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17:45 Chester

Crabbie's 'Steady On' Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 79y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,181
  • 2nd: £1,542
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 28.27s
  • Off Time: 17:45:14
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Swift Alhaarth (IRE)

15/2

    2
    Silk -

    Mica Mika (IRE)

    3/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue braces and armlets

      Time To Work (IRE)

      17
      7/2
      • Form 21516-4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      slowly into stride, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Dark Green, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Dark Green armlets, Dark Green cap

      Mica Mika (IRE)

      10
      3/1
      • Form 1691-22
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong

      3(2)
      Silk - White, light green hoop and armlets, hooped cap

      Baisse

      14 D
      6/4
      • Form 2-41
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 80

      held up in touch, headway on wide outside over 2f out, faded over 1f out

      4(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink striped sleeves

      Arabian Star (IRE)

      15
      13/2
      • Form 1432-51
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 79

      slowly into stride, chased leaders, lost place over 2f out

      5(4)
      Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

      Swift Alhaarth (IRE)

      155
      15/2
      • Form 45731-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 76

      made all, keen hold, hard driven well over 1f out, stayed on strongly

      6(3)
      NR

      Golden Blaze

      211
      • Form 406225-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 68

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2010
      (1)
      Silk -

      Zuider Zee (GER)

      2/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Time To Work should strip fitter for his comeback fourth over C&D earlier this month and makes more appeal than Arabian Star, who was allowed an easy lead at Lingfield but did fight back well when headed. Mica Mika was put up 5lb after finishing second at York and Swift Alhaarth has more to do than when winning a Wolverhampton handicap in December. BAISSE only won a fillies' maiden at Warwick two weeks ago but looked to have plenty left in the locker and is the type to keep on improving as a three-year-old. She looks the one to beat today.

      Formwatch

      Time To Work (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Brown Panther (8-9) at Chester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

      Mica Mika (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure, just held close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Sud Pacifique (9-7) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.

      Baisse 5-4fav (8-11) Tracked leader, took keen hold, led 2f out going well, shaken up and ran on inside final furlong, readily, won at Warwick 1m 3f fll mdn stks (5) gf beating Light Blow (8-11) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.

      Arabian Star (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Dwelt, soon led, made rest, ridden over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on gamely, just held on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-75 (5) gf beating Haylaman (9-0) by shd, 5 ran.

      Swift Alhaarth (IRE) 11-2 (8-4) Always prominent, led over 2f out, soon strongly challenged, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec beating Dunhoy (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.

      Golden Blaze 10-1 (8-2) Narrow lead, driven and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Humdrum (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (2) gd in Oct.