16:45 Chester

Thursday 9 May 2024

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Camden Town Brewery Handicap

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 2m 38.93s

(2)

User Amistoso²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M L W Bell| OR: 82

17/2

Made the frame all 3 starts in maiden/novice company as a juvenile but he was beaten 16 lengths when sixth on his return/handicap debut upped to 1¼m at Newmarket last month. Should at least come on for that run but he remains on a stiff-looking mark and big step forward needed here.

Form: 423-6

(4)

Fouroneohfever¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 78| D

85/40

Shaped well all 3 starts on the AW towards the end of last year and benefited from the step up to this trip when narrowly prevailing on his handicap bow back from a break at Wolverhampton recently. 3 lb rise almost certainly underestimates him and he's of strong interest switched to turf here.

Form: 325-1

(9)

Contacto¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 75| D

10/3

Wasn't seen to best effect in a Yarmouth novice on return last month and duly left that form well behind upped to this trip on recent handicap debut at Doncaster (soft) where he won by 7 lengths. The handicapper has predictably hit him hard (raised 9 lb) but further improvement is highly likely.

Form: 03-71

(6)

Mach Ten^p1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 73

14/1

Gelded ahead of low-key handicap debut at Doncaster in March but took a step back in the right direction when fourth in a 5-runner contest at Wolverhampton (1½m) where he was beaten just over a length. Still, he'll need to raise his game now tried in cheekpieces if he's to play a leading role.

Form: 45-264

(10)

Takes Time¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: D Loughnane| OR: 72

50/1

Big prices when down the field on first 2 starts at Wolverhampton last month but stepped up when finding just one too strong in a heavy-ground Haydock novice (1m) 12 days ago. May well improve now upped in trip for this handicap debut but others make more appeal all the same.

Form: 792

(8)

It's Not Risky^v⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: David Egan| T: H Palmer| OR: 67

28/1

In good form at the start of the year, bagging small-field handicaps at Southwell (11f) and Wolverhampton (9.5f) before finishing a good third upped to this trip at Kempton. More will be needed back on turf if he's to regain the winning thread.

Form: 524-113

(7)

Arch Legend⁸^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 61| D

11/4

Left qualifying runs well behind when making a winning handicap bow at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) last month. Followed up in good style under a penalty at Wolverhampton and should make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick for a yard that landed 3 of the last 6 runnings of this contest.

Form: 999-11

(1)

Glistening Nights¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 65| BF

20/1

Was knocking on the door on the AW during the winter, just touched off at Wolverhampton (9.5f) when last seen in January. Gelded since and this stiffer test should be right up his street, so he's certainly not without each-way hope back on turf.

Form: 59523-2

(5)

Filibustering¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63

20/1

Clear signs of ability in 3 starts on the AW during the winter and improved back from a break upped to 1¾m for his handicap debut at Wetherby (soft) where he was narrowly denied. 4 lb 'well-in' here and should give a good account of himself with this drop in trip unlikely to be a major issue.

Form: 54-02

Non-Runners

(3)

Trojan Storm¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: Ian Williams J: R Kingscote

Forecasts

Fouroneohfever (85/40), Arch Legend (11/4), Contacto (10/3), User Amistoso (17/2), Mach Ten (14/1), Filibustering (20/1), Glistening Nights (20/1), Trojan Storm (25/1), It's Not Risky (28/1), Takes Time (50/1)

Several upwardly mobile types on show here with ARCH LEGEND the most appealing of them. He represents a yard with a solid record in this race in recent years and, officially 4 lb ahead of the handicapper under a penalty, he is taken to complete the hat-trick following his thoroughly decisive all-the-way success at Wolverhampton last week. Fouroneohfever opened his account at the same course on his latest start and is just about second choice ahead of another last-time-out winner in Contacto.