16:55 Chester

Thursday 11 May 2023

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Halliwell Jones Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m 4f 63y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:56  |   Winning time: 2m 54.77s
1st
Horse silk
1
(5)
39-10
7/1
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Raced wide, in touch, headway to tracked leader 8f out, led entering final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, ran on op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
2
(7)
5/1
T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton
Tracked leader until 8f out, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on one pace tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
4
(9)
11/4f
T: G BougheyJ: R L Moore
Switched left start, held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1
4th
Horse silk
3
7
(2)
10/3
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Finley Marsh
Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace op 16/5
5th
Horse silk
6 ½
6
(3)
12/1
T: H PalmerJ: James Doyle
Awkwardly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
2
5
(8)
20/1
T: H PalmerJ: R Kingscote
Held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 18/1 tchd 22/1
7th
Horse silk
26
9
(6)
20/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: David Egan
Raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, tailed off op 10/1 tchd 22/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ¾
8
(4)
4/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Soon led, pushed along and headed entering final 2f, soon weakened, tailed off op 11/2

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3
(1)
Horse silk
Forceful Speed39
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 3
T: G Boughey  J: K Stott
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.00, £1.80, £1.60EX:£37.40Trifecta:£158.80Tricast:£118.23SF:£42.41Swingers:£4.00, £4.30, £3.90

Forecasts

Cantora (11/4), Nobody Told Me (10/3), Sovereign Spirit (4/1), Demilion (5/1), Struth (7/1), Forceful Speed (7/1), Double Oban (12/1), Dragonball Prince (20/1), Burglar's Dream (20/1)

Verdict

The vote goes to the filly CANTORA, who had any amount in hand when scoring at Beverley and she is appealing with Ryan Moore doing the steering here, for all that an 11 lb rise in the weights asks a question. The hat-trick seeking Sovereign Spirit will be a danger to all provided he is able to continue the good work back on turf, while Demilion and Nobody Told Me are others to consider, along with likely improver Burglar's Dream.

  1. CANTORA
  2. SOVEREIGN SPIRIT
  3. DEMILION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Temple Of Artemis
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 3
9/4

Prize Money

1st: £12,740.002nd: £5,972.003rd: £2,990.004th: £1,492.005th: £748.006th: £370.007th: £188.008th: £92.00

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