14:32 Chester
Saturday 1 July 2023
All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:22
Ultimate Provence Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 4 | 1m 4f 63y | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 2m 41.68s
T: A M BaldingJ: Hayley Turner
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway to press leader entering final furlong, soon led, kept on well inside final furlong op 5/2
T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (3)
Prominent, briefly lost an iron over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, slightly short of room over 1f out where pressed leader, soon stayed into 2nd, kept on inside final furlong but held by winner op 11/2 tchd 6/1
T: D CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley (5)
Led, disputed lead with a circuit to go, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off entering final furlong op 9/2
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Ben Sanderson (3)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden 2f out, soon pressed leader, every chance entering final furlong, no extra close home op 7/1 tchd 15/2
T: Mrs Stella BarclayJ: S H James
Dwelt in rear, held up in rear, minor headway 2f out, soon ridden, no impression entering final furlong op 13/2
T: R VarianJ: T P O'Shea
Held up in rear, switched right and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 17/2
T: C JohnstonJ: F Norton
Held up in midfield, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened entering final furlong op 11/2 tchd 9/2
T: R M BeckettJ: D C Costello
Took keen hold, prominent, disputed lead with a circuit to go, led outright over 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon pressed for lead, every chance entering final furlong, headed and weakened into 3rd close home op 25/1 tchd 20/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.30, £1.60, £2.10EX:£15.20Trifecta:£55.50Tricast:£60.60SF:£12.81Swingers:£2.60, £5.30, £4.80
Forecasts
Scintillante (11/4), Zealandia (7/2), Blue Universe (5/1), Restorer (6/1), Natchez Trace (7/1), The Nu Form Way (7/1), Croachill (10/1), Paisano (33/1)
SCINTILLANTE shaped promisingly at Newbury last time and might be up to providing Andrew Balding with yet another Chester winner. Zealandia looked on the way back here last time and may give the selection most to do ahead of recent Southwell scorer Natchez Trace.
- SCINTILLANTE
- ZEALANDIA (FR)
- NATCHEZ TRACE
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £6,115.002nd: £2,867.003rd: £1,435.004th: £716.005th: £359.006th: £178.007th: £90.008th: £44.00
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