tote Fantasy, Whos In Your Stable Chester Plate Handicap (For The Bobby Mcalpine Memorial Cup)

Chester

16:55

Date 2023-05-12

Distance 2m2f140y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,480

Winning Time 4m 19.40s (slow by 15.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zinc White (IRE) Jim Crowley · Ian Williams	33/1	Won
2nd	Novel Legend (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · James Fanshawe	11/8F	2.25
3rd	It's Good To Laugh (IRE) Billy Loughnane · Jennie Candlish	17/2	.75
4th	The Predictor (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	14/1	.75
5th	Land Of Winter (FR) Rossa Ryan · Rae Guest	18/1	3.75
6th	Christopher Wood (IRE) Hollie Doyle · Venetia Williams	16/1	2.25
7th	Mostly Sunny (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Heather Main	33/1	.75
8th	Military Two Step (FR) Ben Curtis · Charlie Johnston	28/1	1.25
9th	Justus (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Ian Williams	9/2	2
10th	Whimsy (GB) Callum Hutchinson · Andrew Balding	28/1	34
11th	Bellatrixsa (IRE) Franny Norton · Venetia Williams	7/1	11
12th	Oman (IRE) Jason Hart · Ian Williams	50/1	25
13th	Juan Bermudez (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	22/1	32
14th	Whitehaven (FR) Paul Mulrennan · Donald McCain	66/1	16

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
1 (14)	Novel Legend Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	J:Daniel Muscutt T:James Fanshawe	140	—	412-11	88	103	75	21d	—	—	-16	21.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Has form figures of 1211 since sent beyond 1m4f; future mark is 7lb higher; respected
17 (5)	Justus Chestnut J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	128	v	437-61	75	96	85	14d	—	—	-6	11.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Easy winner at Doncaster two weeks ago; future mark is 5lb higher; big player
11 (10)	Bellatrixsa Grey J:Franny Norton T:Venetia Williams	J:Franny Norton T:Venetia Williams	134	—	1/8/1-	81	90	69	—	—	—	+14	26.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won this contest in 2022 when last seen on the Flat; has to be feared back here
2 (6)	Its Good To Laugh Bay J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Jennie Candlish	J:Billy Loughnane(3) T:Jennie Candlish	138	tp	0543-5	85	100	87	13d	—	—	+2	11.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Respectable seventh off 9lb higher in last year's Chester Cup; interesting back here
NR (2)	Hydroplane Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	135	tp	616-34	82	93	75	44d	—	—	-45	28	3.25/1	14 7%
Third/sixth in the last two runnings of this race; now 4lb higher
NR (11)	Malakahna Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	133	tp	62611-	80	92	80	—	—	—	+14	30.7	4.25/1	18 6%
Successful in last two Flat attempts and beat Novel Legend on latest occasion
15 (15)	The Predictor Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	131	p	2812-2	79	96	81	13d	—	—	+7	14.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Respectable record since upped to 1m6f/2m; future mark 1lb higher; each-way claims
8 (17)	Christopher Wood Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Venetia Williams	J:Hollie Doyle T:Venetia Williams	135	—	/8/10/	82	96	-	—	—	—	+4	9.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Not seen on Flat since 2020 and has stamina to prove over this far in this sphere
NR (1)	Anna Bunina Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:John C Mcconnell	J:NON-RUNNER T:John C Mcconnell	138	t	54/18-	85	94	-	—	—	—	-24	25.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Second in Grade 1 hurdle last time; only eighth over C&D when last seen on Flat
7 (9)	Land Of Winter Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Rae Guest	J:Rossa Ryan T:Rae Guest	137	b	406-64	84	97	66	13d	—	—	+5	9.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Possibilities off a handy mark, provided he takes well to new headgear
5 (13)	Zinc White Grey J:Jim Crowley T:Ian Williams	J:Jim Crowley T:Ian Williams	137	—	66/11/	84	95	-	—	—	—	+6	9.5	6.75/1	28 4%
Unexposed on Flat but has been absent since 2021; new stable
6 (8)	Juan Bermudez Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	137	tp	4319-4	85	93	55	28d	—	—	+6	9.8	6.75/1	28 4%
Lightly raced; may be capable of improvement with Ripon reappearance under his belt
16 (7)	Whimsy Chestnut J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	J:Callum Hutchinson(3) T:Andrew Balding	129	—	223-48	77	94	71	24d	—	—	+5	7.5	8.00/1	33 3%
Has stamina to prove on first attempt beyond 1m4f
14 (16)	Mostly Sunny Chestnut J:Jack Mitchell T:Heather Main	J:Jack Mitchell T:Heather Main	132	—	7021-7	80	94	64	21d	—	—	+6	8.2	8.00/1	33 3%
Newbury reappearance effort (beaten 47l) doesn't augur well for this challenge
4 (4)	Military Two Step Grey J:Ben Curtis T:Charlie Johnston	J:Ben Curtis T:Charlie Johnston	138	—	1-4365	85	92	64	31d	—	—	+14	16.5	9.75/1	40 3%
Last two wins came off this mark but those were much weaker races than this one
10 (12)	Whitehaven Black J:Paul Mulrennan T:Donald Mccain	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Donald Mccain	135	tp	/8352-	82	93	73	—	—	—	+13	15.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Had wind surgery since last hurdles run; may revive returned to the Flat
13 (3)	Oman Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Ian Williams	J:Jason Hart T:Ian Williams	132	v	7-5007	79	102	96	28d	—	—	+6	7.7	19.75/1	80 1%
Form for current stable is decidedly unconvincing

