14:35 Chester

Friday 10 May 2024

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 2f 70y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 2m 9.02s
1st
Horse silk
5
(1)
9/4f
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Tracked leaders, chased leader approaching final furlong, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead post
2nd
Horse silk
nse
4
(2)
7/2
T: H PalmerJ: W Buick
Led, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, headed post op 4/1 tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
9
(3)
28/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: J Fanning
Steadied start, keen towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on towards finish op 18/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
7
(5)
4/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Jim Crowley
In touch in rear, pushed along over 1f out, headway and switched left inside final furlong, kept on op 7/2 tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(4)
28/1
T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton
Keen close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
1
6
(8)
5/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: R Kingscote
Raced wide, close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
½
1
(7)
5/1
T: C JohnstonJ: David Egan
Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 11/2 tchd 13/2

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3
(9)
Horse silk
Botanical221
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 4
T: R Varian  J: S De Sousa
NR
2
(6)
Horse silk
Bolster18
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 4
T: K R Burke  J: C Lee
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.25Pl:£1.70, £2.00EX:£10.20Trifecta:£115.30Tricast:£161.99SF:£10.12Swingers:£2.10, £9.20, £11.90

Forecasts

City Streak (9/4), Box To Box (7/2), Bolster (7/2), Dream Harder (4/1), Botanical (9/2), Parlando (5/1), Killybegs Warrior (5/1), Woodstock City (28/1), Wadacre Gomez (28/1)

Verdict

BOLSTER and Botanical are low-mileage 4-y-os with the scope to rate quite a bit higher this year. Separating them isn't easy but Bolster has the benefit of a recent run (emphatic Pontefract success) so is marginally preferred. Of the rest, City Streak won here a year ago and a bold bid looks on the cards.

  1. BOLSTER
  2. BOTANICAL (IRE)
  3. CITY STREAK

Previous Winners

2023
Pride Of America
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 6
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £22,932.002nd: £10,750.003rd: £5,382.004th: £2,686.005th: £1,346.006th: £666.007th: £338.008th: £166.00

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