Precision Facades Handicap – Chester

Chester

16:10

Precision Facades Handicap

Date 2024-05-09

Distance 1m2f70y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £15,288

Winning Time 2m 10.29s (slow by 1.59s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tony Montana (GB) David Egan · Michael Bell	8/1	Won
2nd	Loyal Touch (IRE) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	9/1	.5
3rd	Crystal Mariner (IRE) Ryan Moore · Sir Michael Stoute	4/1	2.5
4th	Pearl Eye (GB) Jason Watson · Darryll Holland	12/1	0.2
5th	Selwan (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Ian Williams	80/1	.5
6th	Baryshnikov (GB) Callum Rodriguez · David & Nicola Barron	9/1	0.3
7th	Dream Harder (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Ian Williams	11/2	0.2
8th	Toshizou (IRE) Clifford Lee · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	15/2	1
9th	Al Rufaa (FR) Jim Crowley · Daniel & Claire Kubler	16/1	1
10th	Al Zaraqaan (GB) Tom Eaves · Sam England	100/1	15
11th	Inspiritus (IRE) James Doyle · Roger Varian	7/2F	3.75

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10 (1)	Crystal Mariner Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	J:Ryan Moore T:Sir Michael Stoute	129	—	3136-	84	102	90	299d	—	—	+3	22.2	7/2 22%
Lightly raced 4yo who reappears after gelding and wind operations; betting interesting
1 (6)	Inspiritus Bay J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	J:James Doyle T:Roger Varian	135	—	2-1221	90	105	50	41d	—	—	0	19.2	10/3 23%
Big improver in AW handicaps and sure to go well if as effective back on turf
4 (5)	Dream Harder Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	J:Richard Kingscote T:Ian Williams	133	—	143-30	88	102	92	33d	—	—	0	13.1	6/1 14%
Sole turf win came at Chester (11.5f); failed to land a blow over this trip yesterday
8 (11)	Baryshnikov Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	130	—	35-441	85	103	69	7d	—	—	+2	11.3	9/1 10%
Scored at Redcar last week and has won twice at this meeting, including this in 2021
6 (3)	Tony Montana Bay J:David Egan T:Michael Bell	J:David Egan T:Michael Bell	132	—	14703-	87	102	71	184d	—	—	+8	16.6	17/2 11%
1m2f novice winner; best run in handicaps when third on AW in November; capable when fresh
7 (4)	Loyal Touch Bay J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	66-812	85	101	78	31d	—	—	+3	11	10/1 9%
Arrives in form from AW; just as good on turf; this track could suit front-running style
12 (12)	Toshizou Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Clifford Lee T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	127	—	28-935	82	100	62	17d	—	—	+3	10.1	10/1 9%
Beaten 19 times since winning in 2020 and well-held fifth back on turf latest
3 (9)	Al Rufaa Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Jim Crowley T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	134	h	13-620	89	103	74	41d	—	—	+6	11.4	14/1 7%
Well behind Inspiritus at Lingfield on Good Friday; others more persuasive back on turf
5 (8)	Pearl Eye Bay J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	133	p	2544-1	88	100	89	8d	—	—	+15	21.1	14/1 7%
Four 1m wins in 2023 and went in again on reappearance; proven over C&D; shortlisted
9 (7)	Al Zaraqaan Brown J:Tom Eaves T:Sam England	J:Tom Eaves T:Sam England	129	—	70/0-6	84	99	61	54d	—	—	+7	9.1	50/1 2%
Prolific under both codes; well held on AW in March but he has a lower mark on turf
11 (2)	Selwan Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ian Williams	127	—	1/80-7	82	91	62	12d	—	—	+12	13.5	66/1 1%
Useful on Flat in France but no show in Britain, including hurdles and recent yard debut
NR (10)	Parlando Bay J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	J:William Buick T:Ian Williams	135	—	45-410	90	99	72	47d	—	—	—	10	—
Ties in with Box To Box on a few pieces of Bahrain form during the winter; not ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Crystal Mariner	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2	3/1
Inspiritus	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Dream Harder	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Baryshnikov	9/1	17/2	8/1	15/2	8/1
Tony Montana	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	8/1
Loyal Touch	9/1	10/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Toshizou	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Al Rufaa	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Pearl Eye	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Al Zaraqaan	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Selwan	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Crystal Mariner

22.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 8 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Pearl Eye

21.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Inspiritus

19.2

OR: 10 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Tony Montana

16.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Selwan

13.5

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Dream Harder

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Al Rufaa

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Baryshnikov

11.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Loyal Touch

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Toshizou

10.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Parlando

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Al Zaraqaan

9.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Inspiritus	90	105	50
Parlando	90	99	72
Al Rufaa	89	103	74
Dream Harder	88	102	92
Pearl Eye	88	100	89
Tony Montana	87	102	71
Baryshnikov	85	103	69
Loyal Touch	85	101	78
Crystal Mariner	84	102	90
Al Zaraqaan	84	99	61
Toshizou	82	100	62
Selwan	82	91	62

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Baryshnikov	7d ago	Quick return
Pearl Eye	8d ago	Quick return
Selwan	12d ago	Quick return
Toshizou	17d ago	Fit
Loyal Touch	31d ago	Fit
Dream Harder	33d ago	Fit
Inspiritus	41d ago	Fit
Al Rufaa	41d ago	Fit
Parlando	47d ago	Fresh
Al Zaraqaan	54d ago	Fresh
Tony Montana	184d ago	Long break
Crystal Mariner	299d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Loyal Touch	Prominent
Dream Harder	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.