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Novel Legend	11/8	11/8	5/4	11/8	6/5
Justus	7/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	9/2
Bellatrixsa	13/2	6	6	13/2	13/2
Its Good To Laugh	9	8/1	10	9	9
Hydroplane	14	14	12	14	14
Malakahna	12	18	18	18	18
The Predictor	11	12	11	12	14
Christopher Wood	18	16/1	16	18	18/1
Anna Bunina	SP	14	SP	SP	SP
Land Of Winter	20/1	20	22	22	22
Zinc White	28	22/1	25	28	25
Juan Bermudez	28	25	25	25/1	25/1
Whimsy	33	33	28	33	33
Mostly Sunny	33	28/1	33	33	33
Military Two Step	40	40	33	40	33
Whitehaven	66/1	40	33	50/1	33
Oman	80	66	66	66	66

Predictor

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

1st

Malakahna

30.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 4.7

2nd

Hydroplane

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 20

3rd

Bellatrixsa

26.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 15 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Anna Bunina

25.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 16.7

Novel Legend

21.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

11/8

Military Two Step

16.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

Whitehaven

15.1

OR: 8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.6

66/1

The Predictor

14.4

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

Its Good To Laugh

11.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

Justus

11.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Juan Bermudez

9.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Land Of Winter

9.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Zinc White

9.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Christopher Wood

9.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Mostly Sunny

8.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Oman

7.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Whimsy

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Novel Legend	88	103	75
Its Good To Laugh	85	100	87
Anna Bunina	85	94	—
Juan Bermudez	85	93	55
Military Two Step	85	92	64
Land Of Winter	84	97	66
Zinc White	84	95	—
Hydroplane	82	93	75
Christopher Wood	82	96	—
Whitehaven	82	93	73
Bellatrixsa	81	90	69
Malakahna	80	92	80
Mostly Sunny	80	94	64
The Predictor	79	96	81
Oman	79	102	96
Whimsy	77	94	71
Justus	75	96	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Its Good To Laugh	13d ago	Quick return
The Predictor	13d ago	Quick return
Land Of Winter	13d ago	Quick return
Justus	14d ago	Fit
Novel Legend	21d ago	Fit
Mostly Sunny	21d ago	Fit
Whimsy	24d ago	Fit
Juan Bermudez	28d ago	Fit
Oman	28d ago	Fit
Military Two Step	31d ago	Fit
Hydroplane	44d ago	Fit
Bellatrixsa	—	—
Malakahna	—	—
Christopher Wood	—	—
Anna Bunina	—	—
Zinc White	—	—
Whitehaven	—	—