July 25 / 15.48 Chester

15.48

Good

Wilson Family Handicap

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 0m 6f 17y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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Wilson Family Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

4/5 (Won)

  • Win: £1.67
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 11-242 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Dual C&D novice winner last season and his handicap form this year is strong, finishing fourth in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) before returning to 6f to finish a neck second of 13 to Jazl in a traditionally hot race at the Newmarket July meeting (good to firm again); a 2lb nudge doesn't look enough to stop him from a good draw.
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2nd

3

(3)

2nd Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 1

15:20 Chester

Calico Blue

9st 1lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Progressive sprinter; chased home Jazl in a Newmarket handicap last month (2lb worse off today) before improving his flawless C&D record to 3-3 with an easy win eight days ago; worth his place in this stronger company and he looks sure to go well once again.

11/4

1st

2

(2)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

15:48 Chester

Calico Blue

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Dual C&D novice winner last season and his handicap form this year is strong, finishing fourth in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) before returning to 6f to finish a neck second of 13 to Jazl in a traditionally hot race at the Newmarket July meeting (good to firm again); a 2lb nudge doesn't look enough to stop him from a good draw.

4/5

2nd

5

(9)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:00 Newmarket (July)

Calico Blue

9st 1lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Juvenile wins came in 6f novices; has held his own in 5f handicaps this year, doing well on the far side when fourth of 27 at Royal Ascot (good to firm) just behind Ten Carat Harry; return to 6f can suit; better claims than most.

6/1

9/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 4-3110 CD

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Third Chester success when beating older horses over 5f (good to soft; has won on good to firm) last month; never involved behind Calico Blue in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse at Royal Ascot since but his 1131 course record suggests a much better run is likely now.
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19th

9

(19)

19th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 York

Tricky Tel

8st 10lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Hugo Palmer

Won two in a row at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) and Chester (5f, good to soft) before midfield finish at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) and runner-up to an odds-on winner at Chester (6f, good) last time; he's particularly effective at Chester but is not ruled out each-way on his first run here.

16/1

2nd

5

(4)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

15:48 Chester

Tricky Tel

9st 3lb

J: David Probert

T: Hugo Palmer

Third Chester success when beating older horses over 5f (good to soft; has won on good to firm) last month; never involved behind Calico Blue in the Palace Of Holyroodhouse at Royal Ascot since but his 1131 course record suggests a much better run is likely now.

9/1

Form: 0-7320 D

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Impressive on debut at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) last May and tapped back into that promise when short-headed in a handicap at Meydan (6f, good) in March (gelded after); raced too freely and weakened from prominence in top 3yo handicap at York (6f, good) on British return six weeks ago; hopefully the addition of a hood helps him to settle better this time.
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6th

2

(13)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

17:00 Chester

Postmodern

9st 11lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Lightly raced 3yo; didn't run badly in a C&D handicap (good; hooded first time) last month; slower ground and stall 13 are obvious concerns this time; change of headgear.

8/1

3rd

1

(1)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

15:48 Chester

Postmodern

9st 10lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Impressive on debut at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) last May and tapped back into that promise when short-headed in a handicap at Meydan (6f, good) in March (gelded after); raced too freely and weakened from prominence in top 3yo handicap at York (6f, good) on British return six weeks ago; hopefully the addition of a hood helps him to settle better this time.

7/1

14th

3

(11)

13th Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:35 York

Postmodern

9st 4lb

J: James Doyle

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Impressive on debut at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) last May and tapped back into that promise when short-headed in a handicap at Meydan (6f, good) in March; gelded since and remains lightly raced; his stable is in excellent form and he's one to be interested in back in Britain following a break.

8/1

25/1

Form: 7-9000

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Good second in sales and Listed races over 6f at York during his 2yo campaign but not in anything like the same form this term; sold out of the Richard & Peter Fahey stable for 26,000gns since his latest start four weeks ago.
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1st

9

(5)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:47 Haydock

Boston Dan

9st 8lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

He got up to a very useful standard as a juvenile but has lost his form this year, including in three starts for this yard; new tongue-tie has some heavy lifting to do but he's dangerously handicapped if there is a turnaround.

40/1

15th

18

(17)

19th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 York

Boston Dan

8st 2lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Listed runner-up here last October and he's well treated on that form but he's been a long way below that level on his six outings this season (three of them here); a major turnaround is necessary.

66/1

7th

6

(7)

3rd Aug 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:54 Ripon

Boston Dan

9st 0lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

2yo Listed runner-up last October; fourth of seven on stable debut at Chester (6f, good) nine days ago, which was a step back in the right direction, but he needs another today if he's to pose a serious threat.

11/1

Form: 1-62 D

Last run: 68 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Made all for wide-margin win on his debut at Lingfield (AW) in November and he was back around that sort of form when second to the very promising Behike (second in strong Ascot handicap recently) in good-ground novice there (also 6f) in May; interesting runner.
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4th

3

(5)

5th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Thirsk

Ray Mon Dough

9st 11lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Oliver Cole

Disappointing when favourite at Windsor last time but he's still lightly raced and was an emphatic winner at Leicester (6f, good to firm) on his penultimate run; still looks feasibly treated on that form and has claims if he can bounce back.

15/2

8th

1

(7)

17th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 4

18:55 Windsor

Ray Mon Dough

10st 3lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Oliver Cole

Threatened to be useful on occasions even before he won a four-runner handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm) eight days ago by nearly 5l when tongue tied first time; penalised 6lb in this more competitive race but has to be considered seriously.

5/2

1st

1

(3)

9th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:44 Leicester

Ray Mon Dough

9st 11lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Oliver Cole

Impressive at Lingfield (6f, AW) last November on sole 2yo start and runner-up to very talented sprinter there (6f novice, good) in May; merely sixth on recent handicap debut at Chester (6f, good) but he's better than that and it will be no surprise if he's a force today; a tongue-tie goes on.

9/2

7th
6 (7)
Stargazed

10/1

Form: 15-208

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Her reappearance second of 17 at the York Dante meeting (good) is strong form but she's failed to back it up twice since; races beyond 5f for the first time now; drawn widest.
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8th

11

(10)

19th Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 York

Stargazed

8st 7lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: K R Burke

Second of 17 off this mark on reappearance over C&D (good) in May; however, she hasn't threatened since and, while there have been possible excuses, she now needs to turn things around in a first-time visor.

20/1

7th

6

(7)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

15:48 Chester

Stargazed

9st 2lb

J: Shane Gray

T: K R Burke

Her reappearance second of 17 at the York Dante meeting (good) is strong form but she's failed to back it up twice since; races beyond 5f for the first time now; drawn widest.

10/1

Form: 2211 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £6.50
Straight Forecast £8.85
Trifecta £31.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Calico Blue

Daily Record:

Grasmere Boy

TOPSPEED:

Stargazed

RP RATINGS:

Postmodern

LAMBOURN:

Ray Mon Dough

POSTDATA:

Calico Blue

NEWMARKET:

Calico Blue

The Times:

Calico Blue

Telegraph:

Calico Blue

The Guardian:

Calico Blue

Daily Mail:

Calico Blue

D Express:

Calico Blue

Daily Mirror:

Calico Blue

The Sun:

Calico Blue

The Star:

Calico Blue