21:00 Chester

Friday 30 June 2023

All17:4018:1518:5019:2520:0020:3021:00

Remembering Jess Whalley Handicap

Off time: 21:01 | Winning time: 59.74s

(4)

Soul Seeker^t,v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70| D

13/2

Placed last 3 starts, most recently when third of 6 in handicap (7/2) at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) 18 days ago, doing too much too soon. Respected having a rare outing in this lower grade.

Form: 575323

(7)

Bang On The Bell^b⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 67| BF| D

14/1

Won at Wolverhampton and Yarmouth in April but found ground against when fifth of 7 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, heavy, 5/2) 53 days ago in his bid for the hat-trick. Could have more of an impact meeting quicker surface here.

Form: 834115

(1)

Birkenhead^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| D

9/1

Latest win at Southwell in May. 10/1, shaped bit better than the bare result when 4 lengths fifth of 6 to Brian The Snail in handicap at Ripon (5f, good to firm) 23 days ago but slow starts are a concern with his low draw here. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 5-89155

(8)

Street Life^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 66| D

40/1

Won at Catterick in June but looked a tricky ride when sixth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good to firm, 22/1) 15 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 402416

(13)

Brian The Snail^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 63| D

20/1

Won at Ripon in June and it's easy to forgive his latest effort, finding himself placed away from where the action unfolded. Remains on an interesting mark but has wide draw to overcome.

Form: 0-04218

(12)

Noteable⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 62WS

33/1

After a second bretahing operaation, posted a respectable fourth at Southwell on return but beat only one home there last time. Has work to do to shed her maiden tag.

Form: 4325-47

(5)

Albegone^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: F Norton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60| BF| D

6/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Notably strong in the betting but failed to meet expectations when 4¼ lengths last of 6 to Brian The Snail in handicap (6/4) at Ripon (5f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Worth another market check from sliding mark.

Form: 7340-46

(3)

Shoebox King¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Gray| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 60| D

9/2

Best effort this season when fourth at Naas in April but has essentially underwhelmed in Ireland. Interesting to see whether market vibes are positive brought to the UK.

Form: 094060

(9)

Astapor²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: J Riches| OR: 59| D

16/1

Has won twice at Catterick this season but ran poorly stepped back up to 6f there last time. Not discounted with 7 lb claimer taking over back at the minimum trip.

Form: 561417

(11)

Red Walls¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 55| D

66/1

Second at Wolverhampton in April but has typically struggled for consistency since, arriving here after a brace of poor efforts. Others make more appeal.

Form: 825459

(2)

Ecclesiastical⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mullen| T: T Davidson| OR: 50| D

7/4

Took advantage of a much-reduced mark to win 10-runner handicap at Ripon (5f, good) 9 days ago in impressive fashion. Shortlisted under a penalty.

Form: 063051

(6)

Loco Lobo^h⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Mollie Phillips⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 48

66/1

Down the field in minor events at Wolverhampton and has a lot to find making handicap debut from out of the weights.

Form: 755

Non-Runners

(14)

Han Solo Berger²⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: R M H Cowell J: Alistair Rawlinson

(15)

High Security¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

(10)

Therehegoes⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: R Brisland J: Shariq Mohd

Forecasts

Ecclesiastical (7/4), Shoebox King (9/2), Albegone (6/1), Soul Seeker (13/2), Therehegoes (8/1), Birkenhead (9/1), Han Solo Berger (12/1), Bang On The Bell (14/1), Astapor (16/1), Brian The Snail (20/1), High Security (28/1), Noteable (33/1), Street Life (40/1), Loco Lobo (66/1), Red Walls (66/1)

ECCLESIASTICAL had slid down the weights for his former yard but got off the mark for Tristan Davidson at the second attempt last time and can follow up under a penalty here. Soul Seeker has often contested stronger company than this and is most feared after a couple of good efforts, with Astapor and Therehegoes others to consider.