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19:45 Chester

9th Kathleen B. Corbett Memorial Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 16y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.17s
  • Off Time: 19:47:12
  • 7 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves, White cap

Cake (IRE)

27 D
9/1
  • Form 83-0925
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 95

prominent on outside, beaten over 1f out

2(4)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
12/1
  • Form 161-300
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 95

pressed winner, ridden and hung right halfway, weakening when not much room entering final furlong

3(1)
Silk - Yellow, Red disc, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
4/5
  • Form 21-2102
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 91

made all, shaken up over 1f out, soon in command, ran on

5(7)
Silk - Dark blue, beige seams, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 5-31233
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 88

chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 1f out, one pace final furlong

6(5)
Silk - Red, White diamond, diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red diamonds
18/1
  • Form 02258-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 83

rear division, ran wide on bend 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to challenge

7(3)
Silk - Black, White Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves and cap

Requisite

14 D
8/1
  • Form 113416
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 80

rear division, switched right well over 1f out, headway soon after, hung left and went 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on

8(6)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

Regal Step

14 v D
40/1
  • Form 105-00
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 80

slowly into stride, soon outpaced, well behind when hung badly right bend 2f out

4(2)
NR
16/1
  • Form 113-655
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 90

Withdrawn

9(9)
NR

Speed Song

318 D
  • Form 3147-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 79

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Hamish McGonagall rates a positive pick in this contest over Fol Hollow and Cake. The selection has early pace and has the one box tonight at Chester and these attributes are always likeable in sprints around the sharp track. Any overnight rain should not harm the chances of Tim Easterby's charge and the ever popular David Allan rides. Fol Hollow has ran much better than his recent lines of form suggest. His third to Prohibit at headquarters. would rate as some of the best form on offer here. Cake is arguably the best horse in the race. It will take some effort to make it count from box eight tonight. Secret Asset and Little Pete are unproven on anything worse than good. Thunder Bay has placed here in the past and makes a degree of interest granted the stable form. Requisite is better known as an all-weather performer and needs to improve on a recent Newmarket run. Speed Song is one to note in the market. A useful juvenile, if she has trained on she could literally be anything. We will stick with proven form and with Hamish McGonagall.

Formwatch

Cake (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Led 1f, stayed tracking leader, ridden well over 1f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 9, 7l behind Corrybrough (8-13) at Sandown 5f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Jun.

Fol Hollow (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders over 3f, last of 14, 21l behind Ancien Regime (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) frm in May.

Hamish McGonagall 13-2jt-fav (8-12) Prominent stands' side, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Buachaill Dona (9-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Jun.

Little Pete (IRE) 4-1co-fav (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Bo McGinty (8-11) at Chester 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jun.

Thunder Bay 22-1 (8-4) Jumped left start, towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 5l behind Everymanforhimself (9-8) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.

Requisite 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Hadaf (9-8) at Newmarket 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.

Regal Step 20-1 (9-9) Raced keenly in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 11, 12l behind Hadaf (9-8) at Newmarket 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.

Secret Asset (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened and hung right final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Befortyfour (9-7) at Leicester 5f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jun.

Speed Song 7-2 (9-4) Towards rear, soon pushed along, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sophie's Girl (9-1) at Ripon 6f 2yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.