14:55 Chester

Saturday 25 May 2019

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

MBNA Handicap

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 1m 34.17s

1^st

(6)

Kaeso

58-7

3/1

T: N TinklerJ: Hollie Doyle

Keen early in touch, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on op 5/1 and tchd 11/2

2^nd

(11)

Masham Star

58-10

12/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: S De Sousa

Chased leader, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong, ran on op 10/1

3^rd

(2)

Gabrial

109-3

20/1

T: R A FaheyJ: D Nolan

Held up mid-division on inside, pushed along and progress over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, ridden and kept on towards finish op 16/1

4^th

(8)

Gabrial The Saint

48-5

7/1

T: R A FaheyJ: A Mullen

Keen early mid-division, progress when switched right 1f out, stayed on under pressure toward finish tchd 8/1

5^th

1 ¼

(9)

Sha La La La Lee

48-10

8/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: Jane Elliott (3)

Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on towards finish op 11/2

6^th

(5)

Baraweez

98-8

8/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson (3)

Behind, pushed along over 4f out, late progress, not reach leaders tchd 9/1

7^th

1 ¼

(3)

Aces

78-12

8/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: S Donohoe

Close up on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong tchd 7/1

8^th

1 ¼

(1)

Crossing The Line

49-3

5/2f

T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert

Hampered on inside soon after start, held up in rear, pulled to outside entering straight, ridden 1f out, never dangerous op 11/4 tchd 7/4

9^th

(7)

Arcanada

68-5

20/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: Theodore Ladd (5)

Led, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1 tchd 25/1

10^th

(4)

Di Fede

49-7

14/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Josephine Gordon

Slowly into stride, niggled along over 4f out, came wide straight, always in rear op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Escobar⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 5

T: D O'Meara J: Shane Gray

(12)

Blue Mist¹⁴

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: H & R Charlton J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£2.00, £2.10, £5.50EX:£39.60Trifecta:£744.20Tricast:£637.72SF:£41.73Swingers:£5.60, £33.70, £33.70

Forecasts

Crossing The Line (5/2), Kaeso (3/1), Gabrial The Saint (7/1), Blue Mist (7/1), Sha La La La Lee (8/1), Baraweez (8/1), Aces (8/1), Masham Star (12/1), Di Fede (14/1), Escobar (14/1), Gabrial (20/1), Arcanada (20/1)

An ultra-competitive Class 2 Saturday handicap in which any number of those declared hold realistic claims, including the quartet who clashed over C&D at the May Festival. Tom Dascombe's Sha La La La Lee took that contest from Gabrial The Saint (second), Baraweez (third) and Aces (fourth) but needs to produce yet another career best in order to double up, and there are ample others to consider, namely those involved in the 7f Victoria Cup at Ascot. Blue Mist (sixth) is an interesting lightly-raced runner who has probably been done no favours by his wide draw, so we'll stick with the tough and consistent KAESO instead.

Kaeso
Baraweez
Gabrial The Saint

Previous Winners

2018

Baraweez

Weight: 8-9 |Age: 8

J: Ben Robinson | T: B Ellison

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £28,012.002nd: £8,388.003rd: £4,194.004th: £2,097.005th: £1,048.006th: £526.007th: £500.008th: £500.00