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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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

1

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 209y

Class 1

14:20 Aintree

Aviemore

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Harry Derham

led but pestered, briefly headed 4 out, headed when mistake and weakened 3 out

33/1

1st

1

2nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:40 Huntingdon

Aviemore

11st 9lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Fairly useful at up to 1m4f on Flat for Charlie Johnston; made a promising hurdle/stable debut when about 8l behind Lavender Hill Mob at Warwick, which he followed with a win there (2m, soft) in tidy fashion three weeks ago; can improve again and put up another bold show.

2/1

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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5

(12)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:30 Nottingham

Phone Tag

9st 8lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin Frost

Dropped back from 1m2f and had the hood removed when he won under William Pyle at Pontefract (1m, good) seven weeks ago; back up just 2lb and has each-way chance if he settles again.

6/1

5

(12)

1st Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 75y

Class 5

17:30 Nottingham

Phone Tag

9st 8lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin Frost

Dropped back from 1m2f and had the hood removed when he won under William Pyle at Pontefract (1m, good) seven weeks ago; back up just 2lb and has each-way chance if he settles again.

6/1

1st

7

(6)

14th Apr 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 5

16:05 Pontefract

Phone Tag

9st 3lb

J: William Pyle

T: Kevin Frost

Has been running over further in a hood; pulled away his chances back on turf last time and is better than that but there's every chance he over-races again with the headgear removed.

14/1

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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4th

5

(1)

9th Jul 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

17:50 Kempton (AW)

Foreseen

9st 5lb

J: Matthew Lloyd Slater

T: Tony Carroll

0-12 since his debut win in France last March but he's on a reduced mark and has finished placed here (1m) and at Goodwood (1m1f) in last two runs; will need to settle on this step back up in trip but has possibilities if things go his way.

11/2

5

(10)

6th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 1f 11y

Class 5

17:25 Goodwood

Foreseen

9st 10lb

J: Alexandra McDonnell

T: Tony Carroll

Heavy-ground winner in France; 0-10 in Britain but only his fourth run for this yard when just missing out at Kempton (1m); should appreciate this longer trip.

6/1

2nd

2

(2)

28th May 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:18 Kempton (AW)

Foreseen

9st 7lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Tony Carroll

Ex-French gelding who is 0-10 since his debut win last March; finished a close fifth at Lingfield (1m2f, Polytrack) in second run for current yard but he was well held over 1m4f here last time; this drop back to 1m should be fine but he has a very patchy profile and others are more convincing.

9/1

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