Chapel Down Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
4th	1	7	Walson's Law (G) A dual 7f/1m winner last year. Ran well on seasonal reappearance when third over 6f here in May but well held both runs since, last of 11 at Doncaster (7f) last time.	16-3004	Callum Hutchinson Eve Johnson Houghton	5	64.9kg	8 7/1
—	1	—	Warrior Mode (G)	14380-3	— Sir Mark Prescott	4	65.3kg	—
2nd	2	13	Havana Blue (G) FAV Winless since Beverley in summer of 2024 but back on track of late, second of 17 in handicap over C&D 13 days ago. Can go well again despite a 3 lb weights rise.	4-65422	Callum Rodriguez Miss J A Camacho	6	64.4kg	3.25 9/4
3rd	3	5	Gallant (G) T Keen-going sort who scored over 1m for Andrew Balding last June. Hasn't built on his best effort for present yard when second at Chelmsford (6f) in February. Others appeal more.	607573	Tom Marquand Oli Rix	4	64kg	8 7/1
—	3	—	Mythical Guest (G)	3-09934	T P Queally G G Margarson	6	64.4kg	—
9th	4	1	Independent Expert (M) Scored over 7f at Naas for Denis Hogan in March but hasn't reproduced that form since, including for new yard at Epsom and Windsor last 2 runs.	855689	Finley Marsh J & S Best	7	63.5kg	101 100/1
8th	5	2	Dapper Guest (G) V A 3-time 7f winner in 2025 but yet to hit top form this season and came in last of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (7f) 13 days ago.	086408	D Egan G G Margarson	4	63.5kg	15 14/1
6th	6	10	Mr Writer (G) Progressive son of Dark Angel who gained a second win in his last 3 starts in 7-runner handicap at Leicester (7f) 20 days ago. Up 4 lb but weighted to go close again.	2-42151	Daniel Muscutt J R Fanshawe	3	62.1kg	4.33 10/3
7th	7	11	H Key Lails (G) P Had a productive winter on the all-weather before making a winning return on the turf at Lingfield (7f) in June. Only seventh of 10 in handicap at Sandown (1m) 21 days ago though so bounce back is ne…	233177	S C Cronin M J Attwater	6	62.1kg	26 25/1
—	8	4	Be Frank (G) Off 9 months and not seen to best effect with sixth of 11 in handicap at Chester (7f) last month, nearest finish. A fair 7f winner in 2025 so he enters calculations with Billy Loughnane back up.	36545-6	Billy Loughnane Ian Williams	6	60.8kg	13 12/1 Betfa… 6.50 Paddy… 6.50 Sky B… 6.50
5th	9	12	Illy's Roo (G) Gained a second success for Gemma Tutty with a career best in 11-runner handicap at York (1m) 14 days ago. Up 6 lb here though and drops back to 7f so more is required.	877715	Kaiya Fraser G Tutty	3	60.3kg	4.50 7/2
—	9	—	Arantes Nascimento (G)	271226	Kieren Fox M J Attwater	5	62.1kg	—
—	10	6	Mystic Moment (F) Breakthrough success at Epsom last July for Eve Johnson Houghton but yet to hit top form in 3 runs for her new yard this season, eighth of 10 in handicap at Epsom (7f) 23 days ago. Needs to take a st…	337-658	Oisin Murphy N P Mulholland	3	59.9kg	21 20/1 Betfa… 19 Paddy… 19 Sky B… 17
10th	11	9	Wield (G) Lightly-raced maiden. Signed off for Andrew Balding with good second in 7f Newmarket maiden in April but beat only one on yard/handicap debut there (7f) following month.	4-325	Oisin Murphy J Parr	3	59.9kg	41 40/1
—	11	—	Uppercase (G)	27-9311	Kaiya Fraser Harry Eustace	4	62.1kg	—
11th	12	8	King Of War (G) PT Resumed winning ways at Brighton in June. Posted a good third of 8 in handicap at Chester (7f) 14 days ago so needs considering.	4-31530	J F Egan M Wigham	7	59kg	29 28/1
—	12	—	Comic Hero (G)	32-1526	— A M Balding	3	61.7kg	—
1st	13	3	Tex (G) PT Yet to win and saw his run of good form come to a halt when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (1m) in May. The sort to bounce back after a break though.	3-23019	P Cosgrave George Baker	5	58.5kg	13 12/1
—	13	—	Hoodie Hoo (G)	6-24451	— C Hills	4	61.7kg	—
—	17	—	Dontspoilasale (G)	574676	— J & S Best	6	59.9kg	—
—	19	—	Velvet Rhythm (F)	481130	Saffie Osborne C Johnston	3	59.9kg	—
—	20	—	The Bitter Moose (G)	10-4033	— P R Chamings	5	59.4kg	—
—	23	—	Intervention (G)	008770	— M Appleby	9	58.5kg	—
—	24	—	Noble Guest (G)	6-35637	— G G Margarson	4	57.6kg	—

Position	Prize
P1	13425.0 GBP
P2	6300.0 GBP
P3	3147.0 GBP
P4	1575.0 GBP
P5	785.0 GBP