July 13 / 19.10 Chester

19.10

Good To Soft

Craig Charles DJ Set Handicap

  • Prize money: £7669.47
  • 0m 5f 15y
  • Class 4
  • 8 runners
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Craig Charles DJ Set Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

12/1 (Won)

  • Win: £15.00
  • Place: £2.90

Form: 414245 CD

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Dual course winner who arrives in good form; this is the first time he's run over 5f in the best part of a year, though, and stall 9 will test him.
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No Results Found

16/1

  • Place: £2.00

Form: 004206 C

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Infrequent winner these days and has lacked consistency this season; does like it here, though, and is 4lb lower than when successful at this meeting last year, so is worth considering.
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6th

5

(8)

11th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 110y

Class 4

20:25 Chester

Count Dorsay

9st 2lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Won this two years ago (yard also successful last season and in 2018) and made it 2-3 over C&D last autumn; not at his best this time round, could have done without the good weather and may need more help from the handicapper at his age.

14/1

6th

10

(2)

28th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

15:05 Chester

Count Dorsay

9st 0lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Goes well around here but he wasn't at his best on his preferred ground here two weeks ago (behind Solar Aclaim) and drying conditions won't help; good draw and on a handy mark but this may not be his day.

12/1

10

(15)

15th Jun 2025

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 3

17:15 Hamilton

Count Dorsay

9st 4lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Tim Easterby

Scored over C&D two years ago but has gained all five subsequent wins at Chester/Catterick; something to find on 2024 form, most recently behind Solar Aclaim yesterday.

33/1

8/1

  • Place: £4.50

Form: 612722 BF

Last run: 106 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Ran only once over 5f for two previous yards, when done for toe, and his last three starts came over 7f; whether he'll have the raw speed for this, back from a break for his new trainer (in good form), is the question.
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7th

4

(1)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:28 Newcastle (AW)

Kitaab

9st 7lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

Tends to come from the rear; two wins include a comfortable one over C&D last autumn; now 8lb higher but he ran respectably when second at Wolverhampton 18 days ago and could have a say again.

9/2

7th

4

(1)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

15:28 Newcastle (AW)

Kitaab

9st 7lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

Tends to come from the rear; two wins include a comfortable one over C&D last autumn; now 8lb higher but he ran respectably when second at Wolverhampton 18 days ago and could have a say again.

9/2

2nd

8

(8)

13th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 4

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Kitaab

9st 1lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

Dual 6f AW winner who was in good form when last seen out in the autumn (beaten a nose at Newcastle in October off 2lb lower); could go well.

5/1

Form: 219-59 CD

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Won four times last season, including over C&D, and went 24lb up the weights; better can be expected, from a good draw down another 2lb and back on to forecast slower ground.
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5th

4

(1)

21st May 2025

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 4

15:55 Chepstow

Ecclesiastical

9st 4lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Lisa Williamson

Comfortably saw off six rivals at Lingfield (5f AW) in March but went up 7lb for that and then failed to figure at Wolverhampton; this is first run since leaving Tristan Davidson.

10/1

5th

4

(1)

21st May 2025

Good

0m 5f 16y

Class 4

15:55 Chepstow

Ecclesiastical

9st 4lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Lisa Williamson

Comfortably saw off six rivals at Lingfield (5f AW) in March but went up 7lb for that and then failed to figure at Wolverhampton; this is first run since leaving Tristan Davidson.

10/1

7th

3

(6)

27th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 4

18:45 Wolverhampton (AW)

Ecclesiastical

9st 6lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Tristan Davidson

awkward start, in touch with leaders, weakened inside final furlong

3/1

Form: 625025 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Arrives in form, having gamely made most in the 7.15 here (5.5f) yesterday only to get done on the line; that followed two creditable runs from less favourable draws here and he has one of those again today.
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6

(2)

12th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:55 Chester

Dickieburd

9st 9lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Ivan Furtado

Poor strike-rate and has struggled this season; has the toe to utilise a handy draw in first-time blinkers (worn cheekpieces twice before) off a career-low mark, though, and a better showing round a course he likes would be no surprise.

