16:50 Chester

Friday 10 May 2024

All13:3014:0514:3515:0515:4016:1516:5017:23

Horse PWR Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 2m 34.86s

(1)

Chillhi³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 78

5/2

Went winless in 2023 (set some fairly tough assignments) and can have his reappearance effort at Southwell (11.1f) last month overlooked, finishing with running left having been hampered over 1f out. Not ruled out back on turf from a career-low mark.

Form: 35406-6

(8)

Order Of Malta²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 73| BF

15/8

Off the mark at the fourth attempt Nottingham last July. Consistent in handicaps after that and can have his final run at Bath (14f, heavy) excused under extreme conditions. Dropped another 2 lb and he's in the mix provided he's ready to roll.

Form: 414454-

(10)

Tribal Wisdom^h⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Burns| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71| BF

9/1

Cashed in on a much-reduced mark in ready fashion over at Lingfield in January and followed up at Wolverhampton in February. Has shaped as if still in good form on all 3 outings since and remains of interest returned to turf/upped in trip albeit badly drawn. Hood reapplied.

Form: 511352

(3)

Southern Voyage⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Tyler Heard| T: R A Fahey| OR: 69| D

9/2

Little show for current connections. Back on turf and his mark is easing all the time but needs to show more before becoming of interest.

Form: 000-078

(6)

Glory Nights¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 69

16/1

Opened his account at Wolverhampton in October. Creditable second of 12 there (1½m) on Boxing Day but not so good at Southwell the following month. Freshened up since.

Form: 91202-6

(2)

Leap Year Lad¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Aidan Keeley| T: K A Ryan| OR: 68

9/1

Won twice on turf last season and there's every chance he needed the run after 5 months off when finishing down the field at Ayr (10f, good) 11 days ago. Steps up in trip and should be much closer to form.

Form: 41325-8

(5)

Oman^b³⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65| C| D

22/1

Useful stayer for Ralph Beckett a few seasons back but failed to make much of an impact last year, latest on sole outing for Patrick Morris at this course (14.4f, heavy) last July. Blinkers back on and handicapper has dropped him another 4 lb ahead of this return to action.

Form: 070569-

Non-Runners

(9)

Golspie²³⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: P Morris J: Callum Hutchinson

(4)

Blow Your Horn¹⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: Ian Williams J: Jack Enright

(7)

Alphonse Le Grande⁴⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Alphonse Le Grande (6/4), Order Of Malta (15/8), Chillhi (5/2), Southern Voyage (9/2), Tribal Wisdom (9/1), Leap Year Lad (9/1), Golspie (12/1), Glory Nights (16/1), Blow Your Horn (16/1), Oman (22/1)

With his final 3-y-o effort easy to strike a line through, preference is for ORDER OF MALTA, who opened his account at Nottingham last summer and was consistent in handicaps thereafter. Chillhi is best excused his reappearance effort and, down to a career-low mark, he heads up the opposition, with Tribal Wisdom and the reluctant Oman taken to fight out third.