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    14.30

    Good To Firm

    Chesham Stakes (Listed Race)

    • Prize money: £70887.5
    • 0m 7f 0y
    • Class 1
    • 15 runners
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    Chesham Stakes (Listed Race)

    Runners: 15 runners

    Type: Flat Turf

    Surface: Turf

    Weather: Sunny

    1 (7)
    Aix La Chapelle

    Aix La Chapelle

    J: Ryan Moore

    T: A P O’Brien

    Form: 1 D

    Last run: 15 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Superbly bred colt who was very much the stable second string according to the market (and deserted by Ryan Moore) for his debut in a Curragh maiden (7f, good to yielding) 15 days ago but he managed to overcome greenness to beat his five rivals, ultimately a shade cosily; likely to have learnt plenty from that and a major player for yard that has won this race seven times.
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    2 (4)
    Celtic Charioteer

    Celtic Charioteer

    J: Jonny Peate

    T: James Ferguson

    Form: 91 D

    Last run: 10 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Improved from his debut and appreciated the longer trip when justifying favouritism in a Leicester maiden (7f, good) ten days ago; should be winning more races, but unlikely to be this one.
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    3 (13)
    Nola Soul

    Nola Soul

    J: Seamie Heffernan

    T: J A Stack

    Form: 1 D

    Last run: 34 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    $220,000 yearling; overcame both taking a strong hold and greenness when staying on well to make a winning debut in a maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good) last month (third has won since); very likely to have learnt from that and he's one to be interested in.
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    4 (10)
    On Just Terms

    On Just Terms

    J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

    T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

    Form: —

    Last run: —

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    $100,000 yearling, 220,000gns breeze-up 2yo; half-brother to three winners including Countessa (11.6f turf/1m4f AW; RPR 79) and Junipermarshmallow (US 7.5f/8.5f turf 2yo including stakes); dam 7f AW winner (80), closely related to multiple 1m Group 1 winner Alpha Centauri; this is a tough race in which to make his debut, but he must be well regarded by his top stable and this race did go to a newcomer four years go; market should be revealing.
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    5 (15)
    Pikachu

    Pikachu

    J: David Egan

    T: Charlie Johnston

    Form: 2

    Last run: 18 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    450,000gns yearling; 4-1 when beaten half a length into second of ten (well clear of the third) on last month's debut in a Thirsk novice (7f, good); should be winning races in due course, but will need a good deal more if he's to go one better in this; stable triple-handed.
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    6 (2)
    Revels

    Revels

    J: Sam James

    T: K R Burke

    Form: 1 D

    Last run: 31 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    150,000gns foal, 350,000gns yearling; 8-11 for last month's debut in a Redcar maiden (7f, good) and, despite showing signs of greenness, he came home 3l clear of his nearest rival (third has won since); will have learnt plenty from that and is respected for stable that took this race in 2022.
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    7 (14)
    Romanza

    Romanza

    J: James McDonald

    T: Charlie Fellowes

    Form: 4

    Last run: 40 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    160,000gns yearling; 8-1 when fourth of ten on his debut in a novice here (6f, good) last month; subsequent wins by the first and fifth give the form some substance and the extra furlong should suit, but he needs to have improved considerably.
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    8 (5)
    South Dakota

    South Dakota

    J: Wayne Lordan

    T: A P O’Brien

    Form: 4

    Last run: 26 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Looked the stable's third string (and was apprentice ridden) when fourth of eight in a Curragh maiden on debut (6f, good) last month; the form has been well advertised by the wins of the second and third and the extra furlong should suit, but improvement will be needed.
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    9 (1)
    Sword Salute

    Sword Salute

    J: Rowan Scott

    T: Charlie Johnston

    Form: 31 D

    Last run: 19 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Could hardly have been more impressive when justifying favouritism in a Lingfield restricted maiden (7f, good to firm) 19 days ago, but he had previously finished over 4l behind Revels when third of seven on Redcar debut (7f, good); even with the subsequent progress, that's quite a margin to turn around, especially with that rival open to improvement.
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    10 (3)
    Sydney Carton

