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16:55 Chester

Halliwell Jones Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 63y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £12,740
  • 2nd: £5,972
  • 3rd: £2,990
  • 4th: £1,492
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 54.77s
  • Off Time: 16:56:57
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Struth (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Demilion (IRE)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Cantora

      11/4

        1(5)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow braces, sleeves and cap

        Struth (IRE)

        204
        7/1
        • Form 135-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 86

        raced wide, in touch, headway to tracked leader 8f out, led entering final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, ran on

        2(7)
        Silk - Black, white triple diamond, white and black striped sleeves, black cap, white diamond

        Demilion (IRE)

        22
        5/1
        • Form 373-124
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 80

        tracked leader until 8f out, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on one pace

        4(9)
        Silk - Pink, purple stripe, quartered cap

        Cantora

        14
        11/4
        • Form 611-421
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 78

        switched left start, held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach leaders

        5(8)
        Silk - Royal blue and purple check, royal blue sleeves and cap

        Dragonball Prince (IRE)

        143 BF
        20/1
        • Form 53534-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 78

        held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        6(3)
        Silk - Light blue, red star, red and light blue diabolo on sleeves, light blue cap, red star

        Double Oban

        24
        12/1
        • Form 632
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 77

        awkwardly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms

        7(2)
        Silk - Pink, brown sleeves

        Nobody Told Me

        12 D
        10/3
        • Form 8664-41
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 76

        tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

        8(4)
        Silk - Red, old gold collar, cuffs, cap

        Sovereign Spirit

        7 D
        4/1
        • Form 50-5311
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 70

        soon led, pushed along and headed entering final 2f, soon weakened, tailed off

        9(6)
        Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets

        Burglar's Dream (IRE)

        199
        20/1
        • Form 562-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 72

        raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, tailed off

        3(1)
        NR

        Forceful Speed (IRE)

        39 ht BF
        7/1
        • Form 61215-5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 80

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2022
        (1)
        Silk -

        Temple Of Artemis (IRE)

        9/4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        2021
        (4)
        Silk -

        Love Is Golden (IRE)

        15/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        This looks far from easy with three trainers doubly represented. A winner over 1m2f at Beverley, CANTORA is bred for this longer trip and is probably worth sticking with despite a step up in grade. Dragonball Prince has become disappointing and didn’t appear to stay 1m3f at Kempton but Struth is worth a market check being less exposed than stable companion Demilion. Sovereign Spirit has won twice on Polytrack but has a lot to prove on this surface. Nobody Told Me looks best of the rest.

        Formwatch

        Struth (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 1/2l behind Castle Way (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f (2) gd in Oct.

        Demilion (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Like A Tiger (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Apr.

        Cantora 11-8fav (9-11) Raced wide, in touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, shaken up to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, eased towards finish, comfortable, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Apr beating Crosstitch (9-7) by 3 1/4l, 10 ran.

        Dragonball Prince (IRE) 2-5fav (9-5) Led early, held up in touch behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd last stride, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Trojan Spirit (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Dec.

        Double Oban 10-1 (8-13) Chased winner throughout, pushed along and no chance final 2f, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Dubai Crystal (8-8) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Apr.

        Nobody Told Me 11-4fav (9-4) Waited with in rear, steady headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Roost (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

        Sovereign Spirit 2-1 (9-13) Raced wide, tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May beating Pledgeofallegiance (9-9) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.

        Burglar's Dream (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) In rear, nudged along at times, pushed along and steady headway 3f out, went 3rd well over 1f out, kept on inside last, not trouble winner, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Desert Hero (9-11) at Redcar 1m 1f stks (5) hvy in Oct.

        Forceful Speed (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-1) Keen, tracked leader, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8 1/2l behind There's The Door (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Apr.