September 13 / 17.40 Chester

17.40

Soft

National Racehorse Week Handicap

  • Prize money: £8918
  • 1m 2f 70y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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National Racehorse Week Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 225142 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Opened his account at Ayr (1m2f, good) in July and good second at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) last week; may do better still over middle distances; due to go up 2lb in future; respected.
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3

11th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 11y

Class 2

16:00 Chepstow

Aviemore

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Useful Flat racer who took pretty well to hurdling last season, winning at Warwick (soft) and Huntingdon (good to soft); pulled up in Aintree festival Grade 1 in April and made low-key reappearance on the Flat last month but can feature here if aided by first-time cheekpieces.

9/2

13th

4

(3)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 197y

Class 3

17:15 Doncaster

Aviemore

9st 12lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Harry Derham

Fairly useful on Flat for Charlie Johnston, winning over about 1m2f at Ayr and Chester last term; also won two 2m juvenile hurdles early this year, by 20l on second occasion, but pulled up when 28-1 in the Aintree Grade 1 in April; off since and needs to be in peak Flat form.

16/1

1

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

14:20 Aintree

Aviemore

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Harry Derham

Fairly useful on Flat for Charlie Johnston and going the right way over hurdles, winning 2m juvenile races at Warwick (soft) and Huntingdon (good to soft) in recent months; stable jockey Paul O'Brien partnered him at Huntingdon but is on Filibustering this time.

33/1

10/1

  • Place: £6.20

Form: 5-2497

Last run: 60 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Record of 1-11 for Hugo Palmer, the win at Windsor (1m, good) last October; sold for £15,000 since last run; nicely weighted and has given the impression that 1m2f is worth exploring.
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11th

12

(5)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:42 Newmarket

Phone Tag

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Kevin Frost

Very in and out across his eight starts last year but won three times, including here (1m1f, good) in October; he could be involved if fully tuned up on this first outing since December.

14/1

1

(11)

31st Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 5

15:57 Newmarket

Phone Tag

10st 0lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Kevin Frost

Won this January and April, latterly at Pontefract (1m, good); well beaten last two outings but absent four months in between and has bounced back before.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 3-6364

Last run: 42 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Seven-race maiden; peak effort when solid third off this mark here (1m4f, good) in May; quite interesting back at this venue, assuming he takes well to first-time headgear.
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3rd

4

(5)

26th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

User Amistoso

9st 7lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Michael Bell

prominent on outer

7/1

5th

3

(9)

9th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 4

16:50 Nottingham

User Amistoso

9st 11lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Michael Bell

No wins in eight; back from being gelded when a 2.5l fourth at Southwell (1m4f) but he hung left on the heavy ground (and in new cheekpieces) when a well-held third at Chester; others look safer.

7/1

3rd

3

(5)

13th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

17:40 Chester

User Amistoso

9st 11lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Michael Bell

towards rear, raced wide 3f out, headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened final 110yds

7/2

Form: 562042 BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
AW winner who is 0-8 on turf but has some encouraging form in this sphere, close second upped to 1m2f at Epsom (good) most recently; should remain competitive back up just 2lb.
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1st

7

(4)

15th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 4

16:58 Newcastle (AW)

Celtic Warrior

9st 10lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

Heavy ground the likely reason for his modest effort at Chester (1m2f) last month, but was only been beaten a neck over the same trip at Epsom (good) the time before; record on the AW reads 321 and stable 31-131 (24%) here in past five seasons; respected.

11/2

4th

2

(7)

13th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

17:40 Chester

Celtic Warrior

9st 11lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Andrew Balding

prominent, ridden 4f out, lost position 3f out, weakened 1f out

9/4

20/1

Form: 189

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Won at Chantilly (1m, heavy) on debut; down the field in both starts since, latest at Kempton (7f, AW; 33-1) on British debut; best watched unless the market speaks positively.
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8th

14

(13)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 209y

Class 3

15:23 Sandown

Foreseen

8st 12lb

J: Kieren Fox

T: Tony Carroll

Made all up the favoured stands' rail over Lingfield's extended 7f a month ago but has only gone up 3lb and he's likeably consistent; this does look more competitive than usual, however.

12/1

1st

8

(2)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 135y

Class 3

15:15 Lingfield

Foreseen

8st 4lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Tony Carroll

The winner of three of his last six starts (1m, heavy and AW) and ran another solid race when close fourth of ten here (AW) in March; also acts on good ground but this is hotter than the races he usually contests.

16/1

4th

9

(3)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 4

17:25 Lingfield (AW)

Foreseen

9st 4lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

The winner of three of his last five starts and ran another solid race when third of ten off this mark over C&D five weeks ago; should remain competitive.

7/1

10/1

Form: 371349

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Successful over 7.5f at Beverley (soft) and 1m at Carlisle (good) this term; ran poorly over 1m1f at Hamilton most recently; something to prove upped further in distance.
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6th

1

(8)

15th Oct 2024

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Leicester

Classy Boy

9st 8lb

J: Sam Feilden

T: K R Burke

Won twice this year, over 7.5f at Beverley (soft) and 1m at Carlisle (good); heavy defeats the last twice but he has his sights lowered here with cheekpieces added.

5/1

6th

4

(4)

13th Sep 2024

Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

17:40 Chester

Classy Boy

9st 8lb

J: Shane Gray

T: K R Burke

raced wide, prominent, cajoled along 4f out, lost ground quickly 2f out, soon weakened and lost touch

10/1

9th

11

(10)

13th Aug 2024

Soft

1m 1f 35y

Class 3

19:00 Hamilton

Classy Boy

8st 12lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Two front-running wins this year (7.4f/1m, soft/good) and close third here (8.3f, good to soft) two starts ago; not quite at his best at Redcar most recently but he lost a shoe and remains of interest.

12/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £20.90
Straight Forecast £28.06
Trifecta £85.90

Selections

POSTDATA:

Aviemore

SPOTLIGHT:

User Amistoso

Daily Mail:

Celtic Warrior

The Times:

Aviemore

Telegraph:

Aviemore

The Guardian:

Aviemore

The Sun:

Aviemore

The Star:

Aviemore

Daily Record:

Aviemore

RP RATINGS:

User Amistoso

TOPSPEED:

User Amistoso

NEWMARKET:

User Amistoso

D Express:

User Amistoso

Daily Mirror:

User Amistoso