Xenon Workplace Handicap.
Chester · Thursday, 7 May · 17:40
· 7f 127y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:40
Off time
12
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
MCMURRAY (IRE
🥈 Second
FACTUAL (IRE
🥉 Third
STRENGTH OF SPIRIT (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 14 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.63
13/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
6
5/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
7
6/1
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
12
11/1
08 · —
13
12/1
09 · —
21
20/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
29
28/1
12 · —
34
33/1
13 · —
51
50/1
14 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 11 |
Archer Royal (G)
340,000 gns Blue Point gelding showed a sharp turn of foot to win on his Chelmsford debut. Seemed unsuited by the track for all that he showed better form in defeat at Newmarket on his next 2 outings but failed to impress with his response…
|
W Buick | J & T Gosden | 3 | 61.2 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 10th | 2 | 2 |
Gentle George (C)
Sergei Prokofiev colt who looked a useful prospect when winning 5f maiden at Sandown and 6f novice at Haydock (for Michael Appleby) in September. Ran about as well as could be expected upped in grade at Ascot on final outing but opening ma…
|
C Lee | R M Smith | 3 | 60.8 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 7th | 3 | 10 |
Command The Stars (C)
[H1]
Winner of 3 of his half-a-dozen starts at 2 yrs, most notably a French listed race over 1m in September. Limitations exposed in better company since, including at Newmarket on reappearance and now back down in grade. Hooded applied to help…
|
Darragh Keenan | George Scott | 3 | 59.9 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 9th | 4 | 1 |
Caballo Grande (C)
Promise on turf debut before landing wide-margin all-weather wins in 6f maiden at Southwell and 7f novice at Wolverhampton. Found his progress coming to an abrupt half back on turf at Newbury last time, though.
|
H Crouch | M L W Bell | 3 | 59.9 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 5th | 5 | 12 |
Moonfall (G)
Expensive yearling who made the most of his experience switched to front-running tactics when off the mark in 6.5f novice at Newbury in June, suited by increase in trip. Well held in Group 2 at Newmarket the following month but back at rea…
|
R L Moore | G Boughey | 3 | 58.1 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 2nd | 6 | 3 |
Monarch's Gold (C)
Won 6f novices at Kempton and Southwell last autumn. Back on the up with Southwell second in March but ran poorly in first-time cheekpieces at Newcastle on latest start. Bred to stay this longer trip.
|
D Egan | K P De Foy | 3 | 58.1 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 12th | 7 | 13 |
Utmost Good Faith (G)
[H]
Landed a Fairyhouse claimer on final outing in Ireland and enhanced his form further on all-weather for new yard, winning back-to-back handicaps at up to 1m. Rise in class seemed to find him out at Kempton on penultimate outing and was to…
|
Jack Callan | G Boughey | 3 | 57.6 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 1st | 8 | 5 |
Mcmurray (C)
FAV
Well-made Mehmas colt who progressed well at 2 yrs, completing a hat-trick in a match race at Yarmouth (1m) on final start in October. Previous form reads well and further improvement could well be forthcoming this year.
|
Billy Loughnane | G Boughey | 3 | 57.6 kg |
2.63
13/8
|
| 4th | 9 | 9 |
Factual (C)
Won a 6f novice at Salisbury on debut last summer and shaped promisingly after 7 months off when second of 7 at Lingfield (7f, 5/2) in January, finishing well. Showed a good attitude to resume winning ways at Newcastle (7f) since and remai…
|
Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 3 | 56.2 kg |
6
5/1
|
| 8th | 10 | 7 |
Strength of Spirit (G)
Gelded following a progressive juvenile campaign and he picked up where he left off when winning with something to spare on return at Musselburgh (1m). Shaped well when third of 8 in 1m handicap at Haydock since and remains a useful prospe…
|
S H James | K R Burke | 3 | 56.2 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 11 | 8 |
Aqua Bear (G)
Stood out on his form for Adrian McGuinness in Ireland and didn't need to improve to get off the mark in 10-runner maiden at Newcastle (7f) in November. More needed now entering handicaps but that's not out of the question given his useful…
|
Joanna Mason | Ian Williams | 3 | 54.4 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 3rd | 12 | 6 |
Cool Molly (F)
Has proven a different proposition this year, making it 4 wins from 6 starts with a decisive victory in 7f handicap at Southwell on most recent outing. Yet to race on turf, but she's thriving on her racing so isn't taken lightly.
|
Pierre-Louis Jamin | Ollie Sangster | 3 | 54 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 6th | 13 | 4 |
King Of Thunder (G)
Improved on the back of a gelding operation to make a winning nursery debut at Haydock (7f) in October. That form hasn't worked out especially well, though.
|
Ray Dawson | H Palmer | 3 | 53.1 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 11th | 14 | 14 |
I'm Just Ken (G)
[T]
Havana Grey gelding who again ran to a fair level when fifth of 12 in 7f novice at Doncaster (good to soft) in March, despite things not going ideally. Makes handicap debut in a warm race and stall 14 doesn't make things any easier.
|
Cam Hardie | H Palmer | 3 | 52.6 kg |
51
50/1
|
Betting forecast: Mcmurray (13/8), Factual (5/1), Monarch's Gold (6/1), Strength of Spirit (6/1), Archer Royal (8/1), King Of Thunder (10/1), Moonfall (11/1), Cool Molly (12/1), Aqua Bear (20/1), Caballo Grande (25/1), Utmost Good Faith (28/1), Command The Stars (33/1), Gentle George (50/1), I'm Just Ken (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 23193.0 GBP |
| P2 | 10876.0 GBP |
| P3 | 5440.0 GBP |
| P4 | 2718.0 GBP |
| P5 | 1359.0 GBP |
| P6 | 680.0 GBP |