Dark Horse Chardonnay Handicap – Leicester

Leicester

5:10

Dark Horse Chardonnay Handicap

Date 2025-07-05

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 6

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (3)	Sansanetti b J:Pat Cosgrave T:Stuart Williams	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Stuart Williams	125	—	50-91	52	63	-	23d	—	—	-19	8.9	9/4 31%
Improved to make winning handicap debut on AW last month; could easily have more to offer
1 (1)	Ricardo Phillips b J:Trevor Whelan T:Henry Candy	J:Trevor Whelan T:Henry Candy	135	—	0754-3	52	64	58	29d	—	—	-10	9.2	7/2 22%
0-8 but ran game race from the front when placed on seasonal debut at Bath; shortlisted
5 (11)	Balqaa b J:Daniel Muscutt T:Stella Barclay	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Stella Barclay	132	—	355563	49	67	59	18d	—	—	-5	6.3	13/2 13%
Four AW wins; 0-13 on turf but placed off today's mark at Beverley last month; a possible
4 (10)	The Pug b J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	J:Finley Marsh T:Adrian Wintle	132	—	037624	49	61	44	23d	—	—	-4	7.2	15/2 12%
Not very reliable but has claims if judged on Windsor second two starts ago
2 (7)	Offiah's Boy b J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Joe Tickle	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Joe Tickle	134	—	-29912	51	64	57	10d	—	—	+6	15.9	17/2 11%
Won Lingfield classified last month; still 2lb lower than when going close over C&D in May
6 (5)	Bandello b J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	130	tp	-75473	47	61	54	25d	—	—	-3	5.4	10/1 9%
Ran well when close third on AW last month and remains unexposed over middle distances
3 (2)	Naughty Niall b J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ian Williams	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ian Williams	133	—	01-770	50	59	19	39d	—	—	-4	1.6	16/1 6%
Ended 2024 with AW win but all three AW runs this year were disappointing
10 (4)	Rolling Luck b J:Jack Doughty T:S Woods	J:Jack Doughty T:S Woods	120	ht	0-4085	47	55	33	8d	—	—	-4	1.6	18/1 5%
Struggled on handicap debut and safely held in a classified race since
7 (9)	Formal Address b J:Charlie Bennett T:Brett Johnson	J:Charlie Bennett T:Brett Johnson	129	ht	355035	46	61	53	14d	—	—	-1	3.1	25/1 4%
Placed at Brighton last month but safely held since and now 0-10; others preferred
9 (8)	Fasnelli b J:Nathan Evans T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Nathan Evans T:Michael & David Easterby	124	v	0-700	51	54	40	14d	—	—	-1	0.7	100/1 1%
Well beaten when 100-1 for recent handicap debut; up in trip with visor added here
NR (6)	Jester Queen b J:Sean D Bowen T:D J Jeffreys	J:Sean D Bowen T:D J Jeffreys	119	—	0-8677	46	51	20	23d	—	—	—	0	—
Unplaced all seven starts and of interest only if lively in the betting

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sansanetti	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	85/40
Ricardo Phillips	10/3	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Balqaa	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
The Pug	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1
Offiah's Boy	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Bandello	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	17/2
Naughty Niall	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Rolling Luck	18/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Formal Address	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Fasnelli	100/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Jester Queen	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Offiah's Boy

15.9

OR: 0.3 Form: 13 Odds: 2.7

17/2

2nd

Ricardo Phillips

9.2

OR: 0.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Sansanetti

8.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

The Pug

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 4.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Balqaa

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Bandello

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Formal Address

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1

25/1

Naughty Niall

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Rolling Luck

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Fasnelli

0.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Jester Queen

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sansanetti Top Rated	52	63	—
Ricardo Phillips	52	64	58
Offiah's Boy	51	64	57
Fasnelli	51	54	40
Naughty Niall	50	59	19
Balqaa	49	67	59
The Pug	49	61	44
Bandello	47	61	54
Rolling Luck	47	55	33
Formal Address	46	61	53
Jester Queen	46	51	20

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rolling Luck	8d ago	Quick return
Offiah's Boy	10d ago	Quick return
Formal Address	14d ago	Fit
Fasnelli	14d ago	Fit
Balqaa	18d ago	Fit
Sansanetti	23d ago	Fit
The Pug	23d ago	Fit
Jester Queen	23d ago	Fit
Bandello	25d ago	Fit
Ricardo Phillips	29d ago	Fit
Naughty Niall	39d ago	Fit