17:05 Chester

Friday 13 September 2024

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5016:3017:0517:40

Chester Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   7f 1y  |   Heavy (Soft In Places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:06  |   Winning time: 1m 34.3s
1st
Horse silk
2
(8)
7/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Charlie Maggs (7)
Made all, going well 2f out, ridden and briefly pressed final furlong, soon went clear, ridden out op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
(4)
10/3f
T: T D EasterbyJ: Sean Kirrane
Chased leader, hard ridden 2f out, headway to press leader briefly final furlong, soon outpaced, kept on op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(1)
6/1
T: R HannonJ: F Norton
Rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway to go 3rd approaching final furlong, stayed on well, never on terms op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
(5)
33/1
T: R HannonJ: S Hitchcott
Mid-division on inside, hard ridden 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
11
(11)
4/1
T: J NallenJ: S D Bowen (3)
Held up towards rear, pushed along off pace 2f out, late headway
6th
Horse silk
½
8
(9)
12/1
T: R A FaheyJ: J Garritty
Held up towards rear, pushed along off pace 2f out, some headway from off pace final furlong, plugged on tchd 14/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
(2)
59-10
18/1
T: G A HarkerJ: D Allan
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
½
13
(12)
11/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Jason Watson
Chased leader, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong op 17/2
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
12
(7)
17/2
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Mid-division on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 9/1 tchd 10/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(6)
49-11
17/2
T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr
Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression 3f out op 13/2
11th
Horse silk
4
10
(10)
80/1
T: R MenziesJ: P Mulrennan
Slowly away and detached early, in rear, struggling 2f out, never involved op 40/1

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Non-Runners

9
(13)
Horse silk
Albeseeingyer27
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 5
T: Steph Hollinshead  J: D C Costello
NR
6
(3)
Horse silk
Another Investment15
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 5
T: N Tinkler  J: Faye McManoman
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.70, £1.50, £2.10EX:£33.00Trifecta:£228.20Tricast:£153.00SF:£30.18Swingers:£5.20, £7.60, £6.00

Forecasts

Quest For Fun (10/3), Mercurial (4/1), Love Billy Boy (6/1), Paws For Thought (7/1), Phoenix Of Dreams (17/2), Reidh (17/2), Berkshire Nugget (11/1), Master Zoffany (12/1), Albeseeingyer (12/1), Another Investment (16/1), Mudamer (18/1), Mr Baloo (33/1), Star Zinc (80/1)

Verdict

Irish-challenger MERCURIAL can race off the same mark as when a very good Roscommon runner-up last time out so looks the way to go here. Mudamer shaped well when a recent third at Beverley and is next on the list ahead of Brighton-scorer Berkshire Nugget and course-winner Love Billy Boy.

  1. MERCURIAL (IRE)
  2. MUDAMER (IRE)
  3. BERKSHIRE NUGGET (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Evocative Spark
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 4
15/2

Prize Money

1st: £10,192.002nd: £4,778.003rd: £2,392.004th: £1,194.005th: £598.006th: £296.007th: £150.008th: £74.00

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