July 12 / 17.30 Chester

17.30

Good

Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £34026
  • 0m 7f 1y
  • Class 1
  • 8 runners
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Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes (Listed Race)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £7.50
  • Place: £2.10

Form: 49-933 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won this in 2023 for Andrew Balding; useful handicap efforts for new trainer when third over C&D in May and in the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) last month but they are short of level he achieved when winning this.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(8)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

15:52 Chester

Holguin

9st 7lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Won this race in 2023 and 2025, posting a personal best when narrowly beating Witness Stand in the latter; didn't shine back from a lengthy absence at Haydock in May, but he shaped as though he needed that run and has leading claims if he can get back near his best here; key player in his bid to make it 3-4 at Chester.

9/2

6th

5

(9)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:40 Haydock

Holguin

9st 10lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Won the same Listed event at Chester in 2023 (soft) and 2025 (good), posting a personal best in latter; not seen since but he has plenty of form when fresh and cannot be ruled out.

4/1

1st

3

(8)

12th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

17:30 Chester

Holguin

9st 7lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

Won this in 2023 for Andrew Balding; useful handicap efforts for new trainer when third over C&D in May and in the Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) last month but they are short of level he achieved when winning this.

7/1

Form: 216-06 CD

Last run: 105 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
C&D winner who made good progress over 7f for Tom Clover once cheekpieces were fitted, including a ready Listed win at Newbury (soft) last autumn; below that level in two starts for new stable but could play a leading role if back to anywhere near his best after 105 days off.
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6th

6

(6)

11th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

15:52 Chester

Witness Stand

9st 7lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Went close behind Holguin in this race last year before winning the Group 2 Lennox Stakes at Goodwood (7f, good); had some struggles last autumn/winter, but he returned after wind surgery with a near-miss in a Group 3 at Epsom (tongue-tie added) last month; that was much more like it and he's a major player if he can back that up.

5/2

2nd

8

(1)

6th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 1

13:30 Epsom

Witness Stand

9st 2lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Listed winner on soft ground who won the Group 2 Lennox Stakes at Goodwood (7f, good) last July before excellent second in the Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm) in August; he's lost his form on his last four starts but perhaps wind surgery will have done the trick; wears a first-time tongue-tie and capable of having a big say if rediscovering his best.

9/1

13

(19)

18th Oct 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:05 Ascot

Witness Stand

9st 4lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Better than ever this year, winning Group 2 Lennox Stakes at Goodwood (7f, good) in July and running just as well when second in Group 2 Hungerford at Newbury (7f, good to firm; strong form) in August; drawn wide when down the field in the Foret at Longchamp, and may well bounce back, with this drop back to 6f unlikely to inconvenience him; possibilities.

20/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 22-129 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Clearcut winner in novice at Kempton (7f, AW) on reappearance in March and ran a cracker when second to Cosmic Year in a warm Listed event at Newmarket (7f, good) in May; had an excuse (raced on the wrong side) for his subsequent run in the Jersey at Royal Ascot; the Newmarket form is good and, from an inside stall, he could bounce back with a bang for an in-form yard seeking a third successive win in this.
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2nd

1

(4)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:10 Newcastle (AW)

Marvelman

9st 10lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

1-1 on AW, namely a 7f novice a Kempton last March; recorded a big personal best when winning the Group 2 Park Stakes at Doncaster (7f, soft) and his two defeats since have been excusable; tough task trying to give weight away back sprinting after 133 days off.

11/2

12

(6)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Ascot

Marvelman

9st 3lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Andrew Balding

3yo who was third in a Group 2 at Newbury (7f, good to firm) in August before bolting up in the Group 2 Park Stakes at Doncaster (7f, soft); well worth a crack at a Group 1 judged on that latest performance but he needs to transfer his Doncaster improvement - and some more - back to better ground.

22/1

10/1

Form: 14-400 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Listed win at two; showed he's trained on when fourth to Field Of Gold in the Craven at Newmarket (1m, good) on reappearance; understandable he couldn't get involved in the 2,000 Guineas next time but a subsequent no-show in the Jersey at Royal Ascot is harder to forgive.
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7th

1

(6)

14th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 2

15:10 Lingfield (AW)

Benevento

9st 12lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Useful 2yo (Listed winner) and ran some fair races in the face of stiff tasks as a 3yo; gelded during his 217-day absence; makes his handicap/stable debut and still brings relatively low mileage.

3/1

4th

6

(3)

12th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

17:30 Chester

Benevento

8st 13lb

J: David Egan

T: Raphael E Freire

Listed win at two; showed he's trained on when fourth to Field Of Gold in the Craven at Newmarket (1m, good) on reappearance; understandable he couldn't get involved in the 2,000 Guineas next time but a subsequent no-show in the Jersey at Royal Ascot is harder to forgive.

10/1

14th

1

(10)

21st Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Benevento

9st 3lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Raphael E Freire

Fine fourth to Field Of Gold in the Craven at Newmarket (1m, good) but came up well short in the 2,000 Guineas (66-1); back down in grade today but could still be vulnerable and David Egan prefers California Dreamer.

16/1

8/1

Form: 112195 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Very progressive on AW this year, including a 7f Listed race win at Lingfield, but below that level switched to turf the last twice; bit too soon to suggest he won't prove fully effective on the grass but he has it prove for now.
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4

(2)

19th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

16:05 Newbury

Rebels Gamble

9st 1lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: K R Burke

Started his career with a progressive spell on AW that culminated in Listed success; has failed to transfer that form to turf since and may be more interesting when returned to an artificial surface.

