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SoftKidsbank Chester Handicap
- Prize money: £10308
- 0m 6f 17y
- Class 4
- 14 runners
Runners: 14 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Form: -48341 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 9lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 83
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Form: 4-4112 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 81
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2nd 4 (4) |
3rd Sep 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
In excellent form in April, winning at Wolverhampton (blinkered) and over C&D (visor); could still have more improvement to come but subsequent 145-day break may have checked his momentum. |
5/1 |
Form: 271563 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 9lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 81
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3rd 3 (8) |
11th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Four wins this year include two over C&D (soft/good to firm), which makes him 2-2 here; normally reliable sort who can be excused his sixth at Windsor last time, when he was one of two that pursued a fruitless exploration of the far rail; could well bounce back. |
6/1 |
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6th 1 (8) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
10st 0lb |
Likeably consistent this season and last week's fifth at Chester was no backward step, as he was close up despite being dropped in from a bad draw; usually ridden handier; never won off a mark this high but respected; goes on all ground. |
4/1 |
Form: 10-320
Last run: 24 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Filly
OR: 82
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10th 4 (8) |
26th Aug 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
Ready winner over Ascot's stiff 5f on debut (for Ralph Beckett); two good runs from two over the minimum trip for John Mackie and looked to be crying out for a step up to 6f, particularly on handicap debut at Windsor last time (sent off 4-1); key player. |
7/1 |
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2nd 9 (2) |
8th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 21y Class 2 |
8st 6lb |
Winning 5f debut (good to firm; equalled track record) for Ralph Beckett then mid-division in Group 2 Queen Mary at Royal Ascot; first run since when a never-nearer close third in a Southwell AW novice, not getting the best of runs, to one who ran well in the 3yo Dash at Epsom last week; sire and dam both handled ground slower than good; has potential on handicap debut. |
6/1 |
Form: -32173 C
Last run: 18 days
W: 9st 7lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 79
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3rd 2 (6) |
1st Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
Set a course record when justifying favouritism by a neck at Chester (5.5f, good) on penultimate start; didn't see it out, in a race which has yielded various winners, at Hamilton (6f) three weeks ago; sits close to career-high mark. |
8/1 |
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7th 9 (3) |
11th Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 6y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Won a C&D maiden in 2024; ran well here on his first two starts this year and won a handicap by a neck at Chester (5.5f, good) last month; form figures at this track read 14232 and he makes the shortlist. |
7/1 |
Form: -21863 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 6lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 80
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3rd 6 (8) |
4th Sep 2026 Good To Firm 0m 7f 0y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Useful 2yo when competitive at Listed level; however, he took a while to shed his maiden tag and hasn't kicked on from that in 6f handicaps; now tries 7f for the first time. |
10/1 |
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6th 5 (7) |
12th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 3 |
9st 3lb |
Had some solid form as a 2yo and he belatedly shed his maiden tag with a C&D (good ground) win in May; only eighth in a big-field handicap at York 60 days ago; eased in grade but needs to raise his game to win. |
11/2 |
Form: 221745 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 76
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5th 6 (9) |
29th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
Never easily knocked when competing here; had no excuses behind a couple of these 12 days ago but ran his usual sold race; has won on slow and fast ground. |
10/1 |
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4th 9 (8) |
17th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 12y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Form dipped slightly when never-dangerous favourite in Class 3 here three weeks ago, following two seconds and a win (all also C&D) on previous three starts; back to Class 4 and, like most of these, has each-way claims. |
7/1 |
Form: 198061 D
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 77
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1st 5 (1) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 0m 6f 3y Class 5 |
9st 5lb |