    Sydney Carton

    J: Cieren Fallon

    T: James Owen

    Form: 3

    Last run: 22 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    5-1 and did all his best work late on when third of eight on debut in a Beverley novice (7.5f, good to firm; hooded, but not today) last month; open to improvement, but the form looks ordinary and this is likely to prove much too hot.
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    11 (12)
    Time For The Moon

    Time For The Moon

    J: Billy Loughnane

    T: Charlie Johnston

    Form: 31 D

    Last run: 13 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Could manage only third of four when 11-10 for Haydock debut (7f, good to soft) last month, but he managed to come home just over 7l clear in a restricted novice at Musselburgh (7f, good) 13 days ago, despite rolling around in front; this race is tougher, but he looks a nice type and is respected.
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    12 (8)
    Whispering Moon

    Whispering Moon

    J: Oisin Orr

    T: Richard & Peter Fahey

    Form: 3

    Last run: 18 days

    W: 9st 5lb

    2 yo Colt

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    100,000gns yearling; caught the eye when staying on strongly to finish third of ten on his debut in a Thirsk novice (7f, good; 18-1) last month; that was a promising start, but he still finished about 5l behind Pikachu and is unlikely to be up to this task.
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    13 (6)
    Aperoll

    Aperoll

    J: Pat Dobbs

    T: Richard Hannon

    Form: 1

    Last run: 17 days

    W: 9st 0lb

    2 yo Filly

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Well-backed 9-4 favourite when beating her 11 rivals on debut in a Newbury fillies' maiden (6.5f, good to firm) this month; this race will be tougher, but her trainer was very complimentary about her after that win and fillies have won two of the last three runnings.
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    14 (11)
    Bayside

    Bayside

    J: Lewis Edmunds

    T: Rod Millman

    Form: 316

    Last run: 40 days

    W: 9st 0lb

    2 yo Filly

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Improved from her debut when winning a fillies' restricted novice at Beverley (5f, good to soft) in April, but was held under her penalty in a fillies' novice at Nottingham (6f, good) last month; would be a surprise winner.
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    15 (9)
    Sea Venture

    Sea Venture

    J: Daniel Tudhope

    T: George Scott

    Form: 1

    Last run: 27 days

    W: 9st 0lb

    2 yo Filly

    OR: —

    Form & Verdict
    Impressive when coming home 3l clear on her debut in a Haydock fillies' maiden (6f, good to soft; 8-1) last month, especially as she had to overcome all sorts of traffic issues; open to progress and the extra furlong won't be a problem, but the form of the Haydock race isn't really working out, so improvement will be required.
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    Betting Forcast

    13/8 Aix La Chapelle, 33/1 Celtic Charioteer, 11/1 Nola Soul, 33/1 On Just Terms, 20/1 Pikachu, 11/1 Revels, 66/1 Romanza, 8/1 South Dakota, 33/1 Sword Salute, 50/1 Sydney Carton, 5/1 Time For The Moon, 50/1 Whispering Moon, 8/1 Aperoll, 50/1 Bayside, 5/1 Sea Venture

    Verdict

    Seven of the last eight winners of this to have run before came into the race unbeaten, with six of those having won their only previous start. Curragh maiden winner Aix La Chapelle fits into that category and will be a major player in his bid to provide Aidan O'Brien with his eighth winner in the race, albeit with fellow Irish challenger Nola Soul having achieved just as much when making a successful debut at Leopardstown. Both are respected, while Newbury winner Aperoll is clearly highly regarded and makes the shortlist alongside impressive Musselburgh winner Time For The Moon. Joseph O'Brien's newcomer On Just Terms should be closely monitored in the market, but the vote goes to REVELS whose impressive Redcar debut success has since been handsomely franked by the reopposing Sword Salute. The stable took this with Holloway Boy in 2022.[David Bellingham]

    Selections

    TOPSPEED:

    Aperoll

    RP RATINGS:

    Time For The Moon

    POSTDATA:

    Sword Salute

    SPOTLIGHT:

    Revels