Halliwell Jones Handicap – Chester

Chester

16:08

Halliwell Jones Handicap

Date 2023-08-06

Distance 7f127y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £12,740

Winning Time 1m 37.97s (slow by 6.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Safe Voyage (IRE) Jason Hart · John Quinn	100/30	Won
2nd	Koy Koy (GB) William Buick · George Boughey	13/2	2.5
3rd	G'Daay (GB) Franny Norton · Joseph Parr	10/1	2.75
4th	Master Zoffany (IRE) Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	11/2	2.25
5th	On The River (GB) Harry Davies · Harriet Bethell	15/8F	.5
6th	Great Max (IRE) Kevin Stott · Alice Haynes	10/1	0.05
7th	Ffion (GB) Kieran Shoemark · David Loughnane	12/1	1.5

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
8 (4)	On The River Bay J:Harry Davies(3) T:Harriet Bethell	J:Harry Davies(3) T:Harriet Bethell	120	—	111271	80	107	100	13d	—	—	+8	32.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has won four times for new yard this season and latest form has been franked; solid claims
2 (7)	Safe Voyage Bay J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John Quinn	135	—	4-0350	95	109	100	8d	—	—	-4	17.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
10yo who ran well in two big handicaps in May and had an excuse at Ascot last Saturday
3 (2)	Koy Koy Bay J:William Buick T:George Boughey	J:William Buick T:George Boughey	133	—	7375-0	93	107	90	46d	—	—	+2	14.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Tailed off in Royal Hunt Cup on sole run this term but not ruled out off last winning mark
6 (6)	Master Zoffany Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	125	—	515-55	85	108	77	180d	—	—	+1	11.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
First run since February but stable in fine form and he's a two-time course winner
1 (1)	Great Max Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Alice Haynes	J:Kevin Stott T:Alice Haynes	135	p	59-400	95	106	56	45d	—	—	+4	13.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Two reasonable runs this year & drops down in grade here off reduced mark; not discounted
NR (5)	Liamarty Dreams Bay J:Ben Curtis T:K R Burke	J:Ben Curtis T:K R Burke	129	—	416240	89	105	94	1d	—	—	+8	16.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Front-runner who won over C&D on sole run here; well beaten at Thirsk yesterday
4 (3)	Ffion Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:David Loughnane	J:Kieran Shoemark T:David Loughnane	130	p	18-029	90	108	94	22d	—	—	+5	11.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Two course wins last year & could go well now back in a handicap in first-time cheekpieces
7 (8)	Gdaay Bay J:Franny Norton T:Joseph Parr	J:Franny Norton T:Joseph Parr	121	v	666521	81	106	92	17d	—	—	+16	23.2	3.25/1	14 7%
In good form at Chester the last twice and he could also be suited by today's course

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
On The River	9/4	5/2	5/2	9/4	9/4
Safe Voyage	11/4	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2
Koy Koy	13/2	13/2	6	6	6
Master Zoffany	7	13/2	6	6	6
Great Max	8	8	15/2	15/2	15/2
Liamarty Dreams	10	10	10	10	10
Ffion	12	12	12	11	11/1
Gdaay	14	12	14	12	11/1

Predictor

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

1st

On The River

32.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Gdaay

23.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.9

3rd

Safe Voyage

17.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Liamarty Dreams

16.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.4

Koy Koy

14.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Great Max

13.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Ffion

11.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Master Zoffany

11.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Safe Voyage	95	109	100
Great Max	95	106	56
Koy Koy	93	107	90
Ffion	90	108	94
Liamarty Dreams	89	105	94
Master Zoffany	85	108	77
Gdaay	81	106	92
On The River	80	107	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Liamarty Dreams	1d ago	Quick return
Safe Voyage	8d ago	Quick return
On The River	13d ago	Quick return
Gdaay	17d ago	Fit
Ffion	22d ago	Fit
Great Max	45d ago	Fit
Koy Koy	46d ago	Fresh
Master Zoffany	180d ago	Long break