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16:45 Chester

Wednesday 4 May 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1015:4016:1516:45

Stephen Wade Handicap

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 1m 31.76s

1^st

(11)

Ffion

59-7

5/2f

T: D LoughnaneJ: W Buick

Wore hood to post, switched left start, held up towards rear, switched to inside halfway, not clear run and hampered over 2f out, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led post op 16/5

2^nd

(6)

Paws For Thought

49-8

9/2

T: D McCain JnrJ: P Mulrennan

Pressed leader, led 4f out, pushed clear turning in, ridden inside final furlong, reduced lead final 110 yards, headed post op 7/2

3^rd

2 ¾

(2)

Roman Dynasty

49-5

11/1

T: J ParrJ: David Probert

Went right start, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders and switched right turning in, ridden and went 2nd entering final furlong, not pace of winner and lost 2nd final 150 yards, well held in 3rd op 17/2

4^th

3 ½

(5)

Broken Spear

69-8

11/2

T: T Coyle & K WoodJ: Kieran Schofield (5)

Slowly into stride and hampered start, behind, ran on inside final furlong, went 4th post tchd 5/1

5^th

(7)

Big Narstie

49-7

9/1

T: R SpencerJ: Hayley Turner

Wore hood to post, raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden disputing 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra and lost modest 4th final strides op 8/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

(8)

Gabrial The Wire

69-6

12/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (3)

Mid-division out wide, pushed along 3f out, headway chasing leaders turning in, no extra inside final furlong op 10/1

7^th

3 ¼

(12)

Roundhay Park

79-8

18/1

T: N TinklerJ: Faye McManoman (3)

Held up off the pace towards rear, hung left and hampered rivals over 2f out, plugging on when hung left and hampered approaching final furlong, no chance after op 16/1

8^th

2 ¼

(14)

Freedom And Wheat

69-3

18/1

T: M BlakeJ: Marco Ghiani

Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd halfway, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong op 14/1

9^th

(3)

Gobi Sunset

59-7

15/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Went right start, soon led, headed 4f out, lost 2nd halfway, chased leaders, weakened quickly home turn op 7/1 tchd 8/1

10^th

(1)

Ostilio

79-8

25/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: L Morris

Wore hood to post, went right start, chased leaders on rail, pushed along halfway, weakening when badly hampered over 2f out, eased op 28/1

11^th

(9)

Gometra Ginty

69-5

50/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Rodriguez

Always towards rear op 40/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Mellys Flyer¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: George Scott J: Tom Marquand

(4)

Smeaton's Light¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: M R Channon J: Charles Bishop

(10)

Animal Instinct¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: David Egan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.50, £2.10, £3.10EX:£17.80Trifecta:£169.40Tricast:£106.06SF:£12.92Swingers:£2.80, £5.20, £8.40

Forecasts

Ffion (5/2), Paws For Thought (9/2), Broken Spear (11/2), Smeaton's Light (11/2), Gobi Sunset (15/2), Big Narstie (9/1), Roman Dynasty (11/1), Gabrial The Wire (12/1), Mellys Flyer (14/1), Animal Instinct (16/1), Roundhay Park (18/1), Freedom And Wheat (18/1), Ostilio (25/1), Gometra Ginty (50/1)

PAWS FOR THOUGHT scored over 6f at this meeting on his 2021 reappearance so there's reason to think new trainer Donald McCain will have primed him for his first outing since November and he's 3 lb lower than last year so he might be worth chancing. Last year's winner Broken Spear, the Marwan Koukash-owned Gabrial The Wire and the returning Roman Dynasty head the dangers in an open finale.