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16:05 Chepstow

Equestrian Surfaces Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 14y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 35.39s
  • Off Time: 16:05:40
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Force (IRE)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bluegrass Blues (IRE)

    7/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Maroon and grey (quartered), maroon sleeves

      Bluegrass Blues (IRE)

      18 D
      7/1
      • Form 175/7-10
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 85

      held up, in touch, effort when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, just held

      2(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Orange disc

      Peak Storm

      17 p CCD
      11/2
      • Form 253442
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 77

      took keen hold, pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, no extra inside final furlong

      3(5)
      Silk - Black, yellow and black halved sleeves, yellow cap, black star

      Izmir (IRE)

      17 p CD
      2/1
      • Form 1-55221
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 80

      led, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

      4(4)
      Silk - Pink, black sleeves, pink diamonds

      Outback Blue

      39 t D
      5/1
      • Form 812448
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 78

      tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along 3f out, driven 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

      5(3)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Force (IRE)

      9 h
      2/1
      • Form 3-95662
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 77

      last to break, tracked leaders, took keen hold, led over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on well

      In depth

      Verdict

      Izmir only beat course specialist PEAK STORM by a head over track and trip at the end of last month and John O'Shea's seven-year-old might be capable of reversing the form this afternoon on a pound better terms. Force hasn't won this year but has been performing with credit and should be thereabouts again but Outback Blue has rather lost his way since a couple of good runs at Windsor in May and Bluegrass Blues was tailed off at Thirsk off his new mark after scoring at Ascot.

      Formwatch

      Bluegrass Blues (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Held up, towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, last of 14, 18 1/4l behind Ginger Jack (9-4) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.

      Peak Storm 8-1 (9-10) In touch in 4th, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, just held on on, 2nd of 5, hd behind Izmir (9-4) at Chepstow 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.

      Izmir (IRE) 9-4jfav (9-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 1f out, just held on, won at Chepstow 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Peak Storm (9-10) by hd, 5 ran.

      Outback Blue 8-1 (9-11) Behind, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Sunnua (9-8) at Chester 1m hcp (4) sft in Jul.

      Force (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) In touch, in rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Kummiya (9-1) at Ffos Las 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.