17:45 Chester

Friday 14 July 2023

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Camden Town Brewery Handicap

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 1m 39.36s

(9)

Legal Reform^h⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: I Furtado| OR: 79

13/2

3 wins from 5 runs this year. 17/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 62 days ago, pushed out. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0-33111

(7)

Roach Power⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Robinson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75

17/2

7/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm) 46 days ago, running on. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 129-642

(11)

How Impressive^p,t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 75

18/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap (13/2) at Wetherby (8f, good to firm) 31 days ago.

Form: 26-2554

(4)

Devilwala^p⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft, 8/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 7-00530

(2)

Star Player¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: K P De Foy| OR: 80| D

9/4

Good second of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Pontefract (8f, good) 19 days ago, no match for winner. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3121-72

(3)

Devasboy^v1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71| CD

12/1

28/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago, very slowly away. Visor on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 020084

(10)

Princess Niyla¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: H Palmer| OR: 78| CD

17/2

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 1 run this year. Won 7-runner minor event (4/1) at this C&D (good) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 36-1

(6)

Spioradalta^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 78| D

9/2

Latest win at Nottingham in May. 12/1, respectable 2½ lengths sixth of 10 to Pearly Star in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 326196

(8)

Mabre^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 68| D

22/1

3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Newbury in May. 10/1, below form third of 10 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 14 days ago, inadequate test. Visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 391253

(5)

Garrick Street^p1²⁹

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

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 13 in handicap at Newbury (8f, firm, 14/1) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 4-4200

(1)

Pearly Star¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: H Palmer| OR: 65| CD

9/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (14/1) at this C&D (good) 14 days ago, slowly away. Should have more to offer.

Form: 678431

Forecasts

Star Player (9/4), Spioradalta (9/2), Legal Reform (13/2), Princess Niyla (17/2), Roach Power (17/2), Pearly Star (9/1), Devasboy (12/1), Devilwala (14/1), How Impressive (18/1), Mabre (22/1), Garrick Street (22/1)

The thriving LEGAL REFORM beat a couple of subsequent winners when completing the hat-trick at Lingfield so remains of interest up 4 lb. Star Player stepped up on his return when second at Pontefract and is another to consider, while Pearly Star did well to overcome a slow start when winning off 4 lb lower over this C&D 2 weeks ago.