17:20 Chester

Saturday 29 June 2024

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Chase Distillery EBF Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 2m 11.33s

(3)

Esmeray¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85| D

9/2

Improving Sea The Moon filly who bids for a hat-trick after landing handicaps at Lingfield (10f) and Pontefract (12f) of late. Had plenty in hand on latter occasion so a big player despite taking a 6 lb rise.

Form: 213-311

(1)

Loughville²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S De Sousa| T: A King| OR: 83| D

7/2

Easily bagged her second success of 2024 in 16-runner handicap at Wetherby (10f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Hiked up 10 lb but she's not taken lightly in her current mood.

Form: 25-5131

(5)

Karmology⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 83

5/1

A dual 1m scorer at 2yrs and she returned from 6 months off with a promising third of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, heavy) 72 days ago, fading only last 1f. Can do better. Well in the mix.

Form: 114-3

(4)

Carolina Reaper²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 88

11/1

Showed fairly useful form at 2yrs when a dual 7f winner and she got back on track when a close seventh of 9 to Devoted Queen in listed race at York (7.9f, good) 16 days ago. No forlorn hope on her handicap debut.

Form: 516-776

(7)

Giudecca⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 84

9/1

Lightly-raced Ulysses filly who improved a chunk when readily landing 7f Newcastle maiden in September. Came in last of nine on her handicap bow at Southwell (1m) in April but she's well worth another chance.

Form: 231-9

(2)

Golden Melody^b¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

22/1

Blinkered for the first time when ending a long losing run in 9-runner handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 12 days ago. Up 4 lb but this C&D winner must enter calculations.

Form: 262821

(6)

Haya³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: A M Balding| OR: 82

2/1

Got off the mark in 9-runner minor event at Carlisle (9f, good to soft) 30 days ago. This strong traveller looks to have more to offer now going into handicaps. Very much one to consider.

Form: 42-321

Forecasts

Haya (2/1), Loughville (7/2), Esmeray (9/2), Karmology (5/1), Giudecca (9/1), Carolina Reaper (11/1), Golden Melody (22/1)

None of these can be ruled out but the vote goes to Ralph Beckett's upwardly-mobile filly ESMERAY who can defy a 6 lb weights rise and bag a quick hat-trick. Facile Wetherby scorer Loughville rates a big danger though with more to come too, while Karmology, Haya and Giudecca can all build on previous efforts and also need factoring into this cracking handicap.