17:40 Chester

Saturday 24 September 2022

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Boulton Group Season Finale Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 2m 16.77s

(1)

Cave Diver³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: C G Cox| OR: 77

11/2

Nottingham maiden winner at 2 yrs and stepped up on this season's previous efforts when fourth in Newbury handicap (1¼m, good) last month. This demands another step forward, but she's not ruled out.

Form: 313-844

(7)

Qabilah⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jefferson Smith| T: R Varian| OR: 77| D

8/1

Left debut form behind when accounting for 5 rivals upped to this trip in a Nottingham novice in June. Failed to progress on handicap debut at the same course last time, though.

Form: 3133

(6)

Sweet Fantasy²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J F Egan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 77| BF

3/1

Improved when just touched off at Windsor in May and runner-up on her next 2 starts, too, including on handicap debut over this trip at Ripon. Remains open to improvement and she's a major player.

Form: 77222

(10)

Angels Landing⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71

11/4

Placed over this C&D in July and conceded first run when going down narrowly at Haydock on penultimate start. Another creditable effort in an AW handicap recently and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 883426

(2)

Atlantis Blue^h³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: D Menuisier| OR: 72

13/2

Has shown a fair level of ability in maiden/novice company and likely to pick up a race before long. However, mark for this handicap debut is no gift, so improvement is needed.

Form: 24-234

(8)

Just A Tad^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Farragher⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Haggas| OR: 70| BF| D

7/1

Improved since fitted with a tongue tie, winning a Lingfield maiden and Windsor handicap during the summer. No match for the winner when runner-up in a Goodwood seller (11.2f, good) last time but both this drop back in trip and Adam Farragher's claim will help.

Form: 3-61152

(4)

Bungley¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69

22/1

Returned to form when landing a Beverley claimer (7.4f) and Thirsk handicap (1m) last month. No obvious excuses when fourth off this revised mark at the latter course last time, though, and more needed now upped in trip.

Form: 727114

(9)

Cosa Sara⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mullen| T: J S Goldie| OR: 57

22/1

Successful 3 times at around 1m in the first half of the season and several decent efforts in defeat since, not least when fifth over this trip at Ayr recently. Place possibilities.

Form: 333975

(3)

Risk Averse^p1⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: H Palmer| OR: 58

50/1

Little to shout about in a trio of novice events and improvement was not forthcoming when making the switch to handicap company at Wolverhampton (8.6f) last time. Now moves up in trip here with first-time cheekpieces enlisted.

Form: 76-56

Non-Runners

(5)

Greek Flame²³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: J R Fanshawe J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Angels Landing (11/4), Sweet Fantasy (3/1), Cave Diver (11/2), Atlantis Blue (13/2), Just A Tad (7/1), Qabilah (8/1), Greek Flame (12/1), Cosa Sara (22/1), Bungley (22/1), Risk Averse (50/1)

The most appealing of these is SWEET FANTASY, who has found just one too good on each of her last 3 starts and the return to this trip will be a good thing judged on her latest effort over a mile at Kempton. Back in 0-75 company, Angels Landing is feared most ahead of Cave Driver and Just A Tad.