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15:45 Chester
Vital People Fillies' Novice Stakes (Class 4)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 63y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £11,132 added
- Winner: £5,852
- 2nd: £1,752
- 3rd: £876
- 4th: £500
- Form /-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
tracked leaders in 3rd and in rear, lost place before 4f out
- Form 5-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey J Quinn
tracked winner, kept on and always well held over 1f out
- Form 41
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Liam Jones
made all, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well
Verdict
This looks tricky with a couple of similar types in contention and no guaranteed pace. Crystal Moonlight made a winning return when scoring easily over 1m2f at Doncaster while SNOW WIND won over the same trip at Ripon by eight lengths. The latter gets the speculative vote with the Haggas yard firing-in the winners. The Coolmore-owned With Good Grace made only a modest start at Wolverhampton but looks likely to improve for this extra distance while Leannes Lad will pick-up prize money for finishing last.
Formwatch
Leannes Lady (IRE) 200-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, struggling when not fluent 4 out, never on terms, 7th of 9, dist behind Beach Break (10-10) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Crystal Moonlight 4-1 (8-12) Settled towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, easily, won at Doncaster 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in Jun beating Miss Latin (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Snow Wind (IRE) 10-11fav (8-9) Handy on outside, led over 8f out, clear final 2f, easily, won at Ripon 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Qawamees (9-0) by 8l, 7 ran.
With Good Grace (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Not much room start, in rear, driven over 2f out, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, went 4th entering final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 5l behind Tobruk (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.