Chester Season Finale 14th October Handicap – Chester

Chester

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Chester Season Finale 14th October Handicap

Date 2023-09-30

Distance 7f127y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

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
3 (7)	Kings Code Bay J:Joe Fanning T:David Evans	J:Joe Fanning T:David Evans	138	—	-71713	77	81	72	21d	—	—	+6	25.5	0.50/1	3 33%
Nothing wrong with latest length defeat behind a good yardstick at Newbury
NR (4)	Roman Dynasty Bay J:Daniel Muscutt T:Joseph Parr	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Joseph Parr	142	p	122322	77	82	68	28d	—	—	+8	23.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Running well but 11lb above last winning mark and handicapped about right
7 (6)	Love Your Work Chestnut J:Franny Norton T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Franny Norton T:Rebecca Menzies	133	—	663262	68	82	-	11d	—	—	+3	16.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Better known for AW exploits and came from well off the pace to be second at Newcastle
2 (10)	Thunder Roar Chestnut J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle	J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle	140	—	-48180	75	83	75	64d	—	—	0	15.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Soft-ground winner in July off 2lb lower; poor at York latest but could bounce back
12 (12)	Lockdown Lass Brown J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	J:Gina Mangan(3) T:Gary Hanmer	125	—	113221	60	81	75	15d	—	—	+8	27.1	0.88/1	7/2 22%
In-form mare who goes well here but stall 12 asks questions of her
NR (1)	Hes A Gentleman Grey J:Hayley Turner T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hayley Turner T:Hugo Palmer	136	v	084223	71	82	72	24d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Handles soft ground and comes here on the back of some solid efforts in defeat
NR (2)	Bird Of Play Bay J:Elle-May Croot(7) T:Ivan Furtado	J:Elle-May Croot(7) T:Ivan Furtado	129	—	122374	68	83	78	11d	—	—	+2	11.2	2.25/1	10 10%
A winner under this rider in May and held his form fairly well since
5 (11)	Ring Of Gold Bay J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	135	—	433333	70	83	71	45d	—	—	+5	16.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has returned from a break with two thirds on slow and fast ground
13 (9)	Mister Sox Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:Tim Easterby	J:Ben Robinson T:Tim Easterby	123	b	752371	62	78	71	7d	—	—	+9	18.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Winner last week; up 4lb but goes on soft and 1m also suits
10 (8)	Waleyfa Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	126	—	018115	61	78	49	129d	—	—	+14	17.8	4.75/1	20 5%
Better on the AW and soft ground doesn't look a good fit back from a break
8 (13)	Berkshire Phantom Grey J:Paddy Mathers T:Fionn Mcsharry	J:Paddy Mathers T:Fionn Mcsharry	132	—	250808	71	83	73	21d	—	—	+3	6	8.00/1	33 3%
Shown little since moving yards and held by King's Code on their recent Haydock clash
6 (3)	Beylerbeyi Bay J:Liam Keniry T:Patrick Morris	J:Liam Keniry T:Patrick Morris	133	—	160-89	72	78	25	15d	—	—	+4	6.2	9.75/1	40 3%
Ex-French; 150-1 here last time but going okay when hampered; up in trip
11 (5)	Indrapura Star Grey J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	125	—	7-8499	64	73	39	74d	—	—	+2	4.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Well beaten in two 7f handicaps on fast and slow ground, latterly in a hood

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Kings Code	3	3	3	3	3
Roman Dynasty	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Love Your Work	5	9/2	5	5	9/2
Thunder Roar	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Lockdown Lass	4	10/3	3	7/2	7/2
Hes A Gentleman	7	13/2	11/2	6	6
Bird Of Play	8	10	15/2	15/2	10
Ring Of Gold	15/2	13/2	6	7	13/2
Mister Sox	8/1	15/2	7/1	8/1	8
Waleyfa	20	20	20	20	20
Berkshire Phantom	33	33	28	33	33
Beylerbeyi	40	40	28	33	33
Indrapura Star	50	50	50/1	50	50

Predictor

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

1st

Lockdown Lass

27.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 18.9 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Kings Code

25.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 13 Odds: 5.7

3rd

Roman Dynasty

23.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 4.5

9/2

Mister Sox

18.7

OR: 3 Form: 13 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Hes A Gentleman

17.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Waleyfa

17.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 14 Odds: 1.1

Love Your Work

16.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 8.4 Odds: 4

9/2

Ring Of Gold

16.2

OR: 5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Thunder Roar

15.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Bird Of Play

11.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 4 Odds: 2.7

Beylerbeyi

6.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Berkshire Phantom

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Indrapura Star

4.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kings Code	77	81	72
Roman Dynasty	77	82	68
Thunder Roar	75	83	75
Beylerbeyi	72	78	25
Hes A Gentleman	71	82	72
Berkshire Phantom	71	83	73
Ring Of Gold	70	83	71
Love Your Work	68	82	—
Bird Of Play	68	83	78
Indrapura Star	64	73	39
Mister Sox	62	78	71
Waleyfa	61	78	49
Lockdown Lass	60	81	75

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mister Sox	7d ago	Quick return
Love Your Work	11d ago	Quick return
Bird Of Play	11d ago	Quick return
Lockdown Lass	15d ago	Fit
Beylerbeyi	15d ago	Fit
Kings Code	21d ago	Fit
Berkshire Phantom	21d ago	Fit
Hes A Gentleman	24d ago	Fit
Roman Dynasty	28d ago	Fit
Ring Of Gold	45d ago	Fit
Thunder Roar	64d ago	Fresh
Indrapura Star	74d ago	Fresh
Waleyfa	129d ago	Long break