Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap – Chester

Chester

14:45

Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap

Date 2025-09-12

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,308

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (1)	Mayday Malone Chestnut J:Jay Mackay(7) T:Michael Bell	J:Jay Mackay(7) T:Michael Bell	136	—	022121	85	94	67	41d	—	—	+2	43.1	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Progressive 3yo who has already won over C&D this summer and has the inside stall today
2 (6)	Spirit Genie Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	J:Darragh Keenan T:Jennie Candlish	137	tp	570544	82	92	77	7d	—	—	-2	12	1.25/1	5/1 17%
C&D winner; not at best this season but ran quite well last week and remains well treated
3 (13)	Stanage Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	137	h	306769	82	90	75	44d	—	—	-1	11.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Not beaten far at Glorious Goodwood last time but wide drawn dents appeal here
7 (8)	Benacre Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Charlie Johnston	J:Oliver Stammers T:Charlie Johnston	134	—	464761	79	92	80	15d	—	—	+11	19.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Held on well to win Racing League event on AW last month and will be fine back on turf
13 (10)	Stratocracy Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Frost	J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Frost	130	—	332129	75	93	77	35d	—	—	+10	19.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Largely in good form this season but didn't fire last time and has double-digit draw here
1 (2)	Documenting Bay J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Kevin Frost	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Kevin Frost	138	—	-46450	83	93	89	27d	—	—	+3	10.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Long in the tooth now but has held his own in some pretty competitive handicaps this year
11 (7)	He's A Gentleman Grey J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	J:Hollie Doyle T:Hugo Palmer	130	v	4-1860	75	89	47	23d	—	—	+3	7.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Returned from break with poor run last month and has more to prove than some of these
8 (5)	Kindest Nation Brown J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	J:Andrew Mullen T:Hugo Palmer	134	b	300078	79	89	84	13d	—	—	+5	8.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed over 7.6f here in May but badly out of form since; headgear switched
5 (3)	Zero Carbon Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Mark Loughnane	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Mark Loughnane	135	p	08-992	80	92	72	128d	—	—	+5	8.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Absent since 6f AW second in May but well drawn for this stable debut; market may guide
9 (4)	Maxi Boy Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Fionn McSharry	133	—	00017-	78	93	56	337d	—	—	+12	14.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Very inconsistent in 2024 and not an easy one to predict on first start for ten months
NR (14)	One More Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Hannon	135	—	222-1	84	91	-	16d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Novice winner on last month's seasonal debut; can improve in handicaps but has tough draw
NR (11)	Azure Zain Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	130	—	341040	79	90	42	27d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
1-6 as a sprinter; had excuses last time and this new trip may unlock improvement
NR (12)	Be Frank Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ian Williams	130	v	093654	75	92	-	6d	—	—	—	7.2	—	—
In-form 5yo and has claims if he responds well to a first-time visor
NR (9)	Paws For Thought Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald McCain	J:NON-RUNNER T:Donald McCain	129	—	998927	74	90	-	23d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Five-time course winner who had an excuse at Haydock latest; respected back at Chester

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mayday Malone	evn	5/4	5/4	5/4	6/4
Spirit Genie	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2
Stanage	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Benacre	10/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	15/2
Stratocracy	10/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	7/1
Documenting	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	9/1
He's A Gentleman	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Kindest Nation	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	20/1
Zero Carbon	40/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Maxi Boy	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
One More	-	-	-	-	-
Azure Zain	-	-	-	-	-
Be Frank	-	-	-	-	-
Paws For Thought	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mayday Malone

43.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 21 Odds: 13.3

6/4

2nd

Benacre

19.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

10/1

3rd

Stratocracy

19.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 10.6 Odds: 2.7

10/1

One More

18.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Maxi Boy

14.7

OR: 7 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Spirit Genie

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Stanage

11.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Documenting

10.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Azure Zain

10.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Paws For Thought

9.5

OR: 6 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Zero Carbon

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Kindest Nation

8.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

He's A Gentleman

7.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Be Frank

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mayday Malone	85	94	67
One More	84	91	—
Documenting	83	93	89
Spirit Genie	82	92	77
Stanage	82	90	75
Zero Carbon	80	92	72
Benacre	79	92	80
Kindest Nation	79	89	84
Azure Zain	79	90	42
Maxi Boy	78	93	56
Stratocracy	75	93	77
He's A Gentleman	75	89	47
Be Frank	75	92	—
Paws For Thought	74	90	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Be Frank	6d ago	Quick return
Spirit Genie	7d ago	Quick return
Kindest Nation	13d ago	Quick return
Benacre	15d ago	Fit
One More	16d ago	Fit
He's A Gentleman	23d ago	Fit
Paws For Thought	23d ago	Fit
Documenting	27d ago	Fit
Azure Zain	27d ago	Fit
Stratocracy	35d ago	Fit
Mayday Malone	41d ago	Fit
Stanage	44d ago	Fit
Zero Carbon	128d ago	Long break
Maxi Boy	337d ago	Long break