17:05 Chester

Saturday 28 September 2019

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

MBNA Handicap

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 2m 37.00s

(1)

Heart Of Soul^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: T Eaves| T: Ian Williams| OR: 77| C

20/1

Sole win in 16 career starts came when making all over 1m4½f here (heavy) in May; inconsistent lately; has scope despite top-weight if able to reproduce the form of his staying on second to Scofflaw here (1m2½f, good to soft) in August.

Form: 677729

(8)

Overhaugh Street²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Gray| T: E De Giles| OR: 73| C

6/1

Course form figures of 211; always towards the fore when winning by a neck over 2m here (good) four weeks ago - Gabrial The One fourth (beaten 2L); a subsequent 3lb rise looks to be perfectly fair; handles soft; contender.

Form: 2-62181

(13)

Ascot Day^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 71

20/1

3lb higher than when beating the dual purpose mare Harmonise (stablemate Marengo third) by 1½L at Chepstow (1m4f, good to soft) in August; beaten 7-2f on his sole previous visit to Chester (1m4½f).

Form: 328145

(10)

Gabrial The One¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79| C

7/1

14 of his 17 career starts have come at this track (runner-up on four occasions); 2lb higher than when beating Never Do Nothing by ¾L over 1m4½f here (good) in May; ought to make his presence felt in some shape or form.

Form: 522542

(3)

Buriram¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: R M Beckett| OR: 78

7/1

Drew well clear inside the final furlong when winning in desperate conditions at Carlisle (1m3f, heavy) in May; rather underwhelming from elevated handicap marks since; couldn't be totally discounted now back to his last winning perch.

Form: 216395

(2)

Lucky Lover Boy^t¹⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 70

11/2

Failed to win on the Flat for George Baker (0-7); transformed over hurdles by local trainer Oliver Greenall (22111) earning a rating of 130 in that discipline courtesy of wins at Newcastle, Huntingdon and Bangor; interesting despite 155-day absence.

Form: 457406-

(6)

Ravenous²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁵⁾| T: L A Dace| OR: 69| CD

14/1

Won here last September (1m6½f), following up a previous Salisbury success; badly out of form since being caught close home by Eddystone Rock here (1m5½f, good) in May; now sits 6lb lower needing a revival - isn't beyond the realms of possibility.

Form: 424606

(9)

Rayna's World⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 69

50/1

Soft/heavy ground winner (1m-1m4f); in woeful form this season (0-4), finishing a tailed-off last of ten to Percy Prosecco at Catterick (1m4f, soft) six weeks ago; is difficult to muster any enthusiasm for.

Form: 70-7700

(7)

Wolf Prince⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: G Mosse| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 76

4/1

Pour Moi gelding; runner-up on all three career starts (1m-1m4f), including when beaten 4L by the promising Ahorsewithnoname in a Catterick novice (1m4f, soft); of definite interest with Gerald Mosse booked for handicap debut; should stay 1m6f.

Form: 22-2

(5)

Marengo^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: J Quinn| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 67| C

16/1

Dual course winner; 3lb lower than when finishing second to Super Kid here (1m4½f, soft) in June; third to stablemate Ascot Day (trainer also saddles Borak) at Chepstow three starts back; market helpful in assessing the Llewellyn pecking order.

Form: 629343

(14)

Angel Gabrial^p²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: Sean Davis⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 63| C

33/1

2014 Northumberland Plate winner; snapped a barren spell when scoring at Ripon (2m, good to soft) in June, adding a further success here (2m, good to firm) in July; has gone slightly off the boil again latterly; others stronger.

Form: 121358

(12)

Well Funded¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: J D Bethell| OR: 69| D

6/1

Progressive and consistent since introduced to turf action in April (3312251); stays, clashing with well-treated rivals when twice second at Nottingham (1m6f-2m) mid-summer; 6lb rise for an easy Class 6 Carlisle success (1m6f, good to soft).

Form: 312251

(4)

Seeusoon¹⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 69

9/1

Short odds winner of a weak Newcastle maiden (1m4f) in March; placed (25-1) over 1m4½f here in May; absent for 108 days since toiling behind the then thriving Moon King over this trip at Haydock (heavy) in June; gelded.

Form: 414355

Non-Runners

(11)

Borak³⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: B J Llewellyn J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

Wolf Prince (4/1), Lucky Lover Boy (11/2), Well Funded (6/1), Overhaugh Street (6/1), Buriram (7/1), Gabrial The One (7/1), Seeusoon (9/1), Ravenous (14/1), Marengo (16/1), Ascot Day (20/1), Heart Of Soul (20/1), Borak (20/1), Angel Gabrial (33/1), Rayna's World (50/1)

The curtain falls on the 2019 season at Chester with a fascinating stayers handicap. The three-year-old filly Well Funded has been the model of consistency since introduced to turf action, and she hacked over her rivals in a Class 6 Carlisle romp. Wolf Prince merits attention on handicap debut in the hands of the experienced French rider Gerald Mosse. This Pour Moi gelding played second fiddle to the promising Ahorsewithnoname in a Catterick novice six weeks ago. Meanwhile, the winning hurdler Lucky Lover Boy could prove well-handicapped on Flat debut for Oliver Greenall. However, with course form figures of 211, it is OVERHAUGH STREET who gets the verdict.