Virgin Bet Handicap – Chester

Chester

15:50

Virgin Bet Handicap

Date 2024-09-13

Distance 1m7f196y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £9,173

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
7 (5)	Judgementofsolomon Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	132	—	66-134	71	75	47	18d	—	—	-12	12.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Needs to find extra but he shapes like a stayer and could have more to give
3 (7)	Berkshire Sundance Chestnut J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	142	—	64341-	70	73	48	352d	—	—	+7	20.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Appeared to have potential at 2m+ on AW when last seen last September
5 (4)	Corsican Caper Grey J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:Kevin Frost	J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:Kevin Frost	137	—	141230	65	72	59	22d	—	—	+2	15	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Three wins on soft this spring; layoff before latest start; more interesting back on turf
9 (10)	Trojan Sun Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	129	p	772581	57	74	68	16d	—	—	+4	16.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not proven on softer than good; breakthrough win over 2m2f at Musselburgh 16 days ago
12 (2)	Bamboo Bay Bay J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:Tracy Waggott	J:Rhys Elliott(7) T:Tracy Waggott	123	—	8-6423	51	71	56	17d	—	—	-6	2.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Placed over 2m last two starts; below form on softer than good; 4lb out of the handicap
13 (6)	Prince Iago Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	119	p	670	58	68	59	119d	—	—	-4	4.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Gelded, makes handicap debut over 6f further, in first headgear and on different ground
6 (11)	Zivaniya Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	137	tb	131716	65	72	-	10d	—	—	+9	16.3	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won three of his seven races this term, all 2m on AW; much more to prove on turf
11 (3)	Hiccups b/br J:J F Egan T:John Berry	J:J F Egan T:John Berry	123	p	-05032	51	68	55	65d	—	—	+3	9.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Best last time when close second at Ffos Las (1m6f, good to soft); 3lb out of the handicap
4 (12)	Lunar Jet Chestnut J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	137	—	6-5759	65	71	65	7d	—	—	0	5.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Won only once (April 2023) in last four seasons; last four wins have been on soft or heavy
8 (13)	Tazaman Chestnut J:Ben Robinson T:Kevin Frost	J:Ben Robinson T:Kevin Frost	131	—	327/55	59	72	-	79d	—	—	-1	3.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Twice fifth on the Kempton AW (2m) since returning from a 636-day absence
NR (8)	C'Mon Kenny Grey J:TBC T:Ian Williams	J: T:Ian Williams	143	p	019-00	71	74	41	49d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Last on both starts this term; does not have a great record at Chester or on soft ground
NR (9)	Zikany Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Amanda Perrett	J:NON-RUNNER T:Amanda Perrett	142	—	6143/7	70	-	-	20d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Absent for 666 days before well beaten at 25-1 three weeks ago
NR (1)	Dereham Bay J:TBC T:John Berry	J: T:John Berry	128	—	57-053	56	70	57	37d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Third at Yarmouth (amateurs') last time suggested strongly that he is on his way back

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Judgementofsolomon	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2	5/2
Berkshire Sundance	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
Corsican Caper	6/1	6/1	7/1	15/2	13/2
Trojan Sun	11/2	6/1	6/1	5/1	6/1
Bamboo Bay	9/1	17/2	9/1	17/2	17/2
Prince Iago	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Zivaniya	14/1	14/1	12/1	10/1	14/1
Hiccups	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Lunar Jet	18/1	18/1	18/1	14/1	18/1
Tazaman	25/1	25/1	25/1	18/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Berkshire Sundance

20.5

OR: 5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Trojan Sun

16.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Zivaniya

16.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Corsican Caper

OR: 3.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Judgementofsolomon

12.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Hiccups

9.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.7

12/1

C'Mon Kenny

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lunar Jet

5.1

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Zikany

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Prince Iago

4.5

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Tazaman

3.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Bamboo Bay

2.8

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Dereham

1.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Judgementofsolomon	71	75	47
C'Mon Kenny	71	74	41
Berkshire Sundance	70	73	48
Zikany	70	—	—
Corsican Caper	65	72	59
Zivaniya	65	72	—
Lunar Jet	65	71	65
Tazaman	59	72	—
Prince Iago	58	68	59
Trojan Sun	57	74	68
Dereham	56	70	57
Bamboo Bay	51	71	56
Hiccups	51	68	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lunar Jet	7d ago	Quick return
Zivaniya	10d ago	Quick return
Trojan Sun	16d ago	Fit
Bamboo Bay	17d ago	Fit
Judgementofsolomon	18d ago	Fit
Zikany	20d ago	Fit
Corsican Caper	22d ago	Fit
Dereham	37d ago	Fit
C'Mon Kenny	49d ago	Fresh
Hiccups	65d ago	Fresh
Tazaman	79d ago	Fresh
Prince Iago	119d ago	Long break
Berkshire Sundance	352d ago	Long break