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17:30 Chester

1539 Handicap (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6f 87y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,447 added
  • Winner: £6,081
  • 2nd: £1,810
  • 3rd: £904
  • 4th: £500
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 8.02s
  • Off Time: 17:31:38
  • 11 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Emerald green, dark green sleeves, red armlets, dark green cap

Azari

11 p
25/1
  • Form 780675
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 80

slowly into stride, towards rear, headway towards inside 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, never troubled leaders

2(9)
Silk - Black and yellow check, diabolo on sleeves
5/1
  • Form 068593
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 79

led after 1f, made rest, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly

3(6)
Silk - White, emerald green cross belts, striped sleeves, yellow cap

Al Destoor

5 t BFC
5/1
  • Form 786533
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 78

mid-division, headway on inside going well over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner

5(11)
Silk - White, red star, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 201874
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 77

always towards rear

6(10)
Silk - Black, White hoops, Red sleeves and cap
  • Form 37/6-274
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 75

slowly into stride, always behind

7(3)
Silk - Black, emerald green inverted triangle, white cap
6/1
  • Form 304-034
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 75

chased leader after 1f until ridden 3f out, chased leaders, weakened 2f out

8(2)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 933323
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 74

led 1f, handy 3rd on inside, 2nd 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same in 3rd

9(8)
Silk - Purple and white diabolo, white sleeves, purple armlets, purple and white hooped cap
  • Form 122462
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 74

mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, no threat

10(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink disc, Maroon sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Dark Blue cap, Pink spots
15/2
  • Form 212152
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 81

chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out

11(7)
Silk - Dark blue and white diabolo, emerald green and white check sleeves, white cap, red star
  • Form 4-412
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division on outside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after

12(5)
Silk - GREY, BEIGE star, GREY sleeves, BEIGE stars, DARK BLUE cap
  • Form 524665
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 73

last pair, some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved

4(1)
NR

Marengo

798 p C
8/1
  • Form 361461/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 77

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Placed on his last five starts, Angel Gabrial is passed over though still preferred to stablemate Gabrial's King. The latter finished behind fourth-placed Good Time Ahead here last time. Faithful Mount was beaten less than a length over track and trip a fortnight ago with ALWAYS RESOLUTE in close attendance. But the latter didn’t get the best of runs on that occasion and Brian Ellison’s charge gets the vote to reverse running with an apprentice’s allowance also helping his cause today. Al Destoor ran well here on his penultimate start and Marengo won at the track when last in action back in 2016.

Formwatch

Azari 12-1 (9-9) Soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 5, 4 1/4l behind Oasis Fantasy (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Sep.

Faithful Mount 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, hd behind Ravenous (8-7) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Sep.

Al Destoor 7-2jfav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, kept on into modest 3rd over 1f out, no chance, 3rd of 9, 8 1/4l behind Multellie (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.

Good Time Ahead (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 6, 3 1/4l behind Twin Star (10-0) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) sft in Sep.

Cool Macavity (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Chased leaders on inside and pushed along at times, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (5) gd in Sep.

Always Resolute 5-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, not much room well inside final, no extra, 4th of 10, 3/4l behind Ravenous (8-7) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Sep.

Angel Gabrial (IRE) 9-1 (9-12) Keen in mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 10, 3 3/4l behind So Near So Farhh (8-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Sep.

Sky Marshal (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, going well 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, rider dropped reins inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Gang Warfare (9-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gs in Aug.

Dagueneau (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Night Story (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (4) pol in Sep.

Our Power (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Soon pressing winner, ridden and every chance over 2f out, beaten 1f out, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Natural History (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.

Gabrial's King (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) In touch, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Twin Star (10-0) at Chester 1m 5f hcp (3) sft in Sep.

Marengo 10-1 (9-4) Prominent, led after 2f, ridden 4 lengths clear over 1f out, in no danger after, stayed on, won at Chester 1m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Medina Sidonia (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.