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15:10 Chester

Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5f 89y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £75,000 added
  • Winner: £42,532
  • 2nd: £16,125
  • 3rd: £8,070
  • 4th: £4,020
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 58.70s
  • Off Time: 15:10:11
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Dartmouth

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Wicklow Brave

    4/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Dartmouth

      20 D
      Evs
      • Form 61153-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 114

      made all, set steady pace until quickened tempo 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed final furlong, stayed on gamely

      3(6)
      Silk - Black, light green and black chevrons on sleeves, light green cap

      Cymro (IRE)

      20 C
      5/1
      • Form 91013-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 105

      tracked leading pair, went 2nd after 2f, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and edging left when lost 2nd over 1f out, hung left and one pace in 4th inside final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon diabolo, Maroon sleeves, Dark Blue cap

      Elidor

      283
      10/1
      • Form 703165-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 106

      took keen hold, tracked winner for 2f, settled 3rd, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held when dropped to 3rd towards finish

      5(1)
      Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap

      Father Christmas (IRE)

      322
      6/1
      • Form 8/213-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 106

      soon held up in last, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, struggling and no chance after

      7(7)
      Silk - Purple, orange seams, purple cap, orange star

      Wicklow Brave

      160 h
      4/1
      • Form 114233-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 112

      held up tracking leaders, headway and switched left to inside over 1f out, ridden to challenge when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, finished well into 2nd towards finish, not reach winner

      2(4)
      NR

      Blue Rambler

      39
      33/1
      • Form 11113/7-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 100

      NonRunner

      6(3)
      NR

      Oriental Fox (GER)

      195
      6/1
      • Form 172323-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 109

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2015
      (7)
      Silk -

      Clever Cookie

      8/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0

      2014
      (6)
      Silk -

      Brown Panther

      6/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0

      2013
      (5)
      Silk -

      Mount Athos (IRE)

      11/8
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      DARTMOUTH appeared to have the proverbial ton in hand when stepped up to this trip for the first time at Chelmsford last month. He has a 3lb penalty for that and will have to reproduce that effort on Turf to land this but that shouldn't be a problem. The danger may be the unexposed Father Christmas, who was third in a Group 2 at Royal Ascot last June but hasn't been seen since. Oriental Fox, just beaten in last year's Cesarewitch, and Wicklow Brave are stout stayers but may not have then pace for this while Cymro and Elidor step out of handicap company. Blue Rambler is also facing a tough task at the weights.

      Formwatch

      Dartmouth 3-1 (8-13) Tracked leading pair, 2nd 7f out, led 2f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Apr beating Sandro Botticelli (8-13) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.

      Cymro (IRE) 9-2fav (9-9) Held up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Apr beating Snoano (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 15 ran.

      Elidor 25-1 (9-9) Mid-division, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 1/2l behind Blue Wave (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp stks (2) gs in Jul.

      Father Christmas (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Balios (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.

      Wicklow Brave 2-1jfav (11-7) Tracked leading pair, mistake 2nd, effort and every chance 3 out, one pace next, ridden and no impression in clear 3rd between last 2, 3rd of 7, 10 1/4l behind Identity Thief (11-7) at Newcastle 2m (1) sft in Nov.

      Blue Rambler 2-1fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, 5th of 7, 8l behind Cloudy Dream (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Mar.

      Oriental Fox (GER) (8-13) 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Autor (8-13) at San Siro 1m 6f (1) in Oct.