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20:50 Chester

Ethel Austin Property Group Classified Stakes (Class D) (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 75y
  • Going: None specified
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 11.11s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Barking Mad (USA)

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Grey Clouds

    5/4

      3
      Silk -

      Voice Mail

      13/2

        1(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap

        Barking Mad (USA)

        11
        10/3
        • Form 50-6432
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0

        made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on

        2(9)
        Silk - PURPLE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves, YELLOW cap

        Ben Hur

        8
        5/1
        • Form 102115
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

        3(7)
        Silk - Mauve, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Mauve armlets, Yellow cap

        Buscador (USA)

        20
        50/1
        • Form 1-00000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        keen, in touch, lost place over 4f out, soon behind

        5(2)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE hollow box, RED cap

        Phoenix Nights (IRE)

        131
        40/1
        • Form 30-0500
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride, always towards rear

        6(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, chevrons on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

        Prince of Blues (IRE)

        13
        33/1
        • Form 003350
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        always behind

        7(6)
        Silk - White, red chevron and sleeves, royal blue and white quartered cap

        Stoic Leader (IRE)

        6
        8/1
        • Form 002426
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        keen, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out

        8(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow cap, Black diamond

        Voice Mail

        9
        13/2
        • Form 113020
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        9(4)
        Silk - Aquamarine and Cerise (quartered), Aquamarine sleeves

        Grey Clouds

        20
        5/4
        • Form 420123
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, headway, switched right over 1f out, ridden and every chance when edged left inside final furlong, held towards finish

        4(1)
        NR

        Leighton (IRE)

        15
        • Form 03-0540
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Perhaps this isn't quite such a quality event as those that have preceded it but as Classified events go this is a decent contest and we take Grey Clouds to come out on top, with Barking Mad and Ben Hur the dangers. Ben Hur has been well placed to win those contests by Mark Brisbourne but had his limitations exposed when beaten into fifth in an Epsom claimer last time. He likes to dictate matters but was pestered for the lead at Epsom and paid the price. Perhaps his winning run has ended for a little while. Barking Mad has good form credentials, having run Luca Cumani's Kuster to three lengths at Windsor and was earlier a good third in a good quality handicap also at Windsor. He has sound claims but is up against a better than average performer in Grey Clouds. Beaten into third at Newmarket behind the prolific Polar Jem he had previously been a good winner at Pontefract and only narrowly beaten at Beverley after that. He could be too good for the opposition receiving weight all round, and comes from a stable in form. Grey Clouds gets the vote.