12/1

5th

5

(6)

12th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

17:30 Chester

Rebels Gamble

9st 2lb

J: David Allan

T: K R Burke

Very progressive on AW this year, including a 7f Listed race win at Lingfield, but below that level switched to turf the last twice; bit too soon to suggest he won't prove fully effective on the grass but he has it prove for now.

8/1

3

(1)

6th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 1

13:30 Epsom

Rebels Gamble

9st 5lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Unraced at two; very progressive on AW this year, winning Listed event at Lingfield (sole 7f attempt) the final time; disappointing favourite at Ascot (6f Group 3) on the switch to turf but can't be written off; may still have more to offer.

7/1

Form: 211 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Built on AW debut second when routing a couple of quite useful rivals at Nottingham (8.3f, good) on second start; didn't need to match that form to defy a penalty back on AW at Newcastle (7f) since but he could do no more than win easily again; this is a significant step up in class but there's more to come and he's well drawn; interesting.
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13th

4

(15)

4th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:25 Sandown

Excellent Believe

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: Jack Channon

Reasonably consistent, including at Listed/Group level, until running poorly in the Royal Hunt Cup most recently; perhaps best watched as he needs to bounce back from a heavy defeat.

33/1

27th

5

(11)

17th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

17:00 Ascot

Excellent Believe

9st 8lb

J: Toby Moore

T: Jack Channon

Successful at Haydock in sole handicap attempt then ran well behind a notable rival in Group 3 at same venue; no further progress in three runs since but he is proving reasonably consistent and returns to handicap level with Toby Moore taking off a useful 7lb; could go well.

25/1

3rd

2

(8)

10th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:05 Leopardstown

Excellent Believe

9st 9lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Jack Channon

Three-time winner signed off last season with excellent placed efforts in a Haydock Group 3 (1m, good) and a Listed event at Craon (1m, very soft); not disgraced behind Docklands in Listed Doncaster Mile on seasonal return; sharper for that and this British raider is respected.

15/2

OUR TIP

9/2

Form: 363302 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Tremendous money-spinner who was back to somewhere approaching his best when second in the Group 3 Chipchase at Newcastle (6f, AW) a fortnight ago; raced predominantly at sprint trips but one of his four 7f starts resulted in a valuable win in Saudi in early 2024; should go well.
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7th

3

(8)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

13:55 Ascot

Annaf

9st 9lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Michael Appleby

Six runs at Ascot have yielded two Group 3 wins (6f) as well as a third in a Group 1 over C&D; back to form with a good third in a competitive AW handicap (6f) two weeks ago; 1lb rise not insurmountable; respected.

9/1

3rd

5

(13)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:45 Newcastle (AW)

Annaf

9st 11lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Appleby

Smart performer on his day; finished second in the Group 3 on this card 12 months ago and ended 2025 with an Ascot win at that level; it has been a mixed back so far in 2026 but he is edging down the weights and has too much ability to discount; accessories tried last month are now dispensed with.

12/1

13th

1

(1)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

17:45 Thirsk

Annaf

9st 12lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Appleby

Group 3 winner at Ascot (6f, soft) last October and he's versatile ground-wise; down to a dangerous mark but he hasn't been at the top of his game on his four runs this year, in handicaps on the last two occasions, and he needs to turn things around in a first-time tongue-tie and reapplied cheekpieces.

14/1

Form: 13461- D

Last run: 266 days

W: 9st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Shaped well in a few top handicaps prior to deservedly landing a big pot in the Balmoral at Ascot (1m, soft) last October; whether his hold-up style lends itself to a Listed race around here remains to be seen but he's a big player on form if ready to roll after nine months off.
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2

(13)

4th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

15:35 Ascot

Carrytheone

9st 10lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Michael Bell

As usual, he was held up before breezing through the field to win the Balmoral Handicap over 1m here last October (soft; 4lb lower); needs to put this season's performances behind him but arrives here fresh and rain would heighten interest.

12/1

8th

2

(3)

1st Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 11y

Class 2

15:45 Goodwood

Carrytheone

9st 10lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: Michael Bell

Held up; excellent 2024 in handicaps on varied ground culminated in his Balmoral triumph at Ascot (1m, soft) in October; never having raced beyond 1m asks a question but he saw it out well that day and has a form chance if putting this month's reappearance (18-1 in Listed race) well behind him.

7/1

8th

2

(7)

12th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 1

17:30 Chester

Carrytheone

9st 7lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Michael Bell

Shaped well in a few top handicaps prior to deservedly landing a big pot in the Balmoral at Ascot (1m, soft) last October; whether his hold-up style lends itself to a Listed race around here remains to be seen but he's a big player on form if ready to roll after nine months off.

4/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £57.90
Straight Forecast £75.07
Trifecta £225.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Marvelman

POSTDATA:

Annaf

RP RATINGS:

Witness Stand

LAMBOURN:

Excellent Believe

NEWMARKET:

Benevento

The Sun:

Holguin

The Star:

Excellent Believe

TOPSPEED:

Marvelman

The Times:

Marvelman

Telegraph:

Marvelman

D Express:

Witness Stand

Daily Mirror:

Witness Stand

The Guardian:

Annaf

Daily Mail:

Annaf

Daily Record:

Annaf