20:05 Chester

Friday 28 June 2019

All17:5018:2018:5519:3020:0520:40

Close Brothers Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   7f 1y  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:06  |   Winning time: 1m 26.35s
1st
Horse silk
7
(14)
16/1
T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton
Steadied and switched left after start, held up in rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
8
(7)
6/1
T: D LoughnaneJ: Hollie Doyle
Slowly into stride, last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, hung left and ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
14
(3)
7/2f
T: R A FaheyJ: J Garritty
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
sh
13
(6)
49-0
11/2
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Nathan Evans
Chased leaders on inside, switched right inside final 2f, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 6/1 tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
nk
10
(9)
5/1
T: I FurtadoJ: T E Whelan
Pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish tchd 11/2
6th
Horse silk
½
11
(4)
16/1
T: D LoughnaneJ: Laura Coughlan (7)
Towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, not much room on rail inside final furlong, kept on op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
5
(1)
5/1
T: K A RyanJ: S H James
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 11/2
8th
Horse silk
hd
4
(8)
14/1
T: Tom DascombeJ: Jane Elliott (3)
Towards rear and pushed along, struggling 2f out, good late headway, never troubled leaders op 11/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
6
(2)
16/1
T: R A FaheyJ: S P Davis (3)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
¾
12
(11)
14/1
T: J MackieJ: F Norton
Raced wide towards rear, never on terms tchd 12/1
11th
Horse silk
2
2
(5)
14/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Rob Hornby
Held up in mid-division, some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 12/1 tchd 11/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
9
(10)
25/1
T: Tim PinfieldJ: Theodore Ladd (5)
Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced halfway, weakened over 2f out, op 20/1

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3
(12)
Horse silk
Shawaamekh14
Weight: 9-13|  Age: 5
T: D Carroll  J: T Eaves
NR
1
(13)
Horse silk
That Is The Spirit9
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 8
T: M Appleby  J: Lewis Edmunds
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£24.80Pl:£5.20, £2.60, £1.20EX:£164.00Trifecta:£786.90Tricast:£434.08SF:£116.62Swingers:£21.80, £9.30, £6.60

Forecasts

Gabrial The Tiger (7/2), Shawaamekh (9/2), Sparklealot (5/1), Queen's Sargent (5/1), Luzum (11/2), Candelisa (6/1), That Is The Spirit (8/1), Dragons Tail (14/1), Turanga Leela (14/1), Intransigent (14/1), Penwortham (16/1), Critical Thinking (16/1), Maggies Angel (16/1), Oneovdem (25/1)

Verdict

The most obvious chances on recent form belong to Shawaamekh, Turanga Leela, Penwortham, Dragon's Tail and That's The Spirit but neither have been helped by their draws. The last five winners of this were drawn 1-4 and two of them represented the Fahey/Dr Marwan Koukash partnership. Their main hope here,GABRIAL THE TIGER, will be coming out of stall three and is better drawn than when third here two weeks ago over an inadequate trip. The 2017 winner has most to fear from Luzum and Queen's Sargent, particularly should conditions remain on the soft side
  1. Gabrial The Tiger
  2. Luzum
  3. Queen's Sargent

Previous Winners

2018
Penwortham
Weight: 10-0  |Age: 5
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £6,404.002nd: £1,906.003rd: £952.004th: £500.005th: £500.006th: £500.007th: £500.008th: £500.00

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