Chester Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	7	Oratorical (C) Well served by increased emphasis on stamina when off the mark at third attempt in a Nottingham novice (1m), heavy) in October. Reportedly lost his action on return/handicap debut when heavily eased …	231-86	Billy Loughnane D Loughnane	3	61.2kg	51 50/1
—	2	8	High Storm (G) Improved a little by the run in novice/maiden company, opening his account at fourth attempt at Doncaster (1¼m) in March. Didn't see his race out when fifth on handicap debut at Newmarket 3 weeks ago…	34-2154	S H James K R Burke	3	58.5kg	9 8/1
5th	3	2	Be The Standard (G) Placed on first 2 starts prior to opening his account in 11-runner Thirsk novice (1m) in August. Well below that level when fourth on nursery debut at Newcastle (1m) in October and now tackles a mark…	3214-5	Jason Watson H Palmer	3	57.6kg	6 5/1
4th	4	3	Moment Of Light (G) T Different proposition having been gelded/fitted with a tongue strap, making a successful handicap debut at Kempton (11f) in February. Forced to work harder due to a much steadier gallop when followin…	266-114	Tom Marquand James Owen	3	57.6kg	3.50 5/2
3rd	5	5	Galilean Quality (G) Improved with each run at 2 yrs, opening account in 5-runner novice at Pontefract (1¼m) in October. Gelded during his 6-month absence and progressed again to make a winning handicap debut at Southwel…	1-13161	C Lee K R Burke	3	57.2kg	6 5/1
7th	6	1	Parisian Scholar (G) P Won 3 of 4 starts in nurseries and gelded over the winter, resumed with solid placed efforts this year, likely he'd have been better suited by setting a truer pace when finishing a length third behin…	704116	H Crouch C Johnston	3	56.2kg	6.50 11/2
2nd	7	6	Mythical Bay (G) FAV Son of New Bay who matched previous best when off the mark in a 5-runner Wolverhampton novice (9.5f) in January. Bred to be useful and very much the type to go on improving in handicaps now stamina i…	72-1231	Oisin Murphy A M Balding	3	55.3kg	3.25 9/4
1st	8	4	Magnetude (C) P Well-bred Palace Pier colt who found further progress to make a winning handicap debut over this trip at Wolverhampton in March. Had fitness on his side when no match for Galilean Quality at Southwel…	3-12182	Harry Davies James Owen	3	54.9kg	13 12/1
8th	9	9	Carwyn (G) Masar gelding who shaped with promise on 2 of his 3 starts in maidens at up to 1m in Ireland last summer. Never threatened having been left poorly placed on nursery debut at Leopardstown (1m) in Octo…	69-8990	Ethan Tindall P Morris	3	54.4kg	81 80/1

Betting forecast: Mythical Bay (9/4), Moment Of Light (5/2), Galilean Quality (5/1), Be The Standard (5/1), Parisian Scholar (11/2), High Storm (8/1), Magnetude (12/1), Oratorical (50/1), Carwyn (80/1)