July 26 / 15.45 Chester

15.45

Good

Halliwell Jones Handicap (Div I)

  • Prize money: £7731
  • 0m 5f 15y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Halliwell Jones Handicap (Div I)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 615621 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 10st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Usually a prominent racer but won at Wolverhampton in December from off the pace having blown the start; confirmed her wellbeing with an all-the-way success at Haydock last week; good draw and should make a bold bid to improve on last year's second-place finish in the corresponding race.
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13th

9

(6)

16th Oct 2026

Heavy

0m 5f 0y

Class 3

16:37 Haydock

Secret Mistral

9st 0lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Down the field over C&D (heavy) last month but returned to form with close second at Chester (5f, heavy) last time; has won here three times and she's not discounted.

14/1

2nd

7

(11)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:17 Chester

Secret Mistral

9st 6lb

J: Myla Coppins

T: Tony Carroll

Made all to win over C&D off a 4lb lower mark in July (good; well drawn) and good third here next time (good); hasn't done as well since and double-figure draw a negative.

14/1

8th

2

(10)

4th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:47 Haydock

Secret Mistral

9st 13lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Tony Carroll

Course regular whose 16 starts here have yielded three wins and a further six placings; registered two good efforts either side of making all at Chester (5f, good) in July; not so good at Catterick last Wednesday but has won on soft and can't be ruled out.

10/1

Form: 521342 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Running well off his lower turf mark this season, winning at Windsor in April and close up in three runs since; his latest second came over C&D two weeks ago and a 2lb higher mark shouldn't prevent another good run.
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2nd

2

(10)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

16:55 Nottingham

Bang On The Bell

9st 9lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: J R Jenkins

His last win was at Windsor 13 months ago but that was off 13lb higher and he finished a close third over C&D (good to firm) on his penultimate run; has possibilities if he can recapture that form and he won't mind what the weather does.

15/2

8th

4

(5)

15th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 6

17:57 Southwell (AW)

Bang On The Bell

9st 7lb

J: Jonny Peate

T: J R Jenkins

Won at Windsor last April off a mark 12lb higher than today's and he took a step back in the right direction when a close-up third at Nottingham (5f) a week ago; claims if building on that now returned to the AW.

9/2

Form: 7-8255 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
C&D win last May came off a 3lb higher mark; some creditable efforts in the spring and his recent Ayr run should have sharpened him up; considered.
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8

(3)

5th Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 3y

Class 6

17:33 Pontefract

Knicks

9st 4lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Won just two of his 36 starts and the second of them was way back in May 2024; he has run some solid races this season, including C&D, but he is prone to fluffing the start and that won't make life easy from stall 3.

10/1

13th

15

(20)

17th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

14:00 Ayr

Knicks

9st 4lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Michael & David Easterby

On a long losing sequence but is in form, having made the frame in four of his last six races, and remains attractively treated on historical data; return to winning ways is not out of the question.

10/1

3rd

5

(3)

8th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

15:27 Leicester

Knicks

9st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Extended losing run to 26 when finishing in midfield at Chester in July (again slowly away); has the ability to win off this mark but he is not a solid option.

8/1

Form: 954934 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Trailblazer who hasn't run badly on his last two starts; plenty of winning form around a left-hand bend, including C&D, and he should make another bold bid.
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1st

7

(9)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

17:55 Southwell (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 1lb

J: Edward Greatrex

T: Ian Williams

Confirmed trailblazer who has won 13 races in his career (six on AW), but has finished out of the frame in all six starts over C&D; blinkers go on for the first time on his 86th start; others preferred.

11/1

8

(5)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 4

19:00 Southwell (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Ian Williams

One of the faster sprinters in training and he belatedly got off the mark for the year with a front-running win at Wolverhampton 17 days ago; 6lb rise against stronger opposition could find him out.

8/1

1st

1

(3)

6th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 5

18:42 Wolverhampton (AW)

Night On Earth

9st 12lb

J: Andrew Breslin

T: Ian Williams

Trailblazing sprinter who got no peace up front when beaten favourite in a Racing League handicap last time; ran a stormer the time before at Haydock and should give it a good shot from stall 3; has form here.

