H S Lester Memorial Challenge Cup Handicap (No Race Won Since 2023 Flat Turf Season)

Salisbury

17:00

Date 2024-06-16

Distance 1m1f201y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,580

Runners (9)

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
5 (1)	Expert Witness Bay J:George Rooke T:Sir Mark Todd	J:George Rooke T:Sir Mark Todd	130	t	45-222	70	89	74	3d	—	—	-14	13.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Back on turf with three creditable seconds over today's trip this spring; respected
2 (9)	Chips And Rice Bay J:Sean Levey T:James Fanshawe	J:Sean Levey T:James Fanshawe	136	—	920-52	76	88	49	24d	—	—	-5	11.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Bettered low-key seasonal debut when second at Lingfield last month; enters calculations
6 (4)	God Of Fire Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Saffie Osborne T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	130	—	90396-	70	84	54	251d	—	—	-3	10.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Inconsistent for Stuart Williams last year but makes stable debut from a tempting mark
1 (3)	Croeso Cymraeg Bay J:Joe Leavy(5) T:James Evans	J:Joe Leavy(5) T:James Evans	137	—	257-55	77	90	60	27d	—	—	-4	11.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Dual course winner; began season with two decent efforts and the forecast rain will suit
4 (5)	Photon Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Teal	J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Teal	132	p	-26224	72	87	-	24d	—	—	+6	15.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Consistent on AW this year; contender if aided by cheekpieces on this turf return
3 (2)	Just An Hour Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Rod Millman	J:Ross Coakley T:Rod Millman	134	—	0-9647	74	86	59	27d	—	—	+1	8.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Hinted at possible return to form two starts ago but latest run was a backward step
7 (7)	On The Cards b/br J:Trevor Whelan T:Marcus Tregoning	J:Trevor Whelan T:Marcus Tregoning	127	p	726-33	67	84	50	13d	—	—	-1	6.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Low-mileage 4yo; third in both handicaps this year (1m/1m2f); cheekpieces added today
8 (6)	Meleri Bay J:Luke Catton(5) T:Jim Boyle	J:Luke Catton(5) T:Jim Boyle	126	—	471-97	66	84	67	36d	—	—	0	5.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Safely held on first two starts season but significant rain will heighten interest in her
9 (8)	Pride Of Nepal Bay J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Jeremy Scott	J:Georgia Dobie(3) T:Jeremy Scott	120	tv	05-685	60	83	54	9d	—	—	+1	3.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Regressive 6yo who has been safely held on both outings since returned to the Flat in May

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Expert Witness	2/1	9/4	9/4	85/40	2/1
Chips And Rice	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
God Of Fire	6/1	13/2	11/2	13/2	11/2
Croeso Cymraeg	13/2	5/1	6/1	5/1	7/1
Photon	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Just An Hour	11/1	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
On The Cards	14/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	14/1
Meleri	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Pride Of Nepal	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Photon

15.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Expert Witness

13.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Chips And Rice

11.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

5/1

Croeso Cymraeg

11.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

7/1

God Of Fire

10.1

OR: 5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Just An Hour

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

On The Cards

6.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Meleri

5.6

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Pride Of Nepal

3.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Croeso Cymraeg	77	90	60
Chips And Rice	76	88	49
Just An Hour	74	86	59
Photon	72	87	—
Expert Witness	70	89	74
God Of Fire	70	84	54
On The Cards	67	84	50
Meleri	66	84	67
Pride Of Nepal	60	83	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Expert Witness	3d ago	Quick return
Pride Of Nepal	9d ago	Quick return
On The Cards	13d ago	Quick return
Chips And Rice	24d ago	Fit
Photon	24d ago	Fit
Croeso Cymraeg	27d ago	Fit
Just An Hour	27d ago	Fit
Meleri	36d ago	Fit
God Of Fire	251d ago	Long break