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16:05 Chester

Saturday 14 September 2024

All13:3514:0514:4015:2016:0516:4017:1517:55

Virgin Bet Handicap

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 2m 16.73s

1^st

(5)

Stressfree

49-3

9/2

T: D O'MearaJ: S D Bowen (3)

Held up off the pace in last pair, good headway out wide over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, won going away op 4/1

2^nd

1 ½

(9)

Have Secret

49-8

11/2

T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr

Tracked leaders out wide, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not pace of winner op 9/2

3^rd

(6)

Paddy The Squire

49-6

9/2

T: I JardineJ: A Mullen

Steadied rear, headway out wide over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, stayed on into 3rd towards finish, not pace to challenge op 4/1

4^th

(3)

Zarabanda

59-7

14/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Ben Robinson

Tracked leader, ridden to challenge and every chance inside ifnal furlong, weakened towards finish op 16/1

5^th

(1)

First Officer

58-12

15/2

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: Jonny Peate (3)

Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed final 110 yards, weakened and lost places towards finish op 9/1 tchd 10/1

6^th

(4)

Loyal Touch

49-5

15/2

T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton

Raced keenly, tracked leaders early, steadied into last trio 8f out, rallied and switched sharply left over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 9/1

7^th

(8)

City Streak

59-11

18/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Harry Davies

Held up in last trio, headway out wide tracking leaders 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 14/1 tchd 12/1

8^th

(7)

Gallant Lion

49-1

16/1

T: A KingJ: A J Farragher

Steadied and switched left start, held up in 6th on inside, pushed along when not clear run on inside over 2f out, soon weakened op 18/1

9^th

4 ¾

(2)

Maghlaak

59-8

4/1f

T: C HillsJ: Jim Crowley

Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened rapidly over 1f out, soon behind op 9/2 tchd 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.40, £2.20, £1.60EX:£24.60Trifecta:£103.30Tricast:£115.99SF:£28.78Swingers:£4.80, £4.10, £3.50

Forecasts

Maghlaak (4/1), Stressfree (9/2), Paddy The Squire (9/2), Have Secret (11/2), First Officer (15/2), Loyal Touch (15/2), Zarabanda (14/1), Gallant Lion (16/1), City Streak (18/1)

STRESSFREE was unable to land a blow when third behind more prominently-ridden rivals at Ayr last time yet he had previously shaped most encouragingly in handicaps at Doncaster/York and, lurking on a handy mark, he's fancied to be seen in a much better light on this occasion. Have Secret and Paddy The Squire are others to consider, along with Maghlaak.