May 11 / 14.05 Chester

14.05

Good To Soft

Deepbridge Capital Handicap

  • Prize money: £20384
  • 0m 7f 127y
  • Class 2
  • 9 runners
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Deepbridge Capital Handicap

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

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4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 7315-1

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Dual winner at 2 who took his form up another notch after a gelding operation when making a winning reappearance in a 15-runner Newmarket handicap (1m, good to soft) 22 days ago; may have been helped by being held up in a race where the leaders appeared to go hard but it was still a pleasing performance and his stable's continued good form provides hope for better again.
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16

(20)

22nd Jun 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Surely Not

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Strike-rate of 4-8 and unbeaten in two runs since gelded, winning with a bit in hand at both Newmarket (1m, good to soft) and over a little shorter at Chester (soft); can race freely so this big-field scenario should suit, but whether he'll be good enough is doubtful.

16/1

1st

6

(6)

11th May 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 127y

Class 2

14:05 Chester

Surely Not

9st 1lb

J: William Buick

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Dual winner at 2 who took his form up another notch after a gelding operation when making a winning reappearance in a 15-runner Newmarket handicap (1m, good to soft) 22 days ago; may have been helped by being held up in a race where the leaders appeared to go hard but it was still a pleasing performance and his stable's continued good form provides hope for better again.

4/1

1st

11

(3)

19th Apr 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:50 Newmarket

Surely Not

9st 3lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Dominic Ffrench Davis

Had 7f wins on AW and good ground in his six-race 2yo career; fair fifth of 12 in a York nursery on final outing, when upped to 1m on good to soft; gelded since; needs to resume headway but yard is among the winners.

14/1

12/1

  • Place: £9.50

Form: 31-1

Last run: 118 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Promising start on AW over the winter, winning Wolverhampton maiden and Newcastle novice (both 7f); makes handicap and turf debut back from 118 days off; given who trains him this might have been the target for a while.
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2nd

9

(5)

11th May 2023

Good To Soft

0m 7f 127y

Class 2

14:05 Chester

Self Aclaim

8st 11lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Hugo Palmer

Promising start on AW over the winter, winning Wolverhampton maiden and Newcastle novice (both 7f); makes handicap and turf debut back from 118 days off; given who trains him this might have been the target for a while.

12/1

1st

2

(4)

13th Jan 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

16:15 Newcastle (AW)

Self Aclaim

9st 5lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: Hugo Palmer

Third over 7f at Wolverhampton on debut and beat a long odds-on Godolphin rival to win another maiden over that same C&D two weeks later; saw the trip out well on both occasions and apparently has just one serious rival today among those who have run.

2/1

1st

4

(2)

12th Dec 2022

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Self Aclaim

9st 7lb

J: Ross Coakley

T: Hugo Palmer

led

7/2

Form: 2411-2

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Three 7f nursery wins (good/good to soft) last year and made a good return to action when second of nine at Musselburgh (1m, soft) 11 days ago, leading for long way; prominent showing likely from the same mark.
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6th

2

(5)

8th Oct 2025

Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 4

15:58 Nottingham

Urban Sprawl

9st 10lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Already a three-time scorer (around 1m) in 2025 and he comes here on the back of a very good second of 13 in 1m Newcastle handicap; must enter calculations off an unchanged mark.

9/2

2nd

5

(12)

28th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

18:15 Newcastle (AW)

Urban Sprawl

9st 12lb

J: Archie Young

T: Charlie Johnston

Career win number eight when prevailing narrowly in a Class 4 at Beverley (extended 1m) and tends to find Class 2s too tough these days, so excused his Doncaster run; only 1-17 on the AW but could be a factor.

14/1

10th

12

(1)

13th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

13:15 Doncaster

Urban Sprawl

8st 9lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Charlie Johnston

Tough sort but has done his winning this year in Class 4, including at Beverley (8.5f, good to firm) last time when taking record to 8-55; faces a tougher task back up two grades.

14/1

3/1

Form: 21-1 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Ready winner at Beverley (7.5f, soft) last autumn and returned to score easily over the extended 1m there (good to soft) 22 days ago; an opening mark of 90 demands more of her but she's definitely capable of better; her yard has won this twice in the last ten years.
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8th

10

(5)

11th Oct 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Newmarket

Vetiver

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Andrew Balding

took keen hold, towards rear

20/1

4th

6

(9)

14th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 1

15:00 Doncaster

Vetiver

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Andrew Balding

4yo with relatively few miles on the clock; better than ever when winning Listed race at Chelmsford (7f, AW) and ran just as well when close fourth in Group 3 at Goodwood (7f, good to firm) later in July; bit more is required in this higher grade but she's certainly going the right way.

