CAA Stellar Great Cheshire Handicap (GBBPlus Race).
Chester · Friday, 8 May · 15:30
· 1m 2f 70y
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
12:30
Off time
11
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
RESPOND (IRE
🥈 Second
EL BURHAN (IRE
🥉 Third
WHIP CRACKER (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 14 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.91
10/11
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
9
8/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
15
14/1
09 · —
15
14/1
10 · —
21
20/1
11 · —
34
33/1
12 · —
51
50/1
13 · —
67
66/1
14 · —
81
80/1
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 |
Norwalk Havoc (G)
[TP]
NON RUNNER.
|
Non Runner | Mrs J Harrington | 5 | 62.6 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 9th | 2 | 6 |
Great David (C)
Landed a 1¼m Nottingham handicap on his first start of 2025. Useful form in defeat at listed/Group 3 level after (including third in Dee over C&D) but returns to handicap company on reappearance from a mark which demands improvement.
|
James Doyle | J Tate | 4 | 62.1 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 3 | 7 |
El Burhan (G)
[T]
Successful over the extended 7f at this meeting last year. Firmly back on the up with a 1¼m win at Ayr (good to soft) last autumn and reappeared with a respectable fifth (Respond third) of 13 in the Rosebery at Kempton (11f) 6 weeks ago. E…
|
Billy Loughnane | G Boughey | 4 | 61.2 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 8th | 4 | 14 |
Auld Toon Loon (G)
[T]
C&D winner who was a close second in this race on last year's reappearance. Ended 2025 with a career-best performance to win at Windsor (1¼m, firm) in August. Evidently capable fresh and C&D record affords him respect. Draw could be troubl…
|
Pierre-Louis Jamin | Tom Dascombe | 7 | 59.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| — | 5 | 4 |
Savvy Victory (G)
Smart at his peak but drew a blank in 2025 and hasn't shown enough in his 2 outings this year to think his losing run is likely to end now.
|
Non Runner | S Woods | 7 | 59.4 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 1st | 6 | 2 |
Respond (G)
FAV
[H]
Has continued his progress this year, settling better switched to front-running tactics when landing the odds at Chelmsford (1¼m) in March. Good third of 13 to Gamrai in Rosebery at Kempton (11f) 16 days later. Open to further improvement …
|
Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 4 | 59.4 kg |
1.91
10/11
|
| 2nd | 7 | 12 |
Whip Cracker (G)
[P]
Runner-up on 3 occasions in handicaps last term, including at Glorious Goodwood. Checked out rather tamely in the Irish Lincolnshire on reappearance but bounced back with a good third of 24 in the Spring Cup at Newbury (1m, good). Just as …
|
R L Moore | R Hughes | 5 | 59 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 3rd | 8 | 13 |
Janey Mackers (F)
Useful effort to win a 1¼m Newbury handicap (good to soft) last September. Ran poorly in Doncaster listed race with a tongue tie added (quickly discarded) on final 3-y-o start. Reappears off 7 lb above the mark she defied at Newbury and a …
|
H Crouch | D Menuisier | 4 | 57.6 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 7th | 9 | 1 |
Bragbor (G)
Consistent sort who has raced only on all-weather to date. Sound reappearance effort when seventh of 14 in a competitive 1¼m Newcastle handicap on Good Friday. Ought to be competitive if as effective on turf.
|
Warren Fentiman | R A Fahey | 5 | 56.7 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 11th | 10 | 8 |
Bravais (G)
Useful for Ger Lyons in Ireland last year but hasn't offered much in 4 starts for current yard, returning with a leg wound at Wolverhampton a couple of months ago.
|
David Probert | Ian Williams | 6 | 55.8 kg |
51
50/1
|
| — | 11 | 9 |
Clouds Hill (C)
All-weather winner last year who improved to make a successful reappearance in 5-runner handicap at Yarmouth (1¼m, good to firm) 8 days ago, pushed out to score by 2 lengths. Has a 5 lb penalty in a much stronger race now.
|
Jason Hart | C Johnston | 4 | 55.3 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 12 | 10 |
Callianassa (M)
All 4 wins on all-weather, the latest on 1m Newcastle reappearance. Respectable efforts in defeat since, including 4 lengths seventh of 11 back on turf at Musselburgh (1m) 26 days ago. First attempt at 1¼m.
|
S D Bowen | B Ellison | 5 | 53.1 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 5th | 13 | 3 |
Triple Double A (G)
[TP]
Completed a hat-trick around 1m in first half of 2025. Resumed winning ways when stepped up to 1¼m on Newcastle reappearance in February but has been found out off his revised mark since, including behind a couple of these in the Rosebery.
|
L Morris | H Palmer | 4 | 52.6 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 10th | 14 | 5 |
Echalar (G)
[H]
Successful over 7f at Wolverhampton in January for Jane Chapple-Hyam but sixth is the best he's managed in 4 all-weather starts for Ian Williams. Reported to have bled from the nose when seventh of 9 at Wolverhampton (9.5f) last time. 3 lb…
|
D Fentiman | Ian Williams | 4 | 51.7 kg |
81
80/1
|
Betting forecast: Respond (10/11), El Burhan (10/3), Whip Cracker (8/1), Clouds Hill (8/1), Auld Toon Loon (12/1), Great David (12/1), Triple Double A (14/1), Bragbor (14/1), Norwalk Havoc (14/1), Savvy Victory (20/1), Janey Mackers (33/1), Bravais (50/1), Callianassa (66/1), Echalar (80/1)
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 |