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14:00 Chester
Halewood Wines & Spirits Novice Median Auction Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f 17y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,225
- 2nd: £1,864
- 3rd: £932
- 4th: £466
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
led and keen, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
chased leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied last 100 yards, held near finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, in 5th over 1f out, no impression
Quayside
11- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Adam J McNamara
slowly into stride, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on
Renton
14- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey Neil Farley
mid-division, pushed along to chase leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 892
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey K Shoemark
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
Armum (IRE)
12- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey D C Costello
chased leaders in 3rd place, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
behind, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
behind, pushed along and outpaced from over 3f out, kept on and no impression
Saria
10- Form 97
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Martin Lane
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous
Verdict
AWSAAF didn’t handle the bend at Wolverhampton too well but that can be put down to inexperience. He still beat the race-fit Our Man In Havana by more than two lengths and can defy his penalty with his yard in cracking form. Quayside and Carouse are likely improvers while Footsteps Forever is a half-sister to the stable’s middle-distance winner Novancia and looks the pick of the newcomers.
Formwatch
Awsaaf 3-1jfav (9-2) Quickly away, made all, hung right on home turn, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, hung badly right to near side rail inside final furlong, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (4) pol in May beating Our Man In Havana (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Carouse (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Went left after start, soon pushed along in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, last of 6, 10 1/4l behind Aqabah (9-2) at Ascot 5f stks (3) gf in May.
Gabrial The Devil (IRE) Epaulette colt out of Grasshoppergreen.
Quayside 10-1 (9-2) Soon outpaced and behind, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Roussel (9-2) at Leicester 5f stks (4) gs in May.
Renton 50-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 8th of 9, 20 1/2l behind Headway (9-5) at Chester 6f mdn stks (2) gf in May.
Amazing Alice 8-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Dotted Swiss (9-0) at Lingfield 6f fll stks (5) pol in May.
Armum (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon switched right to challenge, stayed on same pace closing stages, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Joe's Spirit (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (5) pol in May.
Couldn't Could She Sixties Icon filly out of Emperatriz.
Footsteps Forever (IRE) Footstepsinthesand filly out of Ceoil An Aith.
Saria 100-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden ridden 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 7l behind Wings Of The Rock (9-0) at Nottingham 5f mdn fll stks (5) gd in May.
Our Man In Havana 6-1 (9-2) Towards rear, good headway on outside 2f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Awsaaf (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (4) pol in May.