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16:00 Chester

Close Brothers Handicap (Div 1) (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 127y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,644
  • 2nd: £3,584
  • 3rd: £1,794
  • 4th: £896
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 36.69s
  • Off Time: 16:02:23
  • 10 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Red, emerald green sleeves, royal blue armlets, red and royal blue striped cap
11/1
  • Form 0-95012
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 72

midfield, keen early, ridden home turn, chased leaders when edged right final 110 yards, weakened near finish

2(5)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue diamond, Dark Blue cap

Wyvern

50
25/1
  • Form 680-905
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 71

held up last, always outpaced detached before 1f out, weakened final furlong

3(4)
Silk - White and black check, grey and black check sleeves, white cap
  • Form 114238
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 70

held up towards rear, still a lot to do 2f out, ridden to make headway from 1f out, ran on strongly when switched to centre final 110 yards, stayed on well, led final strides

4(3)
Silk - Purple, beige striped sleeves
  • Form 734-925
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 69

midfield, dropped towards rear before halfway, rallied from 2f out, stayed on well down centre from 1f out, nearest finish

5(8)
Silk - Dark blue, royal blue seams, white sleeves, red and white striped cap

Wake Up Harry

10 b D
8/1
  • Form 91-3122
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 68

midfield, raced keenly, outpaced on far rail from 1f out, pushed along near finish, never dangerous

6(10)
Silk - RED, yellow stars on sleeves, red cap, yellow star
80/1
  • Form 5/22-607
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 67

got warm at start, slowly away, soon switched towards inner, struggling from 3f out, rallied final furlong, stayed on but no impression final 110 yards

7(9)
Silk - Light green, black triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, light green cap, black diamond
7/1
  • Form 267314
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 67

smartly away on outer, soon raced in second, every chance when ridden inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards, weakened near finish

8(1)
Silk - Red, white stripe, royal blue sleeves, white armlets, white cap
9/2
  • Form 2D5-322
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 61

prominent, pushed along before 1f out, outpaced and lost ground quickly final 110 yards

9(7)
Silk - Red and black diamonds, red sleeves, black armlets and diamonds on cap

Khathak

9 vt D
8/1
  • Form 494D53
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 58

prominent, soon raced in third, chased leaders 1f out, briefly led well inside final 110 yards, headed final strides

10(2)
Silk - BLACK, RED disc, halved sleeves, quartered cap
5/2
  • Form 826-051
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 56

led, pushed along 2f out, ridden when faced challenge final furlong, headed well inside final 110 yards, dropped to third final strides

In depth

Formwatch

Vellner (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, challenging final 100 yards, stayed on well, just denied, 2nd of 7, shd behind Arkenstaar (9-7) at Hamilton 1m hcp (5) sft in May.

Wyvern 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, pushed along early and soon keen in mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Obsidian Knight (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Apr.

Berkshire Phantom (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Noodle Mission (9-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

King's Crown (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Held up off the pace towards rear, some headway out wide over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Al Muqdad (10-3) at Ayr 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Wake Up Harry 9-4 (9-9) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Mr Squires (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.

Rosenpur (GER) 33-1 (9-11) Raced keenly, led and set good pace, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 14 1/2l behind Little Empire (9-4) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gd in Jun.

Soi Dao (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, ran on one pace, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind War Chant (9-9) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Darbucks (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-4) Raced keenly, soon steadied mid-division, pushed along and good headway far side of group 2f out, ridden chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, led final 100 yards, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Jkr Cobbler (9-6) at Carlisle 7f hcp (6) gs in May.

Khathak 12-1 (8-11) In touch in mid-division, effort 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out until well inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Garden Oasis (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.

Indie Skies 5-2fav (9-2) Chased leader, pressed leader and ridden 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong where led, soon went clear, readily, won at Kempton 7f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Beauen Arrows (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.