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17:35 Chester

Chester Bet Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 63y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,250 added
  • Winner: £4,347
  • 2nd: £2,041
  • 3rd: £1,021
  • 4th: £510
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 46.07s
  • Off Time: 17:35:35
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Soapy Stevens

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Snow Ocean (IRE)

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Punting (IRE)

      11/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Orange, Black stars on sleeves, Black cap, Orange star

        Snow Ocean (IRE)

        23 C
        9/2
        • Form 2-55485
        • Age 5
        • Weight 10-0
        • Official Rating 83

        Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on

        2(1)
        Silk - Orange and royal blue diabolo, orange sleeves, royal blue cap

        Natty Night

        21 BFD
        11/2
        • Form 71531-7
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 82

        Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out

        3(9)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Heart Of Soul (IRE)

        22 p CD
        12/1
        • Form 21128-7
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 82

        Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out

        4(5)
        Silk - Light Blue, White stars, armlets and stars on cap

        Toronto (IRE)

        62
        12/1
        • Form 740-670
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 80

        Held up, ridden 2f out, ran on

        6(8)
        Silk - Crimson, Silver braid

        Punting (IRE)

        9 p
        11/1
        • Form 55-6991
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 79

        Midfield, pushed along 2f out, ran on

        7(2)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap

        Arabist

        244 D
        25/1
        • Form 9/83730-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 74

        Soon led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened

        8(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stars, YELLOW and ROYAL BLUE check sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star

        Abel Tasman

        25 D
        9/1
        • Form 31-4861
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 65

        Always towards rear

        9(6)
        Silk - Black and Pink diamonds, Maroon sleeves, Dark Green cap, Emerald Green star

        Soapy Stevens

        16
        5/4
        • Form 338-24
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-3
        • Official Rating 75

        Held up, pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well

        5(4)
        NR

        Magellan

        317 D
        16/1
        • Form 14609/8-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 80

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Punting won over 1m2f at Chelmsford last week but has something to prove over this far while Soapy Stevens best effort came on fast going at Doncaster. Abel Tasman won over 1m6f on the all-weather recently but hasn’t scored on Turf since 2018 and a speculative vote goes to SNOW OCEAN. The latter has won two of only three starts here and looks worth another try over today’s longer trip dropping back down in class.

        Formwatch

        Snow Ocean (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Raced wide tracked leader after 1f, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Baryshnikov (8-13) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in May.

        Natty Night 9-4fav (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along 5f out but began to lose ground and weakened quickly, 7th of 9, 34 1/2l behind Inchicore (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (4) sft in May.

        Heart Of Soul (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Potenza (9-4) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.

        Toronto (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Keen close up, switched wide over 4f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 25 1/4l behind Throne Hall (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Mar.

        Punting (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led 2f out, driven out, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in May beating Luna Wish (8-9) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

        Arabist 18-1 (8-9) Mid-division, struggling 3f out, soon behind, 11th of 12, dist behind Buriram (9-3) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

        Abel Tasman 10-3 (9-9) Slow into stride, in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in May beating Clifftop Heaven (9-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

        Soapy Stevens 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Reverend Hubert (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in May.

        Magellan 11-4fav (11-11) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 12, 31l behind Freddy Fanatapan (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.