan (20/1), Grand Inquisitor (20/1), Super Kid (25/1), Speed Company (40/1)

Verdict

GULF OF POETS ran a big race in defeat in the Hunt Cup at Wetherby on Saturday and has the potential to improve now stepped back up in trip. Dark Red is a course and distance winner who gets Ryan Moore in the saddle and he's another who may improve for a step back up in trip while Petite Jack isn't ruled out from his reduced handicap mark on turf.
  1. Gulf Of Poets
  2. Dark Red
  3. Petite Jack

Previous Winners

2017
Khairaat
Weight: 8-7  |Age: 4
10/11

Prize Money

1st: £21,165.002nd: £6,338.003rd: £3,169.004th: £1,584.005th: £792.006th: £500.007th: £500.008th: £500.00

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