Chester Handicap – Chester · The Final Fence

Chester

17:05

Chester Handicap

Date 2024-09-13

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £10,192

Winning Time 1m 34.30s (slow by 10.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Paws For Thought (IRE) Charlie Maggs · Donald McCain	7/1	Won
2nd	Quest For Fun (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	100/30F	1.5
3rd	Love Billy Boy (IRE) Franny Norton · Richard Hannon	6/1	1.25
4th	Mr Baloo (IRE) Sam Hitchcott · Richard Hannon	33/1	3.5
5th	Mercurial (IRE) Sean D Bowen · John J Nallen	4/1	1.5
6th	Master Zoffany (IRE) Jack Garritty · Richard Fahey	12/1	.5
7th	Mudamer (IRE) David Allan · Geoffrey Harker	18/1	5.5
8th	Berkshire Nugget (IRE) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	11/1	.5
9th	Phoenix Of Dreams (IRE) Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	17/2	2.75
10th	Reidh (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	17/2	1.25
11th	Star Zinc (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Rebecca Menzies	80/1	4

Runners (13)

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
1 (4)	Quest For Fun Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	140	t	082475	85	96	80	14d	—	—	-2	15.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won easily off this mark at Catterick on last attempt in Class 4; interesting
5 (1)	Love Billy Boy Bay J:Franny Norton T:Richard Hannon	J:Franny Norton T:Richard Hannon	136	b	241932	85	93	79	7d	—	—	+9	22.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Scored narrowly off this mark here in June; fighting chance returned to Chester
11 (11)	Mercurial Bay J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:John J Nallen	J:Sean D Bowen(3) T:John J Nallen	129	p	62-912	74	96	84	11d	—	—	-6	11	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Clear second at Roscommon last week; due to go up 6lb in future; great chance
3 (6)	Reidh Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	137	—	-31159	82	90	74	13d	—	—	+8	19.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Couple of 7f wins this summer; came up short in Class 2 races the last twice
2 (8)	Paws For Thought Bay J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(7) T:Donald McCain	140	p	786124	85	93	69	13d	—	—	+10	20.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Four-wins at Chester, the most recent in July; has remained in form here since
12 (7)	Phoenix Of Dreams Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	129	—	43222	78	92	82	14d	—	—	+12	21.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Consistent record reads 43222 and the form has substance; could well get off the mark
13 (12)	Berkshire Nugget Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	125	p	323481	74	91	89	24d	—	—	+11	20.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Won a weak maiden last time; has frame possibilities on best handicap form
4 (2)	Mudamer Grey J:David Allan T:Geoffrey Harker	J:David Allan T:Geoffrey Harker	136	p	1-6003	81	92	74	30d	—	—	+11	16.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Defied a 2lb higher mark in 2023; ran encouragingly on latest start
8 (9)	Master Zoffany Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Jack Garritty T:Richard Fahey	134	v	007030	79	93	70	43d	—	—	+4	11.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Three-time winner at Chester; possibilities if taking well to first-time visor
7 (5)	Mr Baloo Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	134	—	-14159	83	90	75	13d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+13	16.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Held off this highest mark the last twice and needs a personal best
10 (10)	Star Zinc Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Rebecca Menzies	131	—	129730	76	91	-	6d	—	—	+7	10.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Triple AW scorer; beaten long way last Saturday on the return to turf
NR (3)	Another Investment Bay J:TBC T:Nigel Tinkler	J: T:Nigel Tinkler	135	p	295020	80	93	59	15d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Inconsistent this season and still has a modest strike-rate; opposed
NR (13)	Albeseeingyer Bay J:TBC T:Steph Hollinshead	J: T:Steph Hollinshead	132	—	364516	77	89	82	27d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Latest effort (off this mark) suggests she's in the assessor's grip now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Quest For Fun	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Love Billy Boy	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1
Mercurial	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1
Reidh	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Paws For Thought	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2	8/1
Phoenix Of Dreams	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Berkshire Nugget	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1	11/1
Mudamer	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Master Zoffany	14/1	14/1	12/1	11/1	14/1
Mr Baloo	33/1	28/1	28/1	22/1	28/1
Star Zinc	100/1	66/1	40/1	40/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Love Billy Boy

22.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Phoenix Of Dreams

21.4

OR: 7 Form: 11.9 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Berkshire Nugget

20.4

OR: 6 Form: 11.9 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Paws For Thought

20.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Reidh

19.9

OR: 8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Mudamer

16.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Mr Baloo

16.2

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 1

33/1

Quest For Fun

15.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 5

9/2

Albeseeingyer

13.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Master Zoffany

11.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Mercurial

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Another Investment

OR: 7.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Star Zinc

10.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0.8

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Quest For Fun	85	96	80
Love Billy Boy	85	93	79
Paws For Thought	85	93	69
Mr Baloo	83	90	75
Reidh	82	90	74
Mudamer	81	92	74
Another Investment	80	93	59
Master Zoffany	79	93	70
Phoenix Of Dreams	78	92	82
Albeseeingyer	77	89	82
Star Zinc	76	91	—
Mercurial	74	96	84
Berkshire Nugget	74	91	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Star Zinc	6d ago	Quick return
Love Billy Boy	7d ago	Quick return
Mercurial	11d ago	Quick return
Reidh	13d ago	Quick return
Paws For Thought	13d ago	Quick return
Mr Baloo	13d ago	Quick return
Quest For Fun	14d ago	Fit
Phoenix Of Dreams	14d ago	Fit
Another Investment	15d ago	Fit
Berkshire Nugget	24d ago	Fit
Albeseeingyer	27d ago	Fit
Mudamer	30d ago	Fit
Master Zoffany	43d ago	Fit