20:50 Chester

Friday 29 June 2018

All17:5518:3019:0519:4020:1520:50

Sportingbet Handicap

Off time: 20:52 | Winning time: 1m 24.65s

1^st

(1)

Penwortham

510-0

9/4f

T: R A FaheyJ: D Nolan

Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well tchd 2/1

2^nd

(8)

Magical Effect

69-10

13/2

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, ran on op 10/1 tchd 6/1

3^rd

(7)

Saint Equiano

49-9

7/1

T: K DalgleishJ: G Lee

Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, edged left, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace op 6/1

4^th

(2)

Harry Beau

49-5

9/2

T: P D EvansJ: J F Egan

Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 4/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

(9)

Intransigent

910-0

16/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Joshua Bryan (5)

Held up in rear, driven over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous op 14/1

6^th

1 ¼

(12)

Chickenfortea

48-13

33/1

T: E J AlstonJ: Jason Hart

Soon pressing leader, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

7^th

(4)

Ginbar

39-1

11/2

T: Tom DascombeJ: R Kingscote

Slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never figured op 13/2 tchd 7/1

8^th

1 ¼

(6)

Gabrial The Tiger

69-3

9/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (5)

Soon led, headed over 4f out, hampered over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 10/1 tchd 12/1

9^th

(3)

Redrosezorro

48-12

12/1

T: E J AlstonJ: Rachel Richardson (3)

Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened op 11/1

10^th

(10)

Misty Birnam

59-8

33/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: P Makin

Mid-division, headway over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, soon behind op 25/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Baltic Prince²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: A W Carroll J: George Downing

(5)

Fingal's Cave²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: P A Kirby J: F Norton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.10, £1.50, £3.10EX:£19.70Trifecta:£115.60Tricast:£91.23SF:£17.77Swingers:£3.60, £3.40, £8.70

Forecasts

Penwortham (9/4), Harry Beau (9/2), Ginbar (11/2), Baltic Prince (6/1), Magical Effect (13/2), Saint Equiano (7/1), Gabrial The Tiger (9/1), Redrosezorro (12/1), Fingal's Cave (14/1), Intransigent (16/1), Chickenfortea (33/1), Misty Birnam (33/1)

This looks wide open and the vote narrowly goes to REDROSEZORRO who is in form and well drawn so has a sporting chance. Top weight Intransigent is interesting in first-time blinkers, and the likes of Saint Equiano, Harry Beau, Gabrial The Tiger and Baltic Prince are also contenders. It wouldn't surprise to see Penwortham and Ginbar also get in on the act.

Redrosezorro
Saint Equiano
Baltic Prince

Previous Winners

2017

Explain

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 5

J: Lewis Edmunds | T: Mrs R Carr

5/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,081.002nd: £1,810.003rd: £904.004th: £500.005th: £500.006th: £500.007th: £500.008th: £500.00