General Elliot Croft Handicap (GBBPlus Race).
Chester · Saturday, 30 May · 18:38
· 1m 2f 70y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:38
Off time
10
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
5
4/1
05 · —
10
9/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
19
18/1
10 · —
34
33/1
11 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | 6 |
Advance Twentyfive (G)
Raced at 7f since his debut, showing fairly useful form as a juvenile without winning. Well held in novice and handicap this year, although he did suffer interference at York latterly. Steps up significantly in trip in a bid to get his car…
|
4295-60 | D Nolan | R A Fahey | 3 | 61.2 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 1 | — | Hell Yeah He Did (G) | 6231- | H Crouch | R M Beckett | 3 | 61.2 kg | — |
| 5th | 2 | 7 |
Timber Twelve (G)
Winner of 1m novices on all-weather at Kempton and Southwell 5 months apart. Couldn't continue his upward trajectory when fourth of 6 on handicap debut at Epsom (8.5f, good, 11/2) 32 days ago but it's still early days.
|
1-14 | Billy Loughnane | M L W Bell | 3 | 61.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 3 | 8 |
Gatehouse (G)
Bagged novice at Chelmsford over this trip in December and followed up in 7-runner handicap at Southwell (1m) in April. Not in the same form when fourth of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (1¼m, good to firm) on turf debut 27 days ago.
|
21-14 | Cieren Fallon | S Woods | 3 | 60.8 kg |
17
16/1
Paddy… 9
Betfa… 9
Sky B… 9
|
| 8th | 4 | 10 |
Knowledge (G)
Found plenty when making a winning start in a 1m Southwell novice in January (narrowly denied now-useful runner-up). Checked out tamely when last of 5 at Yarmouth (1¼m, good) 12 weeks later. Subsequently gelded. Retains potential for handi…
|
15 | Harry Davies | S & E Crisford | 3 | 60.8 kg |
19
18/1
|
| — | 4 | — | Mr Seagull (G) | 1200-44 | David Probert | H Palmer | 3 | 59.9 kg | — |
| 4th | 5 | 11 |
Bemersyde (C)
Has shown promise in his qualifying runs over 1m and looks capable of going on to better things now handicapping over further.
|
4364 | S De Sousa | Jane Chapple-Hyam | 3 | 60.3 kg |
10
9/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 5 |
Crockham Heath (C)
Made it 2-3 when emphatic winner of 9.5f Wolverhampton handicap in January but made a disappointing return to turf when 12 lengths last of 5 at Newmarket (1¼m, good to firm) 27 days ago. He's better than that.
|
01-15 | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 3 | 60.3 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 10th | 7 | 4 |
Mayaada (F)
Found further progress to resume winning ways tackling 1¼m for the first time at Salisbury (good to soft) last Saturday. Should remain competitive off 4 lb higher.
|
07-9210 | Pierre-Louis Jamin | Ollie Sangster | 3 | 59.4 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 6th | 8 | 9 |
Blue Noon (F)
Has shown plenty of ability in her 3 qualifying runs at up to 1¼m but hasn't looked entirely straightforward either (has raced freely and hung).
|
4-436 | Alec Voikhansky | R Hannon | 3 | 59 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 1st | 9 | 3 |
Folk Pageant (F)
FAV
Landed 1m Lingfield maiden in March and bounced back quickly from a disappointing handicap debut at Southwell when edging ahead late on over 1¼m at Newmarket (good to firm) 14 days ago. A 3 lb rise doesn't look enough to stop her with impr…
|
2-19111 | H Crouch | C Johnston | 3 | 57.6 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| — | 9 | — | Asia Force (C) | 222 | Pierre-Louis Jamin | K R Burke | 3 | 58.1 kg | — |
| 3rd | 10 | 2 |
Home Hero (G)
Progressed in 3 qualifying runs over 1m last year. Gelded ahead of reappearance. Likely improver in handicaps over longer trips.
|
644-3 | Jason Hart | H Palmer | 3 | 56.7 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 9th | 11 | 1 |
Carwyn (G)
Fair form when placed once in maiden in Ireland last year but well held in all 3 handicaps, including for new yard last twice.
|
3969-89 | Barry McHugh | P Morris | 3 | 55.3 kg |
67
66/1
|
| — | 11 | — | Ohara (G) | 35741-9 | — | Eve Johnson Houghton | 3 | 57.6 kg | — |
| — | 13 | — | Siam Ruby (F) | 4-1213 | — | R M Beckett | 3 | 57.2 kg | — |
| — | 15 | — | Eagles Attire (C) | 6-06 | — | Oliver Cole | 3 | 56.2 kg | — |
| — | 18 | — | Angela's Baar (F) | 264-56 | — | A Keatley | 3 | — | — |
Betting forecast: Folk Pageant (11/4), Crockham Heath (4/1), Home Hero (4/1), Mayaada (4/1), Bemersyde (9/1), Timber Twelve (14/1), Blue Noon (14/1), Gatehouse (16/1), Knowledge (18/1), Advance Twentyfive (33/1), Carwyn (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7731.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3626.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1814.0 GBP |
| P4 | 906.0 GBP |
| P5 | 453.0 GBP |
| P6 | 226.0 GBP |