5/1

14

(8)

14th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

16:30 Chester

Dickieburd

8st 4lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Ivan Furtado

Slipping down the weights but he's 1lb wrong today and this year's efforts haven't suggested he was primed to strike.

25/1

8th

15

(19)

31st May 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:30 York

Dickieburd

9st 6lb

J: Sam James

T: Ivan Furtado

Second of 18 over C&D in September (good to soft) off a 3lb higher mark; not recaptured that form in four subsequent runs and has enough to prove for now.

16/1

Form: 2-2678

Last run: 44 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Wins last year came over a stiff 5.7f and she's gone backwards from a pleasing comeback this season; isn't obviously fancied back from a short break.
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4th

1

(3)

18th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Apache Star

9st 6lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

Has finished 1l third in three C&D contests since wearing blinkers; solid contender in the retained headgear, for all that it remains a long time since his sole AW win.

13/8

3rd

6

(3)

11th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Apache Star

9st 7lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Mark Loughnane

Losing spell goes back to 2023; however, has posted two respectable efforts over C&D since wearing blinkers, beaten only 1l both times; solid chance in the retained headgear.

5/1

Form: 588512 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
The hood has helped and he took advantage of a sliding mark when winning off 4lb lower a couple of weeks ago; backed that up last weekend and there's no obvious reason he won't run well once more from stall 1.
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2nd

10

(5)

11th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

17:20 Newmarket (July)

Catch Cunningham

8st 8lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Michael Herrington

C&D win last August and an AW success in September; yet to win this year but he retains all his ability and has had several troubled runs, including at Lingfield 13 days ago; style of racing leaves him a hostage to fortune but this is a wide-open space and there should be a good pace to aim at; big run likely.

10/1

4th

4

(9)

28th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 4f 217y

Class 5

19:45 Lingfield

Catch Cunningham

9st 10lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

Needs to better his last couple of efforts but was denied a clear run before going close in quite valuable C&D (good to firm) contest in May and is now 1lb lower; impossible to rule out.

6/1

5th

6

(1)

17th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

17:50 Thirsk

Catch Cunningham

9st 5lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Michael Herrington

Generally consistent and has run well here in the past; didn't get the breaks in two turf starts in the spring and is back on his last winning mark (AW), so needs considering.

6/1

10/1

Form: 535682 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Went hard enough in front last time but that was more like it and he's drawn to attack again under apprentice title-chasing Sean Bowen; likely player if the ground is okay (seems ideally suited by good/firmer).
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5

(1)

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 34y

Class 5

18:05 Newbury

The Defiant

9st 7lb

J: Mikkel Mortensen

T: Luke Dace

Prominent racer; narrow win at Wolverhampton in March when rated 1lb lower; only fourth behind Lequinto last week but 12lb better off today.

16/1

4th

3

(5)

28th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

17:10 Windsor

The Defiant

9st 12lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Got back on the scoresheet at Wolverhampton (5f) in March but that was a very narrow success and he's been vulnerable in three runs since; bit to prove again and he's not won on turf since 2019.

12/1

6

(1)

1st Apr 2025

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

17:20 Lingfield (AW)

The Defiant

9st 5lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Down the field in races won by today's opposition before coming good with a narrow success at Wolverhampton (5f); not the easiest to predict as subsequent defeats confirm, but well drawn for one who likes to force it.

11/2

Non-runners

Grace Angel, Love Wars

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £95.30
Straight Forecast £148.57
Tricast £3747.55
Trifecta £1778.60

Selections

Telegraph:

Love Wars

TOPSPEED:

Grace Angel

POSTDATA:

Dickieburd

SPOTLIGHT:

Catch Cunningham

RP RATINGS:

Ecclesiastical

Daily Mirror:

The Defiant

The Guardian:

Love Wars

The Sun:

Love Wars

Daily Record:

Love Wars

D Express:

Dickieburd

NEWMARKET:

Grace Angel

The Times:

Grace Angel

The Star:

Catch Cunningham

Daily Mail:

Ecclesiastical