September 02 / 15.20 Chester

15.20

Good To Soft

Caa Stellar Chester Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £28010
  • 1m 6f 87y
  • Class 1
  • 5 runners
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Caa Stellar Chester Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

8/1 (Won)

  • Win: £9.50
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 702-U1 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 7lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Acquitted himself with credit in big races last term and back on song when winning at Galway four weeks ago on latest outing, most of those runs at 1m6f; Irish raider who should not be far away.
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8th

7

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Shanroe

10st 13lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Karl Thornton

Dual-purpose veteran has won 11 of his 39 starts under Rules but he's shown virtually nothing since a Listed Chester win on the Flat in September 2023; needs a revival.

40/1

8th

7

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Shanroe

10st 13lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Karl Thornton

Dual-purpose veteran has won 11 of his 39 starts under Rules but he's shown virtually nothing since a Listed Chester win on the Flat in September 2023; needs a revival.

40/1

7/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 27-329

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Reliable sort, bar one run on heavy; pipped in a Group 3 at Leopardstown on penultimate start and got messed around at a crucial stage behind Thanks Monica in France latest; needs others to underperform.
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4th

6

(3)

15th Jun 2024

Good

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:00 York

Divine Jewel

8st 11lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Roger Varian

Sole win was a four-runner AW handicap two years ago; runner-up in six of her 11 starts since (last nine were in Listed or Group events) and that includes four times by a neck or less, staying 1m6f and appearing to act on almost any going; can go well fresh but has a bit to find on form.

11/1

2nd

2

(7)

7th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:47 Lingfield (AW)

Divine Jewel

9st 5lb

J: David Egan

T: Roger Varian

Ran flat in the Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster (14.5f, soft) last time, but placed four times in Pattern company prior to that as when runner-up in a Chester Listed contest (1m6f, good to soft) on penultimate start; won a four-runner handicap here (1m4f) on only previous AW outing and looks the one to beat.

9/2

9th

2

(4)

14th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 1

15:35 Doncaster

Divine Jewel

9st 7lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Roger Varian

Creditable second over 1m6f at Leopardstown (Group 3) in July and Chester (Listed) this month; largely consistent but still has only one success on the board and faces a harder task upped to Group 2 level.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 7-5299

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Went close in the 2021 Irish Derby for previous yard; not so good since but second of six in the 1m5f Group 3 Ormonde here (soft) in May was clearly his best result this term; tried 2m4f in the Gold Cup at Ascot next time and 2m in the Goodwood Cup on latest; good form chance.
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6th

4

(2)

3rd Nov 2023

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

13:25 Newmarket

Lone Eagle

9st 6lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Went close in the 2021 Irish Derby; not so good since and soundly beaten in this race last year on his sole run on heavy going; second to Hamish at Chester (1m5f, soft) in May is clearly the best of his five runs for new yard this season; his next two runs were admittedly Group 1s but Chester Listed race last time gives him lots to find.

10/1

3rd

1

(6)

2nd Sep 2023

Good To Soft

1m 6f 87y

Class 1

15:20 Chester

Lone Eagle

9st 7lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Went close in the 2021 Irish Derby for previous yard; not so good since but second of six in the 1m5f Group 3 Ormonde here (soft) in May was clearly his best result this term; tried 2m4f in the Gold Cup at Ascot next time and 2m in the Goodwood Cup on latest; good form chance.

3/1

Form: -01029

Last run: 14 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Scored easily at Newbury (1m2f, good; handicap debut) in May; good, never-nearer second over 1m4f at Ascot (good to soft) on penultimate start was easily the best of his three runs since, but even that leaves a very stiff task at this level.
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7th

3

(8)

12th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 4

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Greysful Storm

10st 2lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Rebecca Menzies

in rear, weakened from 3f out

16/1

7th

3

(8)

12th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 4

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Greysful Storm

10st 2lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Rebecca Menzies

in rear, weakened from 3f out

16/1

Form: 41-110

Last run: 91 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Brother to Derby and King George winner Adayar; smart form on first two runs this season, winning a novice at Newbury (1m2f, soft) and the Lingfield Derby Trial (1m4f, AW); that saw him start co-second favourite for the Derby at Epsom (1m4f, good to firm) but he faded from fifth turning for home to finish last of 14; absent since but excellent chance in this if the earlier impressions are anything to go by.
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1

(5)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

18:45 Windsor

Military Order

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Charlie Appleby

Record of 5-13 and his last two wins were in Group 3 at Southwell (1m3f) last January and a Listed event at Kempton (1m2f) this spring; ran into some trouble when creditable sixth of 16 in Listed Wolferton Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm) and he was only narrowly denied back in a Group 3 at Haydock two weeks ago; was as good as ever with that bold bid and he's the standout contender in this line-up.

4/7

2nd

5

(7)

9th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 100y

Class 1

15:00 Haydock

Military Order

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Charlie Appleby

Best turf form when just over 2l sixth of 16 in Listed race at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm) latest start, a race which Haatem won but this 5yo gave him 3lb and eventually ran on well after trouble in running; on that evidence there's not much between them and they are leading contenders.

4/1

6th

3

(10)

17th Jun 2025

Good

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

17:35 Ascot

Military Order

9st 8lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Added to his very good AW record with a stylish win in a Listed race at Kempton (1m2f) in April but he wasn't in quite the same form when fourth (Phantom Flight third) in the Brigadier Gerard at Sandown since and there are doubts as to whether he's still as effective on turf as AW; also has a 3lb penalty for the Kempton win.

8/1

Non-runners

Thanks Monica

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £53.20
Straight Forecast £59.78
Trifecta £103.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Military Order

RP RATINGS:

Lone Eagle

TOPSPEED:

Greysful Storm

POSTDATA:

Divine Jewel

NEWMARKET:

Military Order

The Times:

Military Order

D Express:

Military Order

Daily Mirror:

Military Order

The Sun:

Military Order

The Star:

Military Order

Daily Record:

Military Order

Telegraph:

Lone Eagle

The Guardian:

Lone Eagle

Daily Mail:

Lone Eagle