Chapel Down Handicap – Ascot

Ascot

15:00

Chapel Down Handicap

Date 2023-07-28

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,468

Winning Time 1m 31.20s (slow by 5.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pearle d'Or (IRE) Jason Watson · David O'Meara	11/2	Won
2nd	Mobashr (USA) Ryan Moore · Michael Appleby	3/1F	.75
3rd	Captain Cuddles (IRE) Thore Hammer Hansen · Richard Hannon	33/1	1.5
4th	Snuggle (GB) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	11/2	4
5th	Flying Secret (GB) Kieran Shoemark · Eve Johnson Houghton	7/1	.5
6th	Grenham Bay (IRE) David Probert · Andrew Balding	8/1	6
7th	Global Esteem (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · John Gallagher	6/1	4
8th	Laoisman (GB) Harry Davies · S Woods	11/2	.5
9th	Spirited Guest (GB) Mikkel Mortensen · George Margarson	40/1	2.25

Runners (13)

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
4 (12)	Mobashr Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Michael Appleby	J:Ryan Moore T:Michael Appleby	139	h	877123	79	88	80	9d	—	—	+5	24.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Not proven on softer than good; Doncaster win, unlucky next time; ran respectably latest
11 (1)	Snuggle Chestnut J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	131	—	332123	78	92	70	6d	—	—	+10	25	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Solid sequence before heavy ground (acts on soft) may have been his undoing six days ago
NR (7)	Halla Dubai Bay J:TBC T:Owen Burrows	J: T:Owen Burrows	135	—	6224	82	85	79	35d	—	—	+4	18.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Four races; needs marked overall improvement but the drop back to 7f looks worth a go
6 (6)	Global Esteem Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(5) T:John Gallagher	J:Kaiya Fraser(5) T:John Gallagher	137	v	557363	77	90	74	14d	—	—	0	15.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has a solid record at Ascot; better this season over 1m than 7f; has first-time visor
1 (10)	Pearle Dor Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	J:Jason Watson T:David Omeara	141	h	-02692	81	87	68	13d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Some mixed form and no win since debut (2021) but narrowly denied over C&D on latest start
5 (2)	Flying Secret Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Eve Johnson Houghton	138	—	8-5113	78	87	76	22d	—	—	0	9.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Made the breakthrough in 7f handicaps last month and ran creditably on latest outing
13 (8)	Grenham Bay Grey J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	129	—	411583	76	92	72	15d	—	—	+5	18.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Not quite so good lately; return to 7f (tried both 2yo starts) needs a positive response
NR (4)	Dashing Dick Bay J:TBC T:William Stone	J: T:William Stone	134	b	344303	74	86	81	20d	—	—	+6	12.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Hard to win with (2-34) but close third of eight at Leicester on latest outing
10 (9)	Laoisman Chestnut J:Harry Davies(3) T:S Woods	J:Harry Davies(3) T:S Woods	131	—	2833	78	86	69	23d	—	—	+7	16	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Needs a bit better on this handicap debut; possible that returning to 7f from 1m will help
NR (13)	Maharajas Express Chestnut J:TBC T:Richard Spencer	J: T:Richard Spencer	130	p	12-88	77	87	-	112d	—	—	+3	8.4	3.25/1	14 7%
All four starts have been 6f on AW; gelded and now has cheekpieces, plus 7f and turf debut
NR (11)	Epsom Faithfull Bay J:TBC T:Pat Phelan	J: T:Pat Phelan	140	t	570903	80	89	25	47d	—	—	+7	11.9	4.25/1	18 6%
7f on turf may stretch stamina; big problems seemingly if the ground is softer than good
9 (5)	Captain Cuddles Bay J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:Richard Hannon	J:Thore Hammer Hansen T:Richard Hannon	133	—	551-79	80	88	35	69d	—	—	+5	8.5	6.75/1	28 4%
Lightly raced but being gelded since latest start needs to have turned things around
3 (3)	Spirited Guest Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:George Margarson	J:Mikkel Mortensen(7) T:George Margarson	139	—	0-2185	79	86	47	32d	—	—	+5	8.1	9.75/1	40 3%
2-27 on turf but one win was here two years ago; ended a losing run on AW in April

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Mobashr	10/3	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Snuggle	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	4
Halla Dubai	5	11/2	5	5	5
Global Esteem	13/2	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Pearle Dor	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	6
Flying Secret	8	15/2	8	15/2	15/2
Grenham Bay	5	6	5	11/2	11/2
Dashing Dick	14	14	14	14	SP
Laoisman	8	17/2	9	9	9
Maharajas Express	14	14	14	14	SP
Epsom Faithfull	14	18	16	18	18
Captain Cuddles	25	25	28	25	25
Spirited Guest	33	33	40	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Snuggle

OR: 7 Form: 13.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

2nd

Mobashr

24.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Halla Dubai

18.2

OR: 8 Form: 6 Odds: 4.2

11/2

Grenham Bay

18.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 8 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Pearle Dor

17.3

OR: 7.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Laoisman

OR: 7 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Global Esteem

15.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 4.4

13/2

Dashing Dick

12.2

OR: 6 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.7

Epsom Faithfull

11.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

Flying Secret

9.9

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Captain Cuddles

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Maharajas Express

8.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Spirited Guest

8.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Halla Dubai	82	85	79
Pearle Dor	81	87	68
Epsom Faithfull	80	89	25
Captain Cuddles	80	88	35
Mobashr	79	88	80
Spirited Guest	79	86	47
Snuggle	78	92	70
Flying Secret	78	87	76
Laoisman	78	86	69
Global Esteem	77	90	74
Maharajas Express	77	87	—
Grenham Bay	76	92	72
Dashing Dick	74	86	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Snuggle	6d ago	Quick return
Mobashr	9d ago	Quick return
Pearle Dor	13d ago	Quick return
Global Esteem	14d ago	Fit
Grenham Bay	15d ago	Fit
Dashing Dick	20d ago	Fit
Flying Secret	22d ago	Fit
Laoisman	23d ago	Fit
Spirited Guest	32d ago	Fit
Halla Dubai	35d ago	Fit
Epsom Faithfull	47d ago	Fresh
Captain Cuddles	69d ago	Fresh
Maharajas Express	112d ago	Long break