CAA Stellar Earl Grosvenor Handicap – Chester

Chester

1:30

CAA Stellar Earl Grosvenor Handicap

Date 2025-05-09

Distance 7f127y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £23,193

Runners (15)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (1)	Two Tempting ch J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	J:Rob Hornby T:Jonathan Portman	129	—	10-504	96	115	103	27d	—	—	-7	19.5	5/2 29%
Won over C&D last August and ran well at Newbury last time; has a big shout from stall 1
5 (11)	Divine Libra gr J:Ryan Moore T:Charles Hills	J:Ryan Moore T:Charles Hills	127	—	0820-6	94	114	97	13d	—	—	0	15.4	9/2 18%
Two-time course winner; today's draw could have been better but respected nevertheless
3 (7)	Gorak b J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charlie Fellowes	129	p	0330-2	96	113	97	13d	—	—	+7	20.5	11/2 15%
Close second at Haydock on reappearance and ran really well over C&D last August
11 (4)	Pearl Eye b J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Darryll Holland	J:Mason Paetel(7) T:Darryll Holland	121	b	5-4195	88	112	94	2d	—	—	+2	12.4	15/2 12%
Went close over C&D last September and kept on well for fifth over 7f here on Wednesday
12 (9)	Spirit Genie b J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	121	tp	17-057	88	114	76	2d	—	—	+5	11.4	12/1 8%
Course winner; ran okay here on Wednesday but needs to raise his game today
7 (5)	Yanifer b J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Harriet Bethell	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Harriet Bethell	126	—	52158-	93	114	101	224d	—	—	+13	18.9	14/1 7%
Slow ground may be preferable but he has a good record here and is a possible player
6 (10)	Cracking Gold ch J:David Probert T:Clive Cox	J:David Probert T:Clive Cox	126	tp	4-2310	93	113	98	21d	—	—	+7	12.4	16/1 6%
Lightly raced 4yo who won at Southwell (AW) in March but below par at Newcastle (AW) since
13 (6)	Cheshire Dancer gr J:Connor Planas(3) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Hugo Palmer	114	—	14726-	81	114	105	232d	—	—	+10	14.6	20/1 5%
Some good form last term; further improvement is possible but she may want a stiffer test
15 (12)	Partisan Hero b J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:David Loughnane	J:Warren Fentiman(5) T:David Loughnane	114	p	-33112	81	109	91	9d	—	—	+23	27.6	20/1 5%
Progressive this year but winning run halted last time and he's up in grade today
8 (14)	Transcending Glory b J:Tom Marquand T:J P Murtagh	J:Tom Marquand T:J P Murtagh	125	p	26195-	92	114	102	222d	—	—	+13	17.9	18/1 5%
Drawn wide but lightly raced and could still have more to offer for in-form Irish trainer
1 (2)	Tarkhan b J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	J:Saffie Osborne T:Jamie Osborne	140	—	31113-	107	109	-	180d	—	—	+30	33.9	25/1 4%
Third in Italian Group 2 last November but very lofty mark to defy on British/stable debut
10 (3)	Kindest Nation br J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	123	v	31146-	90	114	89	201d	—	—	+16	19.6	28/1 3%
C&D winner on heavy ground last September but faces different conditions on reappearance
9 (8)	Persuasion b J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	124	—	100-71	91	112	95	20d	—	—	+8	11.2	28/1 3%
Won at Musselburgh latest; a long time since he won off a mark this high but not ruled out
14 (13)	Yermanthere ch J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	114	—	1600-6	81	112	94	22d	—	—	+7	8.1	100/1 1%
Won off similar mark at Carlisle last August but that was a rare high point last season
NR (15)	Never So Brave b J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	134	—	16720-	101	-	-	217d	—	—	—	18.3	—
Won over C&D 12 months ago and new trainer has a good record in this race; has been gelded

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Two Tempting	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Divine Libra	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Gorak	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Pearl Eye	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Spirit Genie	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Yanifer	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Cracking Gold	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Cheshire Dancer	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Partisan Hero	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Transcending Glory	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Tarkhan	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Kindest Nation	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Persuasion	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Yermanthere	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Never So Brave	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Tarkhan

33.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 18.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

2nd

Partisan Hero

27.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

3rd

Gorak

20.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4

11/2

Kindest Nation

19.6

OR: 10 Form: 8.6 Odds: 1

28/1

Two Tempting

19.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

Yanifer

18.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Never So Brave

18.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Transcending Glory

17.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Divine Libra

15.4

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Cheshire Dancer

14.6

OR: 7.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Pearl Eye

12.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Cracking Gold

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Spirit Genie

11.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Persuasion

11.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Yermanthere

8.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tarkhan Top Rated	107	109	—
Never So Brave	101	—	—
Two Tempting	96	115	103
Gorak	96	113	97
Divine Libra	94	114	97
Yanifer	93	114	101
Cracking Gold	93	113	98
Transcending Glory	92	114	102
Persuasion	91	112	95
Kindest Nation	90	114	89
Pearl Eye	88	112	94
Spirit Genie	88	114	76
Cheshire Dancer	81	114	105
Partisan Hero	81	109	91
Yermanthere	81	112	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pearl Eye	2d ago	Quick return
Spirit Genie	2d ago	Quick return
Partisan Hero	9d ago	Quick return
Divine Libra	13d ago	Quick return
Gorak	13d ago	Quick return
Persuasion	20d ago	Fit
Cracking Gold	21d ago	Fit
Yermanthere	22d ago	Fit
Two Tempting	27d ago	Fit
Tarkhan	180d ago	Long break
Kindest Nation	201d ago	Long break
Never So Brave	217d ago	Long break
Transcending Glory	222d ago	Long break
Yanifer	224d ago	Long break
Cheshire Dancer	232d ago	Long break