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17:10 Chester

Coca Cola Zero Sugar Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 196y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,225
  • 2nd: £1,864
  • 3rd: £932
  • 4th: £466
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 34.06s
  • Off Time: 17:10:36
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Zenafire

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Corpus Chorister (FR)

    4/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Angel Gabrial (IRE)

      21 D
      9/2
      • Form 30-4860
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 87

      tracked leader, keen after 4f, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      2(2)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap

      Gabrial's Star

      21 p CD
      7/2
      • Form 508-814
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 86

      in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders

      3(7)
      Silk - White, Royal Blue cross belts, Royal Blue and White striped sleeves

      Corpus Chorister (FR)

      49
      4/1
      • Form 1652-42
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 82

      led, steadied pace after 4f, increased pace 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on

      5(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Gold sash, Red cap, Gold hoop

      Zenafire

      16 p C
      7/2
      • Form 156-313
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 71

      close up, headway on outer over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - Orange, dark blue seams, white sleeves and cap

      Royal Flag

      21 D
      5/2
      • Form 412165
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 70

      keen tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong

      7(3)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, red cap

      Gabrial The Duke (IRE)

      21 b D
      20/1
      • Form 96047-3
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 68

      dwelt in rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off

      4(1)
      NR

      Perfect Summer (IRE)

      10 b D
      10/1
      • Form 02-8717
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 76

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2016
      (4)
      Silk -

      Always Resolute

      2/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9

      2015
      (7)
      Silk -

      Wordiness

      13/2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-5

      2014
      (2)
      Silk -

      Kashgar

      15/8
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      Three of these run in the familiar Marwen Koukash colours, often seen in the winner’s enclosure here. Bottom weight Gabrial The Duke is hard to fancy but Angel Gabrial would have every chance on his best form and Wolverhampton winner Gabrial's Star finished ahead of Royal Flag when fourth over 1m4f here last time. Zenafire has been in good form on the Flat and over hurdles while Perfect Summer was just beaten over track and trip last August. CORPUS CHORISTER has been climbing the weights without winning and has only raced over 2m once before. However, he’s been going well over 1m6f and deserves a change of luck.

      Formwatch

      Angel Gabrial (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Held up in mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Jaameh (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.

      Gabrial's Star 12-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Miss Ranger (8-5) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jun.

      Corpus Chorister (FR) 7-2 (9-9) Led, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Fire Jet (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in May.

      Zenafire 9-2 (9-13) Held up off the pace in mid-division, headway over 3f out, plugged on into 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Lugano (10-3) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

      Royal Flag 11-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Miss Ranger (8-5) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jun.

      Gabrial The Duke (IRE) 7-4 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 12l behind Collodi (9-7) at Catterick 1m 4f stks (6) sft in Jun.

      Perfect Summer (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Led, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened, last of 7, 11 3/4l behind Langlauf (8-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp fll (2) pol in Jun.