16/1

9/1

Form: 715-

Last run: 201 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Comfortable winner of a 7f Chepstow novice (soft) last September; never involved when fifth of nine in Group 3 Horris Hill at Newbury (7f, heavy) on final start but he's the type to go on to better things this year; his opening mark is tough on bare form, though.
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11th

8

(5)

14th Oct 2023

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 4

16:45 York

Promoter

9st 5lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

dwelt start and slowly into stride, in rear

13/2

3rd

3

(4)

28th Sep 2023

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

17:53 Newmarket

Promoter

9st 7lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

Unable to threaten on last three starts but he's well treated on form as recent as June and perhaps the first-time blinkers will give him a boost.

9/4

5th

3

(4)

15th Sep 2023

Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 4

16:30 Chester

Promoter

9st 9lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Ralph Beckett

held up in last

7/1

13/2

Form: 321-5

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Improved with each start as 2yo, looking particularly promising when winning on Kempton AW (7f) on final start; caught away from where the main action unfolded when fifth of eight in 7f Newbury handicap (soft) on reappearance; worth another chance to show he's capable of better.
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5th

10

(10)

16th Oct 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Kempton (AW)

Lord Uhtred

9st 5lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Charles Hills

pulled hard, led, headed over 1f out, kept on

12/1

7th

8

(8)

5th Oct 2023

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:30 Salisbury

Lord Uhtred

9st 5lb

J: Kevin Stott

T: Charles Hills

7f winner at two but wasn't seeing out his races this year until dropped back to 6f at Yarmouth (close third on good ground) two weeks ago; still unexposed at this distance; interesting off the same mark.

7/1

3rd

4

(4)

20th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 6f 3y

Class 4

17:30 Yarmouth

Lord Uhtred

9st 13lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Charles Hills

Hasn't this year matched form of 7f AW win from last September and didn't get home over that trip at Newbury last time; unlikely to be inconvenienced by the return to 6f.

7/1

Form: 13

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Well-bred colt who created a favourable impression when 6l winner on Doncaster debut in April; beaten 8.5l but a creditable effort given his lack of experience when third in the Greenham at Newbury three weeks later (both 7f, soft); surely more to come from him; drawn widest.
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5th

13

(14)

14th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:55 York

Theoryofeverything

8st 10lb

J: Jason Hart

T: David O’Meara

Second of 14 off 1lb higher behind Thunder Roar at Ayr (1m) last September on his favoured soft ground, and didn't run badly when 4l 11th of 21 in the Lincoln at Doncaster (1m, good to soft) on his reappearance; however, others have more compelling credentials.

25/1

11th

16

(10)

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

15:32 Doncaster

Theoryofeverything

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: David O’Meara

Second of 14 off this mark behind Thunder Roar at Ayr (1m) last September on his favoured soft ground; however, he was below that level more often than not last season and is likely to find this too competitive.

33/1

Form: 3-3564 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Won four times on turf (6f-7.5f) last year and also a close second here on good to soft; creditable efforts in defeat this year but exposed and suspicion he'll be vulnerable here; stable won the race in 2018.
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5th

4

(6)

10th Aug 2023

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

19:30 Chepstow

Coco Jack

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: George Scott

All four wins were last summer, beaten nine times this season but there has been the occasional good run and he's becoming well handicapped; goes on good to soft but anything softer would be a worry; gets new blinkers.

10/1

9th

5

(6)

21st Jul 2023

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

19:30 Newmarket (July)

Coco Jack

9st 8lb

J: Levi Bedford

T: George Scott

Four-time winner but now exposed and had no excuses from a good position when fifth here last week (1m, good to soft; first-time cheekpieces); best form is at shorter.

14/1

Form: 11003- C

Last run: 225 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Quite a useful effort to win a 7f course nursery (good) last July but he failed to reproduce it in his three subsequent juvenile starts; Ryan Moore booked but he remains 4lb above the mark he won from here; gelded ahead of reappearance.
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12th

13

(10)

1st Aug 2024

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

17:40 Galway

True Statesman

9st 12lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won twice at two for the Johnstons in 2022; winless since and hard to fancy on recent efforts (cheekpieces back on for visor here).

20/1

8th

8

(6)

19th Jul 2024

Good

1m 2f 140y

18:52 Down Royal

True Statesman

9st 4lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened

8/1

11th

4

(9)

12th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:25 Dundalk (AW)

True Statesman

9st 11lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Adrian McGuinness

Won twice at two for the Johnstons; winless since and has become hard to predict; last month's close fourth at Leopardstown gives him a chance.

10/1

Non-runners

Coco Jack, True Statesman

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £83.80
Straight Forecast £81.24
Tricast £607.56
Trifecta £342.30

Selections

POSTDATA:

Theoryofeverything

TOPSPEED:

Surely Not

SPOTLIGHT:

Urban Sprawl

Daily Mirror:

Vetiver

NEWMARKET:

Theoryofeverything

Telegraph:

Theoryofeverything

Daily Mail:

Theoryofeverything

Daily Record:

Vetiver

LAMBOURN:

Surely Not

The Guardian:

Surely Not

The Star:

Surely Not

The Times:

Urban Sprawl

D Express:

Urban Sprawl

The Sun:

Urban Sprawl