tote Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) – Chester

Chester

15:15

tote Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap)

Date 2023-05-12

Distance 2m2f140y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £76,440

Winning Time 4m 15.48s (slow by 11.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Metier (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Harry Fry	5/1	Won
2nd	Zoffee (GB) Ben Curtis · Hugo Palmer	11/1	0.3
3rd	Call My Bluff (IRE) J F Egan · Dominic Ffrench Davis	11/4F	.75
4th	Law Of The Sea (GB) Franny Norton · Ian Williams	40/1	.75
5th	Rajinsky (IRE) Harry Davies · Hugo Palmer	14/1	.5
6th	Calling The Wind (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Richard Hughes	13/2	1.25
7th	Emiyn (FR) Harrison Shaw · Declan Carroll	9/1	.75
8th	Bascule (FR) Billy Loughnane · Richard Hughes	33/1	2.75
9th	The Grand Visir (GB) Richard Kingscote · Ian Williams	33/1	2.75
10th	Euchen Glen (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	18/1	1
11th	Vino Victrix (GB) Benoit De La Sayette · Hughie Morrison	18/1	1
12th	Tritonic (GB) Hollie Doyle · Alan King	9/1	1.25
13th	Almuhit (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	28/1	1
14th	Al Zaraqaan (GB) Leigh Roche · Sam England	80/1	6.5
15th	Falcon Eight (IRE) Ryan Moore · D K Weld	7/1	9
16th	Reshoun (FR) Jim Crowley · Patrick Morris	100/1	26

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
16 (2)	Call My Bluff Bay J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	J:J F Egan T:Dominic Ffrench Davis	118	p	0320-2	88	120	93	21d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	21.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Thorough stayer who goes well on softer than good and at this track; set for a big run
8 (14)	Metier Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry Fry	J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry Fry	127	t	5/1-82	97	116	107	34d	—	—	+8	23.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Goes well in the mud; has more to offer on the Flat and he's worth a go at this test
2 (4)	Falcon Eight Bay J:Ryan Moore T:D K Weld	J:Ryan Moore T:D K Weld	138	v	46518-	108	113	100	—	—	—	+12	25.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won this race in 2021 and fifth in 2022; likely to be bang there again
6 (6)	Calling The Wind Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Hughes	J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Hughes	130	—	3370-4	100	114	100	62d	—	—	+3	16.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Acts on soft; unraced here; needs to get closer to his peak form shown in autumn 2021
4 (8)	Tritonic Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Alan King	J:Hollie Doyle T:Alan King	132	p	8/210-	102	115	84	—	—	—	+7	15.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Best hurdles effort this year came on latest start, when stretching his stamina to 2m4f
15 (1)	Emiyn Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	J:Harrison Shaw T:Declan Carroll	119	—	213-59	89	114	70	20d	—	—	+3	12.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Front-runner who has two wins and two seconds from six visits to Chester; interesting
10 (3)	Zoffee Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ben Curtis T:Hugo Palmer	123	—	13734-	93	115	101	216d	—	—	+10	17.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Peak efforts on good or firmer, as when fourth of 21 in the 2m2f Cesarewitch at Newmarket
1 (5)	Rajinsky Bay J:Harry Davies(3) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Hugo Palmer	138	—	419-16	108	113	86	9d	—	—	+10	16.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Very reliable in good handicaps, close third in this race last year off 8lb lower
5 (13)	Euchen Glen Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	131	—	3265-4	101	114	95	34d	—	—	+9	14.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has not proved himself beyond 2m; below form on all three appearances at this track
9 (10)	Vino Victrix Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette(3) T:Hughie Morrison	J:Benoit De La Sayette(3) T:Hughie Morrison	125	—	2124-8	95	115	107	21d	—	—	+8	12.5	4.25/1	18 6%
Cesarewitch 2nd; soundly beaten both starts on soft, including on reappearance
12 (17)	Almuhit Bay J:J M Sheridan(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	121	p	48123-	92	115	98	—	—	—	+20	22.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Fit from hurdling but lacks solid claims and has the widest draw
7 (16)	The Grand Visir Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	127	p	36/69-	97	-	99	371d	—	—	+10	12.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Second in this race two years ago and below-form ninth in it last year when last seen
11 (15)	Bascule Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Richard Hughes	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Richard Hughes	121	b	5024-3	91	116	101	41d	—	—	+11	14	8.00/1	33 3%
Seemingly twice stretched by 2m2f at Newmarket last autumn; has achieved more on AW
13 (7)	Law Of The Sea Bay J:Franny Norton T:Ian Williams	J:Franny Norton T:Ian Williams	120	t	/53-00	90	120	72	98d	—	—	+8	10.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Tailed off in two 1m4f handicaps at Meydan early this year; unraced beyond 1m6f
3 (9)	Reshoun Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Patrick Morris	J:Jim Crowley T:Patrick Morris	133	p	15340-	103	117	96	230d	—	—	+16	17.1	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Had a fine summer last season in final campaign for Ian Williams; has not shone at Chester
17 (11)	Al Zaraqaan Brown J:Leigh Roche T:Sam England	J:Leigh Roche T:Sam England	117	—	26970-	87	104	60	—	—	—	+9	10.6	37.25/1	150 1%
Hurdling saw a restoration of his fortunes before changing hands and leaving Archie Watson
NR (12)	Aztec Empire Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	120	—	-14166	91	117	-	21d	—	—	+14	18.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Looked set for better before disappointing on last two outings; latest was on soft

