Whispering Angel Handicap – Chester

Chester

2:25

Whispering Angel Handicap

Date 2024-06-29

Distance 1m4f63y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,644

Winning Time 2m 38.06s (slow by 2.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Bur Dubai (GB) J:Daniel Tudhope T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	Daniel Tudhope / Kevin Philippart De Foy	—	6/4F	0
2nd	Open Secret (GB) J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	Franny Norton / Charlie Johnston	—	100/30	9.5
3rd	Frankelian (GB) J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	Rob Hornby / Ralph Beckett	—	3/1	.5
4th	Percy Jones (GB) J:Aidan Keeley T:Mark Loughnane	Aidan Keeley / Mark Loughnane	—	10/1	0.3
5th	Selwan (IRE) J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	Charles Bishop / Ian Williams	—	20/1	4.75
6th	Melek Alreeh (USA) J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Simcock	Silvestre De Sousa / David Simcock	—	10/1	1.5
7th	Busby (IRE) J:Aiden Brookes T:Philip Kirby	Aiden Brookes / Philip Kirby	—	50/1	.5

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (2)	Bur Dubai ch J:Daniel Tudhope T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Kevin Philippart De Foy	126	—	43-623	78	90	72	23d	—	—	-16	17.6	13/8 38%
Generally progressive 3yo who has been placed in handicaps the last twice; big player
6 (6)	Frankelian b J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	124	—	536-3	76	84	55	18d	—	—	-4	14.9	7/2 22%
Eyecatching third in a Salisbury handicap and she's open to more progress upped to 1m4f
4 (5)	Open Secret b J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	126	—	3-2342	78	85	70	8d	—	—	-6	15.3	10/3 23%
Solid record in his five starts and he looks interesting back in a 1m4f handicap
2 (1)	Melek Alreeh b J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Simcock	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:David Simcock	141	—	56-218	79	84	49	21d	—	—	+1	9.8	12/1 8%
Won at Southwell in March but was laboured after a slow start at Haydock last time
3 (7)	Percy Jones b J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Mark Loughnane	J:Aidan Keeley(3) T:Mark Loughnane	136	—	55-353	74	86	80	14d	—	—	0	8.5	10/1 9%
Placed here (2m) last time but he's now 0-13 on turf and needs to find more back in trip
1 (4)	Selwan b J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	142	—	80-754	80	83	58	24d	—	—	+4	8.9	18/1 5%
On reduced mark but he's 0-8 in Britain and needs to raise his game on this drop in grade
7 (3)	Busby b J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Philip Kirby	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Philip Kirby	123	p	-32377	61	84	42	18d	—	—	+5	6.9	50/1 2%
All ten wins on AW and he's struggled back on turf last twice; opposable at new trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Bur Dubai	6/4	13/8	11/8	11/8	6/4
Frankelian	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Open Secret	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	10/3
Melek Alreeh	10/1	10/1	10/1	12/1	10/1
Percy Jones	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Selwan	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Busby	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bur Dubai

17.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Open Secret

15.3

OR: 7 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Frankelian

14.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.4

7/2

Melek Alreeh

9.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Selwan

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Percy Jones

8.5

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Busby

6.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Selwan Top Rated	80	83	58
Melek Alreeh	79	84	49
Bur Dubai	78	90	72
Open Secret	78	85	70
Frankelian	76	84	55
Percy Jones	74	86	80
Busby	61	84	42

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Open Secret	8d ago	Quick return
Percy Jones	14d ago	Fit
Frankelian	18d ago	Fit
Busby	18d ago	Fit
Melek Alreeh	21d ago	Fit
Bur Dubai	23d ago	Fit
Selwan	24d ago	Fit

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