Roodee Nursery Handicap – Chester

Chester

18:40

Roodee Nursery Handicap

Date 2024-07-12

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £7,851

Winning Time 1m 30.85s (slow by 6.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dukes Of Haather (GB) Jason Watson · Adrian Paul Keatley	11/2	Won
2nd	Moon Sniper (GB) Lewis Edmunds · William Muir & Chris Grassick	4/1	1.25
3rd	Camden Flyer (IRE) Josephine Gordon · Andrew Balding	10/1	.5
4th	Anthropologist (GB) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	11/4	.75
5th	Under The Sea (GB) Kieran O'Neill · Alice Haynes	22/1	.5
6th	Megalithic (IRE) Rob Hornby · Ralph Beckett	2/1F	8.5

Runners (7)

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 (6)	Megalithic Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	135	—	323	82	89	73	16d	—	—	-7	26.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Shaped well all three runs; longer trip promises to suit so big shout on nursery debut
3 (1)	Anthropologist Bay J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	127	—	347	74	81	44	56d	—	—	-5	12.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Solid seventh in Newmarket novice in May; considered after a break on his handicap debut
2 (2)	Moon Sniper Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	134	—	620	81	83	55	20d	—	—	-1	16.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not disgraced when 11th in Chesham at Royal Ascot; enters calculations now h'capping
4 (5)	Dukes Of Haather Bay J:Jason Watson T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Jason Watson T:Adrian Paul Keatley	124	b	7333	71	88	77	28d	—	—	+1	16.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Proving a consistent sort; one for the shortlist now going into nurseries with blinkers on
5 (4)	Camden Flyer Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:Andrew Balding	J:Josephine Gordon T:Andrew Balding	117	—	056	64	82	70	16d	—	—	-2	5.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Improving steadily, sixth at Ffos Las latest; can make her presence felt now in nurseries
7 (3)	Under The Sea Chestnut J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	114	—	300	61	84	44	35d	—	—	+2	5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Last in Bath maiden last month; big step forward needed on his first go in handicaps
NR (7)	Greek Gift Bay J:Jimmy Quinn T:K R Burke	J:Jimmy Quinn T:K R Burke	115	—	7051	62	84	55	6d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Big step forward on nursery debut when scoring at Carlisle; not taken lightly with 6lb pen

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Megalithic	13/8	13/8	11/8	6/4	13/8
Anthropologist	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Moon Sniper	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Dukes Of Haather	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Camden Flyer	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Under The Sea	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Megalithic

26.6

OR: 8 Form: 8 Odds: 10.6

13/8

2nd

Moon Sniper

16.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Dukes Of Haather

16.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Greek Gift

OR: 3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Anthropologist

12.7

OR: 6 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Camden Flyer

5.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Under The Sea

OR: 2.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Megalithic	82	89	73
Moon Sniper	81	83	55
Anthropologist	74	81	44
Dukes Of Haather	71	88	77
Camden Flyer	64	82	70
Greek Gift	62	84	55
Under The Sea	61	84	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Greek Gift	6d ago	Quick return
Megalithic	16d ago	Fit
Camden Flyer	16d ago	Fit
Moon Sniper	20d ago	Fit
Dukes Of Haather	28d ago	Fit
Under The Sea	35d ago	Fit
Anthropologist	56d ago	Fresh