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Call My Bluff	11/4	11/4	3	3	11/4
Metier	11/2	5/1	5	11/2	5
Falcon Eight	13/2	6/1	7	13/2	6/1
Calling The Wind	13/2	13/2	7	13/2	13/2
Tritonic	9	9	10	9	9
Emiyn	8/1	15/2	8	8	8
Zoffee	11	11	11	11	11/1
Rajinsky	16	14	14	14	14
Euchen Glen	18/1	16	18	18	16
Vino Victrix	18	18	18	18	18
Almuhit	33	33	33	33	28
The Grand Visir	40/1	33/1	33	33	28
Bascule	28	33	33	33	28
Law Of The Sea	40	40	40	40	33
Reshoun	150/1	80	80	80	80
Al Zaraqaan	150	125	125	125	125
Aztec Empire	20	20	20	16	16

Predictor

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

1st

Falcon Eight

25.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Metier

23.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 4.4

11/2

3rd

Almuhit

22.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0.7

Call My Bluff

21.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Aztec Empire

18.5

OR: 10.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

Zoffee

17.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Reshoun

17.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Calling The Wind

16.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Rajinsky

16.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Tritonic

15.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Euchen Glen

14.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Bascule

OR: 10.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

Vino Victrix

12.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

The Grand Visir

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Emiyn

12.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Law Of The Sea

10.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Al Zaraqaan

10.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0.4

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Falcon Eight	108	113	100
Rajinsky	108	113	86
Reshoun	103	117	96
Tritonic	102	115	84
Euchen Glen	101	114	95
Calling The Wind	100	114	100
Metier	97	116	107
The Grand Visir	97	—	99
Vino Victrix	95	115	107
Zoffee	93	115	101
Almuhit	92	115	98
Bascule	91	116	101
Aztec Empire	91	117	—
Law Of The Sea	90	120	72
Emiyn	89	114	70
Call My Bluff	88	120	93
Al Zaraqaan	87	104	60

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rajinsky	9d ago	Quick return
Emiyn	20d ago	Fit
Call My Bluff	21d ago	Fit
Vino Victrix	21d ago	Fit
Aztec Empire	21d ago	Fit
Metier	34d ago	Fit
Euchen Glen	34d ago	Fit
Bascule	41d ago	Fit
Calling The Wind	62d ago	Fresh
Law Of The Sea	98d ago	Long break
Zoffee	216d ago	Long break
Reshoun	230d ago	Long break
The Grand Visir	371d ago	Long break
Falcon Eight	—	—
Tritonic	—	—
Almuhit	—	—
Al Zaraqaan	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Emiyn	Front Runner
Calling The Wind	Prominent
Falcon Eight	Hold Up
Euchen Glen	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 4 of 17 runners classified.