19:00 Chester

Friday 9 July 2021

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Boodles Raindance Handicap

Off time: 19:04 | Winning time: 2m 32.97s

(11)

Restorer^v⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 95| C

10/1

Course winner. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Visor back on. Has work to do.

Form: 81-5324

(2)

Battle Of Toro^v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 95

25/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, 25/1) 13 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 342/0-30

(4)

Khagan^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 92

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Royal Ascot (12f, soft) 21 days ago. Dropped to a workable mark for his shrewd trainer and he could spring a surprise.

Form: 235/000

(1)

Dash Of Spice^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: D C Costello| T: A Keatley| OR: 91

12/1

Creditable second of 6 in handicap at Pontefract (12f, good, 33/1) 19 days ago. Not been with this yard for long and proven on most ground, each-way contender.

Form: 6729-02

(6)

It's Good To Laugh⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: T E Whelan| T: J Candlish| OR: 90

50/1

12/1, last of 9 in handicap at Ascot (12f, soft) 62 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Clive Cox. Best watched for the time being.

Form: 22725-9

(8)

Sam Cooke^h1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 90| C

16/5

Course winner. 11/2, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Royal Ascot (12f, soft) 21 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Can't be ruled out returning to this venue.

Form: 5203-60

(13)

He's A Keeper^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jane Elliott| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 88

50/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. Fifth of 6 in handicap (17/2) at Pontefract (12f, good) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4114-15

(3)

Group One Power²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carver⁽⁵⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 88

9/4

Latest win at Epsom in April. 9/2, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 23 days ago. Has to be considered.

Form: 45-1233

(12)

Kaleidoscopic³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: M R Channon| OR: 88

11/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (15/2) at Epsom (10.1f, soft) 35 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 71-2268

(9)

Snow Ocean⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: P D Evans| OR: 85| C

9/1

Course winner. 9/2, good second of 8 in handicap at this course (12.3f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 554852

(7)

Madeeh^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Phil Dennis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 82

125/1

4 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in March. 28/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 112308

(5)

Whitehaven¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: H Morrison| OR: 76| D

5/1

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) on return 13 days ago. Could come on for that run and proven with ease underfoot last year. Leading player.

Form: 16111-6

Non-Runners

(10)

Sky Defender³⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: C & M Johnston J: F Norton

Forecasts

Group One Power (9/4), Sam Cooke (16/5), Whitehaven (5/1), Snow Ocean (9/1), Restorer (10/1), Kaleidoscopic (11/1), Dash Of Spice (12/1), Sky Defender (12/1), Khagan (25/1), Battle Of Toro (25/1), It's Good To Laugh (50/1), He's A Keeper (50/1), Madeeh (125/1)

WHITEHAVEN was progressive last year on heavy ground and with the going expected to be on the easy side tonight, he should be able to continue his progression. He should come on for his Windsor return and ticks plenty of boxes. Dash of Spice should also enjoy the conditions and ran well at Pontefract last time. Khagan is the type to eventually click for this yard and he could go well also.