Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Chester - Thu 10th May 2012
13:35 14:05 14:35 15:05 15:40 16:15 16:45

16:45 Cheshire Oaks Handicap1m 2f 75y
Weighed In - (Class 3), £14,000 added, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winner £9,057 2nd £2,695 3rd £1,347 4th £673
Going: Soft, Heavy in places Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 18.43s
Off time: 16:45:24

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Resurge (IRE)	8/1
2nd	Stand To Reason (IRE)	6/4

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (6)	6181-1	Stand To Reason (IRE) 19	4	9-7	R L Moore	M A Magnusson	90	6/4
2 (8)	65790-7	Resurge (IRE) 15	7	9-6	A Kirby	W S Kittow	89	8/1
4 (7)	13510-	Cool Macavity (IRE) 287	4	9-1 h	M Hills	C Hills	84	14/1
5 (3)	10300-5	Silver Grey (IRE) 26	5	8-11 p	J Doyle	M Meade	80	9/1
6 (5)	24-0291	Calaf 5	4	8-10	T Hamilton	R A Fahey	79	2/1
8 (9)	512774-	Early Applause 59	4	8-9	R Winston	C Hills	78	20/1
9 (2)	1126-24	Elizabeth Coffee (IRE) 90	4	8-8	F Norton	Ian Williams	77	12/1

Non runners
3 (10)	0095-50	Hung Parliament (FR)	4	9-3	Tom Dascombe	R Kingscote	86
7 (1)	471358-	Granny McPhee	6	8-9	A Bailey	Natasha Eaton	78
10 (4)	312-669	O Ma Lad (IRE)	4	8-7	S Kirk	Adrian Nicholls	74

Verdict

There have been some massive shocks in this in recent years and Granny McPhee was a 12/1 chance when scoring a year ago. She's on a 1lb lower mark this time but, unlike last year, hasn't had a previous run. Cool Macavity landed a Class 4 handicap at Sandown but couldn't cope in Class 2 grade at Goodwood and finished last. He won first time out last season and can go well here but STAND TO REASON will take some beating. A very progressive type, he looked to have plenty in hand when landing a Newbury handicap last month and though 8lb higher looks the type to go on to better things. Calaf won over the C&D in July and proved his wellbeing with a smooth success on ground with some give at Doncaster. He goes unpenalised for that victory in an apprentice event and looks the main threat.

Formwatch

Stand To Reason (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, smooth headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and wandered right then left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr beating Always The Lady (9-3) by 3l, 13 ran.

Resurge (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 7th of 13, 10l behind Right Step (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) hvy in Apr.

Hung Parliament (FR) 33-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off 3f out, last of 10, well behind Aiken (9-3) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Apr.

Cool Macavity (IRE) 33-1 (7-12) Always in last trio, never a factor, last of 15, 11l behind Labarinto (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Jul.

Silver Grey (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace, faded closing stages, 5th of 16, 7l behind Tres Coronas (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.

Calaf 4-1 (9-1) Keen in touch, headway 2f out, soon chased leader, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gs beating Figaro (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.

Granny McPhee 11-1 (9-3) Dwelt, behind, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 38l behind Yes Chef (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.

Early Applause 11-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge on inside 2f out, still pressing leaders over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Discoteca (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.

Elizabeth Coffee (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway into 5th 2f out, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, no extra final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Spin Of A Coin (8-13) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcap pol in Feb.

O Ma Lad (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Held up, headway 12f out, pushed along and lost place over 6f out, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 11, 49l behind Rockfella (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) sft.