15:25 Chester

Friday 14 June 2024

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Pure Homes Handicap

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 2m 13.24s

(3)

Tasmanian Legend⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 80

22/1

Three AW wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 12/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 74 days ago. Little margin for error from this mark and has to prove he's as effective on turf.

Form: 2-14116

(4)

Rebaatt²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 78

10/3

Promising individual. Creditable second of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good, 15/2) 27 days ago. Remains open to progress for top yard.

Form: 85-62

(1)

On Point³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 78

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. 50/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at York (7f, good) 30 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 18-50

(6)

Double Jump³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: C G Cox| OR: 76

18/1

Signed off last season with a nursery win over 7f at Doncaster. Low-key start to this campaign, eighth of 11 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good) 35 days ago. Up in trip and stamina to prove.

Form: 6591-78

(2)

Hutchence³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 76

13/8

Gelded ahead of qualifying run and shaped quite well when fifth of 13 in novice event at Windsor (8.1f, heavy) 39 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve for leading yard.

Form: 74-5

(5)

Yippee¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 73| D

9/1

Winner at Pontefract in May. Below form third of 6 in handicap (10/3) at Leicester (10f, soft) 17 days ago, though that race may have come too soon just 4 days on.

Form: 0-54213

(11)

Volto Di Medusa³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: Rae Guest| OR: 73

18/1

Winning reappearance at Bath in April. Sixth of 7 in handicap (11/2) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 34 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip and mark looks stiff.

Form: 683-16

(9)

Cloudy Skye¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, good to firm, 17/2) 12 days ago. Slight step back up in trip will help her.

Form: 336-45

(8)

Amancio²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: J Channon| OR: 70| BF

11/2

Winner at Haydock in April. 11/10, good second of 5 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, soft) 21 days ago, long way clear of the rest. Major player from the same mark.

Form: 243312

(7)

It's Not Risky^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mullen| T: H Palmer| OR: 65

40/1

Two wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago. Blinkers now the headgear of choice.

Form: 4-11355

Non-Runners

(12)

Tatateo²²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: J Ferguson J: Non Runner

(10)

Caelan²⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: M Botti J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Hutchence (13/8), Rebaatt (10/3), Tatateo (9/2), Amancio (11/2), Yippee (9/1), Cloudy Skye (10/1), Caelan (14/1), Double Jump (18/1), Volto Di Medusa (18/1), Tasmanian Legend (22/1), On Point (33/1), It's Not Risky (40/1)

There has to be a good chance that AMANCIO has been let in lightly here from an unchanged mark having found only a big improver too strong at Haydock 3 weeks ago (pair a long way clear). The selection may have most to fear from Rebaatt and Hutchence, an improving pair representing leading stables.