Pure Homes Handicap – Chester

Chester

1:30

Pure Homes Handicap

Date 2025-07-26

Distance 1m4f63y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,731

Winning Time 2m 39.35s (slow by 3.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Team Player (GB) J:Finley Marsh T:Gemma Tutty	Finley Marsh / Gemma Tutty	—	13/2	0
2nd	Kokinelli (FR) J:Jack Doughty T:Hugo Palmer	Jack Doughty / Hugo Palmer	—	15/2	0.1
3rd	Karthon (GB) J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	Jason Watson / Andrew Balding	—	15/8F	2.5
4th	Cloudside Rock (GB) J:Dougie Costello T:David Simcock	Dougie Costello / David Simcock	—	22/1	0.3
5th	Haliphon (GB) J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	Charles Bishop / Ian Williams	—	13/2	2.5
5th	Warrior Lion (GB) J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	George Wood / Jennie Candlish	—	9/2	0
7th	Innse Gall (GB) J:Joe Fanning T:Ivan Furtado	Joe Fanning / Ivan Furtado	—	12/1	.75
8th	Jamih (GB) J:Joanna Mason T:Tina Jackson	Joanna Mason / Tina Jackson	—	18/1	4
9th	Ridgemaster (IRE) J:Aiden Brookes T:Hugo Palmer	Aiden Brookes / Hugo Palmer	—	20/1	3
10th	Animato (GB) J:Charlie Maggs T:Donald McCain	Charlie Maggs / Donald McCain	—	16/1	1

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10 (10)	Karthon b J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	129	p	5-7382	65	74	47	39d	—	—	-21	15.2	7/4 36%
Lightly raced 3yo who was clear second when upped to 1m4f at Southwell latest; big player
7 (7)	Warrior Lion ch J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	J:George Wood T:Jennie Candlish	132	—	557873	57	70	45	29d	—	—	-5	8.8	11/2 15%
Staying-on third at Doncaster (1m2f) latest and has possibilities back up in trip
4 (1)	Haliphon b J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	J:Charles Bishop T:Ian Williams	137	—	752300	62	74	59	13d	—	—	-1	8.9	15/2 12%
C&D winner; struggled on AW last twice but he could bounce back on this return to turf
5 (11)	Kokinelli gr J:Jack Doughty T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jack Doughty T:Hugo Palmer	135	h	436-63	60	72	59	21d	—	—	-5	5.6	7/1 13%
Nine-race maiden and she was beaten 7l when third at Nottingham latest; down the list
8 (2)	Team Player ch J:Finley Marsh T:Gemma Tutty	J:Finley Marsh T:Gemma Tutty	131	—	0748	67	69	35	16d	—	—	-2	6.6	9/1 10%
Unexposed 3yo but slow starts have been an issue and needs a transformation for new yard
1 (3)	Innse Gall b J:Joe Fanning T:Ivan Furtado	J:Joe Fanning T:Ivan Furtado	142	v	/798-6	67	72	59	28d	—	—	-1	6.2	12/1 8%
On reduced mark but he needs a major revival with visor added
9 (5)	Cloudside Rock b J:Dougie Costello T:David Simcock	J:Dougie Costello T:David Simcock	131	—	-54637	56	73	-	45d	—	—	-1	5.2	16/1 6%
0-8 but placed on AW on penultimate run and he's still unexposed on turf; not ruled out
11 (4)	Jamih ch J:Joanna Mason T:Tina Jackson	J:Joanna Mason T:Tina Jackson	124	—	647-04	49	71	39	32d	—	—	-3	1.2	20/1 5%
On dangerous mark and showed signs of a revival at Beverley last time; could get involved
12 (9)	Ridgemaster gr J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Hugo Palmer	122	v	559-	58	68	40	247d	—	—	-2	3.4	18/1 5%
Handicap newcomer and needs checking in market on return; been gelded and visor is added
3 (12)	Animato ch J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	141	tp	466-74	66	74	45	21d	—	—	0	5.4	20/1 5%
Last win was at this track but that was over 2m last spring; others look more likely
NR (6)	Princess Niyla b J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	J:Rowan Scott T:Alan Brown	141	p	331055	66	73	66	23d	—	—	—	7.6	—
Won at Beverley (1m2f, good) in May but finished down the field in three subsequent runs
NR (8)	Lunar Jet ch J:Sean Kirrane T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Sean Kirrane T:Steph Hollinshead	132	—	59559-	57	72	70	262d	—	—	—	1.8	—
Veteran who is suited by soft ground and has not won since 2023; opposable on return

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Karthon	6/4	6/4	6/4	13/8	7/4
Warrior Lion	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2	5/1
Haliphon	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Kokinelli	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Team Player	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Innse Gall	12/1	10/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Cloudside Rock	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Jamih	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Ridgemaster	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	14/1
Animato	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	14/1
Princess Niyla	-	-	-	-	-
Lunar Jet	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Karthon

15.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

7/4

2nd

Haliphon

8.9

OR: 3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Warrior Lion

8.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

Princess Niyla

7.6

OR: 4 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

—

Team Player

6.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Innse Gall

6.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Kokinelli

5.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Animato

5.4

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Cloudside Rock

5.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ridgemaster

3.4

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Lunar Jet

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Jamih

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Team Player Top Rated	67	69	35
Innse Gall	67	72	59
Animato	66	74	45
Princess Niyla	66	73	66
Karthon	65	74	47
Haliphon	62	74	59
Kokinelli	60	72	59
Ridgemaster	58	68	40
Warrior Lion	57	70	45
Lunar Jet	57	72	70
Cloudside Rock	56	73	—
Jamih	49	71	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Haliphon	13d ago	Quick return
Team Player	16d ago	Fit
Kokinelli	21d ago	Fit
Animato	21d ago	Fit
Princess Niyla	23d ago	Fit
Innse Gall	28d ago	Fit
Warrior Lion	29d ago	Fit
Jamih	32d ago	Fit
Karthon	39d ago	Fit
Cloudside Rock	45d ago	Fit
Ridgemaster	247d ago	Long break
Lunar Jet	262d ago	Long break

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