June 14 / 14.10 Chester

14.10

Good To Soft

Precision Facades Handicap

  • Prize money: £12885
  • 0m 5f 15y
  • Class 3
  • 8 runners
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Precision Facades Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

OUR TIP

Form: 110-00 D

Last run: 5 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won three from the front last year and shot up the weights but well held in his two runs this term (now tried in first-time headgear); could do without rain (has been taken out on account of soft ground before) and stall 9 isn't ideal given his style.
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4th

1

(2)

17th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 7y

Class 4

20:25 Hamilton

Law Of Average

10st 6lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Chelsea Banham

Made all twice in a row this spring (including over C&D on good to firm) and bounced back from his third of six at Yarmouth for another front-running win at Lingfield (5f, AW) last Monday; had plenty in hand last time and he's 5lb well in under a 5lb penalty; could prove tough to catch.

6/5

1st

3

(8)

6th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 4

16:15 Lingfield (AW)

Law Of Average

9st 12lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Chelsea Banham

Has won on the AW but off a much lower mark and all his best efforts have come on turf, including two wins in the spring; looked like the handicapper may have caught up again when third to Michaela's Boy last time and he's drawn wide today.

6/1

3rd

5

(1)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 42y

Class 4

14:40 Yarmouth

Law Of Average

9st 6lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Chelsea Banham

Enthusiastic front-runner; chasing a hat-trick after wins at Bath (5f, firm) and Hamilton (5f, good to firm); a 6lb rise asks more of him but dangerous to discount.

5/2

Form: 394-21 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Dual Hamilton winner last August (soft/heavy) who's resumed better than ever under Mohammed Tabti, doing it easily at Carlisle last time; a 7lb rise demands more but he looks on the upgrade and the more rain the better for him.
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8th

4

(1)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:10 Thirsk

Moonstone Boy

9st 12lb

J: Luke Catton

T: Jennie Candlish

Four wins over 5f for Iain Jardine, but unplaced in three starts on the AW since returning for this yard in January; 8lb below last winning mark, but drying ground and return to 6f pose questions; cheekpieces return.

12/1

7th

2

(12)

5th Mar 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

19:30 Newcastle (AW)

Moonstone Boy

9st 9lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Jennie Candlish

A fair 5f scorer for Iain Jardine; shaped encouragingly for his new yard when fourth at Southwell (5f) in January but raced too freely over 6f when seventh at Wolverhampton since; can bounce back here.

16/1

7th

5

(8)

16th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Moonstone Boy

9st 5lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Jennie Candlish

Campaigned mostly over 5f; posted a resurgent effort at Southwell on stable/seasonal debut; successful twice off current mark, so holds possibilities provided he's as effective back at 6f.

12/1

16/1

Form: 8-6307 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Plenty of short-priced defeats to go with his two wins for Roger Varian and he's rather struggled for this yard, coming 11lb down the weights; ran well from stall 12 over C&D last summer but needs to get back to that sort of level.
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4

(7)

18th Nov 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

19:45 Newcastle (AW)

Nazron

9st 6lb

J: Joey Haynes

T: Ivan Furtado

Was having his first start after a second wind operation when down the field at Wolverhampton (6f, Tapeta) 15 days ago; 2lb lower then when just missing out at Chester (5f, soft) in June and each-way claims if reproducing that sort of form.

16/1

14th

1

(4)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:20 York

Nazron

11st 13lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Ivan Furtado

Short-headed by Copper Knight at Chester (5f, soft) last month and close fourth of eight there (5.5f, good) since but well beaten in May on sole previous visit here and down the field at Yarmouth on Thursday.

14/1

10th

8

(11)

24th Jul 2025

Soft

0m 5f 42y

Class 3

19:40 Yarmouth

Nazron

9st 3lb

J: William Carver

T: Ivan Furtado

Only handicap win was off this mark last season (5f, good to firm); close up in Chester sprints the last twice, the penultimate one on soft ground; has each-way claims.

8/1

Form: 10-360 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
His three wins last year, latterly off a 2lb lower mark, came on soft/heavy going; has not had his conditions in three runs this season and better can be expected, for a yard that also saddles Copper Knight, should the ground ease.
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9th

4

(4)

6th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

19:40 Ripon

Vince LAmour

9st 9lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Far from consistent this season but scored off just 1lb lower over C&D in May and has a fighting chance provided he's back in the same form.

16/1

7th

6

(1)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:25 Ripon

Vince LAmour

8st 6lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

Won a C&D handicap in April 2024 (heavy); has run mainly over 5f since; fair run in a decent 5f handicap at Carlisle last week (soft); each-way chance.

8/1

6th

7

(10)

9th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

19:42 Carlisle

Vince LAmour

9st 11lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Hasn't been at his best since winning at Ripon early last month (5f, good); today's conditions ideal and could bounce back from good draw.

