17:20 Chester
Sunday 6 August 2017
All14:0514:3515:1015:4016:1516:5017:20
Merseyrail Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 2f 70y  |  Good to Soft  |  8 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:20Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 15.10s
T:Â C & M JohnstonJ:Â J Fanning
Made all, ridden and clear over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, eased towards finish op 4/1
T:Â R HughesJ:Â S W Kelly
Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression op 15/2 tchd 7/1
T:Â P D EvansJ:Â J F Egan
In rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out until no extra inside final furlong tchd 10/1
T:Â R A FaheyJ:Â Connor Murtagh (7)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace op 14/1
T:Â C & M JohnstonJ:Â F Norton
Tracked leaders and keen, went 3rd over 2f out, faded inside final furlong op 7/2
T:Â R FordJ:Â Callum Rodriguez (5)
Held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 14/1
T:Â S & E CrisfordJ:Â R Kingscote
Tracked winner, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 9/4
T:Â A M BaldingJ:Â Oisin Murphy
Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 11/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.50, £2.70, £3.30EX:£39.80Trifecta:£304.10Tricast:£454.33SF:£44.32Swingers:£6.70, £12.60, £5.20
Forecasts
Al Zaman (15/8), X Rated (4/1), Alexander M (5/1), Golden Wolf (8/1), Fort Jefferson (8/1), Outback Blue (12/1), Energia Fox (12/1), Melabi (16/1)
It was encouraging to see X RATED go so close at Windsor last week, and though he faces a different challenge here (the field is twice the size for a start), he is clearly on a workable handicap mark and if the potential cut in the ground isn't a problem he should be capable of going well again having recently won at Bath. Golden Wolf makes both his handicap and turf debut here but looks to be on a fair opening mark, while Alexander M ran poorly here last time but would have a chance on his form prior to that performance.
- X Rated
- Golden Wolf
- Alexander M
Prize Money
1st: £6,225.002nd: £1,864.003rd: £932.004th: £466.005th: £233.006th: £117.00
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