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13:50 Chester

Edwards Homes Handicap (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 122y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 37.65s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Song of Passion (IRE)

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Collateral Damage (IRE)

    9/1

      2(2)
      Silk - Purple, orange hoop, purple and orange hooped sleeves, purple cap, orange stars

      Champions Gallery

      216
      4/1
      • Form 916-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 92

      held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression

      3(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Orange cap, Dark Blue star

      Silidan

      213
      4/1
      • Form 14012-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 88

      soon chasing winner, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, eased final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

      Easy Air

      39
      11/8
      • Form 1-1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 86

      held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, unable to quicken

      5(6)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap

      Song of Passion (IRE)

      248
      12/1
      • Form 41-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-5
      • Official Rating 81

      soon led, ridden and edged right over 1f out, ran on

      6(4)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Collateral Damage (IRE)

      24
      9/1
      • Form 42315-9
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 80

      led early, chased leaders, went 2nd well over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on

      7(5)
      Silk - White, Red seams, White and Royal Blue diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red diamond

      European Dream (IRE)

      8 BFD
      9/1
      • Form 154-214
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 76

      in touch, pushed along over 4f out, not clear run 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on towards finish

      1(7)
      NR

      Dark Islander (IRE)

      22
      • Form 5143-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 94

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      European Dream can race off the same mark as when an easy winner of a Newcastle handicap at the beginning of the month and is taken to resume winning ways at the main expense of Dark Islander and Easy Air. The last mentioned has won both of his starts on Lingfield's Polytrack, latterly in a handicap, and has to be respected on his turf debut under ground conditions that should suit; however, this looks tough so he may be best watched. Champions Gallery can be expected to benefit from the run as most of the yard's horses have seemingly needed their first run of the season, while Collateral Damage would need to improve on his reappearance effort to trouble the judge but does come from a yard in form. Tom Tate's Silidan and Richard Hannon's Song Of Passion are both lightly raced and could be of interest if fit enough for their first runs of the campaign but a bigger threat is likely to come from John Hills' race-fit Dark Islander, who should strip fitter for his reappearance. European Dream has an obvious chance at the weights though and gets the vote.

      Formwatch

      Champions Gallery 12-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, switched left to outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3l behind Blitzkrieg (8-11) at Salisbury 1m 2yo Grp 3 (1) gd in Oct.

      Silidan 4-1 (8-10) Led, raced freely, ridden and hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 5, hd behind Mulaqat (8-13) at Leicester 7f 2yo stk (4) gf in Oct.

      Easy Air 10-11fav (9-1) Dwelt, soon in touch, unable to quicken 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Grimes Faith (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

      Song of Passion (IRE) 3-1fav (8-11) Quickly away from wide draw, soon tracked leaders, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sept beating And I (8-11) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Collateral Damage (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Raced far side, held up, some headway over 1f out, stayed on, never nearer, 9th of 17, 7l behind Levera (8-8) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Apr.

      European Dream (IRE) 13-8fav (8-7) Held up, effort 2f out, switched, no extra, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Crime Scene (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf.

      Dark Islander (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra at closing stages, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Saville Road (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 3yo stk (4) gf in Apr.