Sport : Horse Racing

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Chester - Wed 9th May 2012
13:35 14:05 14:35 15:05 15:40 16:15 16:45

14:05 Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks 1m 3f 79y
Weighed In - (Class 1), £35,000 added, 3yo, 9 runners
Winner £19,848 2nd £7,525 3rd £3,766 4th £1,876
Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 31.87s
Off time: 14:10:00

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Good Morning Star (IRE)	50/1
2nd	Betterbetterbetter (IRE)	2/1
3rd	Cubanita	5/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (11)	7222-1	Absolute Crackers (IRE) 32	3	8-12	F M Berry	Mrs J Harrington	95	11/2
3 (2)	21	Betterbetterbetter (IRE) 21	3	8-12	J P O'Brien	A P O'Brien		2/1
4 (12)	311	Cockney Sparrow 21	3	8-12	C O'Donoghue	P W Chapple-Hyam	81	25/1
5 (1)	21-	Cubanita 189	3	8-12	Jim Crowley	R M Beckett	80	5/2
6 (10)	61-	Dreams Of Fire (USA) 195	3	8-12	R L Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	78	14/1
7 (8)	246-2	Everlong 19	3	8-12	J P Spencer	P W Chapple-Hyam	89	9/1
8 (6)	57-1323	Good Morning Star (IRE) 21	3	8-12	F Norton	M Johnston	74	50/1
9 (4)	3-1	Inchina 19	3	8-12	J Doyle	R Charlton	80	11/1
10 (9)	62-23	Safarjal (IRE) 19	3	8-12 h	P Hanagan	C Hills	77	20/1

Non runners
2 (3)	1-21	Apothecary	3	8-12	J H M Gosden	William Buick	84
11 (7)	2-21	Zaina (IRE)	3	8-12	G A Butler	Dane O'Neill	85
12 (5)	1-	Zimira (IRE)	3	8-12	E A L Dunlop	Non Runner

Verdict

Aidan O'Brien has won three of the last four renewals and BETTERBETTERBETTER can continue the sequence. Her overall form leaves her with a bit to find but this daughter of Galileo, who is closely related to three fillies placed in the Oaks, has massive potential and can book her place for Epsom here. Her compatriot Absolute Crackers has done well with her second to Homecoming Queen at the Curragh in October now looking a cracking run. She had few problems on her return at Cork and is a very nice prospect. Inchina made all for an impressive maiden success at Newbury and should be kept on the right side while the two expensive fillies at the bottom, Zaina and Zimira, are superbly bred and could be anything. Dreams Of Fire is another who should make progress this season.

Formwatch

Absolute Crackers (IRE) 9-10fav (9-0) Made virtually all, joined briefly approaching straight, kept on well from over 1f out, comfortably, won at Cork 1m 3yo fll mdn gf in Apr beating Teofolina (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.

Apothecary 9-4fav (9-7) Made virtually all, quickened over 2f out, hard ridden when hung right under pressure inside final fulong, held on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr beating Zain Princess (8-9) by nk, 9 ran.

Betterbetterbetter (IRE) 1-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, went 2nd entering straight and led travelling best under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, comfortably, won at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo mdn fll pol in Apr beating Miss Ekaterina (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.

Cockney Sparrow 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ran on well clear final furlong, won at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr beating Cape Safari (9-11) by 7l, 5 ran.

Cubanita 15-8fav (8-12) With leader until led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, won at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov beating Anomaly (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 17 ran.

Dreams Of Fire (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and stayed on well from over 1f out, no extra and headed close home, won at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct beating Dulkashe (9-0) by 1/2l, 14 ran.

Everlong 4-1 (9-0) Set strong pace, ridden and clear 2f out, stayed on, headed near finish, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Vow (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Apr.

Good Morning Star (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, lost 2nd place near finish, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Cockney Sparrow (9-3) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

Inchina 2-1fav (9-0) Made most, ridden and edged right final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Apr beating Red Hand (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Safarjal (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Mounted on track, keen held up, pushed along 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on to 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Inchina (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Apr.

Zaina (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Mar beating Minimise Risk (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

Zimira (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) With leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Widyaan (9-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.