John Smith's Handicap – Chester

Chester

4:10

John Smith's Handicap

Date 2025-06-28

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £20,384

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (2)	Cosi Bello ch J:George Wood T:Charlie Fellowes	J:George Wood T:Charlie Fellowes	133	—	11	93	106	-	38d	—	—	+9	35.8	11/4 27%
Looked good when winning both AW starts; very interesting handicap and turf newcomer
6 (9)	Gallant b J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	129	t	1-4491	89	107	83	23d	—	—	+3	22.5	9/2 18%
Back on up with 1m AW win latest; should be fine back at 7f; major player
9 (8)	Sweet Fantastic ch J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	J:Richard Kingscote T:Hugo Palmer	122	p	-13432	82	104	97	28d	—	—	+6	23	5/1 17%
In good form, third over 7.5f here before narrowly denied in big field at York; respected
1 (6)	Perfect Part ch J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	J:Shay Farmer(7) T:Brian Ellison	135	—	8-4744	95	101	66	21d	—	—	+3	14.6	7/1 13%
Looked unlucky in York Dante handicap before good run in Listed company
3 (3)	Milford b J:Joe Fanning T:Julie Camacho	J:Joe Fanning T:Julie Camacho	133	—	23-937	93	104	75	14d	—	—	+3	13.8	15/2 12%
Possibly stretched by 7.5f on soft here latest; went close over 7f at York prior to that
5 (1)	Catalyse ch J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	131	—	102-	91	99	71	282d	—	—	+13	22.9	9/1 10%
Pretty useful at 2; mark looks tough enough on return but he's unexposed and has stall 1
10 (7)	Mayday Malone ch J:Jay Mackay(7) T:Michael Bell	J:Jay Mackay(7) T:Michael Bell	118	—	44-022	78	104	86	8d	—	—	+2	9.1	12/1 8%
Excellent second over 7.5f here two weeks ago and runner-up again at Newmarket since
8 (5)	Rajaking b J:Ray Dawson T:Stuart Williams	J:Ray Dawson T:Stuart Williams	126	—	1-19	86	102	76	26d	—	—	+13	17.1	25/1 4%
Won first two starts (AW/turf) and latest handicap debut run too bad to be true
4 (4)	Royalty Bay b J:Dale Swift T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Dale Swift T:John & Sean Quinn	132	—	1257-8	92	102	86	21d	—	—	+9	11.2	40/1 2%
Useful at best at 2 but well held in Musselburgh Listed race on reappearance
NR (10)	The Dragon King b J:NON-RUNNER T:Clive Cox	J:NON-RUNNER T:Clive Cox	128	b	621-00	88	-	-	14d	—	—	—	9.5	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cosi Bello	5/2	5/2	5/2	9/4	11/4
Gallant	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1	7/2
Sweet Fantastic	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1	9/2
Perfect Part	6/1	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1
Milford	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	7/1
Catalyse	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	9/1
Mayday Malone	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Rajaking	25/1	22/1	22/1	18/1	22/1
Royalty Bay	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
The Dragon King	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Cosi Bello

35.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 17 Odds: 8

11/4

2nd

Sweet Fantastic

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 5

5/1

3rd

Catalyse

22.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Gallant

22.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Rajaking

17.1

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Perfect Part

14.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Milford

13.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Royalty Bay

11.2

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

The Dragon King

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mayday Malone

9.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Perfect Part Top Rated	95	101	66
Cosi Bello	93	106	—
Milford	93	104	75
Royalty Bay	92	102	86
Catalyse	91	99	71
Gallant	89	107	83
The Dragon King	88	—	—
Rajaking	86	102	76
Sweet Fantastic	82	104	97
Mayday Malone	78	104	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mayday Malone	8d ago	Quick return
Milford	14d ago	Fit
The Dragon King	14d ago	Fit
Perfect Part	21d ago	Fit
Royalty Bay	21d ago	Fit
Gallant	23d ago	Fit
Rajaking	26d ago	Fit
Sweet Fantastic	28d ago	Fit
Cosi Bello	38d ago	Fit
Catalyse	282d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Sweet Fantastic	Prominent
Catalyse	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 10 runners classified.