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17:55 Chester

Sportingbet Apprentice Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 127y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,447 added
  • Winner: £6,081
  • 2nd: £1,810
  • 3rd: £904
  • 4th: £500
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 32.04s
  • Off Time: 17:57:01
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Lord Vetinari

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Gabrial The Devil (IRE)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Brigand

      4/1

        1(8)
        Silk - Silver, tassel on cap

        Prestbury Park (USA)

        18 C
        10/1
        • Form 44-2545
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 82

        soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides

        2(4)
        Silk - Dark blue and yellow (quartered), striped sleeves

        Move It Move It

        42
        8/1
        • Form 23024-8
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 79

        slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge

        3(7)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, Dark Blue sleeves and cap

        Lord Vetinari

        19
        3/1
        • Form 65-2401
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 78

        tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well

        4(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoops and sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star

        Poet's Dawn

        44
        10/1
        • Form 25224-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 76

        held up behind, driven inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders

        5(2)
        Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevron

        Brigand

        14
        4/1
        • Form 317-8
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 74

        mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 3rd final strides, not reach front pair

        6(1)
        Silk - Red, White stars on sleeves

        Red Force One

        57 p
        4/1
        • Form 24445-5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 73

        tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression final furlong

        7(5)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Gabrial The Devil (IRE)

        38
        5/1
        • Form 42-3274
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 72

        raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, switched inside and stayed on to chase winner well inside final furlong, always held

        8(6)
        Silk - Dark blue, white seams, red and white diabolo on sleeves, red cap

        Rockesbury

        19
        22/1
        • Form 96-6930
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 60

        tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong

        Previous results

        2017
        (11)
        Silk -

        Valentino Boy (IRE)

        11/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        2016
        (4)
        Silk -

        Viscount Barfield

        3/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-1

        In depth

        Verdict

        LORD VETINARI showed admirable resilience to outbattle Quick Breath at Goodwood to land a first success on only his sixth career start. It's reasonable to expect another jolt of improvement from the son of Lethal Force and he faces similar conditions here. Brigand is another with only a handful of runs on the board and should be all the better for his reappearance run at Sandown. Gabrial The Devil represents the Koukash/Fahey combination which has such a potent record here and the gelding should be in the shake-up ,despite retaining maiden status. Poet's Dawn disappointed on reappearance but is respected on the best of last term's form.

        Formwatch

        Prestbury Park (USA) 4-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, prominent, steadied slightly over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, 5th of 7, 16l behind Shaheen (8-6) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

        Move It Move It 6-1 (9-2) Dwelt, in rear, effort over 2f out, soon hung right and weakened, last of 8, 11 1/4l behind Big Les (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) gf in May.

        Lord Vetinari 7-1 (9-5) Led, hung left and narrowly headed just over 1f out, rallied gamely to regain lead post, won at Goodwood 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Quick Breath (9-4) by shd, 9 ran.

        Poet's Dawn 40-1 (8-4) Chased leader until pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly and soon behind, last of 15, 23l behind Clubbable (8-7) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in May.

        Brigand 8-1 (9-8) Keen towards rear, some headway on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Cosmopolitan Queen (9-9) at Sandown 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

        Red Force One 16-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and edged right on last bend, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Crack On Crack On (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in May.

        Gabrial The Devil (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Belated Breath (9-0) at Nottingham 6f hcp (5) gf in May.

        Rockesbury 25-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden and lost place over 2f out, last of 11, 23 1/2l behind Whitehall (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.