Racecards
13:30 Chester
theMBNAteam Handicap (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 5f 15y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,470
- 2nd: £2,237
- 3rd: £1,118
- 4th: £559
- Form 890720
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
towards rear on outside, ridden over 2f out, wide and well beaten over 1f out
- Form 603530-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey D Allan
always behind
- Form 413117
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey F Norton
chased leaders, travelled strongly, switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 196222
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
went right start, led, driven and edged left over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 504256
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
hampered start, ridden along in rear, never involved
- Form 686675
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Josh Doyle
mid-division, effort on outside over 2f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out
- Form 432921
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 361127
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
went right start, took keen hold in mid-division, headway 1f out, ran on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, not able to get on terms
- Form 453122
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
tracked leader until over 1f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 569032
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 154855
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Neil Farley
took keen hold, towards rear, modest late headway, no impression
- Form 971355
- Age 12
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Verdict
Landing Night just got the better of Noah Amor over the minimum trip at Musselburgh and the latter is weighted to reverse running on today’s revised terms. But DESERT ACE went close at Carlisle last time and, given he won on soft ground earlier in the year, Iain Jardine’s charge gets the nod to come out best. Captain Lars has a shout off his current mark and is better drawn than Ballesteros, a runner-up here last time, while Blithe Spirit usually goes well here but has had no luck with the draw once again.
Formwatch
Blithe Spirit 33-1 (8-8) Raced wide headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 12, 10 3/4l behind Powerallied (8-7) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Bondi Beach Boy 9-1 (9-4) Outpaced, 12th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Showdaisy (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Show Palace 5-1jfav (9-5) Raced wide keen in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Tarboosh (9-10) at Carlisle 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Desert Ace (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 9, shd behind Tarboosh (9-10) at Carlisle 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Captain Lars (SAF) 7-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Exceed The Limit (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Impart 3-1jfav (9-5) Close up, headway 2f out, one pace final furlong, lost 4th near finish, 5th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Boundsy (9-6) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Landing Night (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep beating Noah Amor (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Come On Dave (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Chased winner, hung left 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Normal Equilibrium (9-7) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Noah Amor (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Led, hard ridden when strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Landing Night (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Ballesteros 3-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders on inside, switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, ran inside final furlong, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Normal Equilibrium (9-7) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Casterbridge 17-2 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Specialv (9-3) at Haydock 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Silvanus (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) In rear, switched left entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Tarboosh (9-4) at Ripon 5f hcp (3) gf in Sep.