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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2

(5)

27th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

16:20 Redcar

Count Dorsay

9st 11lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Tim Easterby

Record of 0-12 this term but has frame possibilities on recent form and win possibilities provided his game is raised a touch; still 13lb below last winning mark.

11/2

2

(5)

27th Oct 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 217y

Class 6

16:20 Redcar

Count Dorsay

9st 11lb

J: Cian Horgan

T: Tim Easterby

Record of 0-12 this term but has frame possibilities on recent form and win possibilities provided his game is raised a touch; still 13lb below last winning mark.

11/2

16

(11)

23rd Oct 2025

Soft

0m 6f 18y

Class 5

14:30 Nottingham

Count Dorsay

9st 5lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Ended 2024 with a pair of soft-ground 6f wins at Catterick, the second of them off 13lb higher; handicapper has held the upper hand this year but conditions will suit and he helps form a strong hand for Tim Easterby.

12/1

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

10

(8)

10th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

20:12 Chester

Kitaab

8st 12lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Philip Kirby

No win since October 2024 but he's on a reduced mark and showed signs of a revival when fourth at Thirsk (6f, good; 11-1) last month; has possibilities if he can build on that and he's effective at this trip.

12/1

4th

10

(9)

5th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

15:30 Thirsk

Kitaab

8st 12lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Philip Kirby

No win since October 2024 (Newcastle); weakened quickly on turf return at Doncaster (7f) three weeks ago; the only real glimpse of life this year was when a never-nearer fourth at Southwell (5f; 25-1) in February; stablemate of East Tyrone.

33/1

8th

1

(8)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

20:45 Doncaster

Kitaab

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Philip Kirby

Dual AW winner but he's generally struggled this year and was beaten 10l at Newcastle (7f, Tapeta) last month; continues to drop down the weights but he has plenty to prove and is 0-11 on turf.

14/1

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

3

(4)

28th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Ffos Las

Ecclesiastical

9st 11lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

T: Lisa Williamson

Strong traveller with eight wins on his record, the latest off this mark in March (5f, AW); well beaten in three starts for his new stable though and enough to prove at present.

14/1

9

(11)

5th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:15 Haydock

Ecclesiastical

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Lisa Williamson

Four-time turf winner who scored at Lingfield (5f, AW) in March; however, he was soundly beaten on his final run for Tristan Davidson and it's been the same story on both outings for this stable.

40/1

8

(3)

26th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:55 Chester

Ecclesiastical

9st 2lb

J: Elizabeth Gale

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 and Chepstow; had some traffic issues on his stable debut last time but this is a deeper race and others are preferred.

16/1

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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140

19th Sep 2025

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Ayr

Dickieburd

8st 3lb

T: Ivan Furtado

1

(3)

9th Sep 2025

Good

0m 5f 212y

Class 6

16:10 Catterick

Dickieburd

9st 13lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Ivan Furtado

On a lengthy losing sequence and he came in last of six in 5f handicap at Thirsk 25 days ago; others appeal more.

6/1

6

(5)

15th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

18:35 Thirsk

Dickieburd

8st 12lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: Ivan Furtado

Regressive 5yo who has been unplaced all six starts for new stable this year; seemed to respond well to first-time blinkers when fourth at Chester (5f, good) last month, having set a brisk pace, but was well below that form (albeit from a wider draw) there three weeks ago.

11/2

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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12th

12

(7)

3rd Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

19:44 Bellewstown

Apache Star

8st 10lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: E D Delany

Three-time winner in the UK; some promise in Platino Bianco's race last week for all that he was only tenth.

10/1

10th

19

(12)

24th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 5f 0y

17:40 Naas

Apache Star

8st 11lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: E D Delany

All three wins came when trained in UK; has been below form for this yard and has to stage a revival even from a dropping mark.

33/1

9th

13

(14)

28th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 25y

15:47 Fairyhouse

Apache Star

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: E D Delany

Won twice over 5.5f at Bath in 2023 but has come up dry since; no show in three starts for this stable but handicapper relenting and Colin Keane is 2-9 for this yard.

18/1

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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10th

10

(8)

6th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Catch Cunningham

8st 11lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Michael Herrington

C&D scorer but his recent form is far from encouraging, beating only two in 5f Southwell handicap 17 days ago; hood goes back on; work to do.

14/1

7th

1

(2)

20th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Catch Cunningham

9st 9lb

J: Connor Planas

T: Michael Herrington

Possibly needed latest run (when back from a break); losing sequence is mounting up but this drop in class may do the trick; interesting at this level off 11lb below last winning mark.

13/2

14

(3)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

17:07 Southwell (AW)

Catch Cunningham

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Michael Herrington

Needs things to fall just right for him but he is on a lowly mark and some of this summer's form gives him leading claims; wouldn't judge him too harshly on latest Leicester run and he holds each-way claims again.

10/1

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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3rd

10

(1)

25th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

14:42 Lingfield (AW)

The Defiant

8st 9lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Not the force of old and, although he retains some ability, others in this field have more pressing claims.

10/1

4th

3

(5)

12th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 6y

Class 6

15:08 Lingfield (AW)

The Defiant

9st 1lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Luke Dace

Multiple 5f winner down the years, including over C&D, but his powers appear to be on the wane; a couple of respectable efforts last month but more will be needed to win.

8/1

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