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16:35 Chester

totepool City Plate (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 2y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £17,013
  • 2nd: £6,450
  • 3rd: £3,228
  • 4th: £1,608
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.67s
  • Off Time: 16:37:08
  • 11 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

Awzaan

14
13/2
  • Form 339-365
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 107

chased leaders, driven 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong

2(9)
Silk - Red, White hoops, diamonds on sleeves, White cap, Red diamond
  • Form 748032
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 106

behind, driven 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders

3(4)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, Dark Blue sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 70-029U
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 95

in touch, headway to chase winner inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held

4(3)
Silk - White, Purple sash, Yellow cap
9/1
  • Form 124814
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 99

mid-division, headway and in touch on outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, lost place 1f out, no impression

5(11)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow seams, striped sleeves, dark blue cap
66/1
  • Form 392187
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 79

driven to lead after 2f, headed 2f out, soon ridden and last place, weakened final furlong

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

Our Jonathan

22 BFCD
5/2
  • Form 7-33128
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 102

not much room start, soon mid-division, lost place 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer

7(2)
Silk - Dark blue and white (quartered), dark blue sleeves and cap
  • Form 0-27455
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 91

led 2f, tracked leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leading pair final furlong, no impression

8(7)
Silk - Emerald green, white hoop, yellow sleeves, emerald green and white striped cap
  • Form 125-157
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 102

tracked leaders, headway to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

9(10)
Silk - Black, Red epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Red star
28/1
  • Form 7587-53
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 95

always towards rear

10(5)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
8/1
  • Form 414-289
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 108

went right start, soon lost place and behind, outpaced over 4f out, never dangerous

11(1)
Silk - Maroon, White Diamonds on Sleeves

Zenella

264
12/1
  • Form 1321-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 93

raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, lost place over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

No three-year-old has managed to win this Listed contest so far in its brief history, which is a negative against Irish raider Oor Jock and Majestic Myles, who refused to settle when tried over this trip for the first time at Royal Ascot. Rerouted should do better dropping down from a mile, however, and makes more appeal than handicappers Norville and Our Jonathan, who might prefer softer ground. Awzaan is very capable on his day but no one could begrudge DONCASTER ROVER another win. David Brown's tough and genuine five-year-old has gone close on a few occasions over this trip and was unlucky to be caught right on the post by Genki over 6f at Newcastle two weeks ago. His turn of foot can see him go one better here if he is able to tuck in from his high draw.

Formwatch

Awzaan 14-1 (9-3) Led centre group and well on terms, hard ridden when strongly challenged over 1f out, stayed on well, no chance with stands' side group, 5th of 12, 7l behind Libranno (8-8) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 (1) gs in Jun.

Doncaster Rover (USA) 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed towards finish, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Genki (9-3) at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) gs in Jun.

Mon Cadeaux 10-1 (9-4) Towards rear, clipped heels stumbled and unseated rider approaching final 2f, in a race won by Norville (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Jun, 16 ran.

Norville (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, bumped well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 4l behind High Standing (8-11) at Haydock 6f cond Stakes (3) gf.

Not My Choice (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, led 5f out, headed 4f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 5l behind Orpsie Boy (9-10) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.

Our Jonathan 5-1fav (9-4) Mid-division in centre group, headway and carried left 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, no extra final 100 yards, 8th of 25, 8l behind Manassas (9-0) at Royal Ascot 7f hcp 105 (2) sft in Jun.

Capercaillie (USA) 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders on inner, 7th halfway, pushed along from early straight, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Radharcnafarraige (9-1) at Leopardstown 6f flls Group 3 stks (1) gd in Jun.

Majestic Myles (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Strong Suit (9-6) at Royal Ascot 7f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gd in Jun.

Oor Jock (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, 3rd halfway, driven along and dropped to 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong without threatening principals, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Inxile (9-12) at Cork 5f Listed stks gd in Jun.

Rerouted (USA) 66-1 (9-0) Led, set strong pace, soon 10 lengths clear, headed over 3f out, faded, last of 9, 42l behind Frankel (9-0) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gd in Jun.

Zenella 10-1 (8-11) Made all, quicken 2 lengths clear 2f out, ridden out, unchallenged, won at Pontefract 1m 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Oct beating Royal Exchange (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.