led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, took 2nd near finish, no impression with winner
chased leader, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead 1f out, going away towards finish
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, behind final 2f, tailed off
tracked leaders, driven to lead narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when dropped to 4th near finish
in touch in rear, headway under pressure on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd near finish, no impression
Nonrunner
Bleu Astral showed moderate form for Richard Fahey and has been well beaten in both starts for new connections though he's still likely to prove better than stablemate Hoy Hoy, who has gone rapidly backwards since scoring at Chepstow last summer. It's difficult to split the Hannon pair Velociter and Jakodima though the latter may have a bit more scope while Dandys Perier produced an out-ot-the-blue victory at Chepstow after being beaten easily in two claimers. GUIDING LIGHT (NAP) scored at Chepstow last month then couldn't quite cope when stepped up in class at Chester. His overall form gives him the edge and his young rider is very good value for his claim.
Dandys Perier (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Made all, clear over 1f out, kept up to work final furlong, unchallenged, won at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-55 (6) gf beating Luv U (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
Jakodima (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Keen, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 12l behind Alnashama (9-5) at Bath 1m 3yo mdn (5) fm.
Velociter (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Went right start, led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 6th of 8, 6l behind Character Onesie (8-11) at Chester 1m 3yo app hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Hoy Hoy (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Chased leading pair until weakened rapidly over 2f out, tailed off and eased final furlong, last of 5, 29l behind Pick A Little (9-12) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Bleu Astral (FR) 4-1 (8-11) Chased leading pair, edged left and weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 16l behind Arc Cara (9-2) at Chepstow 7f mdn auc stks (6) gf in Jun.
Guiding Light (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Bumped start, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway when hampered over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Character Onesie (8-11) at Chester 1m 3yo app hcp 0-80 (4) gf.