17:28 Chester

Saturday 30 September 2023

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Chester Season Finale 14th October Handicap

Off time: 17:29 | Winning time: 1m 47.53s

(10)

Thunder Roar⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: T Eaves| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 75

4/1

Winner at Ayr in July. Ran poorly when thirteenth of 17 in handicap at York (7f, good, 13/2) a couple of months ago. Bounce back required and wide draw not helpful.

Form: 3-48180

(7)

King's Code²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J Fanning| T: P D Evans| OR: 77| D

10/3

2 wins from 5 runs this year, latest at Newbury in August. 7/2, ran at least as well in defeat when third of 12 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to firm) 3 weeks ago, nearest finish. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3-71713

(11)

Ring Of Gold⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 70

15/2

17/2, made the frame for the eleventh start in succession when third of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 45 days ago. Wide draw tempers enthusiasm somewhat here though.

Form: 433333

(3)

Beylerbeyi¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: P Morris| OR: 72

80/1

150/1, made little impression on first run since leaving Jean-Claude Rouget (€7,000) when ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (6.1f, soft) on UK debut 15 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip.

Form: 160-89

(6)

Love Your Work¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: R Menzies| OR: 68| D

13/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, bounced back to something like his best after 12 weeks off when second of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 11 days ago. Expected to be bang there having his first start of the year on turf.

Form: 663262

(13)

Berkshire Phantom²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mathers| T: Fionn McSharry| OR: 71

50/1

Fairly useful winner for Andrew Balding but well held all 4 starts for this yard.

Form: 250808

(8)

Waleyfa¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 61| BF| D

25/1

3 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. 4/1, failed to land a blow bidding for the hat-trick when fifth of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 4 months ago. She's better on the all-weather, so others appeal more.

Form: 018115

(5)

Indrapura Star⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 64

66/1

50/1 and hooded for 1st time, again showed little when ninth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7-8499

(12)

Lockdown Lass¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 60| C| D

3/1

Gained more reward for her consistency when winning 12-runner handicap (7/2) at this course (7f, soft) 15 days ago, digging deep. Nudged up just 3 lb for that but has stall 12 to contend with here and that is far from ideal.

Form: 113221

(9)

Mister Sox^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ben Robinson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62

6/1

15/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Catterick (7f, heavy) 7 days ago. Up 4 lb and fancied to remain competitive with forecast soft conditions no problem.

Form: 752371

Non-Runners

(4)

Roman Dynasty²⁸

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: J Parr J: Daniel Muscutt

(1)

He's A Gentleman²⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: H Palmer J: Hayley Turner

(2)

Bird Of Play¹¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: I Furtado J: Elle-May Croot

Forecasts

Lockdown Lass (3/1), King's Code (10/3), Thunder Roar (4/1), Roman Dynasty (5/1), Mister Sox (6/1), Love Your Work (13/2), He's A Gentleman (7/1), Ring Of Gold (15/2), Bird Of Play (10/1), Waleyfa (25/1), Berkshire Phantom (50/1), Indrapura Star (66/1), Beylerbeyi (80/1)

An open-looking finale but LOVE YOUR WORK bounced back to his best when finishing runner-up at Newcastle recently and operating from a lower turf mark, Rebecca Menzies' 7-y-o can snap a lengthy losing run with Franny Norton in the plate an added bonus. King's Code hasn't put a foot wrong for his new yard, so he may emerge as the main danger, with Roman Dynasty and Lockdown Lass another couple fancied to go well.