14:40 Chester

Saturday 15 June 2019

All14:1014:4015:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Whitley Neill Handcraft Gin Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 2m 45.69s

1^st

(8)

Durston

38-5

4/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Nicola Currie

Held up in touch in rear, headway on inner from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on tchd 9/2

2^nd

(5)

Lariat

38-11

5/2f

T: A M BaldingJ: R Kingscote

Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on op 11/4 tchd 9/4

3^rd

1 ¾

(4)

Prefontaine

38-10

11/2

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

In touch, bumped over 2f out, headway over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, no impression towards finish

4^th

2 ¼

(6)

Gabrial The One

38-4

11/2

T: R A FaheyJ: P Mathers

Close up, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 6/1

5^th

(3)

Waldstern

39-7

9/2

T: J & T GosdenJ: K T O'Neill

Dwelt tracked leaders, not clear run 3f out, switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong op 4/1 tchd 5/1

6^th

(7)

Fearless Warrior

38-5

9/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Josephine Gordon

In touch towards rear, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 8/1

7^th

2 ¾

(1)

Lola's Theme

38-2

14/1

T: Tom DascombeJ: Jane Elliott (3)

Led, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Gravistas⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: C & M Johnston J: F Norton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£4.30, £1.50EX:£13.20Trifecta:£58.30Tricast:£53.91SF:£14.40Swingers:£2.60, £6.00, £1.90

Forecasts

Lariat (5/2), Gravistas (3/1), Durston (4/1), Waldstern (9/2), Prefontaine (11/2), Gabrial The One (11/2), Fearless Warrior (9/1), Lola's Theme (14/1)

Decent prize money and a good field assembled for a fascinating middle-distance handicap. DURSTON is going the right way and may well improve again for the drop back from 1m6f having been running on fumes when scoring at Doncaster last time. His juvenile form reads well in the context of this race. There are a host of dangers representing top yards. Gravistas gained reward for consistency last time and will again be thereabouts, while Gabrial The One, Lariat and Prefontaine should also be on the premises. Top weight Waldstern returns after being gelded and will have to be spot on to beat these on his first run for 245 days.

Durston
Gravistas
Prefontaine

Previous Winners

2018

Berkshire Royal

Weight: 8-6 |Age: 3

J: F Norton | T: A M Balding

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £18,052.002nd: £5,406.003rd: £2,703.004th: £1,351.005th: £676.006th: £500.007th: £500.008th: £500.00