London Essence Handicap – Chester

Chester

4:30

London Essence Handicap

Date 2025-06-14

Distance 6f17y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,308

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10 (1)	Solar Aclaim br Cieren Fallon · Julie Camacho	Cieren Fallon · Julie Camacho	124	—	634-07	82	106	34	7d	—	—	-5	13.2	4/1 20%
Shaped well at Epsom last week; dangerous mark & well drawn; the softer the better for him
7 (3)	Paws For Thought b Richard Kingscote · Donald McCain	Richard Kingscote · Donald McCain	128	p	4109-8	86	104	83	38d	—	—	-1	13	5/1 17%
Loves it here and better drawn than on his reappearance; should have a big run in him
8 (10)	King's Lynn b Hollie Doyle · Andrew Balding	Hollie Doyle · Andrew Balding	128	p	-02686	86	105	96	14d	—	—	+2	13.8	13/2 13%
Losing run stretches back over three years; rated accordingly but likely vulnerable again
3 (11)	Alzahir ch George Wood · Jennie Candlish	George Wood · Jennie Candlish	132	t	114575	90	106	99	8d	—	—	+4	15.3	7/1 13%
Two 7f wins on turf this spring (following wind surgery); struggled in higher grade since
4 (7)	Archduke Ferdinand gr Dale Swift · Seb Spencer	Dale Swift · Seb Spencer	132	p	4-0451	90	106	92	19d	—	—	+3	12.7	9/1 10%
Ready win at Redcar last month but up 5lb in a better race; needs another career best
5 (5)	Aleezdancer b Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	131	b	0007-9	89	104	87	34d	—	—	+2	12.6	9/1 10%
On a good mark, sharper for his reappearance and the ground should suit; contender
6 (13)	Eye Of Dubai b Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	131	—	331-00	89	102	35	7d	—	—	+4	12.1	11/1 8%
Raced too freely when a disappointing favourite at Epsom last week; wide stall today
2 (4)	Prince Of Pillo ch Warren Fentiman(5) · Richard Fahey	Warren Fentiman(5) · Richard Fahey	132	—	195610	90	104	67	31d	—	—	+11	19.2	12/1 8%
Two 6f AW wins this year but he checked out tamely back on turf at York last month
14 (8)	Dickieburd b Aiden Brookes(3) · Ivan Furtado	Aiden Brookes(3) · Ivan Furtado	116	—	59-688	74	101	85	14d	—	—	+1	7.7	16/1 6%
Not found his best form this year and needs a full revival to win from 1lb out of weights
13 (6)	Baba Reza ch Joe Fanning · Julie Camacho	Joe Fanning · Julie Camacho	118	—	/10-30	76	106	61	14d	—	—	+3	7.9	18/1 5%
Chance on his Haydock win last summer; below par at York latest
12 (2)	Hyperfocus b/br Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	122	p	8665-8	80	107	90	16d	—	—	+5	8.6	25/1 4%
Won this off 2lb higher last year (heavy ground); well beaten on return; looks vulnerable
1 (12)	El Bodon ch Jack Callan(7) · Jane Chapple-Hyam	Jack Callan(7) · Jane Chapple-Hyam	135	—	90700-	93	104	76	217d	—	—	+9	11.5	33/1 3%
Group 3-placed last April but it was downhill from there on; drawn wide on return; risky
11 (9)	Count d'Orsay b Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	123	p	711-05	81	105	74	9d	—	—	+6	8.5	40/1 2%
Mudlark with a good course record; building up to something better this season
NR (14)	Tan Rapido br Callum Shepherd · Charlie Fellowes	Callum Shepherd · Charlie Fellowes	124	—	9-4220	82	106	72	2d	—	—	—	8	—
In good form on AW this spring but failed to fire returned to turf on Thursday; drawn wide

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Solar Aclaim	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Paws For Thought	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
King's Lynn	6/1	13/2	11/2	13/2	11/2
Alzahir	13/2	7/1	6/1	7/1	7/1
Archduke Ferdinand	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	9/1
Aleezdancer	8/1	9/1	8/1	17/2	9/1
Eye Of Dubai	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Prince Of Pillo	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Dickieburd	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Baba Reza	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1	14/1
Hyperfocus	25/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
El Bodon	33/1	28/1	25/1	33/1	25/1
Count d'Orsay	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Tan Rapido	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Prince Of Pillo

19.2

OR: 10 Form: 7 Odds: 2.2

12/1

2nd

Alzahir

15.3

OR: 10 Form: 2 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

King's Lynn

13.8

OR: 9 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Solar Aclaim

13.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Paws For Thought

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Archduke Ferdinand

12.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Aleezdancer

12.6

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Eye Of Dubai

12.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

El Bodon

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Hyperfocus

8.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Count d'Orsay

8.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Tan Rapido

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Baba Reza

7.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Dickieburd

7.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
El Bodon Top Rated	93	104	76
Alzahir	90	106	99
Archduke Ferdinand	90	106	92
Prince Of Pillo	90	104	67
Aleezdancer	89	104	87
Eye Of Dubai	89	102	35
Paws For Thought	86	104	83
King's Lynn	86	105	96
Solar Aclaim	82	106	34
Tan Rapido	82	106	72
Count d'Orsay	81	105	74
Hyperfocus	80	107	90
Baba Reza	76	106	61
Dickieburd	74	101	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Solar Aclaim	7d ago	Quick return
Paws For Thought	38d ago	Fit
King's Lynn	14d ago	Fit
Alzahir	8d ago	Quick return
Archduke Ferdinand	19d ago	Fit
Aleezdancer	34d ago	Fit
Eye Of Dubai	7d ago	Quick return
Prince Of Pillo	31d ago	Fit
Dickieburd	14d ago	Fit
Baba Reza	14d ago	Fit
Hyperfocus	16d ago	Fit
El Bodon	217d ago	Long break
Count d'Orsay	9d ago	Quick return
Tan Rapido	2d ago	Quick return

Going: Soft

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