2/1

Form: 538242 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 68

Form & Verdict
His three British wins have all come around a bend at Wolverhampton; good return to turf when second of eight at Newbury 23 days ago; stall 1 means he'll need to be ridden for luck but there should be a good pace to aim at and he's more appealing than many.
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7th

2

(12)

29th Sep 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 4

16:02 Bath

Aces Wild

9st 12lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Adrian Wintle

Scored over C&D in May and has added a pair of 5f handicap wins at Newbury and Chester this summer; drawn wide when last of ten in 5f Chester handicap last time so could bounce back.

20/1

10th

10

(8)

11th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 5f 15y

Class 3

15:17 Chester

Aces Wild

8st 11lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Thriving this summer and it was a career-best effort when defying a wide stall over C&D seven weeks ago; a 4lb rise may not be beyond him but the ground is a potential stumbling block.

7/1

1st

9

(11)

25th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 15y

Class 4

16:23 Chester

Aces Wild

9st 6lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Adrian Wintle

Won two Class 5s before a strong-finishing third at this level here last time having been last at one point; however, stall 11 could be a killer.

7/1

Form: -22373

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 69

Form & Verdict
Ten-race maiden but regularly placed, as when keeping on well for third at Doncaster last week (5f, good to soft; hood back on); wide draw not ideal and could prove vulnerable once again.
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8th

6

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

14:55 Bath

Radio Star

9st 3lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Adrian Wintle

Left Ollie Sangster for 7,000gns and as a 12-race maiden; however, she was runner-up four times and this trip on slow ground is suitable; could go well.

16/1

6

(2)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 5

14:55 Bath

Radio Star

9st 3lb

J: Taryn Langley

T: Adrian Wintle

Left Ollie Sangster for 7,000gns and as a 12-race maiden; however, she was runner-up four times and this trip on slow ground is suitable; could go well.

16/1

8th

6

(6)

4th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Ripon

Radio Star

9st 4lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Ollie Sangster

0-11 but she's had plenty of close calls including at Doncaster (5f, good) on her penultimate run; looks interesting if she can recapture that form and she seems fairly versatile ground-wise.

4/1

Form: 22-458

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
0-13 for Andrew Balding and he was well beaten in a Salisbury handicap six weeks ago; sold for 11,000gns this month; hood added; has plenty to prove.
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10th

8

(9)

1st Sep 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mister McGregor

8st 9lb

J: Faye McManoman

T: Michael Mullineaux

29-race maiden; runner-up in two classified races here this year (6f/7f) and may not have been suited by drop back to 5f in that grade a fortnight ago but makes only limited appeal for win purposes.

11/1

5th

6

(6)

17th Aug 2026

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

19:40 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mister McGregor

9st 9lb

J: Silvestre De Sousa

T: Michael Mullineaux

28-race maiden; second in a similar event over 7f here in June; well held in three handicaps since; opposed on the balance of probability.

10/1

8th

10

(6)

1st Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 6y

Class 6

17:25 Doncaster

Mister McGregor

9st 0lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Michael Mullineaux

27-race maiden; placed in this same headgear combination at Wolverhampton and Chester (both 7f) before producing poor performance at Chester latest; opposed on the balance of probability.

12/1

Form: 40-337

Last run: 44 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
0-6; began her season with two third-place finishes (5f, AW; 6f, good to firm) but she was disappointing at Chelmsford (5f, AW) 44 days ago; may yet do better but she'll need to now upped in class.
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4

(6)

16th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Jagetme

9st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Mark Loughnane

Responded well to the fitting of cheekpieces when off the mark at the eighth attempt at Ffos Las (5f, good) last month; up 2lb and interesting to see if first-time blinkers have a similar effect; Tapeta debut.

7/2

1st

4

(4)

13th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

17:55 Ffos Las

Jagetme

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Mark Loughnane

Started this season with two third-place finishes in sprint handicaps but she's failed to beat a rival at Chelmsford (5f, AW) and Chester (5f, good) in last two starts; new cheekpieces not enough to tempt.

10/1

Non-runners

Rock N Roll Rocket, Street Life

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £14.20
Straight Forecast £13.69
Tricast £23.43
Trifecta £32.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Secret Mistral

RP RATINGS:

Night On Earth

Telegraph:

Radio Star

D Express:

Jagetme

The Guardian:

Aces Wild

Daily Mirror:

Bang On The Bell

POSTDATA:

Secret Mistral

The Sun:

Secret Mistral

The Star:

Secret Mistral

Daily Record:

Secret Mistral

The Times:

Night On Earth

Daily Mail:

Night On Earth