15:52 Chester

Saturday 15 July 2023

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Clogau Handicap

Off time: 15:54 | Winning time: 3m 25.82s

(9)

Emiyn²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 87| C

9/2

Course winner. Respectable seventh of 11 in handicap at Ayr (13.1f, firm, 17/2) 21 days ago. This front-runner should give a good account of himself back here.

Form: 13-5977

(11)

It's Good To Laugh^t,v1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: P J McDonald| T: J Candlish| OR: 85| C

9/1

Course winner. 7/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Ayr (13f, firm) 21 days ago. First-time visor replaces cheekpieces.

Form: 543-539

(6)

Two Brothers^v¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 84

7/2

Career best when winning 14-runner Cumberland Plate at Carlisle (11f, soft) 17 days ago, finding extra. Up in trip. Should remain competitive up 5 lb.

Form: 412231

(13)

Chase The Dollar⁴¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 80| D

33/1

Did well for this yard last year but has a 13-month absence to overcome. A watching brief has to be the percentage call.

Form: 121292-

(12)

Zimmerman⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80| D

11/1

Largely consistent but arrives on the back of 2 lesser efforts. Bounce back needed.

Form: 10-2466

(8)

Percy Jones⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Aidan Keeley⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 76

10/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December and has remained in form since, finishing second over 2m here last month. Another solid effort when fourth over this trip at Sandown last week. Needs considering.

Form: 21-6523

(10)

Torre Del Oro⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 86

17/2

Winner on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (1½m) in April. Struggled in a deeper race at York the following month but freshened up since and retains unexposed potential for a leading stable which does so well here.

Form: 544-19

(1)

Oman^v²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 69| CD

80/1

Useful stayer for Ralph Beckett a couple of seasons back but struggled in 3 starts over hurdles for Alan King during the winter and well held on the Flat for Ian Williams of late. Remains to be seen whether another change of stable has a revitalising effect.

Form: 007056

(7)

Banderas^p1⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M L W Bell| OR: 80| C

13/8

Fairly useful form, getting off the mark at the fourth time of asking when seeing off 6 rivals in a 1½m maiden here (soft) 9 weeks ago. Cheekpieces added now handicapping over a trip which should suit.

Form: 5-321

(3)

Mancini^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: J Mitchell| T: P Morris| OR: 66| D

66/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, first run since leaving Ian Williams when sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (2m, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 33349-6

Non-Runners

(5)

Matchless¹⁴

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: J Candlish J: F Norton

(4)

State Legend²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: Ian Williams J: Alistair Rawlinson

(2)

Lusaka²⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: J L Flint J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Banderas (13/8), Two Brothers (7/2), Lusaka (4/1), Emiyn (9/2), State Legend (15/2), Torre Del Oro (17/2), It's Good To Laugh (9/1), Percy Jones (10/1), Matchless (10/1), Zimmerman (11/1), Chase The Dollar (33/1), Mancini (66/1), Oman (80/1)

It's reached that stage of the season where unexposed 3-y-os often have an edge against older opposition so course maiden winner BANDERAS is selected to make a winning handicap debut at the expense of Torre Del Oro. Percy Jones and Cumberland Plate winner Two Brothers may fare best of the older brigade.