Precision Facades Handicap – Chester

Chester

14:05

Precision Facades Handicap

Date 2023-05-12

Distance 1m2f70y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £20,384

Winning Time 2m 13.72s (slow by 5.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pride Of America (FR) Hollie Doyle · Amy Murphy	4/1	Won
2nd	Savvy Victory (IRE) Ryan Moore · S Woods	3/1F	1
3rd	Certain Lad (GB) George Bass · Jack Channon	14/1	1.5
4th	Groundbreaker (GER) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	11/2	.5
5th	Fantastic Fox (GB) Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian	9/1	2.25
6th	Baryshnikov (GB) Billy Loughnane · David & Nicola Barron	5/1	0.05
7th	Maksud (GB) Jason Hart · Hughie Morrison	5/1	2.25
8th	Zealandia (FR) Saffie Osborne · Ian Williams	50/1	5.5
9th	Lord Protector (GER) Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett	22/1	1

Runners (10)

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
2 (1)	Savvy Victory Bay J:Ryan Moore T:S Woods	J:Ryan Moore T:S Woods	134	—	2153-5	104	114	101	41d	—	—	-2	20.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Soft ground probably okay; hampered on return; continues up the weights but needs respect
3 (4)	Pride Of America Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Amy Murphy	J:Hollie Doyle T:Amy Murphy	132	t	18-146	102	118	96	50d	—	—	0	18.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made all at this meeting last year; faded over 1m4f latest and had wind surgery soon after
9 (7)	Baryshnikov Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:David & Nicola Barron	121	—	300-93	91	120	56	18d	—	—	-2	15.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
3-4 at Chester, the last of those wins in this race last year; latest run was promising
5 (5)	Groundbreaker Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	ht	44234-	99	114	104	237d	—	—	+8	20.5	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Unraced on worse than good to soft; improved last year but needs to find extra
7 (2)	Fantastic Fox Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	125	—	3020-4	95	119	103	17d	—	—	+6	13.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Competitive on occasions last term and ran respectably on return; edging down the weights
4 (8)	Maksud Bay J:Jason Hart T:Hughie Morrison	J:Jason Hart T:Hughie Morrison	131	—	45220-	101	116	104	217d	—	—	+11	21.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Six races, best form when second at Glorious Goodwood; may have more to offer
1 (6)	Certain Lad Bay J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass(3) T:Jack Channon	137	—	2803-7	107	114	105	22d	—	—	+10	16	2.75/1	12 8%
Soft ground may have been against him for French Listed race three weeks ago
NR (3)	Cap Francais Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	122	—	2000-0	92	117	107	32d	—	—	+7	11.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Second to Baryshnikov in this race last year off 6lb higher, so needs a market check
6 (9)	Lord Protector Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	126	—	6150-7	96	118	98	17d	—	—	+9	12.4	8.00/1	33 3%
Needs a big revival but may have needed latest run (his first after wind surgery)
10 (10)	Zealandia Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	116	p	30/1-0	86	116	108	18d	—	—	+15	16.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
York win (1m4f, good) last June on British debut; tailed off 18 days ago on first go since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Savvy Victory	11/4	3	11/4	5/2	11/4
Pride Of America	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Baryshnikov	9/2	7/2	4	4	9/2
Groundbreaker	13/2	6	6	11/2	6
Fantastic Fox	11/1	11	10	10	11
Maksud	13/2	7	13/2	13/2	7
Certain Lad	12	12	11	11	12
Cap Francais	14	14	14	16	16
Lord Protector	33	28	28	25	28/1
Zealandia	80/1	80	80	50	66

Predictor

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

1st

Maksud

21.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 6 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Groundbreaker

20.5

OR: 12.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Savvy Victory

20.2

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Pride Of America

18.2

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Zealandia

16.5

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Certain Lad

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Baryshnikov

15.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Fantastic Fox

13.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Lord Protector

12.4

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Cap Francais

11.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Certain Lad	107	114	105
Savvy Victory	104	114	101
Pride Of America	102	118	96
Maksud	101	116	104
Groundbreaker	99	114	104
Lord Protector	96	118	98
Fantastic Fox	95	119	103
Cap Francais	92	117	107
Baryshnikov	91	120	56
Zealandia	86	116	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fantastic Fox	17d ago	Fit
Lord Protector	17d ago	Fit
Baryshnikov	18d ago	Fit
Zealandia	18d ago	Fit
Certain Lad	22d ago	Fit
Cap Francais	32d ago	Fit
Savvy Victory	41d ago	Fit
Pride Of America	50d ago	Fresh
Maksud	217d ago	Long break
Groundbreaker	237d ago	Long break