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17:10 Chester

Banif Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 122y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • 13 Ran
1(11)
Silk - Royal Blue and Light Blue (quartered), striped sleeves
12/1
  • Form 00-0905
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 67

2(2)
Silk - Purple, White epaulets, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
9/4
  • Form 5-15113
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 65

3(7)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow sash, emerald green sleeves, red cap
28/1
  • Form 00-0000
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 64

4(4)
Silk - White, Black braces, Red cap

Hand Chime

12 D
14/1
  • Form 27060-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 60

5(12)
Silk - PINK and DARK BLUE stripes, DARK BLUE sleeves, PINK diabolo and cap
  • Form 912526
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 58

6(10)
Silk - Orange, White diamond, Purple sleeves, Orange cap, White diamond
  • Form 116968
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 53

7(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, White epaulets, halved sleeves
  • Form 856622
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 51

8(3)
Silk - Yellow, Red stars, Yellow sleeves
9/2
  • Form 18-3372
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 50

9(9)
Silk - Red and White stripes, diabolo on sleeves, hooped cap

Tokewanna

7 t
7/1
  • Form 771593
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 50

10(14)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Green seams, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
  • Form 130766
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 47

11(13)
Silk - Royal blue, red sleeves, dark blue cap
25/1
  • Form 308444
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 44

12(1)
Silk - Pink, Grey disc, Grey and Pink quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 492809
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 39

14(8)
Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Black cap, Yellow stars
  • Form 947-690
  • Age 3
  • Weight 7-12
  • Official Rating 45

13(5)
NR
  • Form 464070
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 55

In depth

Verdict

Lucid Dreams gets the vote in the finale ahead of Hand Chime, Quincannon, Tokewanna and Baby Barry. Lucid Dreams comes here in very good heart and proved that he can be competitive from today's mark at Newmarket last time so is very much respected from a good draw. We expect a big run. H Harrison remains well weighted based on his course and distance win of last summer but is not well drawn. Glebe Garden is well weighted at best but recent efforts leave something to be desired, while Hand Chime is another to be well weighted at best, but rarely finishes in front these days. Quincannon is four pounds better off for around two-and-a-half lengths with the selection based on Lingfield form last month and he might yet prove to be the best of the Mark Brisbourne quintet here, although Tokewanna looked to be running into form at Haydock last time, while Baby Barry has gone well here in the past and might sneak into a place. However, for the selection, we are more than happy to side with Lucid Dreams.

Formwatch

H Harrison (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Raced keenly, led to over 4f out, stayed handy until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Balerno (9-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.

Lucid Dreams (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Kareeb (9-1) at Newmarket 7f app hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Glebe Garden 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 10, 18l behind Downland (8-7) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) frm in Jun.

Hand Chime 6-1 (9-1) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, bumped inside final furlong, stayed on, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind St Ivian (8-4) at W'hampton 7f app clm (6) pol in Jun.

Blue Empire (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 18, 6l behind Joshua's Gold (8-12) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gf.

Iced Diamond (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Missed break badly, soon behind, 8th of 10, 22l behind Gifted Flame (9-12) at Carlisle 7f app hcp (5) frm.

Quincannon (USA) 6-1 (8-11) Broke well, soon lost place, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, every chance well inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, hd behind St Ivian (8-4) at W'hampton 7f app clm (6) pol in Jun.

Baby Barry 8-1 (10-0) Led 1f, chased leader until over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Spark Up (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.

Tokewanna 16-1 (8-8) Tracked leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Calculaite (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gf.

Extra Cover (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 6l behind Gem Bien (10-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (6) pol in Jun.

Beveller 7-1 (8-6) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 5l behind Locombe Hill (8-10) at W'hampton 7f clm (6) pol in Jun.

Befriend (USA) 5-1 (8-4) In touch, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 15l behind Senor Bond (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m sll (6) gf.

The Terminator (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 4f out, no impression, 10th of 14, 11l behind Ignition (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun.

Sydneyroughdiamond 33-1 (8-7) Prominent until weakened quickly over 3f out, last of 13, 28l behind Shamrock Bay (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.