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17:25 Chester

Pochins Handicap (Class D) (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 66y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 36.23s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Aker Wood

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Western Ridge (FR)

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Ashleigh Baker (IRE)

      33/1

        2(16)
        Silk - Light Blue, Yellow disc, Light Blue sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

        Tough Leader

        22
        5/1
        • Form 60000-5
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-9

        close up, lost place halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out

        3(13)
        Silk - Red, Black stars, Black sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap, Black star

        Duc's Dream

        44
        14/1
        • Form 00-1201
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

        4(12)
        Silk - RED, WHITE sash, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE armlets, RED and WHITE striped cap

        Weet-A-Minute (IRE)

        10
        14/1
        • Form 211315
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-6

        mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        6(6)
        Silk - Red, Orange cap

        Livius (IRE)

        22
        12/1
        • Form 00-0020
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-4

        slowly into stride, always behind

        7(3)
        Silk - Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap

        Shush

        23
        14/1
        • Form 40-6435
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        8(5)
        Silk - GREEN, PLUM sleeves, hooped cap

        Spring Pursuit

        4
        16/1
        • Form 0-23040
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        towards rear, ridden and headway on inside over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on one pace

        9(14)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow diabolo, halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Aker Wood

        29
        20/1
        • Form 306-300
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well

        10(1)
        Silk - Purple, yellow star, halved sleeves and star on cap

        Capriolo (IRE)

        120 b
        10/1
        • Form 45630-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13

        soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, eased when no extra close home

        11(10)
        Silk - White, dark green stripe, dark green and white striped sleeves

        Royal Racer (FR)

        15
        40/1
        • Form 00-5000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        12(15)
        Silk - Yellow, Red epaulets and armlets, Red cap, Yellow diamond

        Tycoon's Last

        9
        16/1
        • Form 505-506
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-5

        mid-division, pushed along over 7f out, ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

        13(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE braces, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, RED cap

        Western Ridge (FR)

        15
        11/2
        • Form 532213
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-3

        prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon headed, kept on under pressure

        14(11)
        Silk - BLACK and WHITE diabolo, WHITE sleeves, BLACK stars, WHITE cap, BLACK star

        Flying Romance (IRE)

        9
        8/1
        • Form 320102
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-10

        mid-division, ridden over 6f out, outpaced over 2f out

        15(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Black triple diamond, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets

        Ashleigh Baker (IRE)

        14
        33/1
        • Form 0220-00
        • Age 7
        • Weight 7-10

        mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace

        16(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue braces, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars and stars on cap

        Thorpeness (IRE)

        190
        66/1
        • Form 000-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-10

        towards rear, headway over 3f out, no impression

        1(4)
        NR

        Batswing

        180
        • Form 21/0000-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-12

        5(9)
        NR

        Octane (USA)

        26
        • Form 3-14506
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5

        In depth

        Verdict

        Another contest where the shortlist would hardly qualify that description and not many can be confidently ruled out. Batswing and Capriolo both go well here and although on the face of it they have a little to prove, they are both hard to beat on their day. Others to consider are Octane, who is reunited with Keiren Fallon for only the second time since his juvenile days, and Spring Pursuit, who surely must deliver one day. However, the in-form Western Ridge could well be the one they all have to beat and is a marginal preference on a track that should suit him.