15:00 Chester

Friday 11 May 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:4017:15

Boodles Diamond Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 2m 10.07s

1^st

(4)

Restorer

68-13

7/2f

T: Ian WilliamsJ: R Kingscote

Made virtually all, pushed along and quickened from 3f out, ridden and in command over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged op 9/2 tchd 5/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(5)

Dark Red

69-5

5/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: R L Moore

Tracked winner after 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge op 9/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(2)

Not So Sleepy

69-2

15/2

T: H MorrisonJ: G Lee

Raced keenly, tracked winner 2f, handy 3rd, ridden stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 8/1

4^th

(7)

Cosmeapolitan

58-11

20/1

T: A KingJ: Fran Berry

Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, plugged on in 4th final inside furlong, never going pace to threaten op 16/1

5^th

(6)

Battersea

79-2

8/1

T: R VarianJ: David Egan (3)

Mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, 5th and no impression final furlong op 9/1

6^th

(8)

Grand Inquisitor

68-10

20/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: S De Sousa

Slowly into stride, raced keenly in last pair, some late minor headway, never a factor op 14/1

7^th

(3)

Pivoine

48-8

11/2

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong op 13/2

8^th

(12)

Speed Company

59-0

40/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Started slowly and switched left start, held up towards rear, never on terms

9^th

(1)

Petite Jack

58-12

9/1

T: A WatsonJ: D Tudhope

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 4th and no impression when hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1

10^th

(10)

Titi Makfi

49-7

9/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Slowly into stride, raced keenly in last pair, never a factor op 11/2

11^th

(9)

Super Kid

68-12

25/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Gulf Of Poets⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 6

T: M & D Easterby J: Nathan Evans

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.70, £1.40, £2.70EX:£25.70Trifecta:£108.50Tricast:£127.18SF:£20.47Swingers:£3.40, £6.80, £4.30

Forecasts

Restorer (7/2), Titi Makfi (9/2), Dark Red (5/1), Gulf Of Poets (5/1), Pivoine (11/2), Not So Sleepy (15/2), Battersea (8/1), Petite Jack (9/1), Cosmeapolitan (20/1), Grand Inquisitor (20/1), Super Kid (25/1), Speed Company (40/1)

GULF OF POETS ran a big race in defeat in the Hunt Cup at Wetherby on Saturday and has the potential to improve now stepped back up in trip. Dark Red is a course and distance winner who gets Ryan Moore in the saddle and he's another who may improve for a step back up in trip while Petite Jack isn't ruled out from his reduced handicap mark on turf.

Gulf Of Poets
Dark Red
Petite Jack

Previous Winners

2017

Khairaat

Weight: 8-7 |Age: 4

J: Jim Crowley | T: Sir Michael Stoute

10/11

Prize Money

1st: £21,165.002nd: £6,338.003rd: £3,169.004th: £1,584.005th: £792.006th: £500.007th: £500.008th: £500.00