15:00 Chester

Wednesday 8 May 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:3517:05

Boodles Diamond Handicap

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 1m 3.81s

(9)

Dave Dexter¹⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 98| CD

16/1

C&D and also Listed winner. Not the best of draws here, but will relish any cut in the ground. Gelded since last run, and has each way claims.

Form: 541129-

(8)

Recon Mission^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 95| D

10/1

Has won on both heavy and good-yielding ground at up to 6f. Went close on reappearance/stable debut at Sandown recently. Up 2lb for that, and another each-way player if overcoming a less than ideal draw.

Form: 57123-4

(6)

Leodis Dream¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 94| D

9/2

Has found only one opponent too good in five starts and remains progressive if his first two runs of this season are any guide. Showed a good attitude when holding on at Sandown last time. 4lb rise looks fair and he looks a leading contender.

Form: 211-11

(1)

Top Breeze²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 92| D

5/2

Improving gelding who is 3-4 and won a Class 2 Newmarket handicap (6f, good to firm) last month. Up 6lb for that, but had a bit up his sleeve, and again has claims from the inside berth.

Form: 12-11

(5)

She Can Boogie¹⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 88| CD

9/1

C&D scorer last July (good to firm), but not ground dependent. Beaten 2L in a Wolverhampton conditions event when last seen in December. Needs to improve again from this mark, but looks an each-way player.

Form: 133114-

(3)

Yolo Again⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: S De Sousa| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 85| D

9/1

Sole turf win came on good at Naas (5f) in September, when with Johnny Murtagh. Scored for this trainer at Wolverhampton in January, when 1lb lower. Held in two starts (including Listed) since. More needed.

Form: 7-41548

(4)

Society Queen²⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 82| D

15/2

Scored at Ayr (6f, good to firm) and York (5f, good to soft) in the first half of last season, and not seen since the latter. Resumes from 6lb higher and with claimer up. Potential for improvement and has good draw. Each-way player.

Form: 2101-

(2)

Angel Alexander¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 81

7/2

Second in all three starts as a novice and gelded since last seen in November. Makes handicap debut on a workable mark and from a good draw, so don't write him off.

Form: 222-

(10)

No More Regrets²³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: F Norton| T: P Morris| OR: 80| D

50/1

Scored on very soft ground in France, and that remains her sole win, after drawing a blank in the second half of last year for Richard Hannon. Changed hands for 20,000gns in October and one to watch on reappearance/stable debut.

Form: 340243-

(7)

Liberation Day^p³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: David Egan| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 79| BF

33/1

Dual Wolverhampton winner (7f/6f) in the winter, the latter on handicap debut. Not much room when he needed it at Kempton last time, but still a shade disappointing nonetheless, so arrives with a bit to prove.

Form: 24-119

Non-Runners

(11)

Broken Spear²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: T Coyle & K Wood J: K Stott

Forecasts

Top Breeze (5/2), Angel Alexander (7/2), Leodis Dream (9/2), Society Queen (15/2), She Can Boogie (9/1), Yolo Again (9/1), Recon Mission (10/1), Dave Dexter (16/1), Broken Spear (25/1), Liberation Day (33/1), No More Regrets (50/1)

A typically open sprint handicap, where Top Breeze looks a strong contender, but preference is for LEODIS DREAM, who continues to look worth following until beaten again. Dave Dexter, She Can Boogie, Society Queen and Recon Mission are others of interest.