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16:15 Chester

Saturday 21 September 2024

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Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 1m 3.16s

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(4)

Roman Dragon²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 90| C

7/2

Commenced 2024 with a win in Bahrain and best efforts since returning to these shores have come in handicaps round here, most recently going close over 6f in a 10-runner contest 3 weeks ago. Hard to grumble with a 1 lb nudge and he should be involved again from a handy draw.

Form: 249002

(9)

Vintage Clarets⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 88| CD

7/2

Enjoyed a very successful 2023 campaign, scoring 4 times. Has failed to trouble the judge since finishing a close third of 11 over C&D during the spring but, not for the first time, he shaped better than the bare result suggests at Doncaster last weekend. Down another 2 lb and he's a major player.

Form: 370880

(2)

Radio Goo Goo¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans| OR: 87| C

11/4

Clearly likes it round here, making it 3-4 on the Roodee when taking a 6f handicap in June. Hasn't done a great deal wrong since and while it's unlikely that she's harbouring any great secrets from the assessor. a bold show is nevertheless anticipated from stall 3.

Form: 146286

(8)

Night On Earth¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: Ian Williams| OR: 85| CD

20/1

Bagged his fourth win of 2024 when landing a 5-runner Catterick handicap (5f, good) last month. However, this 4 lb higher mark proved beyond him at Haydock since (albeit in a Class 2 contest) and there's now an air of vulnerability about him.

Form: 125917

(5)

Hyperfocus^p¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: T D Easterby| OR: 85| CD

22/1

Dual scorer here during the summer but form has nosedived badly the last twice. Dangerous to fully discount given his Chester record but he certainly needs to bounce back and, in any case, Copper Knight is presumably the stable No 1.

Form: 901109

(3)

Almaty Star^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ray Dawson| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 82| D

16/1

Got the job done on turf for the first time in a small-field handicap at Goodwood (5f, good) earlier this month. Just touched off on the AW 11 days later and while this is more demanding, he could have a part to play from a handy draw. Yard also fields Cloud King.

Form: 382712

(6)

Cloud King¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 81| D

20/1

Looked a potentially useful sort in the spring and returned to form when readily winning 7-runner handicap at Haydock (5f, good) in July. Wasn't disgraced at York recently but he's probably a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 274107

(1)

Copper Knight^t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| CD

11/2

Veteran who has produced two of this season's better efforts over this C&D, just touched off by Democracy Dilemma at the May meeting (3 of these rivals behind) and then returned here with a decisive success the following month. Largely below par since but has the plum draw and couldn't rule out.

Form: 104078

(10)

Secret Mistral¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Molly Gunn⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 73| BF| D

9/1

Resumed from five months off with a career best in landing a 13-runner handicap at Haydock (5f, good) in June and has remained in top form since. The only real negative surrounding this filly is her draw.

Form: 7-13224

(7)

Bang On The Bell^b²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 68| D

40/1

Back to form when second of 5 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) last month and followed that with another creditable effort in defeat at Sandown. His turn is probably near but he has failed to land a blow in 3 previous visits here.

Form: 209824

Forecasts

Radio Goo Goo (11/4), Vintage Clarets (7/2), Roman Dragon (7/2), Copper Knight (11/2), Secret Mistral (9/1), Almaty Star (16/1), Cloud King (20/1), Night On Earth (20/1), Hyperfocus (22/1), Bang On The Bell (40/1)

Having slipped to a dangerous mark and caught the eye on his last two starts, VINTAGE CLARETS could be the way to go, for all that he isn't ideally drawn. He was just behind the re-opposing veteran Copper Knight over this C&D in May and now meets that rival on 9 lb better terms. Still, Copper Knight is greatly respected from stall one and rates the main danger ahead of Radio Goo Goo, who is 3-4 on the Roodee and is also well-drawn. Roman Dragon is another with claims.