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15:00 Chester

Friday 10 May 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4017:15

Boodles Diamond Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 2m 16.83s

1^st

(1)

Aquarium

49-7

13/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Held up in mid-division, steady headway on outside 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home op 8/1

2^nd

(5)

Epaulement

49-3

11/2

T: Tom DascombeJ: R Kingscote

Led, ridden and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, battled on gamely until headed and no extra close home op 5/1

3^rd

(10)

Aasheq

69-2

5/1c

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Chased leader, ridden and every chance throughout final furlong, no extra towards finish op 6/1

4^th

(3)

Restorer

79-7

7/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R L Moore

Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd and outpaced 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong op 13/2

5^th

(4)

Genetics

59-0

10/1

T: A M BaldingJ: G Lee

Towards rear, some late headway, never a factor op 14/1

6^th

(2)

Frankuus

59-6

5/1c

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Raced keenly tracking leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out op 9/2 tchd 11/2

7^th

(9)

Finniston Farm

49-2

14/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, pushed along and weakened 4f out, tailed off op 18/1

8^th

(7)

Sputnik Planum

58-5

5/1c

T: M ApplebyJ: S De Sousa

Towards rear, reached mid-division halfway, weakened over 3f out, tailed off op 9/2

9^th

1 ½

(12)

Banksea

69-6

33/1

T: Mrs Marjorie FifeJ: Tom Marquand

Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, ridden and beaten 4f out, tailed off op 40/1

10^th

(11)

Dukhan

49-0

10/1

T: H PalmerJ: James Doyle

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on outside, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off and eased final 2f op 11/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

(6)

Gossip Column¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: P J McDonald

(8)

Third Time Lucky²⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 7

T: R A Fahey J: P Hanagan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.70, £1.50, £1.70EX:£37.20Trifecta:£188.10Tricast:£196.91SF:£43.09Swingers:£6.80, £5.10, £4.80

Forecasts

Aasheq (5/1), Frankuus (5/1), Sputnik Planum (5/1), Epaulement (11/2), Aquarium (13/2), Restorer (7/1), Genetics (10/1), Dukhan (10/1), Gossip Column (12/1), Finniston Farm (14/1), Third Time Lucky (20/1), Banksea (33/1)

SPUTNIK PLANUM is the unexposed one in the field and he could hardly have been much more impressive when winning at Doncaster last time out. A 7lb rise could underestimate his ability and he's the one to beat in what is a competitive race. Epaulement is a threat if he handles these conditions but Frankuus can be considered the main danger after hinting at a return to form at Ripon last time out.