Craig Charles DJ Set Handicap – Chester

Chester

19:10

Craig Charles DJ Set Handicap

Date 2024-07-13

Distance 5f15y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,669

Winning Time 1m 3.79s (slow by 4.79s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King Of Tonga (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	14/1	Won
2nd	Count d'Orsay (IRE) Connor Murtagh · Tim Easterby	11/1	1.25
3rd	Kitaab (GB) Andrew Elliott · Philip Kirby	25/1	1.25
4th	Ecclesiastical (GB) Jason Hart · Tristan Davidson	11/2	0.1
5th	Dickieburd (GB) Mia Nicholls · Craig Lidster	10/11F	0.1
6th	Apache Star (IRE) Edward Greatrex · Mark Loughnane	14/1	1.25
7th	Catch Cunningham (IRE) Harry Burns · Michael Herrington	6/1	3.25
8th	The Defiant (GB) Sean D Bowen · Luke Dace	20/1	3.25

Runners (10)

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
2 (7)	Dickieburd Bay J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Craig Lidster	J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Craig Lidster	140	—	250252	78	89	74	1d	—	—	-16	29.9	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Gamely made most in the 7.15 here (5.5f) yesterday only to get done on the line
5 (2)	Ecclesiastical Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Tristan Davidson	J:Jason Hart T:Tristan Davidson	133	—	219-59	71	90	72	35d	—	—	-4	8.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Better can be expected, from a good draw down another 2lb and back on to slower ground
6 (1)	Catch Cunningham Bay J:Harry Burns(3) T:Michael Herrington	J:Harry Burns(3) T:Michael Herrington	131	h	588512	69	86	67	7d	—	—	+7	20.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
The hood has helped and there's no obvious reason he won't run well once more from stall 1
4 (6)	Count d'Orsay Bay J:Connor Murtagh T:Tim Easterby	J:Connor Murtagh T:Tim Easterby	133	p	004206	71	87	74	6d	—	—	+2	9.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Likes it here; 4lb lower than when winning at this meeting last year; worth considering
10 (4)	Apache Star Brown J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	J:Edward Greatrex T:Mark Loughnane	126	—	2-2678	64	87	61	44d	—	—	+2	8.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Gone backwards from a pleasing comeback this season; isn't obviously fancied
7 (9)	King Of Tonga Grey J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	131	b	414245	69	88	78	28d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
This the first time he's run over 5f in the best part of a year and stall 9 will test him
8 (3)	The Defiant Bay J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:Luke Dace	J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:Luke Dace	126	tp	535682	64	88	76	25d	—	—	+5	10.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
An easy 5f is ideal; drawn to attack again; seems best on good/firmer
9 (5)	Kitaab Bay J:Andrew Elliott T:Philip Kirby	J:Andrew Elliott T:Philip Kirby	126	—	612722	64	86	71	106d	—	—	+12	16.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ran only once over 5f for previous yards; the emphasis will be on speed back from a break
NR (10)	Grace Angel Bay J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	J:Jason Watson T:Darryll Holland	141	tb	-86820	79	88	78	37d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Well treated back from wind op but has stall 10 to overcome, not ideal for a front-runner
NR (8)	Love Wars Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	135	—	1-52	78	87	63	21d	—	—	—	14	—	—
Much better latest; remains open to improvement, but is drawn wider than ideal

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Dickieburd	10/11	10/11	5/6	Evens	5/6
Ecclesiastical	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Catch Cunningham	11/2	6/1	9/2	9/2	11/2
Count d'Orsay	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Apache Star	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
King Of Tonga	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
The Defiant	18/1	20/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Kitaab	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Dickieburd

29.9

OR: 7 Form: 7.5 Odds: 15.4

Evens

2nd

Catch Cunningham

20.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 12 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Kitaab

16.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 12 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Love Wars

OR: 7 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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King Of Tonga

11.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Grace Angel

10.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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The Defiant

10.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Count d'Orsay

9.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ecclesiastical

8.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Apache Star

8.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Grace Angel	79	88	78
Dickieburd	78	89	74
Love Wars	78	87	63
Ecclesiastical	71	90	72
Count d'Orsay	71	87	74
Catch Cunningham	69	86	67
King Of Tonga	69	88	78
Apache Star	64	87	61
The Defiant	64	88	76
Kitaab	64	86	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dickieburd	1d ago	Quick return
Count d'Orsay	6d ago	Quick return
Catch Cunningham	7d ago	Quick return
Love Wars	21d ago	Fit
The Defiant	25d ago	Fit
King Of Tonga	28d ago	Fit
Ecclesiastical	35d ago	Fit
Grace Angel	37d ago	Fit
Apache Star	44d ago	Fit
Kitaab	106d ago	Long break