15:40 Chester

Friday 10 May 2024

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Duke Of Westminster Supporting The Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 2f 140y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:41  |   Winning time: 3m 59.16s
1st
Horse silk
12
(1)
88-7
9/1
T: H PalmerJ: Harry Davies
Led early, in touch on inner, headway over 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
6
(7)
78-9
28/1
T: D CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley (5)
Slowly away, keen wide and headway to track leader after 4f, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on op 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
7
(10)
11/1
T: A J MartinJ: R Kingscote
Held up, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders op 14/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
1
9
(4)
4/1f
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra op 7/2 tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
nk
17
(12)
15/2
T: A M BaldingJ: Hayley Turner
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 13/2 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
nse
11
(6)
68-7
11/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: F Norton
Keen held up, headway approaching final furlong, not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on close home op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(15)
22/1
T: D K WeldJ: O J Orr
Slow into stride, in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
½
15
(3)
9/1
T: K A RyanJ: Rowan Scott
Midfield, pushed along and headway 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on same pace op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
16
(14)
33/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: J Fanning
Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
14
(8)
9/2
T: James OwenJ: S De Sousa
Keen close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1
11th
Horse silk
2
13
(16)
12/1
T: M L W BellJ: David Egan
Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, short of room approaching final furlong, never a factor op 9/1
12th
Horse silk
½
10
(11)
28/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Jim Crowley
Midfield, pushed along 2f out, never a factor op 33/1
13th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(17)
33/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Callum Hutchinson (3)
Towards rear, never on terms op 25/1
14th
Horse silk
4
8
(5)
20/1
T: H PalmerJ: Saffie Osborne
In touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out op 16/1
15th
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
(2)
9/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: W Buick
Raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out op 17/2
16th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
(9)
40/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: C Lee
Raced wide midfield, headway 12f out in touch, weakened entering final 2f op 33/1

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3
(13)
Horse silk
The Shunter166
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 11
T: E Mullins  J: B M Coen
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.60Pl:£3.10, £4.90, £2.80, £1.70EX:£235.90Trifecta:£3,424.20Tricast:£2,830.46SF:£253.89Swingers:£33.60, £29.40, £40.60

Forecasts

Aztec Empire (4/1), Too Friendly (9/2), The Shunter (7/1), Grand Providence (15/2), Zoffee (9/1), Forza Orta (9/1), Magellan Strait (9/1), Zanndabad (11/1), Aqwaam (11/1), Duke Of Oxford (12/1), Solent Gateway (20/1), Falcon Eight (22/1), Emiyn (28/1), Zealandia (28/1), The Grand Visir (33/1), Spirit Mixer (33/1), Citizen General (40/1)

Verdict

Emmet Mullins has quickly established himself as a force in big-field handicaps across all spheres and his THE SHUNTER is fancied to return in style having been last seen on the Flat bagging Newmarket's Cesarewitch Handicap. Andrew Balding looks to hold a strong hand and his duo Aztec Empire and Grand Providence both look equipped to go well. Duke of Oxford, Too Friendly and Magellan Strait complete the shortlist in a cracking Chester Cup.

  1. THE SHUNTER (IRE)
  2. AZTEC EMPIRE (IRE)
  3. GRAND PROVIDENCE

Previous Winners

2023
Metier
Weight: 9-1  |Age: 7
J: Saffie Osborne  |  T: H Fry
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £86,632.002nd: £40,613.003rd: £20,332.004th: £10,149.005th: £5,083.006th: £2,516.007th: £1,275.008th: £629.00

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