Fast Results

Scores

20:30 Chester

Friday 30 June 2023

All17:4018:1518:5019:2520:0020:3021:00

Expleo Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 2m 12.27s

1^st

(1)

Balance Play

39-7

7/4f

T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch

Made all, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged tchd 11/5

2^nd

(4)

Razoni

39-4

11/1

T: G BougheyJ: Jason Watson

Tracked leaders on inside, angled out and went 2nd turning in, stayed on all the way to the line but not pace to challenge op 12/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(6)

Theme Park

39-11

5/1

T: N TinklerJ: Rowan Scott

Held up in 5th, plugged on in 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders op 9/2 tchd 11/2

4^th

(7)

Lil' Frank

39-3

13/2

T: R VarianJ: J Mitchell

Prominent, went 2nd after 1f until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders and wide home turn, edged left and no impression inside final furlong op 8/1

5^th

4 ½

(5)

Mandega

39-1

80/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Aiden Brookes (5)

Tracked leader for 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along inside final 3f, soon lost place op 40/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

2 ½

(3)

Noodle Mission

39-3

14/1

T: M L W BellJ: D Tudhope

Held up off the pace in last pair, rapid headway out wide chasing winner over 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd turning in, weakened soon after op 9/1 tchd 15/2 and 16/1

7^th

4 ½

(8)

Tajawal

39-9

9/4

T: S & E CrisfordJ: Harry Davies (3)

Slowly into stride, pushed along early in rear, never involved op 11/4

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Non-Runners

(2)

Gordon Grey²⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: Ian Williams J: S A Gray

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.40, £3.80EX:£16.50Trifecta:£55.50Tricast:£81.45SF:£21.61Swingers:£3.30, £2.00, £6.40

Forecasts

Balance Play (7/4), Tajawal (9/4), Theme Park (5/1), Lil' Frank (13/2), Razoni (11/1), Noodle Mission (14/1), Gordon Grey (25/1), Mandega (80/1)

TAJAWAL shaped well amidst greenness when third at Wolverhampton on his seasonal comeback and he's since got off the mark in comfortable fashion at Ayr. A bigger performance is expected and he's preferred to Balance Play, who arrives on the back of a solid showing at Epsom. Gordon Grey is another likely improver on his first go in handicaps.