15:30 Chester
Saturday 14 October 2023
All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1517:45
Xenon Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 2  |  7f 1y  |  12 Runners  |  Turf
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Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
C&D winner. Fourteen wins from 48 Flat runs. Latest win here in August. Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at Haydock (8f, heavy) 14 days ago and stall 11 doesn't make life easy here.
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Four-time course winner. Won 9-runner handicap at Ayr (8f, good, 9/2) 21 days ago, battling well. 3 lb rise and stall 10 to deal with.
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15/2, career best when winning 17-runner handicap at York (7f, soft) 21 days ago. Not yet exposed over 7f so he's on the shortlist.
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Has an excellent Chester record, gaining latest win here in May. 40/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (8f, heavy) 14 days ago but on the plus aside, he's now below that successful mark.
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Course winner. 16 lengths fifteenth of 17 to Aphelios in handicap at York (7f, soft, 9/2) 21 days ago. That was disappointing but he was runner-up here prior to that and this front runner has landed stall 1.
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Tongue strap on, 4½ lengths sixth of 11 to Arnis Master in Premio Carlo Vittadini at Milan (8f, good, 59/10). Off 118 days. First run for yard after leaving Andreas Wohler and the market may help on this British debut.
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Latest win at Newmarket in May. Seventeenth of 24 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good, 11/1) 21 days ago. This a slight drop in class but 6f may be his best trip.
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Five-time course winner. Latest win here in September. 4/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (5.1f, heavy) 14 days ago. Increased emphasis on stamina will suit.
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Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.3f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Irish raider demands respect.
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Good Chester record, gaining latest win here in September. Last of 7 in handicap (10/3) at Ayr (7.2f, soft) 11 days ago.
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Course winner. First run since leaving Archie Watson when good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 10/1) 29 days ago, no match for winner. That was a promising return from a year off.
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Shaped well when 3 lengths seventh of 17 to Aphelios in handicap at York (7f, soft) 21 days ago. Of serious interest.
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Forecasts
Revich (4/1), Aphelios (6/1), Safe Voyage (8/1), Percy's Lad (8/1), Current Option (8/1), Master Zoffany (8/1), Stone Soldier (8/1), Roman Dragon (8/1), Way To Dubai (8/1), Probe (14/1), Zip (20/1), Boardman (50/1)
This is ZIP's time of year, and having shaped nicely behind the re-opposing Aphelios at York 3 weeks ago, he's awarded that vote. That rival has to be feared given he's unexposed over 7f, while Percy's Lad has landed stall 1 which will surely help given his running style.
Prize Money
1st: £20,384.002nd: £9,556.003rd: £4,784.004th: £2,388.005th: £1,196.006th: £592.007th: £300.008th: £148.00
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