CAA Stellar Handicap – Chester

Chester

13:30

CAA Stellar Handicap

Date 2025-05-08

Distance 5f15y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £23,193

Winning Time 1m 1.69s (slow by 2.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Roman Dragon (GB) Oisin Murphy · Hugo Palmer	8/1	Won
2nd	Rosenpur (GER) Warren Fentiman · Jennie Candlish	12/1	.5
3rd	Balmoral Lady (IRE) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	16/1	.75
4th	Copper Knight (IRE) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	9/1	.5
5th	Jer Batt (IRE) Callum Rodriguez · David & Nicola Barron	100/30	1
6th	Fair Taxes (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Ross O'Sullivan	3/1F	.75
7th	Manila Scouse (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	25/1	.75
8th	Balon d'Or (GB) Andrew Mullen · Hugo Palmer	50/1	1.5
8th	Dickieburd (GB) James Sullivan · Ivan Furtado	28/1	0
10th	Dream Composer (FR) Joe Leavy · James Evans	14/1	.5
11th	Angel Shared (GB) David Egan · Steph Hollinshead	6/1	0.1
12th	Fair Wind (GB) Pat Dobbs · Owen Burrows	12/1	.5

Runners (12)

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
8 (1)	Fair Taxes Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ross O'Sullivan	119	—	0332-4	80	106	93	34d	—	—	-6	13.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ran well from wide draw over C&D last August and has the inside stall this time
5 (9)	Jer Batt Chestnut J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Callum Rodriguez T:David & Nicola Barron	131	—	2402-3	92	110	101	19d	—	—	0	19.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Reappeared with good run at Musselburgh and ran really well on previous course visit
3 (5)	Roman Dragon Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	J:Oisin Murphy T:Hugo Palmer	134	p	5-3519	95	106	82	63d	—	—	+3	14.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Five-time course winner who scored in Bahrain in February and could play a leading role
7 (4)	Angel Shared Bay J:David Egan T:Steph Hollinshead	J:David Egan T:Steph Hollinshead	121	—	8302-3	82	109	98	22d	—	—	+3	14.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Reappeared with creditable 3rd and this front-runner could make a bold bid from handy draw
11 (3)	Copper Knight Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	114	t	7866-3	75	107	105	14d	—	—	+3	11.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Now 11 but ran well on reappearance and he's a four-time course winner; possible player
4 (10)	Fair Wind Grey J:Pat Dobbs T:Owen Burrows	J:Pat Dobbs T:Owen Burrows	133	—	2141R-	94	109	93	282d	—	—	+16	22.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Refused to race last July when last seen but progressive previously last season
2 (8)	Dream Composer Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:James Evans	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:James Evans	138	p	3100-2	99	108	99	30d	—	—	+12	19.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Neck second at Pontefract on reappearance; could have been drawn better but not ruled out
1 (11)	Balmoral Lady Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	138	—	71112-	99	106	82	180d	—	—	+28	33.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Thrived on soft and heavy ground last autumn but different conditions for her comeback
12 (2)	Rosenpur Bay J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Jennie Candlish	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:Jennie Candlish	114	h	204321	75	109	-	17d	—	—	+17	22.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
0-10 on turf on the Flat but progressive on AW this year and has advantageous low draw
6 (6)	Manila Scouse Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	122	t	000-07	83	106	74	12d	—	—	+6	9.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Runs off last winning mark but needs to improve upon this season's two performances
10 (7)	Dickieburd Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ivan Furtado	J:James Sullivan T:Ivan Furtado	116	—	4259-6	77	107	98	22d	—	—	+4	7.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well beaten on seasonal/stable debut but may have needed it; good form here last season
9 (12)	Balon d'Or Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	117	tb	3147-7	78	108	94	19d	—	—	+5	7.6	10.00/1	40/1 2%
The widest draw could make things tough but he's won over C&D and is not ruled out

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fair Taxes	10/3	7/2	7/2
Jer Batt	10/3	7/2	7/2
Roman Dragon	6/1	13/2	6/1
Angel Shared	6/1	13/2	13/2
Copper Knight	10/1	9/1	10/1
Fair Wind	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dream Composer	12/1	12/1	12/1
Balmoral Lady	14/1	14/1	14/1
Rosenpur	14/1	14/1	14/1
Manila Scouse	22/1	22/1	22/1
Dickieburd	25/1	25/1	25/1
Balon d'Or	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Balmoral Lady

33.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 20 Odds: 1.6

14/1

2nd

Rosenpur

22.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 15 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Fair Wind

22.4

OR: 11 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Jer Batt

19.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Dream Composer

19.2

OR: 12.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Roman Dragon

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Angel Shared

14.3

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Fair Taxes

13.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Copper Knight

11.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Manila Scouse

9.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Dickieburd

7.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Balon d'Or

7.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dream Composer	99	108	99
Balmoral Lady	99	106	82
Roman Dragon	95	106	82
Fair Wind	94	109	93
Jer Batt	92	110	101
Manila Scouse	83	106	74
Angel Shared	82	109	98
Fair Taxes	80	106	93
Balon d'Or	78	108	94
Dickieburd	77	107	98
Copper Knight	75	107	105
Rosenpur	75	109	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Manila Scouse	12d ago	Quick return
Copper Knight	14d ago	Fit
Rosenpur	17d ago	Fit
Jer Batt	19d ago	Fit
Balon d'Or	19d ago	Fit
Angel Shared	22d ago	Fit
Dickieburd	22d ago	Fit
Dream Composer	30d ago	Fit
Fair Taxes	34d ago	Fit
Roman Dragon	63d ago	Fresh
Balmoral Lady	180d ago	Long break
Fair Wind	282d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Angel Shared	Front Runner
Fair Taxes	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.