Ladbrokes Handicap – Chester

Chester

2:10

Ladbrokes Handicap

Date 2025-05-31

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £25,770

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (8)	Bobby Bennu gr Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	130	—	5521-3	97	114	88	145d	—	—	+1	20.5	4/1 20%
Raced prominently for his three wins and missed the break last time at Wolverhampton
3 (6)	Never So Brave b Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	134	—	16720-	101	111	98	239d	—	—	+6	23.3	4/1 20%
Mostly strong form last season for previous yard, including course win; now gelded
1 (2)	Witch Hunter b Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	138	—	-62607	105	114	88	21d	—	—	+6	18.9	11/2 15%
7th in the Victoria Cup latest, not beaten far; can deal with this mark and considered
11 (11)	Myal b David Egan · Steph Hollinshead	David Egan · Steph Hollinshead	128	—	11-318	95	113	90	21d	—	—	+3	14.3	13/2 13%
Progressing well until finishing just behind Witch Hunter in the Victoria Cup at Ascot
5 (4)	Telemark ch Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford	Jack Mitchell · Simon & Ed Crisford	131	t	0818-7	98	114	84	20d	—	—	+5	14.7	8/1 11%
Dual 7f winner last year; found trouble over an inadequate 6f on his return
2 (7)	Fair Point b Edward Greatrex · Ralph Beckett	Edward Greatrex · Ralph Beckett	137	—	33120-	104	109	77	223d	—	—	+18	25.7	10/1 9%
Dual winner last season; possibly on a tough mark but may improve again at four
7 (1)	Cerulean Bay b Kevin Stott · David O'Meara	Kevin Stott · David O'Meara	130	—	117-70	97	113	67	16d	—	—	+7	13.7	11/1 8%
Hat-trick last summer on soft or good ground; might well leave this year's two runs behind
4 (12)	Holguin gr Faleh Bughenaim · Hamad Al Jehani	Faleh Bughenaim · Hamad Al Jehani	131	—	1749-9	98	113	37	149d	—	—	+8	13.6	18/1 5%
Formerly smart and could still be; however, drawn wide under an inexperienced jockey
13 (10)	Yanifer b Aiden Brookes(3) · Harriet Bethell	Aiden Brookes(3) · Harriet Bethell	125	h	2158-7	92	112	102	22d	—	—	+6	12.1	16/1 6%
Endured wide trip when only seventh at the May meeting; has an even wider draw this time
6 (9)	Kingdom Come b Pierre-Louis Jamin · Clive Cox	Pierre-Louis Jamin · Clive Cox	130	—	2-3408	97	109	86	14d	—	—	+13	16.2	25/1 4%
Stats of 4-12 on the AW and 0-9 on turf are a fair reflection of his preferences
12 (3)	Brewing b Adam Farragher · William Haggas	Adam Farragher · William Haggas	127	tv	3-5170	94	112	77	43d	—	—	+11	14	28/1 3%
Best form has been on the AW and yet not the last twice; another headgear tweak
8 (5)	Rhoscolyn b Cian Horgan(5) · David O'Meara	Cian Horgan(5) · David O'Meara	130	t	925-68	97	113	81	35d	—	—	+10	12.5	40/1 2%
Two defeats here include a sixth in this 12 months ago off the same mark
10 (13)	Purest Time b Joe Fanning · Ian Williams	Joe Fanning · Ian Williams	129	—	94703-	96	109	93	204d	—	—	+13	14.9	80/1 1%
3-24 on the continent; returns in a pretty hot handicap and can only be watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bobby Bennu	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	10/3
Never So Brave	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	4/1
Witch Hunter	5/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Myal	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Telemark	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Fair Point	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Cerulean Bay	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Holguin	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Yanifer	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Kingdom Come	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	20/1
Brewing	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Rhoscolyn	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Purest Time	80/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fair Point

25.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

10/1

2nd

Never So Brave

23.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 5

4/1

3rd

Bobby Bennu

20.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Witch Hunter

18.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Kingdom Come

16.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Purest Time

14.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Telemark

14.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Myal

14.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Brewing

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Cerulean Bay

13.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Holguin

13.6

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Rhoscolyn

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Yanifer

12.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Witch Hunter Top Rated	105	114	88
Fair Point	104	109	77
Never So Brave	101	111	98
Telemark	98	114	84
Holguin	98	113	37
Bobby Bennu	97	114	88
Cerulean Bay	97	113	67
Kingdom Come	97	109	86
Rhoscolyn	97	113	81
Purest Time	96	109	93
Myal	95	113	90
Brewing	94	112	77
Yanifer	92	112	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bobby Bennu	145d ago	Long break
Never So Brave	239d ago	Long break
Witch Hunter	21d ago	Fit
Myal	21d ago	Fit
Telemark	20d ago	Fit
Fair Point	223d ago	Long break
Cerulean Bay	16d ago	Fit
Holguin	149d ago	Long break
Yanifer	22d ago	Fit
Kingdom Come	14d ago	Fit
Brewing	43d ago	Fit
Rhoscolyn	35d ago	Fit
Purest Time	204d ago	Long break

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