Mel & Claire Big Birthday Bash Nursery Handicap

Chester

17:55

Date 2025-07-11

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £7,731

Winning Time 1m 27.30s (slow by 3.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sir Albert (IRE) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	13/8J	Won
2nd	Champion Island (IRE) Jason Hart · Charlie Johnston	13/8J	1.5
3rd	Steel Drum (FR) Georgia Dobie · Eve Johnson Houghton	13/2	.5
4th	Dubai Time (GB) Andrew Mullen · Hugo Palmer	11/2	0.1
5th	Paroda Diva (IRE) Luke Morris · J S Moore	20/1	3.5

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (4)	Sir Albert Brown J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	135	—	451	80	89	67	15d	—	—	-6	28.3	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Won at Newcastle last month and he's open to more progress upped in trip on nursery debut
2 (1)	Champion Island Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	J:Jason Hart T:Charlie Johnston	132	—	541	77	91	75	29d	—	—	-7	27.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Made all in a Chelmsford novice last month and he's respected on nursery debut
5 (2)	Dubai Time Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	119	—	566	64	86	59	31d	—	—	-6	7.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Still early days but this is competitive on nursery debut and she needs improvement
3 (5)	Steel Drum Grey J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	128	—	642	73	88	56	16d	—	—	+2	14.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Plenty of promise when runner-up at Kempton (7f) and he's in the mix on nursery debut
4 (3)	Paroda Diva Bay J:Luke Morris T:J S Moore	J:Luke Morris T:J S Moore	128	p	537152	73	88	41	8d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+12	18	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Close second at Kempton but she's gone up 4lb and needs to find more with headgear added

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Sir Albert	13/8	13/8	7/4
Champion Island	7/4	7/4	7/4
Dubai Time	11/2	6/1	11/2
Steel Drum	6/1	6/1	6/1
Paroda Diva	18/1	16/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sir Albert

28.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 10.8

7/4

2nd

Champion Island

27.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 10.8

7/4

3rd

Paroda Diva

OR: 5.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Steel Drum

14.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Dubai Time

7.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sir Albert	80	89	67
Champion Island	77	91	75
Steel Drum	73	88	56
Paroda Diva	73	88	41
Dubai Time	64	86	59

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