Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings)

Chester

15:05

Date 2025-05-07

Distance 1m4f63y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £79,394

Runners (8)

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
4 (7)	Lambourn Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	115-2	103	117	90	38d	—	—	-7	30	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Good second in the Ballysax; trainer has landed this prize ten times; respected
1 (3)	Convergent Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	128	—	1-1	94	113	97	30d	—	—	+16	33	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Two from two, namely novice wins at Redcar; brings potential to this higher grade
6 (1)	Pinhole Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rossa Ryan T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	51-	-	108	63	144d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Nicely bred; well on top at the finish in Southwell event last time; promising
7 (5)	Square d'Alboni Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	9111-	108	117	102	193d	—	—	+28	39.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
French Listed win took his record to 3-4; helps to give his stable a strong hand
8 (2)	Thrice Bay J:William Buick T:A P O'Brien	J:William Buick T:A P O'Brien	128	b	314-	102	109	98	200d	—	—	+14	24.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran below market expectations in final 2yo start; deserted by Ryan Moore
3 (8)	Furthur br/gr J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	128	—	72-1	87	103	88	25d	—	—	+16	20.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Successful reappearance in Newbury maiden that has thrown up winners of this race
5 (4)	Lazy Griff Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	20131-	101	110	75	228d	—	—	+28	31.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Mostly progressive last year, latterly in France; won Group 3 on final outing
2 (6)	Faire La Nouba Bay J:Dougie Costello T:John F O'Neill	J:Dougie Costello T:John F O'Neill	128	—	00807-	49	70	39	230d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
The only maiden in this field and has a mountain to climb on ratings

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lambourn	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	6/5
Convergent	9/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1
Pinhole	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Square d'Alboni	13/2	13/2	6/1	7/1	11/2
Thrice	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2	7/1
Furthur	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Lazy Griff	40/1	33/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Faire La Nouba	300/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Square d'Alboni

39.8

OR: 14.5 Form: 22 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Convergent

OR: 11 Form: 17 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Lazy Griff

31.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 18.1 Odds: 1

40/1

Lambourn

OR: 13.3 Form: 5 Odds: 11.8

5/4

Thrice

24.4

OR: 13 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Furthur

20.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Pinhole

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Faire La Nouba

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Square d'Alboni	108	117	102
Lambourn	103	117	90
Thrice	102	109	98
Lazy Griff	101	110	75
Convergent	94	113	97
Furthur	87	103	88
Faire La Nouba	49	70	39
Pinhole	—	108	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Furthur	25d ago	Fit
Convergent	30d ago	Fit
Lambourn	38d ago	Fit
Pinhole	144d ago	Long break
Square d'Alboni	193d ago	Long break
Thrice	200d ago	Long break
Lazy Griff	228d ago	Long break
Faire La Nouba	230d ago	Long break