15:50 Chester

Saturday 31 August 2024

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CAA Stellar Handicap

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 1.0s

(4)

Due For Luck³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 80| D

4/1

Unlucky not to land a hot C&D handicap on return (Knicks won from Vince L'Amour) and ran well when third in the 3YO "Dash" at Epsom thereafter. Disappointing since, though, so has a bit to prove.

Form: 7-33588

(12)

Fair Taxes³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 79

8/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in June. 16/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 30 days ago. Arrives in excellent form but has the widest draw to contend with.

Form: 35-8103

(6)

Aidan Andabettin^b³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: R Spencer| OR: 79| BF| D

28/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in July. 5/4, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 33 days ago. Probably found latest run coming too soon and he probably hasn't reached his limit.

Form: 539416

(10)

Vince L'Amour^t³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78| D

9/1

Bagged a pair of 5f/6f handicaps in the mud in April and another good effort at Haydock on penultimate outing. Didn't fire at York last time and has a tricky draw to contend with.

Form: 206020

(7)

Balon D'or^b1,t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: H Palmer| OR: 76| D

11/2

Ran well back in a feasible grade when third at Carlisle 10 days ago. Back at 5f now and interesting if the application of blinkers draw out some improvement from this local challenger.

Form: 309263

(2)

Capo Vaticano⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 75| BF| D

6/1

Debut winner who has run at least respectably on two of her three starts since, albeit only seventh at Newmarket on handicap debut last time. Needs to improve but low draw is helpful.

Form: 1327

(9)

Make It Easy¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 74| BF| D

10/1

Has slipped to an appealing mark and wasted no time returning to form when third at Bath a fortnight ago. Worthy of interest.

Form: 453393

(1)

Call Glory^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| D

10/3

16/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 18 days ago. Has dropped in the weights and drop back to this trip is unlikely to be an issue, so worthy of strong consideration from stall 1.

Form: 405474

(11)

Macanudo^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 70| D

16/1

Yet to get his head in front for present yard and, while he wasn't disgraced at Newcastle last time, stall 11 makes life difficult. Tried in blinkers.

Form: 224227

(3)

Bibendum^t⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Wood| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 68

20/1

16/1, first run since leaving John & Thady Gosden when sixth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 43 days ago. Others are more appealing.

Form: 3200-56

Non-Runners

(5)

Knicks²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: M & D Easterby J: Billy Garritty

(8)

Miss Anya⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Call Glory (10/3), Due For Luck (4/1), Balon D'or (11/2), Capo Vaticano (6/1), Fair Taxes (8/1), Miss Anya (8/1), Vince L'Amour (9/1), Make It Easy (10/1), Macanudo (16/1), Bibendum (20/1), Knicks (25/1), Aidan Andabettin (28/1)

CALL GLORY arrives on the back of a solid showing and shouldn't be inconvenienced by the drop to 5f, so he's worth a chance to make all from the plum draw. Balon d'Or is a danger along with Make It Easy.