tote £250K Guaranteed Placepot Every Saturday Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Chester

14:20

Date 2023-05-27

Distance 7f127y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,154

Winning Time 1m 37.39s (slow by 5.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Alsakib (GB) Harry Davies · Andrew Balding	6/4F	Won
2nd	Orchid Bloom (GB) Adam Farragher · William Haggas	13/8	1
3rd	Kintaro (GB) David Nolan · Richard Fahey	6/1	.75
4th	O G Beachwear (GB) Andrew Mullen · Hugo Palmer	12/1	0.1
5th	Sealine (IRE) Jefferson Smith · Roger Varian	11/1	.75
6th	Boxing Alex (GB) Ben Curtis · David Loughnane	18/1	4.25
7th	Arawan (GB) Liam Keniry · Mark Loughnane	150/1	1.5
8th	Trickytrickytricky (IRE) Franny Norton · Philip Kirby	50/1	7

Runners (8)

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 (7)	Orchid Bloom Grey J:Adam Farragher(3) T:William Haggas	J:Adam Farragher(3) T:William Haggas	133	—	1-	-	96	63	210d	—	—	-15	21.8	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Impressive win at Newmarket last October and sets useful standard under penalty on return
2 (4)	Alsakib Grey J:Harry Davies(3) T:Andrew Balding	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Andrew Balding	131	—	2	-	91	-	40d	—	—	-20	16.8	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Runner-up at Kempton on debut last month; yard has won last three renewals of this race
5 (1)	Kintaro Bay J:David Nolan T:Richard Fahey	J:David Nolan T:Richard Fahey	131	—	4-	-	89	63	231d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.75/1	8 13%
Promising fourth at York last October but not sure this drop in trip will suit on return
6 (6)	Sealine Chestnut J:Jefferson Smith T:Roger Varian	J:Jefferson Smith T:Roger Varian	131	—	4-8	-	80	48	37d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Well held in both starts and needs a transformation on his drop to this trip
8 (8)	O G Beachwear Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	126	—	4	-	88	68	21d	—	—	-6	2.1	3.25/1	14 7%
Made a promising start when fourth behind three experienced rivals at Thirsk; in the mix
4 (3)	Boxing Alex Bay J:Ben Curtis T:David Loughnane	J:Ben Curtis T:David Loughnane	131	—	0-	-	24	-	288d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Cost 190,000gns as a yearling but he made a low-key start at Newbury (7f) last August
7 (2)	Trickytrickytricky Chestnut J:Franny Norton T:Philip Kirby	J:Franny Norton T:Philip Kirby	131	—	8	-	-	-	17d	—	—	-2	0.9	9.75/1	40 3%
Always in last and was tailed off over 10.3f here (soft; 33-1) on his recent debut
3 (5)	Arawan Chestnut J:Liam Keniry T:Mark Loughnane	J:Liam Keniry T:Mark Loughnane	131	—	87	-	66	-	14d	—	—	-1	0.3	24.75/1	100 1%
Has a lot to find and handicaps look the way forward after this

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Orchid Bloom	5/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	11/8
Alsakib	7/4	15/8	7/4	13/8	13/8
Kintaro	7	13/2	8	13/2	13/2
Sealine	14	11	12	12	14
O G Beachwear	14	11	12	10	11
Boxing Alex	14	12	11	12	14
Trickytrickytricky	40	28	33	28	28
Arawan	100	100	100	100	100

Predictor

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

1st

Orchid Bloom

21.8

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 11.8

6/4

2nd

Alsakib

16.8

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 11.8

15/8

3rd

Kintaro

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

O G Beachwear

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Sealine

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Boxing Alex

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Trickytrickytricky

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Arawan

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Orchid Bloom	—	96	63
Alsakib	—	91	—
Kintaro	—	89	63
Sealine	—	80	48
O G Beachwear	—	88	68
Boxing Alex	—	24	—
Trickytrickytricky	—	—	—
Arawan	—	66	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Arawan	14d ago	Fit
Trickytrickytricky	17d ago	Fit
O G Beachwear	21d ago	Fit
Sealine	37d ago	Fit
Alsakib	40d ago	Fit
Orchid Bloom	210d ago	Long break
Kintaro	231d ago	Long break
Boxing Alex	288d ago	Long break