15:45 Chester

Saturday 29 September 2018

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Peter Wilson Handicap

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 2m 10.69s

(9)

Empress Ali²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: P Hanagan| T: T P Tate| OR: 89| CD

10/1

Not disgraced in three starts this year but not quite up to last year's level. Probably needs more rain to be seen at her very best.

Form: 254-353

(4)

Mukhayyam^p²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 88

5/1

Handles these condition but weighted up to his best at present. Could be involved but may be best to wait until he gets back over 1m4f.

Form: 429463

(7)

Fast Dancer²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Tuite| OR: 85| CD

5/1

Infrequent winner but only 2lb higher than when winning over this C&D in May. Better suited by the return to this trip and can be competitive.

Form: 152838

(6)

Mr Top Hat¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P D Evans| OR: 89

7/1

Yet to add to sole success but has been very consistent this season without winning. That has meant he remains on a tough mark and stamina query over this big step up in distance.

Form: 323252

(11)

Hollydaze⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Finley Marsh⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 88| D

9/2

Appreciate the step up in trip when gaining a second career win in good style at Brighton. This requires more but she's nicely bred for middle distances and is open to plenty of improvement.

Form: 15-2241

(10)

Lunar Jet⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J Quinn| T: J Mackie| OR: 83| D

14/1

Stumbled when crowded on quicker ground at Nottingham and although he looks weighted to his best, his two wins came with cut so he may be better suited here.

Form: 4-16535

(8)

Occupy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: R M Beckett| OR: 88| BF

13/2

Yet to add to debut success but bounced back to form over further at Wolverhampton. Seems better suited by the AW and question whether this ground and trip will be ideal.

Form: 357652

(1)

Shabbah^b1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: J Tuite| OR: 80| D

14/1

Landed a hat-trick for Sir Michael Stoute in early 2016 but not scored since. Ran poorly in three starts this year and was tailed off at Newbury. Easy to overlook in first-time blinkers.

Form: 802-609

(5)

Simoon²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: T E Whelan| T: E Walker| OR: 78| BF

6/1

Won on his second start for Andrew Balding and yet to add to that for current stable but has been close. Lightly-raced and open to improvement but has shown a preference for the AW or quicker ground.

Form: 226442

(12)

Zoffalee^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Liam Jones| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 78| C

22/1

Winner over 7f here last season but has been inconsistent since. Bit more required but did shape at Haydock as though worth a try at this far.

Form: 7-69266

(3)

Bachelor^t⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S A Gray| T: N C Kelly| OR: 78

33/1

Winner at Kempton when trained by Joseph O'Brien but has struggled in two starts for new stable. Yet to prove he needs this far and others look more convincing.

Form: 6-12069

Non-Runners

(2)

Kenstone²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: A Wintle J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Hollydaze (9/2), Mukhayyam (5/1), Fast Dancer (5/1), Simoon (6/1), Occupy (13/2), Mr Top Hat (7/1), Kenstone (8/1), Empress Ali (10/1), Lunar Jet (14/1), Shabbah (14/1), Zoffalee (22/1), Bachelor (33/1)

HOLLYDAZE hit the line strongly when upped in distance and this extra half furlong will only help the improving filly with her apprentice's claim more than negating the rise in the weights. Fast Dancer probably needs a touch more help from the handicapper but the return to this C&D should see him involved. Lunar Jet shouldn't be dismissed in conditions that will suit.