Deepbridge Capital Handicap – Chester

Chester

14:05

Deepbridge Capital Handicap

Date 2023-05-11

Distance 7f127y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £20,384

Winning Time 1m 40.17s (slow by 8.67s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Surely Not (IRE) William Buick · Dominic Ffrench Davis	7/2	Won
2nd	Red Aclaim (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Hugo Palmer	28/1	.5
3rd	Urban Sprawl (GB) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	13/2	1.5
4th	Vetiver (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	100/30	.75
5th	Promoter (GB) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	14/1	1.25
6th	Lord Uhtred (IRE) David Egan · Charles Hills	11/1	1
7th	Theoryofeverything (GB) James Doyle · John & Thady Gosden	7/4F	0.3

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (9)	Theoryofeverything Grey J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	J:James Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	135	—	13	94	99	79	19d	—	—	+4	28.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Promising start last month, winning on debut then third in Greenham; surely more to come
3 (2)	Vetiver Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	131	h	21-1	90	98	74	22d	—	—	+7	25.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Two ready novice wins at Beverley; more needed here but looks capable of better again
6 (6)	Surely Not Bay J:William Buick T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:William Buick T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	127	—	7315-1	86	104	90	22d	—	—	+9	23	1.00/1	5 20%
Third win when reappearing to see off 15 rivals at Newmarket last month; respected up 7lb
8 (4)	Urban Sprawl Chestnut J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	125	—	2411-2	84	103	89	11d	—	—	+7	16.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Three 7f nursery wins at 2; good second on 1m Musselburgh return 11 days ago; player
7 (8)	Lord Uhtred Bay J:David Egan T:Charles Hills	J:David Egan T:Charles Hills	126	—	321-5	85	106	83	20d	—	—	0	12.4	1.25/1	6 17%
Progressive at 2; better than result on reappearance; remains capable of better
4 (1)	Promoter Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	131	—	715-	90	96	77	201d	—	—	+11	19.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Easy novice win last autumn before fifth in Group 3; should have more to offer at 3
NR (7)	Coco Jack Black J:NON-RUNNER T:George Scott	J:NON-RUNNER T:George Scott	133	—	3-3564	92	-	-	12d	—	—	+8	14.3	3.75/1	16 6%
Four turf wins last year; has returned in good form but very much exposed; non-runner
NR (3)	True Statesman b/br J:Ryan Moore T:Charlie Johnston	J:Ryan Moore T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	11003-	87	104	81	225d	—	—	+14	18.6	6.00/1	25 4%
7f course nursery win last summer but below par after; gelded ahead of reappearance
9 (5)	Self Aclaim Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	123	—	31-1	82	99	-	118d	—	—	+15	19	6.75/1	28 4%
Two AW wins over winter; presumably been targeted at this by local stable

Horse	bet365	Coral
Theoryofeverything	9/4	9/4
Vetiver	10/3	10/3
Surely Not	5	5
Urban Sprawl	8	15/2
Lord Uhtred	6	5
Promoter	10	17/2
Coco Jack	16	16
True Statesman	25	25
Self Aclaim	28	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Theoryofeverything

28.4

OR: 11 Form: 10 Odds: 7.4

9/4

2nd

Vetiver

25.4

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 5.4

10/3

3rd

Surely Not

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 4

Promoter

19.4

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

Self Aclaim

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 1

True Statesman

18.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 8 Odds: 1.4

Urban Sprawl

16.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Coco Jack

14.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Lord Uhtred

12.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Theoryofeverything	94	99	79
Coco Jack	92	—	—
Vetiver	90	98	74
Promoter	90	96	77
True Statesman	87	104	81
Surely Not	86	104	90
Lord Uhtred	85	106	83
Urban Sprawl	84	103	89
Self Aclaim	82	99	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Urban Sprawl	11d ago	Quick return
Coco Jack	12d ago	Quick return
Theoryofeverything	19d ago	Fit
Lord Uhtred	20d ago	Fit
Vetiver	22d ago	Fit
Surely Not	22d ago	Fit
Self Aclaim	118d ago	Long break
Promoter	201d ago	Long break
True Statesman	225d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Urban Sprawl	Prominent
Surely Not	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.