Both wins at 5f but he has form over 6f and he would be well suited by more rain; gelded since latest start; one to consider. |
9/2 |
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6th 4 (5) |
23rd Jun 2026 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Heavy-ground winner as 2yo so conditions will be fine and he won on the AW in April; not a lot to shout about since but he was highly tried last time. |
8/1 |
Form: 481161 D
Last run: 16 days
W: 9st 2lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 76
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1st 5 (5) |
3rd Sep 2026 Standard 0m 6f 1y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Front-runner who won at Newcastle (6f, Tapeta) late last year and scored twice over this trip on turf in the spring, but a 5lb rise seemed to find him out in his hat-trick bid at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) last time; off 99 days since and will need to hit the ground running on Polytrack debut. |
8/1 |
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6th 5 (2) |
27th May 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 6y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Ended 2025 with a pair of Class 6 wins on AW (7f/6f); his progress has continued back on turf, making all in 6f handicaps at Redcar and Doncaster; another 5lb higher today and also steps up into a Class 4 but he is still more appealing than many. |
5/2 |
Form: 781240 CD
Last run: 6 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 74
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14th 9 (8) |
13th Sep 2026 Good 0m 6f 2y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Won at Southwell (6f, AW) last month and runner-up at Hamilton (6f, good to soft) next time; finished held in fourth at Southwell (6f, AW) last time but it was a card that favoured those ridden more prominently; contender. |
9/1 |
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4th 3 (1) |
27th Aug 2026 Standard 0m 6f 16y Class 5 |
9st 13lb |
Ended a losing sequence over C&D in August and backed it up with a good second of ten in 6f handicap at Hamilton six days ago; a likely player off the same mark. |
4/1 |
Form: 533828 D BF
Last run: 13 days
W: 9st 2lb
6 yo Colt
OR: 74
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8th 8 (7) |
6th Sep 2026 Good To Soft 0m 5f 89y Class 4 |
9st 8lb |
He hasn't won yet in 2026 but he has looked to retain plenty of ability and his latest Pontefract second (6f, good to firm) was a solid effort; should appreciate this intermediate trip and he has a big run in him. |
13/2 |
Form: 417717 C
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 0lb
4 yo Colt
OR: 72
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7th 2 (1) |
4th Sep 2026 Standard To Slow 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 8lb |
Coped well with the return to 6f when making all at Wolverhampton five weeks ago; that was only a claimer and he didn't need to be at his very best but he's landed a good draw from which to attack. |
6/1 |
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1st 8 (7) |
30th Jul 2026 Standard 0m 6f 20y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
A bit to prove in the reapplied visor and back over 6f, with his last win coming at 7f; badly drawn last time at Chester but disappointed the run before as well. |
14/1 |
Form: -47784
Last run: 15 days
W: 8st 13lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 71
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4th 12 (7) |
4th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 5f 0y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
He has no problem with soft ground but hasn't scored since last May and there were diminishing returns in four starts for this yard earlier in the year; career-low mark, however, and maybe a 147-day break will have chalked his cue; watch the market. |
20/1 |
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8th 4 (1) |
10th Apr 2026 Good 0m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 12lb |
Four wins over 5f for Iain Jardine, but unplaced in three starts on the AW since returning for this yard in January; 8lb below last winning mark, but drying ground and return to 6f pose questions; cheekpieces return. |
12/1 |
Form: -07599 CD
Last run: 8 days
W: 8st 9lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 67
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9th 12 (7) |
11th Sep 2026 Soft 0m 7f 1y Class 4 |
8st 12lb |
Prolific course winner, including this race in 2024, and he has dropped a long way in the weights; that is a result of some low-key runs this year and a wind operation since the latest is not enough to tempt. |
33/1 |
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9th 8 (7) |
11th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 4 |
9st 3lb |
Six-time course winner who is versatile trip-wise but all of his wins have been on good or slower and last two have been in the mud; on a dangerous mark but he didn't fire in his three runs this season; has often worn cheekpieces but is now blinkered first time; non-runner here (7.35) on Friday. |
25/1 |
Betting Forcast
11/2 Angel Gabriel, 4/1 Kirkdale, 12/1 Supreme King, 16/1 Society Kiss, 11/1 Top Juggler, 14/1 Golden Brown, 14/1 Amazonian Dream, 11/2 Proof, 6/1 Watchdog, 16/1 Miraculous, 15/2 Havana Rum, 14/1 Mission Command, 20/1 Moonstone Boy, 33/1 Paws For Thought
Non-runners
Alfa Whiteburd