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14:35 Chester

Willow Water Handicap (Class 2)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 122y
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £16,172
  • 2nd: £4,812
  • 3rd: £2,405
  • 4th: £1,202
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 35.82s
  • Off Time: 14:35:54
  • 13 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap
40/1
  • Form 22/4100-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 98

not much room and switched left soon after start, towards rear, headway into mid-division 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened and eased inside final furlong

2(1)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

Pintura

14 DCD
4/1
  • Form 0-90014
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 95

soon led, ridden clear over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on, headed post

3(5)
Silk - Yellow, large Dark Green spots, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green spots, Dark Green cap
  • Form 543521
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 93

mid-division on inside, headway 2f out, chased leaders when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong to lead post

4(8)
Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap
9/1
  • Form 535153
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 93

mid-division, ridden to chase leaders on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders

5(13)
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue stars and stars on cap
  • Form 477-427
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 91

in touch on outside, lost place 2f out, weakened 1f out

6(4)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, red cap
7/1
  • Form 0085-24
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 91

chased leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression

7(2)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 330093
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 90

in touch, chased leader over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish

8(12)
Silk - Red, black star, black and white hooped sleeves, red cap, black star
16/1
  • Form 414016
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 89

behind, driven over 2f out, never dangerous

9(3)
Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap
14/1
  • Form 065-134
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 87

chased leaders, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression

11(7)
Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond
11/2
  • Form 5162
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 97

chased leaders, ridden and effort on outside over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra final 75 yards

12(10)
Silk - Red and yellow (quartered), white sleeves, royal blue stars, striped cap
9/1
  • Form 0402-77
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 85

towards rear of mid-division, ridden and outpaced when not much room 2f out, soon behind

13(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White star, Red and White striped sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 21378-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 84

led early, tracked leader, lost place quickly over 2f out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off

14(14)
Silk - dark green, yellow cap

Cravat

14 C
25/1
  • Form 17-9506
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 84

in rear, headway into mid-division over 1f out, stayed on same pace, never nearer

10(11)
NR
  • Form 654830-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 86

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Imperial Djay and PINTURA look set lock horns once again. The former reversed earlier form at this track when finding the gaps at the right time to score here a fortnight ago with the latter back in fourth. He'll need things to fall his way again, however, and David Simcock's charge can come out best this time with course specialist Franny Norton taking over the reins. The selection's owner is also represented by Kyllachy Star, who has a bit to find with both the above and Meydan winner Rakaan, who hasn't raced since last June. Clockmaker returned to form with a second at Catterick last time and will be sited by this track with Van Ellis and Orpsie Boy others to consider.

Formwatch

Rakaan (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up in rear in centre group, ridden and some headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 22nd of 25, well behind Manassas (9-0) at Royal Ascot 7f hcp 105 (2) sft in Jun '11.

Pintura 10-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, effort and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Imperial Djay (8-7) at Chester 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.

Imperial Djay (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Slowly away in rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead near finish, won going away, won at Chester 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May beating Louis The Pious (8-12) by 1l, 10 ran.

Dubai Dynamo 4-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Rodrigo De Torres (9-1) at Nottingham 1m cond Stakes (2) gs.

Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 7-2fav (8-12) Chased leaders, effort over 2f our, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10l behind Dubai Dynamo (8-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.

Kyllachy Star 4-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2l behind Pintura (9-5) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) sft in May.

Clockmaker (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Powerful Presence (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

Viva Ronaldo (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish, never nearer, 6th of 10, 5l behind Imperial Djay (8-7) at Chester 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.

Orpsie Boy (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 12, 2l behind Powerful Presence (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

Van Ellis 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Laffan (8-11) at Epsom Downs 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd.

Pravda Street 16-1 (8-3) Raced centre, prominent, led centre group over 2f out, until well inside final furlong, ran on but no chance with leaders far side, 7th of 24, 4 1/2l behind Global Village (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) sft in May.

One Scoop Or Two 14-1 (9-6) Always in rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 41l behind Viva Ronaldo (9-6) at Chester 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in May.

Cravat 10-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 13, 6l behind Hamza (9-3) at Haydock 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) fm in May.

Obligada (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and no extra entering straight, last of 14, 13l behind Clinical (9-3) at Dundalk 1m flls lst stks (1) pol in Nov.