Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap – Chester

Chester

4:30

Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap

Date 2023-06-17

Distance 6f17y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £6,115

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (2)	Roman Dragon b James Doyle · Hugo Palmer	James Doyle · Hugo Palmer	130	—	400-85	80	100	78	21d	—	—	-13	16.9	15/8 35%
3-4 over this C&D, including a win off 4lb higher last July; very interesting back here
1 (5)	Ventura Express ch Graham Lee · Paul Midgley	Graham Lee · Paul Midgley	135	—	7-4812	85	99	77	15d	—	—	0	12.1	13/2 13%
All wins over 5f but was a close second over 6f last time; fighting chance
2 (6)	Cuban Breeze b Ben Curtis · David Evans	Ben Curtis · David Evans	133	b	580522	83	99	76	8d	—	—	+7	20.8	11/2 15%
Back in better form this month; 2lb below last winning mark; possibilities
7 (1)	Ramon Di Loria ch Ryan Sexton(3) · Ewan Whillans	Ryan Sexton(3) · Ewan Whillans	127	—	3-8014	77	96	88	17d	—	—	+2	11.7	15/2 12%
Back in better form over 5f the last twice; effective at 6f in the past; good draw
6 (4)	Toussarok b Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	129	—	5-6203	79	101	88	75d	—	—	+1	9.6	17/2 11%
Badly underperformed in this contest 12 months ago; others preferred
8 (7)	Hello Zabeel b Kieran Shoemark · Charlie Fellowes	Kieran Shoemark · Charlie Fellowes	126	p	51-153	76	96	80	19d	—	—	+2	8.4	12 8%
Ran creditably in first-time cheekpieces at Windsor last month; each-way hopes
9 (10)	Ballyare b Paul Mulrennan · Lucinda Russell	Paul Mulrennan · Lucinda Russell	125	tb	-73001	75	98	84	32d	—	—	+13	18.8	14 7%
Won this race off 3lb higher last year; has the worst of the draw this time round
4 (3)	Follow Your Heart b David Probert · Mark Loughnane	David Probert · Mark Loughnane	132	t	2-1117	82	95	52	91d	—	—	+9	12.6	22 5%
Disappointing on latest AW start; best turf form is on slow ground
3 (8)	Faro De San Juan b G Cheyne · Dylan Cunha	G Cheyne · Dylan Cunha	132	t	2-3078	82	99	67	19d	—	—	+7	13.2	16 6%
Placed at Doncaster on British debut; has not built on that effort
10 (9)	Bezzas Lad b Alistair Rawlinson · Tony Carroll	Alistair Rawlinson · Tony Carroll	122	—	263124	72	100	74	47d	—	—	+13	15.7	40 3%
All wins in lower grades; opposed at this level from an unfavourable draw

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Roman Dragon	7/4	13/8	15/8	13/8	13/8
Ventura Express	6	13/2	11/2	6	6
Cuban Breeze	11/2	11/2	5	11/2	11/2
Ramon Di Loria	13/2	15/2	13/2	7	7
Toussarok	9	8	8	8	17/2
Hello Zabeel	11	12	10	11	11
Ballyare	14	14	12	14	14
Follow Your Heart	20	22	18	20	20
Faro De San Juan	16	14	11	11	12
Bezzas Lad	33	40	33	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Cuban Breeze

20.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Ballyare

18.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 10.9 Odds: 1.6

3rd

Roman Dragon

16.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Bezzas Lad

15.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 9.4 Odds: 0.8

Faro De San Juan

13.2

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

Follow Your Heart

12.6

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.1

Ventura Express

12.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Ramon Di Loria

11.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Toussarok

9.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Hello Zabeel

8.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ventura Express Top Rated	85	99	77
Cuban Breeze	83	99	76
Follow Your Heart	82	95	52
Faro De San Juan	82	99	67
Roman Dragon	80	100	78
Toussarok	79	101	88
Ramon Di Loria	77	96	88
Hello Zabeel	76	96	80
Ballyare	75	98	84
Bezzas Lad	72	100	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Roman Dragon	21d ago	Fit
Ventura Express	15d ago	Fit
Cuban Breeze	8d ago	Quick return
Ramon Di Loria	17d ago	Fit
Toussarok	75d ago	Fresh
Hello Zabeel	19d ago	Fit
Ballyare	32d ago	Fit
Follow Your Heart	91d ago	Long break
Faro De San Juan	19d ago	Fit
Bezzas Lad	47d ago	Fresh

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