July 31 / 16.00 Chester

16.00

Good To Soft

Boulton Group EBF Conditions Stakes (IRE Incentive Race) (Colts & Geldings)

  • Prize money: £10308
  • 0m 6f 17y
  • Class 2
  • 6 runners
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Boulton Group EBF Conditions Stakes (IRE Incentive Race) (Colts & Geldings)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £5.20

Form: 5

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Turns out quickly after making his debut at Newmarket (finished fifth over 6f) nine days ago; may be sharper for that experience but appears to have a tougher task in this field, taking on several previous winners.
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2nd

2

(5)

11th Sep 2022

Yielding

0m 6f 63y

16:45 Curragh

Tostado

9st 5lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Andrew Balding

in touch with leaders, pushed along and went fourth 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, went second final strides

7/2

1st

6

(1)

31st Jul 2022

Good To Soft

0m 6f 17y

Class 2

16:00 Chester

Tostado

9st 0lb

J: David Probert

T: Andrew Balding

led, pushed along from 2f out, drifted right and headed over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, rallied and led again towards finish, ran on

14/1

OUR TIP

5/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 21 D

Last run: 50 days

W: 9st 4lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showcasing colt who has started odds-on favourite in both runs, finishing second at Carlisle (5f) then going one better at York (6f, good); holds two Group 2 entries and should improve further; respected.
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11th

2

(11)

29th Jun 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:04 Newcastle (AW)

Cold Case

9st 5lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: K R Burke

Progressive at two, winning a big sales race at Doncaster before far too good for 15 rivals in the Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar; impressed at Ascot on last season's reappearance (Group 3; 6f, good) and ended his 3yo campaign with a solid fourth in a Deauville Group 1; this is his AW debut but his dam won at the track and there's no obvious reason he wouldn't be effective on it; one of two runners for Karl Burke.

9/1

Form: 1213

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Solid record over 5f, winning twice and placed twice; respectable third in the Super Sprint at Newbury (good to firm) most recently; should be as effective at this sharp 6f; leading player on the figures.
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11th

5

(7)

3rd Aug 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

17:55 Goodwood

Rogue Spirit

9st 1lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Tom Clover

swerved left start, pressed leaders

12/1

6th

2

(8)

9th Jul 2023

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

17:40 Chelmsford (AW)

Rogue Spirit

9st 9lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Tom Clover

Straightforward opening when winning his only AW run last summer (2-11f); looked very good when winning a Haydock nursery in September and he's only 2lb higher today; well short of that level twice this year but those runs have been in better races than this; a danger to all if back to the Haydock level.

10/1

23th

9

(22)

23rd Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

18:10 Ascot

Rogue Spirit

9st 1lb

J: Adam Farragher

T: Tom Clover

Won two of his first three 2yo starts and ran well for third in the Super Sprint last July; really impressive in a Haydock nursery last September (5f, good to soft) but had his limitations exposed in the Cornwallis Stakes on final run in 2022; low-key return at York last month; needs to return to the Haydock level to be competitive.

33/1

Form: 911 D

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Seemed to need his debut experience; subsequently successful in 6f novice events at Windsor (good to firm) and Newbury (good), defying a penalty by half a length last time; improving colt who enters calculations.
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6th

1

(3)

12th May 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:45 Ascot

Priors Dell

9st 11lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

Won back-to-back novices last season on good to firm and good; didn't settle over 7f in his first handicap but wasn't far away dropped back to 6f at Nottingham (same mark as here) and has been gelded during the winter; could find further progress but may want quicker ground.

8/1

4th

1

(4)

28th Sep 2022

Good

0m 6f 18y

Class 2

14:10 Nottingham

Priors Dell

9st 9lb

J: P J McDonald

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and made challenge 2f out, every chance final 110yds, keeping on when short of room towards finish

5/1

5th

1

(2)

20th Aug 2022

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Sandown

Priors Dell

9st 11lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: William Muir & Chris Grassick

raced freely, in touch with leaders, dropped to last 4f out, shaken up 2f out, pushed along and no extra from over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds

4/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 0lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made a winning debut in 15-runner novice race at Thirsk (6f, good) last month, coming from off the pace to lead in the final half-furlong; holds Gimcrack entry and looks open to plenty of progress; appealing type.
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6

(8)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:12 Ripon

Rock Of England

9st 5lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Paul Midgley

Resumed winning ways on AW at Newcastle (5f; beating stablemate Herakles) in April; ran well from this revised mark at Pontefract (5f; third, reportedly bled from the nose) subsequently; trainer won this in 2021, 2022, and 2024, so he's one to have on the shortlist.

4/1

3rd

7

(4)

29th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 5

14:48 Pontefract

Rock Of England

9st 1lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Paul Midgley

Stepped up on his low-key reappearance when winning a 5f handicap at Newcastle 16 days ago; this demands more up 4lb and he wasn't at his best in one C&D run last summer.

11/4

1st

6

(10)

13th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Rock Of England

9st 1lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Paul Midgley

Should come on for last month's Southwell reappearance; returning to a stiff 5f no bad thing either and it will be interesting to see how he fares in the betting with Paul Midgley running three here.

10/1

Form: 21

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Twice-raced colt who looks open to further improvement; kept on for second at Carlisle (6f) on debut, then went one better at Ripon (5f, good); interesting contender upped in class.
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1

(2)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:12 Ripon

Wen Moon

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Poorly drawn and well beaten on seasonal reappearance here (6f) in April, but much more competitive when third at Carlisle (5f, good; 9-2) 16 days ago; bypassed an option at Catterick on Saturday (unsuitable ground) in favour of this; rain - three wins on soft - would aid his cause.

7/4

3rd

3

(1)

18th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:30 Carlisle

Wen Moon

9st 4lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Best to forgive reappearance effort (badly drawn) but he's not the percentage call unless the ground is soft; has gained all handicap wins on that surface.

14/1

Non-runners

Wen Moon

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £34.20
Straight Forecast £29.37
Trifecta £102.90

Selections

RP Ratings:

Rogue Spirit

POSTDATA:

Cold Case

SPOTLIGHT:

Rock Of England

TOPSPEED:

Priors Dell

Telegraph:

Rock Of England

The Star:

Rock Of England

LAMBOURN:

Priors Dell

The Times:

Rogue Spirit

Daily Mail:

Rogue Spirit

Daily Express:

Rogue Spirit

Daily Mirror:

Cold Case

The Sun:

Cold Case

Daily Record:

Cold Case