14/1

Form: 147-78 CD

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Happiest on the sharp end and his latest C&D effort can be ignored (missed the break from stall 12); otherwise he's turned in a string of solid efforts round here and should do much better.
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8th

7

(2)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

19:50 Epsom

Balon DOr

9st 1lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Simon Dow

0-6 on AW for new stable since the autumn but took good step back in right direction when close fourth at Lingfield (5f) last month and will be suited by this return to 6f on turf; interesting.

10/1

12

(12)

2nd Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

20:53 Kempton (AW)

Balon DOr

9st 1lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Simon Dow

All three wins came on turf when trained by Hugo Palmer, the most recent at Chester in September; 0-12 on the AW but he did post a solid effort when a 1l fourth of seven at Lingfield (5f, AW) 28 days ago; steps back up in trip.

12/1

4th

3

(1)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

17:40 Lingfield (AW)

Balon DOr

9st 7lb

J: Paddy Bradley

T: Simon Dow

Both handicap wins on turf at Chester (5f and 6f); no great shakes on this track for new yard since November but he's dropped 9lb in that time and there was the glimmer of a revival here last time when back from a break; not ruled out.

12/1

Form: 321244 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 1lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Made most of the running from a similar draw when having Copper Knight and Balon d'Or behind over C&D early last month; ultra-consistent and looks set to go well again but there's little wiggle room off this mark.
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4th

2

(10)

10th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 110y

Class 4

19:35 Chester

Rosenpur

9st 7lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Jennie Candlish

Ideally suited by going around a left-hand bend, with his six wins coming here and at Wolverhampton; 10lb higher than for his win in this race last year and the widest draw isn't a big selling point today; cheekpieces join the hood today.

10/1

6th

7

(7)

27th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

15:03 Chester

Rosenpur

9st 5lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

6yo who posted career-best performance when dominating from the front over C&D (good) last month; used up energy to get across to lead from a wide draw when fifth of ten over 5f here a fortnight ago and can be treated as if still in good form.

8/1

5th

4

(8)

13th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 3

16:00 Chester

Rosenpur

9st 7lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

6yo who posted career-best performance when dominating from the front over 6f here (good) last month; 5f on ground slower than good also suits but he's not ideally drawn and recent 4lb rise demands even more from him.

13/2

Form: 6-3421 CD

Last run: 5 days

W: 9st 0lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Prolific winner who landed this in 2022 (good) and again last year (soft); well into the veteran stage but faces his ideal conditions and has no penalty for Monday's win, so he has every chance of notching C&D win number five.
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9th

8

(10)

13th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 3

16:00 Chester

Copper Knight

9st 3lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Veteran with 19 wins on his CV, including three editions of this race and a narrow success at Beverley (5f, good to soft) last month; drawn on the outside today and doesn't have much margin for error off this mark but it won't be a surprise if he gives this a good shot.

14/1

6th

6

(2)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

16:45 Thirsk

Copper Knight

9st 5lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Tim Easterby

Grand old veteran who can be forgiven his defeat in a Class 2 at York last time, having won at this level the time before at Beverley (2lb lower); had 119 races and yet this is his first visit here.

16/1

18th

18

(4)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

14:20 York

Copper Knight

8st 6lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Tim Easterby

Hugely admirable 12yo whose seven York wins include this race in 2019 and 2021, and he built upon last month's reappearance second at Ripon (5f, good) to win at Beverley (5f, good to soft) ten days ago; however, there's a suspicion he may find a big-field Class 2 such as this too hot nowadays.

20/1

Form: 40355- CD

Last run: 225 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
C&D winner as a 3yo who'll appreciate any rain; starts the season on a handy mark but will need to be right on his game after seven months off.
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12

(7)

14th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 3

14:10 Chester

Seantrabh

8st 13lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Declan Carroll

C&D winner as a 3yo who'll appreciate any rain; starts the season on a handy mark but will need to be right on his game after seven months off.

12/1

5th

3

(1)

1st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

13:08 Newmarket

Seantrabh

9st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

disputed lead early

7/1

5th

3

(1)

1st Nov 2024

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

13:08 Newmarket

Seantrabh

9st 9lb

J: Zak Wheatley

T: Declan Carroll

disputed lead early, outpaced and in touch with leaders after 1f, rallied and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final 110yds

7/1

Non-runners

Cinque Verde, South Parade, Fuji Mountain, Frank The Spark, Night On Earth

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £31.50
Straight Forecast £32.56
Tricast £108.78
Trifecta £112.40

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Moonstone Boy

SPOTLIGHT:

Copper Knight

The Sun:

Rosenpur

Telegraph:

Balon d'Or

TOPSPEED:

Moonstone Boy

POSTDATA:

Moonstone Boy

The Times:

Moonstone Boy

The Guardian:

Moonstone Boy

D Express:

Moonstone Boy

Daily Mirror:

Moonstone Boy

Daily Record:

Moonstone Boy

THE NORTH:

Copper Knight

Daily Mail:

Copper Knight

The Star:

Copper Knight