CNG Switch Handicap – Chester

Chester

4:45

CNG Switch Handicap

Date 2024-05-08

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £12,740

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (12)	Divine Libra gr William Buick · Charles Hills	William Buick · Charles Hills	134	—	1323-9	87	103	82	19d	—	—	-2	13.7	9/2 18%
Did better last season when dropped to 6f, first with a win here; shaped well on return
7 (1)	On A Session b Callum Rodriguez · David & Nicola Barron	Callum Rodriguez · David & Nicola Barron	129	—	730-03	82	104	85	17d	—	—	-2	12	11/2 15%
Infrequent winner; showed enough on latest outing to be given an e-w chance from stall 1
5 (9)	Metabolt ch Rossa Ryan · David Loughnane	Rossa Ryan · David Loughnane	130	—	20636-	83	102	81	243d	—	—	+2	15	6/1 14%
Creditable sole run here; began 2023 very well and ran creditably on penultimate start
10 (4)	G'Daay b Sean Levey · Joseph Parr	Sean Levey · Joseph Parr	127	v	2643-4	80	102	86	13d	—	—	-1	10.8	15/2 12%
Took time to find his form last season but made a brighter comeback this time around
3 (7)	Princess Shabnam b Tom Marquand · S Woods	Tom Marquand · S Woods	134	h	6740-5	87	105	90	25d	—	—	+2	11.9	17/2 11%
Five runs here and came second in the first four; looked stretched on sole go at 7f latest
8 (6)	Legal Reform b Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	129	—	522-71	82	101	83	28d	—	—	+2	10.5	10/1 9%
Can front-run; four 7f places from his five appearances at this track; can go well again
12 (2)	Remarkable Force b Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	126	b	2-7455	79	101	78	20d	—	—	+5	13.1	10/1 9%
Twice went close for Brian Toomey this winter; heavy going an excuse on debut for new yard
1 (3)	Way To Dubai b Kieran Shoemark · Charlie Fellowes	Kieran Shoemark · Charlie Fellowes	135	—	942-05	88	101	-	103d	—	—	+4	11.6	12/1 8%
Lingfield 2nd (6f) in December; two modest shows since and gelded since; off since January
14 (13)	Evocative Spark b Franny Norton · Darryll Holland	Franny Norton · Darryll Holland	122	—	-38567	75	108	78	45d	—	—	+1	9.1	11/1 8%
C&D win last September off the same mark as today when drawn wide and coming from the back
6 (8)	Sandy Paradise ch Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	Finley Marsh · Richard Hughes	130	b	724221	83	99	-	13d	—	—	+21	26.9	20/1 5%
Consistent sort on AW (winner last time) but there's a big question to answer on turf
13 (10)	He's A Gentleman gr Brandon Wilkie(5) · Hugo Palmer	Brandon Wilkie(5) · Hugo Palmer	125	v	212-20	78	98	83	46d	—	—	+3	8.6	20/1 5%
Doing well on AW; 0-15 on turf but there have been seven seconds
11 (5)	Oso Rapido b Hollie Doyle · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	Hollie Doyle · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	126	—	166-00	79	103	24	11d	—	—	+4	8.3	25/1 4%
Often front-runs; folded from low draws in 2 runs here; heavy defeats both runs this year
NR (11)	Hieronymus b TBC · George Baker	· George Baker	132	p	341030	85	104	36	18d	—	—	—	13.9	—
Turf record stands at 0-19 with heavy defeats in his two turf races this season
NR (14)	Dirtyoldtown b TBC · Dylan Cunha	· Dylan Cunha	128	—	0801-0	81	100	66	46d	—	—	—	7.8	—
Inconsistent; wide draw may demand a come-from-behind effort, which risks traffic problems

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Divine Libra	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
On A Session	5/1	11/2	5/1	9/2	5/1
Metabolt	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	11/2
G'Daay	7/1	15/2	7/1	13/2	13/2
Princess Shabnam	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	8/1
Legal Reform	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	8/1
Remarkable Force	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	8/1
Way To Dubai	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	10/1
Evocative Spark	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Sandy Paradise	16/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1
He's A Gentleman	20/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1
Oso Rapido	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sandy Paradise

26.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 17 Odds: 1.6

20/1

2nd

Metabolt

OR: 8.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

Hieronymus

13.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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Divine Libra

13.7

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Remarkable Force

13.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

10/1

On A Session

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Princess Shabnam

11.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Way To Dubai

11.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

G'Daay

10.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Legal Reform

10.5

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Evocative Spark

9.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.2

11/1

He's A Gentleman

8.6

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Oso Rapido

8.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Dirtyoldtown

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Way To Dubai Top Rated	88	101	—
Divine Libra	87	103	82
Princess Shabnam	87	105	90
Hieronymus	85	104	36
Metabolt	83	102	81
Sandy Paradise	83	99	—
On A Session	82	104	85
Legal Reform	82	101	83
Dirtyoldtown	81	100	66
G'Daay	80	102	86
Remarkable Force	79	101	78
Oso Rapido	79	103	24
He's A Gentleman	78	98	83
Evocative Spark	75	108	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Divine Libra	19d ago	Fit
On A Session	17d ago	Fit
Metabolt	243d ago	Long break
G'Daay	13d ago	Quick return
Princess Shabnam	25d ago	Fit
Legal Reform	28d ago	Fit
Remarkable Force	20d ago	Fit
Way To Dubai	103d ago	Long break
Evocative Spark	45d ago	Fit
Sandy Paradise	13d ago	Quick return
He's A Gentleman	46d ago	Fresh
Oso Rapido	11d ago	Quick return
Hieronymus	18d ago	Fit
Dirtyoldtown	46d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Divine Libra	Hold Up
Dirtyoldtown	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.

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